$600 Main Event Day 1cd | 2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Joplin

$600 Main Event

Day 1cd Completed

04-14-2024 02:18 UTC-5

Royal Flush Cracks Aces Full on Day 1cd of the RGPS Joplin Main Event

Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The fourth and final starting flight of the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Joplin $600 Main Event reached its conclusion as 21 players found bags. Leading the way is the young Rachel Sawyer with a stack of 675,000, who will join the other flight's chip leaders — Brant Jolley (Day 1a - 741,000), Charles Deatherage (Day 1b - 723,000) and David Greufe (Day 1c - 680,000) — as they fight for a RunGood title.

The four starting flights attracted 620 runners to smash the $100,000 guarantee. Only 12.5% of the field advanced, meaning there are 75 players who will battle it out on Day 2 as several players double-bagged.

Action on Days 1c and 1d

Saturday had the most poker action of all so far as it featured two starting flights. Day 1c kicked off at noon and drew 225 runners, while Day 1d got underway at 5 p.m. and attracted a field of 168.

As such, there were ample highlights throughout the day, including Jared Swinger cracking aces full by hitting an elusive Royal Flush. Unfortunately for both players and the rest of the table, it didn't happen in a cash game where a juicy Bad Beat jackpot may have been involved.

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There will be a new champion this year as last year's winner, Dakotah O'Dell, failed to advance after firing in multiple flights. But there are plenty of RunGood crushers yearning for a shot at the title, including Daniel Lowery and RGPS Player of the Year frontrunner Brian Winter.

Others who made it to Day 2 include Ashley Frank, Forrest Kollar, Mark Lafata, Derek Baxter, Sarah McCain and last year's runner-up Blair Hinkle.

Day 2 will commence on Sunday, April 14 at 1 p.m. local time and will play down to a winner, who will win the lion's share of the prize pool, the ring and the pride of being the RGPS Joplin champion.

Tags: Ashley Frank Blair Hinkle Brant Jolley Brian Winter Charles Deatherage Dakotah O'Dell Daniel Lowery David Greufe Derek Baxter Forrest Kollar Jared Swinger Mark Lafata Sarah McCain

04-14-2024 02:16 UTC-5

Day 2 Seat Draw (By Chip Count)

Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

TABLE	SEAT	PLAYER	HOMETOWN	Chip Count	BIG BLINDS
19	1	Charles Deatherage	Fayetteville	723,000	121
15	3	Brant Jolly	Fayetteville	716,000	119
19	7	David Greufe	Kansas City	680,000	113
19	2	Rachel Sawyer	Broken Arrow	675,000	113
15	7	Vincent Meyer	Shawnee Mission	650,000	108
27	4	Derek Baxter	Springfield	487,000	81
24	1	Jesse Jones	Springfield	455,000	76
18	6	Zhuo Liu	Rogers	452,000	75
16	9	Jackson Turrentine	Shawnee Mission	448,000	75
16	5	Eldon Penn	Yukon	447,000	75
25	1	Daniel Lowery	Ozark	447,000	75
27	5	Daniel Hughes	Tulsa	420,000	70
18	3	Hunter Barnett	Dixon	413,000	69
18	4	Travis Thompson	Vinita	380,000	63
27	1	Byron Abernathy	Grove	372,000	62
24	2	Forrest Kollar	Talent	362,000	60
18	5	Jonathan Aspenlieder	Gladstone	346,000	58
27	2	Perry Rathbun	Salem	342,000	57
27	6	Jordan Russell	Pontotoc	341,000	57
27	8	Robert Michael	Pittsburg	332,000	55
15	6	Iman Al-Saden	Kansas City	307,000	51
23	7	Robert Tang	Parsons	303,000	51
25	3	Noel Schuh	Springfield	289,000	48
25	5	Tyler Fezer	Ponca City	287,000	48
25	6	Sandra Main	Pittsburg	284,000	47
21	6	Matthew Ploeger	Kansas City	256,000	43
15	8	Vincent Ramirez	Webb City	243,000	41
24	9	Charles Carpenter	Olathe	232,000	39
15	9	Nicholas Burris	Raymore	229,000	38
19	9	Michael Skimbo	Claremore	222,000	37
25	8	David Mcfeely	Saint Peters	221,000	37
19	8	Lionel Jiang	Shawnee Mission	215,000	36
21	3	William Gardenhire	Wichita	212,000	35
23	1	Timothy Black	Pittsburg	211,000	35
23	4	Eric Douglas	Overland Park	207,000	35
15	1	Johnathan Christy	Lees Summit	206,000	34
24	7	Blair Hinkle	Kansas City	197,000	33
15	4	Lucas Hughes	Buffalo	191,000	32
18	1	Shawn Sparks	Piedmont	190,000	32
18	2	Jared Schoonover	Cave Springs	190,000	32
27	9	Mark Lafata	Saint Peters	190,000	32
16	8	Douglas Kies	Republic	188,000	31
21	1	Tommy Smith	Rogers	184,000	31
25	9	Tony Birney	Cheney	179,000	30
21	9	William Fisher	Broken Arrow	178,000	30
16	2	John Reynolds	Tulsa	176,000	29
23	5	Brian Winter	Las Vegas	164,000	27
15	5	Christopher Drake	Leavenworth	160,000	27
25	4	Andre Allen	Kansas City	156,000	26
16	3	Donald Forshey	De Soto	147,000	25
24	3	Isaac Cramer	Springdale	147,000	25
27	7	Rehman Zahid	Lees Summit	145,000	24
19	5	Shane Fuller	Olathe	144,000	24
15	2	Devin Arnone	Bella Vista	143,000	24
16	4	Jon Stanfield	Shawnee Mission	142,000	24
23	3	Trevor Lewis	Fayetteville	138,000	23
21	7	Paul Chernell	Ava	136,000	23
21	8	Cory Smith	Oklahoma City	130,000	22
23	6	Chad Kyle	Shawnee Mission	120,000	20
19	3	Brandon Robinson	Little Rock	113,000	19
16	1	Mark Lafata	Saint Peters	112,000	19
25	2	Robert Kirk	Westwood Hills	110,000	18
23	2	Ashley Frank	Arizona	107,000	18
16	7	Michael Miller	Brookfield	106,000	18
27	3	Mark Johnson	Springdale	105,000	18
21	5	Tammy Evins	Hollister	97,000	16
18	9	Joseph Mccaig	Springfield	88,000	15
23	9	Thomas Houston	Topeka	81,000	14
19	4	Joseph Gatlin	Webb City	74,000	12
18	8	Frank Kissick	Kansas City	70,000	12
21	2	Tony Birney	Cheney	69,000	12
24	6	Chaz Dunn	Bella Vista	69,000	12
25	7	Sarah Mccain	Springdale	69,000	12
24	4	Trent Wilson	Strafford	67,000	11
19	6	Justin Kelley	Mathiston	62,000	10
24	8	Joshua Friend	Carterville	57,000	10
23	8	Taylor Scott	Mountain Home	15,000	3

04-14-2024 02:16 UTC-5

Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brant Jolley	741,000

Charles Deatherage	723,000

David Greufe	680,000

Rachel Sawyer	675,000

Vincent Meyer	650,000
Derek Baxter	487,000
Jesse Jones	455,000
Zhuo Liu	452,000
Jackson Turrentine	448,000
Eldon Penn	447,000
Daniel Lowery	447,000
Daniel Hughes	420,000
Hunter Barnett	413,000
Travis Thompson	380,000
Byron Abernathy	372,000
Forrest Kollar	362,000
Jonathan Aspenlieder	346,000
Perry Rathbun	342,000
Jordan Russell	341,000
Robert Michael	332,000
Iman Alsaden	307,000
Mike Tang	303,000
Noel Schuh	289,000
Tyler Fezer	287,000
Sandra Main	284,000

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04-14-2024 02:15 UTC-5

Day 2 Seat Draw (By Seat)

Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

TABLE	SEAT	PLAYER	HOMETOWN	Chip Count	BIG BLINDS
15	1	Johnathan Christy	Lees Summit	206,000	34
15	2	Devin Arnone	Bella Vista	143,000	24
15	3	Brant Jolly	Fayetteville	716,000	119
15	4	Lucas Hughes	Buffalo	191,000	32
15	5	Christopher Drake	Leavenworth	160,000	27
15	6	Iman Al-Saden	Kansas City	307,000	51
15	7	Vincent Meyer	Shawnee Mission	650,000	108
15	8	Vincent Ramirez	Webb City	243,000	41
15	9	Nicholas Burris	Raymore	229,000	38

16	1	Mark Lafata	Saint Peters	112,000	19
16	2	John Reynolds	Tulsa	176,000	29
16	3	Donald Forshey	De Soto	147,000	25
16	4	Jon Stanfield	Shawnee Mission	142,000	24
16	5	Eldon Penn	Yukon	447,000	75
16	7	Michael Miller	Brookfield	106,000	18
16	8	Douglas Kies	Republic	188,000	31
16	9	Jackson Turrentine	Shawnee Mission	448,000	75

18	1	Shawn Sparks	Piedmont	190,000	32
18	2	Jared Schoonover	Cave Springs	190,000	32
18	3	Hunter Barnett	Dixon	413,000	69
18	4	Travis Thompson	Vinita	380,000	63
18	5	Jonathan Aspenlieder	Gladstone	346,000	58
18	6	Zhuo Liu	Rogers	452,000	75
18	8	Frank Kissick	Kansas City	70,000	12
18	9	Joseph Mccaig	Springfield	88,000	15

19	1	Charles Deatherage	Fayetteville	723,000	121
19	2	Rachel Sawyer	Broken Arrow	675,000	113
19	3	Brandon Robinson	Little Rock	113,000	19
19	4	Joseph Gatlin	Webb City	74,000	12
19	5	Shane Fuller	Olathe	144,000	24
19	6	Justin Kelley	Mathiston	62,000	10
19	7	David Greufe	Kansas City	680,000	113
19	8	Lionel Jiang	Shawnee Mission	215,000	36
19	9	Michael Skimbo	Claremore	222,000	37

21	1	Tommy Smith	Rogers	184,000	31
21	2	Tony Birney	Cheney	69,000	12
21	3	William Gardenhire	Wichita	212,000	35
21	5	Tammy Evins	Hollister	97,000	16
21	6	Matthew Ploeger	Kansas City	256,000	43
21	7	Paul Chernell	Ava	136,000	23
21	8	Cory Smith	Oklahoma City	130,000	22
21	9	William Fisher	Broken Arrow	178,000	30

23	1	Timothy Black	Pittsburg	211,000	35
23	2	Ashley Frank	Arizona	107,000	18
23	3	Trevor Lewis	Fayetteville	138,000	23
23	4	Eric Douglas	Overland Park	207,000	35
23	5	Brian Winter	Las Vegas	164,000	27
23	6	Chad Kyle	Shawnee Mission	120,000	20
23	7	Robert Tang	Parsons	303,000	51
23	8	Taylor Scott	Mountain Home	15,000	3
23	9	Thomas Houston	Topeka	81,000	14

24	1	Jesse Jones	Springfield	455,000	76
24	2	Forrest Kollar	Talent	362,000	60
24	3	Isaac Cramer	Springdale	147,000	25
24	4	Trent Wilson	Strafford	67,000	11
24	6	Chaz Dunn	Bella Vista	69,000	12
24	7	Blair Hinkle	Kansas City	197,000	33
24	8	Joshua Friend	Carterville	57,000	10
24	9	Charles Carpenter	Olathe	232,000	39

25	1	Daniel Lowery	Ozark	447,000	75
25	2	Robert Kirk	Westwood Hills	110,000	18
25	3	Noel Schuh	Springfield	289,000	48
25	4	Andre Allen	Kansas City	156,000	26
25	5	Tyler Fezer	Ponca City	287,000	48
25	6	Sandra Main	Pittsburg	284,000	47
25	7	Sarah Mccain	Springdale	69,000	12
25	8	David Mcfeely	Saint Peters	221,000	37
25	9	Tony Birney	Cheney	179,000	30

27	1	Byron Abernathy	Grove	372,000	62
27	2	Perry Rathbun	Salem	342,000	57
27	3	Mark Johnson	Springdale	105,000	18
27	4	Derek Baxter	Springfield	487,000	81
27	5	Daniel Hughes	Tulsa	420,000	70
27	6	Jordan Russell	Pontotoc	341,000	57
27	7	Rehman Zahid	Lees Summit	145,000	24
27	8	Robert Michael	Pittsburg	332,000	55
27	9	Mark Lafata	Saint Peters	190,000	32

04-14-2024 01:51 UTC-5

End of Day 1d Chip Counts

Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rachel Sawyer	675,000 605,000	605,000

Eldon Penn	447,000
Hunter Barnett	413,000
Travis Thompson	380,000
Byron Abernathy	372,000
Iman Alsaden	307,000
Mike Tang	303,000
Tyler Fezer	287,000 249,000	249,000
Cash Carpenter	232,000
Nicholas Burris	229,000
Tommy Smith	184,000
John Reynolds	176,000
Andre Allen	156,000
Rehman Zahid	145,000
Shane Fuller	144,000 144,000	144,000
Paul Chernell	136,000
Chad Kyle	120,000
Robert Kirk	110,000
Tammy Evins	97,000
Frank Kissick	70,000
Chaz Dunn	69,000

04-14-2024 01:50 UTC-5

Carpenter Hits Three-Outer to Burst Money Bubble

Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A few hands into hand-for-hand play, Cash Carpenter open-jammed on the button and the small blind called off with a slightly smaller stack.

Small Blind: A♣K♥ All in
Cash Carpenter: A♥10♣

The small blind was in great shape to double up as he had his opponent dominated, and nothing changed on the flop of 3♠2♦5♦ other than some chop possibilities. But chop they would not as the 10♠ turn gave Carpenter the lead before the Q♠ river confirmed the small blind's elimination on the money bubble.

"I have to jam ace-ten there, right? This is my first time!" Carpenter asked a silent table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cash Carpenter	232,000 232,000	232,000

Tags: Cash Carpenter

04-14-2024 01:31 UTC-5

Hand-for-Hand Underway

Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Hand-for-hand play is now underway with 22 players remaining and 21 making the money and advancing to Day 2.

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

04-14-2024 01:23 UTC-5

Dimas Martinez Jr. Takes Down RGPS Jacksonville Title

Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The latest Destination RunGood series stop came at bestbet Jacksonville, where Dimas Martinez Jr. overcame a 4-to-1 heads-up deficit to win $104,524 and the coveted RGPS ring.

The tournament drew 520 entries, from which 65 players were paid from a prize pool of $508,541 — shattering the $300,000 guarantee.

2024 RGPS Jacksonville Main Event Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Hometown	Prize (USD)
1	Dimas Martinez Jr.	Abbeville, SC	$104,524
2	Ritesh Patel	St. Augustine, FL	$69,681
3	Nikhil Sunku	Neptune Beach, FL	$51,429
4	Bradley Beetz	Jacksonville, FL	$38,365
5	Paul Chung	Jacksonville, FL	$28,932
6	Jerry Wade	Augusta, GA	$22,058
7	Thomas Burkett	Ponte Vedra, FL	$17,005
8	Jared Reinstein	Tallahassee, FL	$13,257
9	Corey Major	Jacksonville, FL	$10,452