$600 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2023 RGPS Tunica
$600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 RGPS Tunica
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$312,520
Entries
601
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
76
Players Left
1
Kevin Broadway Takes Home First RGPS Ring and $46,804 After Chop Deal
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After over twelve hours of play, the field of 76 was whittled down to two winners, Ricky Loyd and Kevin Broadway who agreed to a chop deal, with Loyd receiving $50,804 for his efforts while Broadway received $46,804 along with the RunGood Poker Series ring and the trip to RGPS Thunder Valley.
“Im super excited, it was a good one to be the first,” Broadway responded when asked if it was his first RunGood ring. He was also very excited to get a chance to play in the Million Dollar Freeroll later this year and that the prize money will also “help have a good summer in Vegas as well…Im going to take a serious look at playing the [WSOP] Main Event this year... I don't think there will be a better opportunity to play it.”
The Arkansas native beat out a field of 601 entries for his largest tournament cash in his 20-year career as a recreational player, and he explained that the feeling really hadn't quite sunk in yet.
When asked if he played professionally, he replied, “Oh no no, definitely not, I do manufacturing for a living, I actually work for Frito-Lay, so I make potato chips for a living. Just every time the WSOP circuit or the RunGood Series comes around, I make it a point to play those events.”
2023 RGPS RunGood Tunica Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Broadway | $46,804* |
| 2 | Ricky Loyd | $50,804* |
| 3 | Kelly Black | $28,846 |
| 4 | Cliff Hart | $21,501 |
| 5 | Khanh Chau | $16,220 |
| 6 | James "Coach" Milligan | $12,376 |
| 7 | Jason Arnold | $9,532 |
| 8 | Patrick Rogers | $7,438 |
| 9 | Michael Monaghan | $5,875 |
*-denotes chop deal
Action of the day
People sat down and began playing fast and furiously, with many stacks busting before the first hour was even up. Defending champion JW Carter did not find make it to Day 2 which meant that a new champion would be crowned tonight.
Others whose runs felt shorter than they would have wished included Michael Cardell who was the first to bust in 76th place for a min-cash of $844. Tournament regulars Chris Johnson and William Anderson also did not make it far into the day despite success early on. Day 1a chip leader Jon Swift was also lost in the weeds on Day 2 and busted out just after the three-table redraw. The overall Day 1 chip leader Brodie Harris also couldnt get much going and he was eliminated 6 levels in when his ace-queen suited was cracked by John George and his ace-nine in a massive pot.
On the flip side of things, Michael Chilton carried over his momentum from Day 1b and went on a tear throughout the early levels, establishing himself as the dominant chip leader. RunGood Ambassador Chris Conrad also caught fire when his pocket nines flopped top set in against pocket jacks and pocket queens- which were held by Walker Miskelly. Conrad jumped up to over two million in chips and also happened to be seated at the same table as his parter-in-crime, Katerina Lukina, who also made a deep run. Unfortunately for Conrad, his luck ran out when his flopped top pair against Loyd’s top set for a substantial amount of chips, and things just went downhill from there and he ended up busting in 15th Place.
Another player that was very active throughout the day was Bryan Loch, who was almost eliminated in the very first level but managed to stay alive and used that as a catalyst to make a deep run. Unfortunately, his tournament came to an end when his pocket sixes fell to Kelly Black and his king-queen and he was out in 12th for ($4,657).
Final Table Action
After Chilton busted in 10th place, Michael Monaghan came into the final table as a very short stack and was eliminated in one of the first hands to Loyd who held pocket tens against Monaghans nine-three offsuit.
Following him out the door was another short stack in the form of Patrick Rogers who lost with jack-three against Cliff Hart’s ace- four and exited in 8th for $7,438.
After that, a lot of the chips flowed around the table until Jason Arnold was caught in a bad spot when his pocket tens were absolutely crushed by Loyd’s ace-king that made him a full house.
Loyd was also responsible for the bustout of James “Coach” Milligan, who had at one point convinced the table to do a chop but was thwarted when Black backed out at the last minute, which resulted in a $10,000 difference for Milligan.
Next to go was Khanh Chau who got it in with pocket queens but was cooler by Hart’s superior pocket kings and he was sent home in fifth for $16,220.
The action then died down quite considerably, and some time passed before the next player exited, which was coincidentally Hart after he lost a massive pot with kings versus Black’s pocket sevens that hit a straight.
Black himself was then the victim of a very swingy stretch that ended with him losing several big pots in a row and finally was wiped out by Ricky Loyd for a third-place finish of $28,846.
After Black was eliminated, the two remaining players, Loyd and Kevin Broadway agreed to chop the remainder, with Loyd receiving $50,804 for his efforts while Broadway received $46,804 along with the RGPS ring and the Trip to RGPS Thunder Valley.
Congratulations to all who cashed and Kevin Broadway for winning his first RGPS ring! Thank you for staying tuned with us here at PokerNews and keep checking us out for updates on RunGood Poker Series and all your favorite poker stops around the country.
Loyd & Broadway Agree to Chop; Play Stops
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After the elimination of Kelly Black, Ricky Loyd and Kevin Broadway found themselves pretty even in chip stacks and agreed to chop the prize money and ring as well as the trip to RGPS Thunder Valley.
Full details of the chop as well as the full recap of the day will be out soon, so stay tuned!
Kelly Black Eliminated in Third Place ($28,846)
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After losing a couple of big pots in a row, Kelly Black found himself extremely short once again. Ricky Loyd then put him all in for the last of his chips, and Black had a decision to make.
"Wow, I've got a really crap hand, but I really don't have a choice," he admitted as he made the call for his tournament life.
Kelly Black: 
Ricky Loyd: 
Black needed a tremendous amount of help, but the flop of 
left him drawing completely dead as Loyded flopped a set of eights. The board completed with a meaningless 
and Loyd was pushed the pot as Black made his way to the payout desk in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Cliff Hart Eliminated in Fourth Place ($21,501)
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After being left short, Cliff Hart put the rest of his chips in the middle on a 
board, along with Kevin Broadway and Ricky Loyd.
Broadway and Loyd then checked through the turn and river 
and Hart tabled 
for jack-high but Broadway flipped over 
for a rivered pair of queens while Loyd held 
for an inferior pair of tens.
Broadway was pushed the pot as Hart exited the tournament in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000,000 | -600,000 |
|
3,000,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Black Thought He was Out
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Cliff Hart and Kelly Black got it all in preflop, with Black at risk.
Kelly Black: 
Cliff Hart: 
"Alright, all low cards please," Black asked the dealer, but the flop proceeded to come 
to immediately pair Hart's king.
Aw, come on, man," he groaned, but the board then completed with 
to give Black a runner-runner straight, but the best part was Black didn't even know it as he stood up and worried about if Hart covered him or not. Then Ricky Loyd asked him if he knew he won, he quickly realized what had occurred and his demeanor quickly changed.
Hart was left with just 500,000 in the process while Black was now a big stack once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000,000 | 2,500,000 |
|
|
500,000 | -2,600,000 |
Back in Black
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After being left short, Kelly Black moved all in for 500,000 and was called by both Cliff Hart and Kevin Broadway.
After the board of 
was checked through by his opponents, Black flipped over 
for trip jacks to win the pot for a much-needed triple-up.
"Wow really threw a hail-mary there," Black said to himself as he stacked the new chips.
Black then took down several pots in a row and managed to climb himself back up to 4,500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000 | 4,100,000 |
Kelly Left Short After Battling Hart
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After an open from Ricky Loyd, Cliff Hart moved all in and was called by Kelly Black, putting Hart at risk.
Hart flipped over pocket kings while Black tabled king-jack offsuit, and after failing to improve, Blacks chips were pushed over to Hart.
Two hands later, Black called an all-in from Hart once again, and his king-queen was no match for Hart's ace-nine and he doubled him up again, which now left him as the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000 | 900,000 |
|
|
400,000 | -5,200,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Break Time
Level 28
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The remaining four players are now on a quick 15-minute break and will return to action shortly.