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More than 100 players have now entered the flight hoping to grab their share of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool!
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood St. Louis
$800 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood St. Louis
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$410,200
Total Entries
586
Level
32
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
352
Players Left
43
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Four players saw a K♣10♠2♦ flop for 5,200 each and action checked to Suresh Bojadla who bet 5,000.
After folding around, a player in the big blind raised to 10,000. Bojadla then three-bet to 20,000 and the big blind player moved all-in, with Bojadla making the quick call.
Opponent: 10♥10♣ 
Suresh Bojadla: K♥K♦
With only one remaining win in the deck, Bojadla's opponent would not be able to catch back up through the 6♣ turn, and A♣ river, completing a set of kings for Bojadla, and eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000 |
With around 1,000 in the middle, Mallory Klaus calls a bet of 900 on the button from her middle position opponent on a flop board reading 8♥5♣4♦.
The two players saw a 4♠ turn and Klaus called another bet from her opponent, this time for 1,200.
The river fell the 6♣ and the middle position player bet 3,000. Klaus raised to 8,300 and got the quick call.
Klaus turned over A♦7♦, and her opponent 7♠7♥ for an eight-high straight to chop it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000
2,000
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2,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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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
64,000
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64,000 |
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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
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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The players have taken their seats and the cards are in the air!
Blinds will start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.
After 84 players came out for the first flight, Day 1b saw a total of 150 entrants hoping to find a bag in the $800 RGPS Main Event at Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, MO. Those who make Day 2 will have an opportunity to play for the biggest piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Yesterday’s flight saw Michael Chilton bag up 567,000, good for the lead, but followed closely behind by tournament veteran Brian Jones, who was able to finish the night with 550,000. Rounding out the top three stacks are Mike Hurley, a St. Louis area local who will be looking to top his 15th place finish in the RGPS St. Louis series opener to carve out a piece of RGPS history.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Chilton | Paducah, MS | 567,000 |
| 2 | Brian Jones | Louisville, KY | 550,000 |
| 3 | Mike Hurley | St. Louis, MO | 494,000 |
| 4 | Tanner Pray | Lake St. Louis, MO | 380,000 |
| 5 | Jeff Levinson | St. Louis, MO | 378,000 |
| 6 | Britt Williams | St. Charles, MO | 336,000 |
| 7 | Tyler Buhlig | St. Louis, MO | 295,000 |
| 8 | Paul Fehlig | St. Louis, MO | 248,000 |
| 9 | Justin Coliny | Wentzville, MO | 238,000 |
| 10 | Ryan Rogers | St. Louis, MO | 226,000 |
Others who found bags include RGPS regs Kathleen McNeal and Iman Alsaden, as well as Britt Williams and Justin Coliny, who eliminated John Wenskonas on the Day 1b bubble to end the flight.
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.
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$800 Main Event
Day 1cd Started
