$800 Main Event Day 1bc | 2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Tulsa

01-26-2025 04:23 UTC-6

Table	Seat	Player	Chips	Hometown
27	1	Chip Pettit	110,000
27	2	Jenifer Grissett	144,000
27	3	Ashley Frank	365,000	Scottsdale, AZ
27	4	Wesley Jones	268,000	Daranelle, AR
27	5	Nathan Kimbrow	521,000	Willow Springs, OK
27	6	Rachel Sawyer	144,000	Locust Grove, OK
27	7	Byron Abernathy	618,000	Noel, MO
27	8	Scott Wilkinson	193,000	Springdale, AR
27	9	Rance Chalakee	149,000	Pryor, OK
26	1	Chris Whinery	217,000	Bixby, OK
26	2	Shannan Roberts	86,000	Prairie Village, KS
26	3	Randy Cramer	83,000	Springdale, AR
26	4	Nikhil Kurmadasu	107,000	Bentonville, OK
26	5	Brian Craig	309,000	Olath, KS
26	6	Kyle McConnell	302,000	Joplin, MO
26	7	Ethan Gilbert	142,000	Elgin, OK
26	8	Michael Cantrelli	63,000	Tulsa, OK
26	9	Thomas Houston	138,000	Topeka, KS
25	1	Michael Skimbo	414,000	Claremore, OK
25	2	Seth Hargrove	116,000	Wagoner, OK
25	3	Nicholas Guglielmo	74,000	Chandler, OK
25	4	Jimmie Taylor	278,000	Piedmont, OK
25	5	Iman Al-Saden	152,000	Kansas City, MO
25	6	Donnie Reeves	267,000	Tulsa, OK
25	7	Todd Tucker	458,000	Van Buren, AR
25	8	Sam Lee	182,000	Jennings, OK
23	1	Pete Petree	164,000	Bixby, OK
23	2	Ryan Anderson	337,000	Elmhurst, IL
23	3	Sandy Blanchard	276,000	Rogers, AR
23	4	Kiet Tran	349,000	Tulsa, OK
23	5	Jael Lewis	290,000	Rogers, AR
23	6	Thomas Caluneo	281,000	Moncks Corner, SC
23	7	Jerry Jones	213,000	Bella Vista, AR
23	8	Mike Travis	722,000	Tulsa, OK
23	9	Hunter Cichy	230,000	Dallas, TX
23	9	Chris Willis	125,000	Liberty, MO
22	1	Kevin Elwood	430,000	Salina, OK
22	2	Rosmel Munoz	433,000	Venezuela
22	3	Edward Welch	170,000
22	4	Bridget Hickman	295,000	Kansas City, MO
22	5	Michael Perrone	280,000	Tulsa, OK
22	6	Josh Wyatt	137,000
22	7	James Scott Stone	268,000	Mabelvale, AR
22	8	Sarah Renko	143,000
22	9	Shawn Privat	281,000	Olathe, KS
21	1	Cory Aurentz	267,000	Springfield, MO
21	2	Ha Bizzy Tran	323,000	Fort Smith, OK
21	3	Melinda Hettick	93,000	Owasso, OK
21	4	Andrew Todhunter	191,000	Tulsa, OK
21	5	Devin Arnone	286,000	Fayetteville, AR
21	6	Jeremy Radebaugh	186,000	Wyandotte, OK
21	7	Trevor Lewis	143,000	Rogers, AR
21	8	Brian Hauk	54,000	Chandler, OK
21	9	Jason Williams	89,000	Stringtown, OK
20	1	James Pupillo	444,000	Springfield, MO
20	2	William McCracken	288,000	Bolivar, MO
20	3	Michael Murphy	163,000
20	4	Seth Wright	186,000	Hinton, OK
20	5	Forrest Kollar	100,000
20	6	Brant Jolly	347,000	Fayetteville, AK
20	7	Greg Henry	380,000	Goldsby, OK
20	8	Tyler Barnes	272,000	Miami, OK
20	9	Jon Braker	302,000	Rogers, AR

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
Andrew Todhunter	191,000	21	4
Ashley Frank	365,000	27	3
Brant Jolly	347,000	20	6
Brian Craig	309,000	26	5
Brian Hauk	54,000	21	8
Bridget Hickman	295,000	22	4
Byron Abernathy	618,000	27	7
Chip Pettit	110,000	27	1
Chris Whinery	217,000	26	1
Chris Willis	125,000	23	9
Cory Aurentz	267,000	21	1
Devin Arnone	286,000	21	5
Donnie Reeves	267,000	25	6
Edward Welch	170,000	22	3
Ethan Gilbert	142,000	26	7
Forrest Kollar	100,000	20	5
Greg Henry	380,000	20	7
Ha Bizzy Tran	323,000	21	2
Hunter Cichy	230,000	23	9
Iman Al-Saden	152,000	25	5
Jael Lewis	290,000	23	5
James Pupillo	444,000	20	1
James Scott Stone	268,000	22	7
Jason Williams	89,000	21	9
Jenifer Grissett	144,000	27	2
Jeremy Radebaugh	186,000	21	6
Jerry Jones	213,000	23	7
Jimmie Taylor	278,000	25	4
Jon Braker	302,000	20	9
Josh Wyatt	137,000	22	6
Kevin Elwood	430,000	22	1
Kiet Tran	349,000	23	4
Kyle McConnell	302,000	26	6
Melinda Hettick	93,000	21	3
Michael Cantrelli	63,000	26	8
Michael Murphy	163,000	20	3
Michael Perrone	280,000	22	5
Michael Skimbo	414,000	25	1
Mike Travis	722,000	23	8
Nathan Kimbrow	521,000	27	5
Nicholas Guglielmo	74,000	25	3
Nikhil Kurmadasu	107,000	26	4
Pete Petree	164,000	23	1
Rachel Sawyer	144,000	27	6
Rance Chalakee	149,000	27	9
Randy Cramer	83,000	26	3
Rosmel Munoz	433,000	22	2
Ryan Anderson	337,000	23	2
Sam Lee	182,000	25	8
Sandy Blanchard	276,000	23	3
Sarah Renko	143,000	22	8
Scott Wilkinson	193,000	27	8
Seth Hargrove	116,000	25	2
Seth Wright	186,000	20	4
Shannan Roberts	86,000	26	2
Shawn Privat	281,000	22	9
Thomas Caluneo	281,000	23	6
Thomas Houston	138,000	26	9
Todd Tucker	458,000	25	7
Trevor Lewis	143,000	21	7
Tyler Barnes	272,000	20	8
Wesley Jones	268,000	27	4
William McCracken	288,000	20	2

Davis and Abernathy Lead; McCracken, Petree, Al-Saden, Barnes, and Tucker Bag

Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Today the final two flights of the RGPS $800 Main Event played to their 12.5% each out here at Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Day 1b dragged out a total of 197 entrants and Day 1c pulled out 180 entrants, seeing a total of 46 players make their way into Day 2. They will join the 17 players from yesterday’s flight to bring a grand total of 63 players to play tomorrow at 12:00 to battle for the title.

The biggest stack of the tournament came from the first of the two flights as Mike Travis ended his day with 722,000. Many of those chips came courtesy of a rather large pot late in the day where his queen-ten rivered a full house against his opponent’s pocket jacks. This propelled him to be the only stack above half a million in the whole tournament and he now sits poised to make a deep run for his first ever RunGood Series cash.

Leading the second flight is none other than 2018 RunGood Tulsa Main Event Champion Byron Abernathy (618,000). Abernathy has been a staple of the series for many years, and he now sits second in chips with 62 other players between himself and another RGPS title.

Day 1bc End of Day Chip Counts

Place	Player	Hometown	Chips
1	Mike Travis	Tulsa, OK	722,000
2	Byron Abernathy	Noel, MO	618,000
3	Todd Tucker	Van Buren, AR	458,000
4	James Pupillo	Springfield, MO	444,000
5	Michael Skimbo	Claremore, OK	414,000
6	Greg Henry	Goldsby, OK	380,000
7	Kiet Tran	Tulsa, OK	349,000
8	Ryan Anderson	Elmhurst, IL	337,000
9	Ha Bizzy Tran	Fort Smith, OK	323,000
10	Brian Craig	Olath, KS	309,000

One thing that was noticeable was the number of former RGPS Main Event champions finding bags in their quest to become a two-time main event champion and carve their names deeper into midwestern poker lore. William McCracken (288,000) won his championship out at Kansas City just over a year ago for $83,099 and he has final tabled many Mains from KC, Joplin, and even here at Tulsa. Iman Al-Saden (152,000) won her title nine months ago with the St. Louis Main Event for $77,192. She also final tabled the most recent RGPS Tulsa Main Event and will be looking to make her second FT here. Pete Petree (164,000) is one of the former champions of the Main Event here, winning a career best $62,911 just two years ago. He is the only one of the champions to have another RGPS ring on top of his Main Event win, and he will be joining the ranks to look for another title. Tyler Barnes () won the 2023 fall iteration of this event for $52,692 and will looking to claim his second RGPS ring. Todd Tucker () began 2024 becoming the first RGPS Main Event champion winning the main event here $73,242. History could repeat itself as he aims to become the first champion of 2025 as well.

RGPS Kansas City Champion William McCracken

A who’s who of Tulsa and RunGood regulars occupy the seats of Day 2 as players like James Pupillo (444,000), Ashley “PokerFaceAsh” Frank (365,000), Brant Jolly (347,000), Michael Perrone (280,000), Wesley Jones (268,000), and Forrest Kollar (100,000) join the ranks of the players coming into Day 2. Many holding rings, with some looking for their first and to snag a massive first place prize.

Dreams of RunGood glory came to an end to quite a few today. Eric Bunch would not be going back to back for his title. He, along with Daniel “Donk” Hughes, Caitlin Comeskey, Duster Ellis, Ricky Gebhart, and RGPS POY Front Runner Michael Johns all were unable to snag a bag this trip. Their wishes for a Main Event title will have to come at another stop, which they will be able to do on many of the upcoming stops this year.

Play ended with 7:22 left in Level 13 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. At 12:00 tomorrow, the 63 players will return and play until a winner is crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the exciting updates here on the floor.

Tags: Brant Jolly Caitlin Comeskey Davis Leads; McCracken Duster Ellis Eric Bunch Forrest Kollar Iman Al-Saden James Pupillo Michael Johns Michael Perrone Mike Travis Pete Petree Ricky Gebhart Todd Tucker Tucker Bag Wesley Jones William McCracken