Tyler Burke Bags Seven Figures on Day 1e Flight
Play has concluded for Day 1e of the $1,200 Main Event here at the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season Dallas hosted by Palace Poker. Of the 154 runners who started the day, only 19 players will return for Day 2 on Sunday, all of whom are already in the money.
Tyler Burke (1,009,000) ascended to the top of the leaderboard, finishing as the only player to surpass the million-chip mark in the first of three flights on Saturday. During the final few hours of play, he saw his stack swell from around 100,000 to seven figures. Burke currently sits second in the overall chip counts heading into the final day of action.
Justin Dreiling also surged late in the day and bagged an impressive 862,000 to finish second, while Samuel Jones secured a top-three stack with 624,000.
Day 1e Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Burke | United States | 1,009,000 |
| 2 | Justin Dreiling | United States | 862,000 |
| 3 | Samuel Jones | United States | 624,000 |
| 4 | Kiran Suresh | United States | 595,000 |
| 5 | Thao Tran | United States | 431,000 |
| 6 | Preston Duron | United States | 406,000 |
| 7 | Ethan Wilson | United States | 364,000 |
| 8 | Todd Tucker | United States | 361,000 |
| 9 | Gilbert George | United States | 360,000 |
| 10 | Samuel Murphy | United States | 350,000 |
Players to Keep an Eye On
Local grinder Zak Baron, who is no stranger to the Dallas poker scene, ended day 1e with 282,000. RunGood Ambassador Daniel Hughes (260,000) had an up-and-down day but found a bag for Day 2. Debbie Lee, who bubbled Day 1a, avoided the same fate and will return on Sunday with 143,000.
Those Who Fell Short
RunGood Ambassador Bart Bogard threw his hat in the ring on Day 1e, but couldn't get anything going. Alex Loveless, also a RunGood Ambassador, was eliminated shortly after late registration closed when she ran into pocket aces. Not long after, Alexander "Wolfgang" Seibt got it all in on the flop with a flush draw, but there were no hearts to be found.
Day 1f is currently underway, and a live stream of the featured table is available on YouTube. Day 1g is the final flight and will be a turbo beginning at 10:00 p.m.
Play in Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field (rounded down) remains, and those who bag chips will be in the money. Day 2 will then start at the earliest blind level among the seven flights on Sunday, March 29, where the event will play down to a winner.
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