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$600 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2026 RGPS Passport Joplin
$600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport Joplin
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$379,760
Total Entries
752
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
87
Players Left
1
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Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Cody Hughey walked into the room as the player to beat after earning the title of overall chip leader as the final 87 players returned to vie for the RunGood Poker Series Passport $600 Main Event title at the Downstream Casino Resort.
After nearly 14 hours of play, nobody was able to knock him off his perch as he left with the first-place prize of $67,940 and the RGPS ring.
Hughey has been a long-time friend of the RunGood Poker Series and worked as a former manager at Hard Rock Tulsa. He had a wave of support from local players and RGPS Ambassadors who were pulling for the Muskogee resident. Hughey took some time to talk to PokerNews after securing the title.
“I’ve been around Tulsa poker for a long time, whether it’s as a manager working with Tana (Karn) or as a player,” Hughey said. “The watch it (RGPS) grow as much as it has, and to win a main event ring is very sweet. I had so many people in my corner rooting for me. It’s very special.”
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Hughey | United States | $67,940 |
| 2 | William Romine | United States | $45,236 |
| 3 | Kyle McConnell | United States | $33,347 |
| 4 | William Margo | United States | $24,857 |
| 5 | Jeff Copeland | United States | $18,738 |
| 6 | Bobby Sanoubane | United States | $14,286 |
| 7 | Brandon Elmore | United States | $11,017 |
| 8 | Rodney Spriggs | United States | $8,596 |
| 9 | Benjamin Rohrs | United States | $6,785 |
No one was supporting with as much of a rooting interest as Cody’s wife, Brandy, who was anxiously observing the action at the final table. Hughey shared how much it meant to have his wife there to witness him climb the mountain to a main event title.
“It was very cool. She’s one hundred percent out of her element here. The stress of the swings was more of a ride for her than it was for me,” Hughey said. “It’s foreign to me, but it’s definitely foreign to her.”
Hughey came into Day 2 as the player to beat, but his path to a championship was not without adversity. Hughey grew his stack to as much as three million by Level 23, but by the time he reached the final table, his stack had shrunk back down to one and a half million and was eighth in chips with nine left.
Hughey hung around, but was never able to fully catch his stride. He entered the final four third in chips and was far behind William Romine, who was leading in chips at the time. Hughey began his ascension with three left in the tournament.
Hughey doubled through Kyle McConnell and then Romine to gain a foothold in the tournament.
Hughey narrowly won a small pot against McConnell to climb the chip counts, but then sank back down to just one million in chips. Hughey fatefully managed to double up against McConnell. This marked a turning point for the future champion.
“I was able to spin it up. Just be patient and know that it can turn at any time,” Hughey said. The tournament indeed turned around for Hughey. After he got off the mat to double to two million, Hughey never looked back.
He doubled up against McConnell again, then won a massive pot that served as the big wave he needed to gain momentum down the stretch, when he won an all-in against McConnell that left McConnell in dire straits.
Hughey would then go on to finish off his main event story when he knocked out Romine heads-up to secure the title.
Day 2 Action
Drew Sommerer was a force to be reckoned with early during Day 2 as he rose up the charts to cross the seven-figure mark when he won a significant pot off of Day 1c chip leader Benjamin Rohrs.
Joseph Gatlin joined Sommerer in the millionaire club when he knocked out Brian Jones when his aces held.
William Margo emerged as a factor on Day 2 when he busted Day 1b chip leader Tony Courtney when he caught Courtney bluffing on the river.
Gatlin’s journey would end in 14th place when his pocket fours failed to hold against William Romine, who emerged as the player to beat during the final two tables. Romine would take some losses to Sommerer and Bobby Sanoubane to the point that when the final nine players reached the final table, it was still anyone’s game.
Brandon Elmore dealt the first fatal blow of the final table when he eliminated Rohrs. RGPS Ambassador Jeff Copeland followed with a knockout against Rodney Spriggs.
Romine firmly established his chip lead when he eliminated Elmore to cross nine million in chips. Romine would go on to knock out Sanoubane and Copeland to have a commanding chip lead with five left. Margo fell to McConnell before Hughey emerged as the threat following the final three.
Hughey would take over and become the RGPS Passport Joplin Main Event Champion.
This concludes the PokerNews coverage here at the Downstream Casino Resort in Joplin. Check back for continued coverage of poker tournaments from around the world.
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Cody Hughey outlasted 752 entries to take down the RunGood Poker Series Passport Joplin $600 Main Event Champion.
Hughey earned $67,840 for his first-place finish.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for a recap of Day 2 action.
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
William Romine raised to 600,000 on the button. Cody Hughey re-raised to 1,500,000 from the big blind. Romine responded with a shove for approximately 5,000,000. Hughey called to put Romine at risk and go for the tournament championship.
William Romine: 9♥9♠
Cody Hughey: A♣J♦
Romine needed to fade the overcards, but the flop had other plans when it came 5♣7♦A♠ to give Hughey a pair of aces.
Romine failed to improve on the 3♣ turn and the 4♥ river to eliminate Romine in second place.
Romine earned $45,236 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,550,000
6,850,000
|
6,850,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Kyle McConnell put in his final 100,000. Romine completed from the small blind, and Hughey checked his option in the big blind.
Romine and Hughey would check through the 5♣8♥A♣ flop and the J♣ turn to bring the 10♥ river.
Romine bet 500,000. Hughey folded.
Romine showed 6♥5♥ for a flush to eliminate McConnell in third place.
McConnell earned $33,347 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,700,000
8,100,000
|
8,100,000 |
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6,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Cody Hughey and Kyle McConnell clashed in a big pot that altered the fate of both players.
Each player put 1,200,000 each preflop to take a flop of 5♠K♥2♥. Hughey shoved from the big blind, and McConnell called to put Hughey at risk as McConnell had him barely covered.
Cody Hughey: K♦Q♠
Kyle McConnell: K♠10♥
Hughey had the best of it. The 5♣ turn and the 4♥ river did not change that as Hughey won a massive pot to take the chip lead and leave McConnell with just 100,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
7,100,000
|
7,100,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Cody Hughey shipped it for 3,500,000 on the button and was called by Kyle McConnell in the small blind to be at risk.
Cody Hughey: A♦K♣
Kyle McConnell: A♠3♥
Hughey needed to hold with the better ace.
The board did not bring any surprises as it ran out J♣Q♣9♥4♥5♠ to award Hughey the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,600,000
5,550,000
|
5,550,000 |
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7,200,000
5,850,000
|
5,850,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Cody Hughey jammed for his final 1,025,000 on the button and was called by William Romine in the big blind to put Hughey at risk.
Cody Hughey: K♣10♦
William Romine: 6♦6♣
Hughey needed to win a flip to stay in contention.
The board complied when it ran Q♥A♥3♥J♥A♣ to give Hughey a straight to sink the pocket sixes of Romine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
7,300,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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2,050,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,050,000
850,000
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850,000 |
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7,800,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
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Level: 30
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
