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A total of 106 players have entered so far for a chance to play for their share of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool!
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood St. Louis
$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood St. Louis
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$410,200
Total Entries
586
Level
32
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
150
Players Left
18
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Britt Williams raised to 800 from middle position and was called by Troy Tate in the small blind.
The flop came A♠3♦6♥ and Tate check-called a bet of 1,000 from Williams. The turn was the 9♦ and Tate checked once more.
Williams put out a bet of 3,000 and Tate laid it down. Williams showed K♥K♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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31,000
31,000
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31,000 |
Troy Tate raised to 800 from the cutoff and was called by players on the button and the small blind.
The flop fell A♠3♣J♣ and checked through.
Action checked to Tate on the 7♠ turn and he bet 2,000, getting called only by the player on the button.
The river brought the 5♣ and Tate continued the aggression with a bet of 6,000, getting a quick fold from his opponent and taking it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000
21,000
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21,000 |
In the 876th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Global Poker, Chad Holloway is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas alongside regular co-host Mike Holtz. However, Kyna England is up in Reno for the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS), so her Team Hotdog compatriot Lindsey Kludt fills in. The triumvirate discusses football/soccer superstar Neymar making headlines for playing online poker during a child's birthday party, for which he received a good amount of criticism. But was it warranted?
Chad then pays homage to Poker Hall of Famer Crandell Addington, who recently passed away. The Texan was there for the very first World Series of Poker (WSOP), and in this episode you'll get to hear the seven-time Main Event final tablist talk about the old days via an interview he did with PokerNews back in 2020.
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
148,000
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148,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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The players have taken their seats and the cards are in the air.
Blinds start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.
It’ll be opportunity number two for the 84 players that came out to play Day 1a of The $800 RGPS Main Event at Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, MO to secure a min-cash and move on to Day 2, Sunday, May 5th for their opportunity to get the biggest piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
After an extended Day 1a bubble, the flight finished with ten hopefuls moving on to the second part of the tournament, which saw local player Kenny Allen putting 654,000 in the bag to end the day, right around a 2:1 lead over the rest of the field.
Rounding out the top three are Jason Aken with 378,000, followed closely behind by last year's RGPS St. Louis Main Event champ, Keith Heine, who bagged up 343,000.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Allen | St. Charles, MO | 654,000 |
| 2 | Jason Aken | St. Charles, MO | 378,000 |
| 3 | Keith Heine | St. Louis, MO | 343,000 |
| 4 | Brandon Butler | St. Louis, MO | 315,000 |
| 5 | Brian Ellebracht | St. Louis, MO | 270,000 |
| 6 | Mark Lafata | Lake St. Louis, MO | 178,000 |
| 7 | Cory Bogert | St. Louis, MO | 128,000 |
| 8 | Bradley Beetz | Hollister, CA | 101,000 |
| 9 | John Huening | New York, NY | 94,000 |
| 10 | Glen Gruner | St. Louis, MO | 94,000 |
We should expect to see some returning players from flight 1a who weren't able to secure a bag, like Jason Mendoza, who was eliminated on the bubble after he ran his queen-jack into the king-jack of Aken, RGPS reg Craig Welko, who fired early and often, but couldn't seem get any momentum going, and RGPS Player of the Year points leader Brian "TheGoldenBlazer" Winter, who will look to extend his lead before the end of the season next month.
Players begin with 30,000 in tournament chips and the blinds will start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante and increase every 30 minutes. There will be a 15-minute break after every four levels, and registration will be open until the start of Level 9, after which, the levels will move to 40 minutes, with a 15-minute break after every three levels.
Play will conclude once the field has shrunk to 12.5% remaining, in which players will then bag up for the night with the intention of returning to play on Day 2, Sunday, May 5 at 12 p.m. Qualifying Day 2 players may still play additional Day 1 flights, however they will have to play the bigger stack on Day 2. Each Day 2 stack is worth a min-cash.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the RunGood Poker Series.
$800 Main Event
Day 1b Started
