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Super Saturday at Palace Poker Sees Final Three Flights in RGPS Dallas Main Event
The guarantee has already been smashed in the 2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Dallas $600 Main Event, and that number will continue to build in the final three starting flights today at Palace Poker.
Players will get another shot at navigating their way into the money at 11:00 a.m. for Day 1f, looking to join the survivors from the opening five flights that have already been completed this week. That will be followed by Day 1g at 5:00 p.m. before the last chance turbo Day 1h at 10:00 p.m. local time.
The pace has already been set by Maverick Johnson, who dominated the latter stages of Day 1c to bag up 1,476,000 chips. Harrison Hood (1,300,000) and Simon Britton (1,240,000) both built their stacks late in the night on Day 1e to enter the top three on the overall leaderboard.
Top 10 Overall Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maverick Johnson | United States | 1,476,000 |
| 2 | Harrison Hood | United States | 1,300,000 |
| 3 | Simon Britton | United States | 1,240,000 |
| 4 | David Peters (TX) | United States | 1,070,000 |
| 5 | Preston Duron | United States | 1,000,000 |
| 6 | Mauricio Miranda | Mexico | 992,000 |
| 7 | Zachary Baron | United States | 974,000 |
| 8 | Joe Wengert | United States | 948,000 |
| 9 | Halit Ozaltun | United States | 890,000 |
| 10 | Patrick Jones | United States | 879,000 |
Among the notable names who have already found their way into Day 2 are Simon Webster (750,000), Rob Gardner (579,000), RGPS Ambassador Alexandra Loveless (374,000) and Douglas Drees (206,000).
The first two flights of the day will 30-minute levels, while the turbo flight features 15-minute levels in the last chance to earn a spot in the money. Players will start with 60,000 chips, seeing blinds of 100/200 blinds along with a 200 big blind ante to begin the day.
Action will pause 15-minute breaks after every two hours of play, and late registration remains open until the beginning of Level 9. Players reenter as many times as they like, but will need to be inside the top 12.5% of the field in order to qualify for the final day.
$600 Main Event Remaining Schedule
| Date | Day | Levels | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 22 | Day 1f | 30 Minutes | 11:00 a.m. |
| August 22 | Day 1g | 30 Minutes | 5:00 p.m. |
| August 22 | Day 1h | 15 Minutes | 10:00 p.m. |
| August 23 | Day 2 | 30 Minutes | 10:00 a.m. |
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It's sure to be an exciting day of action in Dallas, and PokerNews will continue to provide live coverage through the final hand on Sunday. Be sure to follow coverage of the $800 Main Event at RGPS Golden Expedition Southern Indiana.