$600 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Joplin
$600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Joplin
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$316,200
Entries
620
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
75
Players Left
1
Andre Allen Comes Back from One Big Blind to Win RGPS Joplin Main Event ($60,972)
Level 31
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Andre Allen was down to one big blind at one point in the day but climbed back to win the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Joplin $600 Main Event for $60,972 and his second RGPS Main Event ring. The victory comes nearly a year after Allen took down his hometown RGPS Kansas City Main Event for a career-best $86,550 and more than a decade after the first RunGood stop in Joplin.
“This one feels good because in 2012 when RunGood first started down here in Joplin, I want to say I was one of the first Kansas Citians here," he told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "And so it feels good to win it in the first place that RunGood started.”
Allen's last ring came after a heads-up chop, but no chop was needed this time around as he defeated heads-up opponent William Fisher and navigated a final table that included Jackson Turrentine (3rd - $27,549), poker vlogger Ashley Frank (4th - $20,568) and David Greufe (7th - $9,228).
RGPS Joplin Final Table Results
| RANK | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Allen | Kansas City | $60,972 | |
| 2 | William Fisher | Broken Arrow | $37,975 | |
| 3 | Jackson Turrentine | Shawnee Mission, KS | $27,549 | |
| 4 | Ashley Frank | Arizona | $20,568 | |
| 5 | Vincent Meyer | Shawnee Mission, KS | $15,532 | |
| 6 | Lucas Hughes | Buffalo, MO | $11,893 | |
| 7 | David Greufe | Kansas City, MO | $9,228 | |
| 8 | Byron Abernathy | Grove, OK | $7,256 | |
| 9 | Jared Schoonover | Cave Springs, AR | $5,783 |
A Big Blind and Chair
The RGPS Joplin Main Event drew 620 runners for a prize pool of $316,200 as 75 players returned for Day 2. As the field got down to three tables, Allen lost a crucial flip with pocket nines against king-queen to be left with just a big blind and a half.
He managed to run up his stack before it once again came crashing down, but that's nothing new for the Kansas City grinder who had $326,759 in earnings heading into the event.
“I went down to 100k after getting back to 1,200,000. I went down and ran it back up. But that’s my poker. It’s always a rollercoaster ride.”
The four-hour final table featured several hands that players will surely thinking about for days and weeks, beginning with Fisher spiking a set of jacks to crack the kings of Vincent Meyer to begin his run to second place. In another pivotal hand, Frank ran a king-high flush into the ace-high flush of Allen in a cooler made for nightmares.
Another hand that got the whole room's attention took place when Fisher called Allen's double-barrel bluff with ace-high. The hand lit a fire under Allen, who later successfully bluffed Fisher and tabled it proudly.
“When he called me with the ace-high, I moved my chair. Because that fired me up. I knew we were playing poker at that point. I thought he had a pair and was going to call me, but I couldn’t see him calling with ace-high there. And that made me say, OK, I have to play my best poker now.”
After posing with his second RunGood ring and taking a photo with the tournament staff, Allen prepared for a long drive back to Kansas City to see his family.
“It feels good. It feels good to leave them behind and come home and show them that dreams do come true.”
Andre Allen Comes Back from One Big Blind to Win RGPS Joplin Main Event ($60,972)
Level 31
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Andre Allen was down to one big blind at one point in the day but climbed back to win the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Joplin $600 Main Event for $60,972 and his second RGPS Main Event ring.
Stay tuned for a full recap and winner's interview.
| RANK | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Allen | Kansas City | $60,972 | |
| 2 | William Fisher | Broken Arrow | $37,975 | |
| 3 | Jackson Turrentine | Shawnee Mission, KS | $27,549 | |
| 4 | Ashley Frank | Arizona | $20,568 | |
| 5 | Vincent Meyer | Shawnee Mission, KS | $15,532 | |
| 6 | Lucas Hughes | Buffalo, MO | $11,893 | |
| 7 | David Greufe | Kansas City, MO | $9,228 | |
| 8 | Byron Abernathy | Grove, OK | $7,256 | |
| 9 | Jared Schoonover | Cave Springs, AR | $5,783 |
William Fisher Eliminated in 2nd Place ($37,975)
Level 31
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
After multiple small doubles for William Fisher, he found himself all in a final time against William Fisher.
William Fisher: A♥9♠
Andre Allen: 7♠6♥
"Next time the best player in the world offers you a chop, take it," Allen said with a grin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Huge Double for Allen
Level 31
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Andre Allen limped in on the button and William Fisher jammed in the big blind. Allen called with a slightly smaller stack.
Andre Allen: A♠K♠ 
William Fisher: A♥8♥
Allen had successfully trapped Fisher and the flop of 2♥J♦K♣ sealed the deal before the board finished out 4♦7♣ for Fisher to be left with crumbs.
"You got me," he told Allen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000,000 | 7,000,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | -7,000,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Allen Shows the Bluff
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
William Fisher bet 1,400,000 on the board of 4♥K♣9♦6♣ and Andre Allen raised to 1,400,000. Fisher went in the tank before folding.
"You should've taken the chop," Allen said, referring to an earlier discussion. "Now we're playing poker."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
|
8,000,000 | -1,000,000 |
Allen Evens Things Out With Trey-Trey
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Andre Allen and William Fisher got to the river on a board of 3♠K♥3♦8♥7♠ and Fisher called a hefty bet from Allen.
Allen showed A♣3♥ for flopped trips, which beat the top pair of Fisher.
"That's my son right there, Trey Trey," Allen said as he pointed to his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,000,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
|
9,000,000 | 3,500,000 |
Jackson Turrentine Eliminated in 3rd Place ($27,549)
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Jackson Turrentine open-jammed on the button and Andre Allen called in the small blind with a bigger stack.
Jackson Turrentine: Q♦4♠
Andre Allen: A♠10♦
The flop of A♦A♥Q♣ left no ambiguity as Allen's trips left Turrentine drawing dead. The runout of 8♦Q♥ improved him to his own full house, but it wasn't enough to save him from a third-place finish.
"Take a picture of that one," Allen told him. "It's a good one to go out on."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,500,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Ashley Frank Eliminated in 4th Place ($20,568)
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Ashley Frank was all in for crumbs from the big blind against William Fisher in late position.
Ashley Frank: K♥2♥
William Fisher: Q♣7♠
The flop of 5♣8♥8♣ kept Frank ahead, but the 6♥ turn gave Fisher additional outs with a straight draw. He hit it as the 4♠ river gave him a straight to mark Frank's elimination in fourth place.
It was a heartbreaking finish for the poker vlogger who minutes earlier suffered a brutal cooler with a king-high flush against the ace-high flush of Andre Allen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |