2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Tunica

$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Tunica

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$55,321
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$337,620
Entries
662
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
186
Players Left
23

$600 Main Event

Day 1a Completed

Smith, Reid, and Todhunter Lead the Way After Day 1a of the $600 Main Event at Destination RunGood Tunica

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

Day 1 of the $600 Main Event at Destination RunGood Tunica has come to an end and Stephen Smith is the leader after just under 16 full levels of play. A total of 186 players turned out for the opening flight and 23 moved on to Day 2.

Smith is followed by Terrance Reid in second and Andrew Todhunter in third. Adam Fields and Michael Cordell round out the top five. It was a surge in the late levels that gave Smith the lead after several other players held their share at one time or another.

Destination RunGood Tunica Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerChip Count
1Stephen Smith458,000
2Terrance Reid381,000
3Andrew Todhunter376,000
4Adam Fields376,000
5Michael Cordell373,000
6Sanh Vuong371,000
7Jess Roberts351,000
8Justin Kelley338,000
9BJ McBrayer319,000
10Erik Miller314,000

Day 1a Highlights

Reid, an esteemed member of the poker media, was among the early movers on the day. He built an early stack on a flush in Level 5 and he later bet big to fold out a suspicious Papa Karn. At one point in the later levels, Reid appeared to have eclipsed the half-million mark before he came back to the pack. He returns on Day 2 with the second-biggest stack from the opening flight and he will look to improve on his career-best podium finish for $46,600 from the RGPS Main Event in Graton last October.

Terrance Reid
Terrance Reid

Following Reid in third is Todhunter, who had the pleasure of bursting the bubble at the end of the evening when he used Big Slick to eliminate James West and his pocket tens. His previous best RGPS Main Event finish was a run to 15th place at the Tulsa stop in January of 2023. Todhunter will return on Day 2 with a big chance to improve on his career-high score of $12,138 for a second-place finish in a side event at WSOPC Tulsa.

Andrew Todhunter
Andrew Todhunter

The rest of the field includes red hot Day 1b players like BJ McBrayer and Erik Miller. Miller was one of the early chip leaders and he fell off the top of the leaderboard early, only to charge right back to the top 10 in the late levels. A native of Memphis, Miller won a RGPS ring in the $250 Black Chip Bounty tournament at the Tunica stop in September of 2023.

McBrayer is one of the most accomplished players in the field with over $1.5 million in career live earnings, according to The Hendon Mob. His record dates back to 2005, and he sports a consistent string of cashes with a career-high of $98,874 for a win at the Venetian in 2001. McBrayer’s best RGPS Main Event finish was a run to fourth place right here in Tunica in October of 2022.

Other players returning on Day include Jess Roberts, Justin Kelley, Kaleb Dunn, Trent Johnson, and Sanh Vuong.

Day 1a ended with just under two minutes remaining in Level 16. Day 1b will kick off on Saturday at 11 a.m. and a second flight is available at 6 p.m. Both flights will have open registration until the beginning of Level 9.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live coverage from the floor of the $600 Main Event of Destination RunGood Tunica.

Tags: Adam FieldsAndrew TodhunterBJ McBrayerErik MillerJames WestJess RobertsJustin KelleyKaleb DunnMichael CordellPapa KarnSanh VuongStephen SmithTerrance ReidTrent Johnson

Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stephen Smith us
Stephen Smith
458,000
458,000
458,000
Profile photo of Terrance Reid us
Terrance Reid
381,000
-139,000
-139,000
Profile photo of Andrew Todhunter us
Andrew Todhunter
376,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Adam Fields us
Adam Fields
376,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Michael Cordell us
Michael Cordell
373,000
238,000
238,000
Profile photo of Sanh Vuong us
Sanh Vuong
371,000
-19,000
-19,000
Profile photo of Jess Roberts us
Jess Roberts
351,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Justin Kelley us
Justin Kelley
338,000
338,000
338,000
Profile photo of BJ McBrayer us
BJ McBrayer
319,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Erik Miller us
Erik Miller
314,000
44,000
44,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Thomas us
Jonathan Thomas
298,000
273,000
273,000
Profile photo of Jerry Henry us
Jerry Henry
240,000
240,000
240,000
Profile photo of David Flowers us
David Flowers
229,000
229,000
229,000
Profile photo of Kaleb Dunn us
Kaleb Dunn
229,000
-99,000
-99,000
Profile photo of Matthew Williams us
Matthew Williams
189,000
189,000
189,000
Profile photo of Jordan Myers us
Jordan Myers
162,000
162,000
162,000
Profile photo of Rick Estell us
Rick Estell
137,000
137,000
137,000
Profile photo of Rickey Townsend us
Rickey Townsend
136,000
136,000
136,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Hales us
Jonathan Hales
80,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Mike Myers us
Mike Myers
73,000
73,000
73,000
Profile photo of Robert Meyers us
Robert Meyers
73,000
73,000
73,000
Profile photo of Trent Johnson us
Trent Johnson
22,000
-83,000
-83,000
Profile photo of Donnie Pham us
Donnie Pham
15,000
15,000
15,000

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Big Slick Ends the Evening

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

James West was all in for his last 57,000 and Andrew Todhunter was the one to put him at risk. The other two tables finished up and both players tabled their hands.

James West: 1010All in
Andrew Todhunter: AK

The board ran out 62459 and Todhunter turned a flush to end the evening.

Stay tuned for a recap from the PokerNews team.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrew Todhunter us
Andrew Todhunter
377,000
347,000
347,000
Profile photo of James West
James West
Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Roberts Turns a Late Night Double

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

Actoin was heads up with 60,000 in the middle and 2A6 on the board when Jess Roberts checked and a player in the next seat over bet 75,000. Roberts responded with a shove for 133,000 and her opponent called.

Jess Roberts: A3All in
Opponent: AxJx

Roberts was behind but the 3 turn gave her two pair and the 7 river secured the double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jess Roberts us
Jess Roberts
345,000
345,000
345,000

Tags: Jess Roberts

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Derrick Yamada Defends RGPS San Diego Title for $41,550!

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Derrick Yamada
Derrick Yamada

Last week’s Destination RunGood stop in San Diego saw Derrick Yamada navigate his way through a field of 415 entries to successfully defended his RunGood Poker Series $600 Main Event title at Jamul Casino.

The Main Event generated a total prize pool of $215,800, with Yamada earning $41,550 along with the RGPS ring and a package to the Dream Seat Invitational in Thunder Valley later this year.

RGPS San Diego $600 Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize (USD)
1Derrick Yamada$41,550
2Michael Holmes$31,200
3Kenneth Douglas$20,056
4Edward Liu$13,304
5Andrew Whitmer$10,240
6Lirio Fontamillas$8,481
7Luis Pedro$7,111
8Seth Harmes$5,781
9Tavish Margers$4,454