| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
Busted |
A total of 156 players have entered this event. A slight uptick from last year's Day 1a numbers.
19 players will bag up at the end of the day.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Last fall at Harrah's Kansas City, William McCracken was crowned the winner of the $1,100 Kansas City Main Event after defeating Eddie Northcraft heads up. McCracken was awarded $83,099, the RGPS ring and a Dream Seat in Thunder Valley later this year while Northcraft took home $55,399 for his runner-up finish.
McCracken also finished second in the same RGPS Kansas City Main Event back in 2016, with this latest score bringing his lifetime tournament earnings over $450,000.
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William McCracken | $83,099 |
| 2 | Eddie Northcraft | $55,399 |
| 3 | Jesse Jones | $40,754 |
| 4 | Shaun Emery | $30,335 |
| 5 | David Hengen | $22,850 |
| 6 | Blair Hinkle | $17,421 |
| 7 | Shane Fuller | $13,444 |
| 8 | Ron Walker | $10,504 |
| 9 | Spencer Sanchez | $8,310 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
203,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
198,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
183,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
||
|
167,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
141,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
131,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
119,000
67,700
|
67,700 |
|
88,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
68,000
19,400
|
19,400 |
|
68,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
62,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
48,000
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
48,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
|
39,000
22,300
|
22,300 |
|
38,000
11,300
|
11,300 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
19,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
16,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
8,300
33,700
|
33,700 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Action was picked up on the river in a massive pot between Evan Ashkarkhizani in the cutoff and Salvatore Termini in middle position.
With 40,000 in the middle and a board reading 8♠A♦6♠6♥8♣, Termini bet 39,000 to put Ashkarkhizani all in and Ashkarkhizani went into the tank. After some thought, he called and the hands were tabled.
Evan Ashkarkhizani: A♠Q♣ 
Salvatore Termini: A♥8♦
Termini's full house was good for the pot as he raked in a massive pot while Ashkarkhizani was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000 | |
|
Busted |
Shaun "The Ghost" Emery raised to 2,200 from early position which saw four players call including Jesse Jones in the small blind.
The flop rolled out A♦8♦7♠ and the Jones checked to the big blind who bet 3,500 which Emery called. The cutoff folded and the button raised to 11,000 which Jones and the big blind called. Emery responded by moving all in which saw the button fold and Jones called for his 47,000 while the big blind went into the tank and folded.
Jesse Jones: 7♥7♦
Shaun "The Ghost" Emery: 8♥8♣
Jones had become the victim of a set over set cooler and the runout of 6♠9♦ did not give him the needed quads, to leave Emery raking in a huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
182,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
