Cole Bankus got his stack into the middle, at risk against Lewis Wolfgang.
Cole Bankus: 7♠7♣
Lewis Wolfgang: J♥J♦
Bankus picked up a flush draw on the turn, but was unable to connect on the river falling in 16th place.
One hand later, Mark Brodsky opened to 27,000 from under the gun and Anthony Potis called on the button. Both players checked the 6♦5♣7♦ flop.
Brodsky checked again on the 10♣ turn, making the call after Potis fired 25,000. Another check from Brodsky followed the 4♣ river, and Potis tossed out 41,000. Brodsky made one final call.
"Straight," said Potis showing 9♥8♥. Brodsky nodded and smiled while turning over A♠A♥, as the pot was shipped to Potis.
Akash Patel opened to 16,000 in early position, and Richard Wilburn made the call on the button. Brandon Sorge moved all in from the big blind, with Patel calling and Wilburn getting out of the way.
Brandon Sorge: 5♠5♥
Akash Patel: J♠J♣
Patel was in great shape, and Sorge was unable to improve on the 10♣6♦8♠10♦8♥ runout. Patel scored the first knockout of the day, ending Sorge's run in 18th position.
After an exciting week at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, the first RunGood Poker Series event in Central Pennsylvania writes the final chapter today.
The final 18 contenders in the RGPS Grand Prix Pennsylvania $800 Main Event return to action at 12:00 p.m. local time, ready to battle for the largest piece of $115,500 prize pool.
Leading the way is Anthony Potis, who conquered the largest of the opening flights to bag up 564,000 chips on Day 1b. That represents 71 big blinds, giving Potis a sizeable advantage entering the final day of action.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Anthony Potis
United States
564,000
71
2
Chadd Beatty
United States
491,000
61
3
Mark Brodsky
United States
444,000
56
4
Tyler Giles
United States
413,000
52
5
Richard Wilburn
United States
404,000
51
6
Brian Morrow
United States
391,000
49
7
Jonathan Ares
United States
378,000
47
8
Akash Patel
United States
318,000
40
9
Christopher Coles
United States
254,000
32
10
Ashley Frank
United States
187,000
23
Tyler Giles
Chadd Beatty set the pace on Day 1c, finishing with 491,000 to sit second overall. Day 1a chip leader Tyler Giles remains inside the top five with 413,000 chips.
Mark Brodsky (444,000) and Richard Wilburn United States (404,000) are also firmly in the mix, as the only other players sitting above the 400,000 mark.
RunGood AmbassadorAshley Frank found a place in the final four players of the last opening flight, and returns in tenth position with 187,000.
Cards are scheduled to hit the felt at noon local time, and action resuming with 26:13 left on Level 15. That puts blinds at 4,000/8,000, along with a big blind ante of 8,000. Levels will remain 40 minutes in duration, and players will have 15-minute breaks after every three levels of play.
Full payouts will be posted shortly after play begins, with all 18 remaining contenders in the money and looking for a spot at the final table.
Be sure to stay tuned, as the PokerNews live reporting team has you covered on the way to awarded the latest RGPS ring at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.
