Saturday will be a busy day at Palace Poker in Grand Prairie, Texas, as the $360 RunGood Poker Series PokerNews PowerStack gears up for three starting flights as players try to punch their ticket and advance to Day 2 as they chase a piece of the $100,000 guarantee.
Day 1b featured a total of 129 entries, resulting in 16 players advancing to Day 2. Simon Britton (607,000) led the way as the top stack to advance from this flight. Jason Thompson (480,000) and John Burks (349,000) followed in second and third in chips.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Simon Britton | United States | 607,000 | 101 |
| 2 | Jason Thompson | United States | 480,000 | 80 |
| 3 | John Burks | United States | 349,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Carlos Torres | United States | 312,000 | 52 |
| 5 | Nicholas Burnett | United States | 292,000 | 49 |
| 6 | Brent Morehouse | United States | 256,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Janelle Kargel | United States | 248,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Christopher Hosier | United States | 239,000 | 40 |
| 9 | Rakesh Uppala | United States | 221,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Nathan Knight | United States | 173,000 | 29 |
Britton has earned over $600,000 in career earnings according to The Hendon Mob, but he has yet to capture an RGPS title. Britton has an opportunity to change that on Day 2 with a healthy stack to work with as he moves forward.
The first two flights combined have 228 entries with 28 players already earning their spot on the final day of play. The page will now turn to Saturday with Day 1c and Day 1d starting their flights at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., respectively. These flights will feature 30-minute blind levels.
Day 1e, the third flight of the day, is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. This flight will differ from all the other flights before, as it will host 15-minute blind levels.
A total of 12.5%, rounded down, from each flight will be entitled to advance to Day 2. All players will begin with a starting stack of 30,000. Day 2 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, March 21, at 1 p.m.
RGPS PokerNews PowerStack Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|
| Sat, March 21 | 11 a.m. | $360 PokerNews PowerStack Flight 1c |
| Sat, March 21 | 5 p.m. | $360 PokerNews PowerStack Flight 1d |
| Sat, March 21 | 10 p.m. | $360 PokerNews Powerstack Flight E |
| Sun, March 22 | 1 p.m. | $360 PokerNews PowerStack Day 2 |
Players who bag more than once for Day 2 will be entitled to take the biggest stack forward, and they will forfeit their smaller stack and be given the minimum payout for Day 2.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for coverage of Day 1c and beyond of the RGPS $360 PokerNews PowerStack at Palace Poker.
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