Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players have been sent on another 15-minute break with the clocks showing 30 of 80 runners remaining. Registration for Day 1a will close at the end of the break.
As the Destination RunGood heads into April, Brian Winter is coming off another title in Jacksonville to pad his lead atop the RGPS Player of the Year Race powered by the Global Poker Index.
Winter is the only player above 2,000 points, dominating the leaderboard heading into this week’s action at Downstream Joplin.
How it works:
Rank | Player | POY Points |
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1 | Brian Winter | 2265.39 |
2 | Shaun Emery | 1317.06 |
3 | Walker Miskelly | 862.77 |
4 | Loi Hoang | 773.88 |
5 | Forrest Kollar | 733.64 |
6 | Jason Simon | 678.1 |
7 | William Stanford | 658.33 |
8 | Daniel Hughes | 608.97 |
9 | Kenneth Nicoletti | 597.67 |
10 | Carl Masters | 592.97 |
Jason Still was in a heads-up pot on a flop of 10♥10♠8♥ and got his stack of 42,900 in against a bigger-stacked opponent.
Jason Still: Q♣10♦
Opponent: J♠J♥
Still had flopped trips and his opponent couldn't hit a jack or running straight cards as the board ran out 4♠5♠.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jason Still | 130,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Shawn Duskin built a big stack early through a double knockout, and that stack has only grown since then.
In the latest pot, Duskin was in a heads-up pot on a board of 6♠6♥3♦10♥. Duskin bet 25,000 and his opponent quickly folded to earn him the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Shawn Duskin
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150,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Up-and-coming poker player Rachel Sawyer was seen in the Main Event action earlier in the evening, but her seat is empty as she has been eliminated from Day 1a.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Rachel Sawyer | Busted | |
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Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
In a heads-up pot on a flop of 8♣K♦3♠, Deborah Phillips checked and her opponent checked back.
Phillips then bet 6,000 on the Q♠ turn and her opponent called. The 7♠ completed the board and Phillips sized up to 15,500. Her opponent quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Deborah Phillips |
55,000
20,000
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20,000 |