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$800 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 RGPS RunGood Resort St. Louis
$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 RGPS RunGood Resort St. Louis
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$388,370
Total Entries
547
Level
28
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
147
Players Left
18
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Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After over 15 levels of play, the field of 147 was brought down to just 18 contenders in Day 1b of the $800 RunGood Poker Series Main Event at Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, Missouri. These players will join those from yesterday’s flight as well as the two groups of players from tomorrow’s flights on Sunday, September 29th to play down to a winner.
Leading the way is Missouri native William Byrnes who ended the day with an impressive 634,000, making him the overall chip leader. Brynes was involved heavily throughout the day, starting his run by doubling through WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer and really soared to the top when he picked up aces in back-to-back hands and doubled both times. With over $865,000 in lifetime earnings, he now secures his first RGPS cash and looks to add another deep run to his highly decorated resume.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byrnes | Wentzville, MO | 634,000 |
| 2 | Dylan Crawford | 402,000 | |
| 3 | Kyle Dickherber | Wentzville, MO | 370,000 |
| 4 | Forrest Kollar | Tulsa, OK | 358,000 |
| 5 | Robert Ormont | 341,000 | |
| 6 | Jaymie Virtusio | Pensacola, FL | 297,000 |
| 7 | Jeremy Drewery | 283,000 | |
| 8 | Brett Hagopian | 265,000 | |
| 9 | Trent Wilson | 242,000 | |
| 10 | Brent Gregory | Adrian, MO | 228,000 |
Others who found bags included Dylan Crawford who bagged second in chips with 462,000, Forrest Kollar (358,000), Derek Schroeder (55,000), and Jaymie Virtusio (297,000).Each one of them looking to carve out a piece of RGPS history.
There were others who will need to look at tomorrow's flights to find a bag. Players like Shaun Emery, Craig Welko, Preston McEwen, Cody Stanford, Walker Miskelly, Dylan Lemery and Greg Raymer. With unlimited re-entries into tomorrow’s flights, the players will find ample opportunity to play in their quest for an RGPS Main Event title.
Play ended with 32:35 in Level 15, which was a level later than the prior flight. Play ended with 28:00 left in Level 13 in Day 1a with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. These 18 will return on Sunday at 12 pm and join the final players from the other flights at this level unless another flight ends earlier.
Tomorrow will feature both Day 1c and Day 1d flights, with the former kicking off at 11:00 a.m. and the latter at 5:00 p.m.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RunGood Poker Series.
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
634,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
||
|
402,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
370,000
90,500
|
90,500 |
|
358,000
358,000
|
358,000 |
|
341,000
341,000
|
341,000 |
|
297,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
283,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
265,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
242,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
228,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
|
196,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
191,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
166,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
86,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
76,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
55,000
500
|
500 |
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With a double elimination, Day 1b has come to a close without a need for hand-for-hand and the players have begun the bagging process.
End-of-day chip counts will be released shortly along with a recap of the day's events so stay tuned!
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After some back-and-forth betting, Matthew Nilges and Kenneth Allen got it all into the middle preflop, with Nilges at risk of elimination.
Matthew Nilges: A♦A♥
Kenneth Allen: J♠J♣
"Ugh, yeah, I'm not good enough to fold that," Allen said when he realized what he was up against.
The runout of 2♠4♣Q♠7♠9♦ changed nothing and Nilges was shipped the pot for the double.
Left short, Allen was eliminated soon after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a heads-up flop of 4♣9♦Q♠, Cody Stanford checked Dylan Crawford bet, and then Stanford check-raised to 55,000.
Crawford made the call and the two went to the turn A♣, which saw a big bet from Stanford worth 85,000 and a call from Crawford.
On the river 7♣, Stanford thought for a bit before he moved all in for 85,000 and Crawford went into the tank.
After close to two minutes, Crawford set out a stack to make the call and received the gratifying table tap from Stanford as he showed K♥3♥ for just king-high. Crawford then tabled Q♦10♣ for a pair of queens to take down the massive pot while Stanford exited.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
495,000
314,000
|
314,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After some back-and-forth betting, Kenneth Allen moved all in and was quickly called by Bill Burns for less.
The table then proceeded to go nuts as Burns rolled over pocket aces, for the SECOND TIME IN A ROW.
Bill Burns: A♥A♦
Kenneth Allen: A♠10♥
"Agh, he got me," Allen groaned as the runout came 6♦3♥5♥10♦9♣ to score him yet another double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
516,000
411,000
|
411,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
