$800 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Tulsa

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Smith	608,000

Yahya Aamer	562,000 335,000	335,000
Bobby Sanoubane	374,000 9,000	9,000
David Soskin	335,000 10,000	10,000
William McCracken	293,000 33,000	33,000
Joshua Brower	255,000
Brian Winter	224,000 1,000	1,000
Daniel Lowery	206,000 69,000	69,000
Ashley Frank	203,000 25,000	25,000
Megan Moore	198,000
Lucas Banning	183,000
Walt Brandhorst	178,000
John Reynolds	178,000
Pam Belote	169,000 6,000	6,000
Terakun Karnchanakphan	158,000 2,000	2,000
Eldon Penn	138,000
Preston Roberts	132,000
Bobby Randolph	101,000 43,000	43,000
Burl Berry	87,000 108,000	108,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Zachary Smith

608,000

Yahya Aamer

562,000

335,000

Bobby Sanoubane

374,000

9,000

David Soskin

335,000

10,000

William McCracken

293,000

33,000

Joshua Brower

255,000

Brian Winter

224,000

1,000

Daniel Lowery

206,000

69,000

Ashley Frank

203,000

25,000

198,000

183,000

178,000

178,000

169,000

6,000

Terakun Karnchanakphan

158,000

2,000

Eldon Penn

138,000

Preston Roberts

132,000

Bobby Randolph

101,000

43,000

Burl Berry

87,000

108,000

The first of three Day 1 flights in theRunGood Poker Series $800 Main Event here at Hard Rock Tulsa, Oklahoma has come to a close with a $112,000 prize pool, already surpassing its $100,000 guarantee with two flights still left to play. The day saw non-stop action from onset to end with 160 total entries sitting down in an attempt to find a bag for Day 2. Of those 160 entries, 20 players will return to join the players that end up bagging the two remaining Day 1 flights, both of which will take place tomorrow.

Ending the day with the chip lead for this flight was Zachary Smith who caught fire midway through the day, knocking out several opponents and will unbag 608,000 chips when the three Day 1 fields converge on Sunday to play down to a champion. Joining him at the top of the end-of-day chip counts is Yahya Aamer with 541,000 and Bobby Sanoubane with 374,000.

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Name	Hometown	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Zachary Smith	Hot Springs, AR	608,000	101
2	Yahya Aamer	Tulsa, OK	562,000	94
3	Bobby Sanoubane	Aurora, CO	374,000	62
4	David Soskin	Highland, AR	335,000	56
5	William McCracken	Bolivar, MO	293,000	49
6	Joshua Brower	Tulsa, OK	255,000	43
7	Brian "Winter" Frenzel	Deneva, IL	224,000	37
8	Darren Rogers	Claremore, OK	220,000	37
9	Daniel "Duma" Lowery	Peter Pender, AR	206,000	34

Other notable names also advancing to Day 2 include David Soskin (335,000), Brian Winter (224,000) Daniel Lowery (206,000), Ashley Frank (203,000), and Terakun Karnchanakphan (158,000). Also taking a seat in the first Day 1 flight but failing to find a bag were RGPS Ambassadors Michael Lech and Kasey Mills, along with former champion Pete Petree.

Play ended with 14:09 left on the clock in level 14 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. The 20 players to bag will join the surviving players of the two remaining Day 1 flights on Sunday, January 21 at noon at this level unless one of the remaining two flights ends before that time.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this event as we will provide live updates all the way down to the eventual champion!

Tags: Ashley Frank Bobby Sanoubane Brian Winter Daniel Lowery Darren Rogers David Soskin Joshua Brower Kasey Mills Michael Lech Pete Petree Terakun Karnchanakphan William McCracken Yahya Aamer Zachary Smith