$1,000 Main Event Day 1c | 2024 RGPS RunGood Resort Cleveland

11-10-2024 02:11 UTC-5

Player Return for Day 2 of RunGood Main Event at 12:15 p.m.; Shane Swank Leads Pack

Kirk Brown

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A total of 210 players came out to play the first day of The RunGood Resort $1,000 Main Event at Jack Casino in Cleveland, Ohio. After almost 11 hours of play, the field was finally cut down to 26 players who bagged up to continue the journey onward to Day 2 tomorrow at 12:15.

Leading the way is still Shane Swank from 1b with 673,000 and close behind him is 1c chip leader Mark Douglas who bagged up 575,000. Rounding out the top three is WSOP bracelet winner Xing He, also from 1c who ended with 565,000 tonight.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Shane Swank	673,000	168
2	Mark Douglas	575,000	144
3	Xing He	565,000	141
4	Billy Kopp	563,000	141
5	Michael Barlow	505,000	126
6	Katie Kopp	489,000	122
7	Patton Lewis	480,000	120
8	David Berman	463,000	116
9	Greg Brletich	429,000	107
10	Vitaliy Neyman	429,000	107

Unfortunately, none of the RunGood team will advance to Day 2 as Maggie Fox, Daniel ‘Donk’ Hughes, and Conrad Simpson all failed to find a bag for tomorrow.

Since play ended in Level 15 for 1c, the players will revert back to level 14 from 1b with blinds of 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding this RGPS Resort stop and be sure to check out the coverage of the NAPT Main Event in Vegas!

Tags: Billy Kopp Conrad Simpson David Berman Greg Brletich Jack Casino Katie Kopp Maggie Fox Mark Douglas Michael Barlow Patton Lewis Shane Swank Vitaliy Neyman Xing He

11-09-2024 20:44 UTC-5

Sparky Strikes Again

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Kirk Brown

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sparky Covert moved all in preflop for close to 100,000 and then Ian Richardson moved all in for more, forcing folds from the rest of the table. Covert then stood up and slapped his cards on the table, quite confident.

Sparky Covert: 7♦4♦ All in
Ian Richardson: K♥K♣

"Oh, well, I can't beat that!" Covert admitted and stood up, but then the dealer spread the flop of 5♣8♠6♥ to give him a straight and the table went nuts.

The runout of 4♣2♦ changed nothing and Covert was shipped the pot for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sparky Covert	171,000 171,000	171,000
Ian Richardson	95,000

Tags: Sparky Covert Ian Richardson

11-09-2024 20:13 UTC-5

Hughes Flushed by Kamari

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Kirk Brown

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel 'Donk' Hughes moved all in preflop for his last 15,000 and the action folded all the way around to Amir Kamari in the big blind who made the call to put him at risk.

Daniel Hughes: A♠3♥ All in
Amir Kamari: A♣6♥

It looked as if they were going to chop on the turn 7♣Q♦10♣J♣, but the river was the K♣ to give Kamari the nut flush to eliminate Hughes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Kamari	76,000
Daniel Hughes	Busted

Tags: Amir Kamari Daniel Hughes

11-09-2024 18:54 UTC-5

Smith Throws Caution to the Wind

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Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player moved all in for 34,000 and the action folded to Jamie Smith, who thought for a few seconds.

"Ah f*ck it," he announced and tossed his chips into the middle to put the player at risk.

Player: Q♠J♠ All in
Jamie Smith: A♥K♣

Some of the players rolled their eyes at the fact that Smith would say that with such a strong holding, and they thought it bit him in the ass when a jack appeared in the window, but a king appeared right behind it on the flop of J♦K♥5♠.

The turn K♦ left the at-risk player drawing dead while the 3♦ river sent him to the rail while Smith gathered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Smith	71,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Jamie Smith

11-09-2024 18:12 UTC-5

Mulroy's Kings KO Schultz

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Kirk Brown

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dean Schultz moved all in preflop for close to 13,000 and was called by one player before Timothy Mulroy shoved over the top for close to 100,000.

The action folded back to the first caller who ultimately folded after some confusion and the hands were tabled.

Dean Schultz: A♦K♥ All in
Timothy Mulroy: K♣K♠

The runout of 2cjs5d10hkd] gave Mulroy the pot while Schultz was eliminated. Meanwhile, the other player admitted to folding ace-queen that would have hit a straight on the river to eliminate both players.

Schultz has since bought back into the tournament and is seated at another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Mulroy	128,500
Dean Schultz	30,000

11-09-2024 17:39 UTC-5

Uzoaru Defeats Bogus 'Three-Six Mafia'

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Kirk Brown

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ijeoma Uzoaru moved all in preflop for around 18,000 and the action folded to Casey Bogus, who did not hesitate to make the call to put her at risk.

Ijeoma Uzoaru: A♠J♠ All in
Casey Bogus: 3♦6♣

"Oh my god, not the three-six offsuit mafia!" Another player laughed at this crazy call.

The table almost lost their minds as a six appeared right in the window, but an ace came right behind it on the flop of 6♠A♥8♦ to strengthen Uzoaru's lead. The runout of 10♦2♦ was also safe for her and she was pushed the pot for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey Bogus	55,000 55,000	55,000
Ijeoma Uzoaru	41,000

Tags: Casey Bogus Ijeoma Uzoaru

11-09-2024 17:03 UTC-5

Archer Finds Redemption with Fours

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Kirk Brown

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After a preflop betting war, Matt Archer, Jamie Smith, and Kenneth Wasik got it all in preflop, with Wasik covering.

Matt Archer: 4♠4♥ All in
Jamie Smith: A♠9♥ All in
Kenneth Wasik: A♠2♦

Archer would need to hold with his fours to stay alive, and miraculously, the runout of 8♠5♥3♣K♥10♦ was clean for him to scoop the main pot while Smith took down the side for a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Smith	106,000
Matt Archer	42,000 12,000	12,000
Kenneth Wasik	41,000

Tags: Jamie Smith Kenneth Wasik Matt Archer

11-09-2024 16:18 UTC-5

Ace-King vs Ace-King; Sulovari Flushes Zeibaq

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Kirk Brown

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

After some preflop back-and-forth, Andi Sulovari and Yousef Zeibaq got all of their chips into the middle and shared a laugh as they tabled the same hand...

Yousef Zeibaq: A♦K♦ All in
Andi Sulovari: A♣K♣

Unfortunately for Zeibaq, the flop was not his friend as it came out 7♠6♣7♣ to give Sulovari a freeroll with his nut flush draw. Zeibaq managed to fade the turn 6♠, but the river fell the 3♣ to give Sulovari the win and he was sent to the rail in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andi Sulovari	77,500
Yousef Zeibaq	Busted

Tags: Yousef Zeibaq Andi Sulovari

11-09-2024 11:27 UTC-5

Final Flight of RGPS Cleveland Main Event Fires off at 12:15 p.m. Today!

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Kirk Brown

After 223 entrants came out to play yesterday, the RunGood Resort $1,000 Main Event begins its third day of registration at 12:15 today at JACK Casino in Cleveland, Ohio. This event is the seventh event of the series so far and it will be one of two $1,000 buy-ins, the second of which comes in the form of the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship.

At the front of the pack is David Berman who ended with an impressive 673,000 after winning several monster pots and applying max pressure throughout the day. Right behind him we have a little sibling rivalry as Billy Kopp, brother of Day 1a chip leader Katie Kopp, bagged up 563,000 to name him second overall in chips for the first two flights. Rounding out the top three for Day 1b and overall chips is Michael Barlow who will return on Day 2 with 505,000.

Day 1ab Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Shane Swank	673,000	168
2	Billy Kopp	563,000	141
3	Michael Barlow	505,000	126
4	Katie Kopp	489,000	122
5	Patton Lewis	480,000	120
6	David Berman	463,000	116
7	Sam Delio	414,000	104
8	Thomas Gray	408,000	102
9	Greg Harris	385,000	96
10	Anthony Fields	329,000	82

Today we will see the rest of the RGPS squad in the mix as Daniel 'Donk' Hughes, Conrad Simpson, and recent RunGood Deepstacks champ Maggie Fox will all be taking their shots in the Main Event!

Players will start the tournament with 30,000 chips. Blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante, with levels lasting 40 minutes. A break will occur after every three levels. Play will complete when the field reaches level 18, or when just 12.5% of the field remains.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the RGPS Resort Cleveland! Be sure to check out all the updates with the concurrent NAPT event running in Las Vegas at Resorts World!

Tags: Anthony Fields Billy Kopp Conrad Simpson David Berman Greg Harris Katie Kopp Maggie Fox Michael Barlow Patton Lewis Sam Delio Shane Swank Thomas Gray