$600 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
2024 RGPS RunGood Resort Tunica
$600 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2024 RGPS RunGood Resort Tunica
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$342,210
Total Entries
671
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
494
Players Left
61
Players Left 1 / 671
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Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The final flight of the $600 RunGood Poker Series Main Event has come to a conclusion as the final flight drew out 249 to bring the overall tally to 671. A total of 83 players will be guaranteed a piece of the $342,210 prize pool, and one person will receive the ring as well as a free seat to the Thunder Valley Invitational and a significant amount of NAPT Golden Player of the Series Points. $890 will be the minimum cash, while $62,522 will be awarded to first place.
The biggest stack at night’s end was Daniel Lowery, who acquired 486,000 chips. Lowery is not only one of the most decorated players on Rungood but also one of the most decorated tournament grinders of all time, with $3,527,226 in lifetime earnings, 9 RGPS titles, and 15 WSOPC rings. A win here would not only break the tie he holds with Brian Winter for all-time RGPS titles, but it would also move him a spot up on the all-time RGPS money list. With his massive stack and tournament experience, he will be a force to be reckoned with tomorrow.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Lowery | 486,000 |
| 2 | Chase Turner | 434,000 |
| 3 | Houston White | 417,000 |
| 4 | Aubrey Fratesi | 385,000 |
| 5 | Kyle Cartwright | 376,000 |
| 6 | Joshua Miller | 363,000 |
| 7 | Kevin Gray | 356,000 |
| 8 | Brandon Terry | 343,000 |
| 9 | Jess Roberts | 334,000 |
| 10 | Jay Grey | 329,000 |
Rounding out the top three podium at night’s end were RGPS Tunica Main Event Final tablist Chase Turner (434,000) and Houston White (417,000). Both have ample experience running deep in Main Events in Tunica, and they are each looking to take down this massive tournament. Others that were able to snag up bags included many friendly faces like WSOP bracelet winner Kyle Cartwright (376,000), Kevin Gray (356,000), Jess Roberts (334,000), Sanh Vuong (268,000), Mackenzie Williams (143,000), and Brodie Harris (89,000). Harris and Roberts are both coming off of runner-up finishes in ring events this week and will be looking to cap off their already stellar weeks with a chance for a ring here.
Fortune was not kind to any of the players in the top 5 for the NAPT Golden Player of the Series race, as they didn't find any bags to collect the massive points that would be awarded to the top spots in the tournament. Michael Johns, Preston McEwen, Kevin Visentin, Joshua Turner, and Charles Clubb are all going to have to acquire points in other ways, but Yekaterina Lukina (131,000) is the player highest up the leaderboard who can potentially overtake depending on how the points finish out. Others who failed to bag included Mark Davis, Donovan Dean, and Greg Raymer. They must look to another RGPS Main Event to claim a title.
Play ended with 5:45 left in Level 14, with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante in the first flight. This will be the level that players return to tomorrow, Sunday, September 8th. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the RunGood Poker Series Main Event.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
486,000 | |
|
||
|
434,000
434,000
|
434,000 |
|
417,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
385,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
376,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
|
363,000
363,000
|
363,000 |
|
356,000
356,000
|
356,000 |
|
343,000
343,000
|
343,000 |
|
334,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
|
329,000
329,000
|
329,000 |
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
289,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
287,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
282,000
282,000
|
282,000 |
|
281,000
281,000
|
281,000 |
|
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
268,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
237,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
|
181,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
|
176,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
159,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
153,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
143,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
89,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 15: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 Ante
Action was briefly recapped by Daniel Lowery as multiple players busted at the same time. Lowery had called an opponent's all in for 65,000.
Opponent: 6x6x 
Daniel Lowery: AxQx
The board ran out ace-high and the bubble was burst, leaving just 31 players bagging at the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
486,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
|
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Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 15: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 Ante
Ryan Crawford opened to 12,000 and action folded around to Ray Visconti who moved all in for 80,000 and his opponent called.
Ray Visconti: 9♣9♦
Ryan Crawford: A♠2♠
The board ran out as not favor to Crawford which left Visconti to double up late in the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
172,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 14: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 Ante
A player opened to 12,000 from the hijack and Brandon Grey called on the button. Another player three-bet to 36,000 from the big blind and the initial raiser called while Grey moved all in for 177,000 total. His opponent called him and the other player folded.
Brandon Grey: 8♠8♦
Opponent: K♣K♠
The board ran out 9♠3♣2♥8♥3♥ and the eight on the turn gave Grey a set of eights and the river further improved him to a full house to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
398,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
513,000
513,000
|
513,000 |
|
|
360,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
355,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
312,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
237,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
|
|
194,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
105,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The festivities of the week kicked off in a fun fashion at the third event with the $250 Ambassador Bounty. The resort theme was in full force as a total of 30 players were listed as bounties, prizes spanning from $50 in Rungood Store credit, to $1,000 in cash.
Among the bounties were such names as Rungood legends like Chris Conrad, Cody Stanford, Daniel Lowery, Preston McEwen, and 2004 Main Event champion Greg Raymer. The outfits were tropical, the luau necklaces aplenty, and the laughs constant.
This tournament saw a total of 252 players come out to play, creating a prizepool of $40,320 and a total of 32 players made the money. As the dust settled, it was grinder Joshua Turner who took home his first RGPS ring worth $8,921 to add to his illustrious resume.
Turner had arrived on little sleep and started the table as one of the shorter stacks. A couple of big confrontations with Daniel Lowery and he saw himself get to heads up as the bigger of the two stacks. What followed was a short match and with Turner’s earlier final table, he took the lead in the Golden Player of the series points. “It’s why I came,” said Turner “I love player of the year races, and adding $10,000 is amazing.”
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Turner | $8,921 |
| 2 | Bradley Leflore | $5,945 |
| 3 | Bobby Byron | $4,341 |
| 4 | Ryan Lima | $3,215 |
| 5 | Loi Hoang | $2,415 |
| 6 | Daniel Lowery | $1,841 |
| 7 | Jon Swift | $1,424 |
| 8 | Tina Visconti | $1,118 |
| 9 | Jason Neeley | $892 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The remaining 45 players of the flight have gone on a 15-minute break.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 12: 2,000/4,000, 4,000
Jess Roberts raised to 12,000 from under the gun and a player called from middle position while all other players folded.
The flop rolled out 10♠7♣5♠ and both players checked to the 5♦ turn where Roberts bet 12,000 and the middle position player raised to 24,000 which Roberts called.
On the river 8♠ and Roberts bet 20,000 which her opponent called.
Roberts turned over A♣8♦ for eights and five which was good for the pot as her opponent mucked, giving her the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
