Woodside Finishes as Day 1cd Chip Leader
It was a busy day at the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno, Nevada, as poker players came in bunches to register for their final opportunity at taking their shot at the RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix $800 Main Event title and RGPS ring. A total of 405 entries created a prize pool of $283,500, with the first-place winner scheduled to earn a prize of $58,770.
Day 1cd saw a total of 263 entrants combined between the two starting flights, with 32 being permitted to advance to Day 2 on Sunday. In total, 405 entrants took their shot across the four opening flights, with 49 players bagging for Day 2.
Donning her rubber duck bucket hat, Nikki Woodside (790,000) ended the day leading all entrants on Day 1cd.
Andrew Joros (596,000) and Daniil Fedunov (593,000) rounded out the top three finishers for Day 1cd.
Day 1cd Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikki Woodside | United States | 790,000 | 98 |
| 2 | Andrew Joros | United States | 596,000 | 74 |
| 3 | Daniil Fedunov | United States | 390,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Charles Himes | United States | 445,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Kim Le | United States | 410,000 | 51 |
| 6 | David Bridgett | United States | 390,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Andrew Greenawalt | United States | 364,000 | 45 |
| 8 | James Cihla | United States | 357,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Terence Cerutti | United States | 324,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Donald Nguyen | United States | 318,000 | 39 |
Woodside enjoyed a strong run as she clashed with opponents in multiple big pots in the final two levels to make a push to the top of the leaderboard, as she got the best of her opponents over and over.
Woodside shared that she wore the rubber duck hat inside out so the ducks didn’t show, and it was only showing the black side of the hat to begin the tournament, but after a string of losses early during Day 1c, her friend flipped the hat around for good luck.
“I said I was going to wear the black until I potentially made the final table, then the ducks would come out,” Woodside said, “I lost a couple pots and she flipped my hat so the ducks came out.”
The ducks coming out ended up being the right play as Woodside would go on to enjoy a strong Day 1c, finishing at the top of the heap.
“It’s just fun. I feel lucky. Blessed to be able to hang out with my friends,” Woodside stated in the afterglow of her successful flight.
Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,770 | 10-12 | $4,935 |
| 2 | $41,155 | 13-15 | $4,155 |
| 3 | $26,460 | 16-18 | $3,400 |
| 4 | $17,490 | 19-21 | $2,835 |
| 5 | $12,465 | 22-24 | $2,355 |
| 6 | $11,555 | 25-27 | $1,985 |
| 7 | $9,340 | 28-36 | $1,615 |
| 8 | $7,605 | 37-45 | $1,475 |
| 9 | $5,875 | 46-49 | $1,345 |
Players will reconvene on Sunday at 12 p.m. local time. Day 2 is scheduled to play down to a winner.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for coverage of Day 2 and the eventual champion.