Day 1c and 1d Flights are Last Chance to Bag for Sunday

The final two starting flights of the $800 Main Event are on the agenda today as the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season continues at Hollywood Casino St. Louis. Day 1c kicks off at 11:00 a.m. local time and Day 1d gets underway at 5:00 p.m.

The tournament features a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool, with the guarantee nearly being met in the first two starting flights alone. Players who advance from each flight will combine and return for Day 2 on Sunday, March 8, where a winner will be crowned.

Through Day 1b, a whopping 258 entries have been tallied, and with two flights left to be had, that number is anticipated to climb substantially. As of now, only 31 of those competitors will be advancing to Day 2, all of whom are already in the money.

Day 1a chip leader Chris Audrain (789,000) currently leads the way in the overall counts. Not far behind him in second is Day 1b chip leader Robert Hankins with 620,000.

Overall Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Chris Audrain	United States	789,000
2	Robert Hankins	United States	620,000
3	Lance Brendel	United States	577,000
4	William Henricks	United States	567,000
5	Mike Hurley	United States	560,000
6	Paul Fehlig	United States	513,000
7	Chris Lillie	United States	489,000
8	Joseph Herboth	United States	480,000
9	Ryan Tepen	United States	467,000
10	Mark Lafata	United States	400,000

Players will begin each starting flight with 40,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Blinds will be 30 minutes in length during the Day 1 flights and will increase to 40 minutes for Day 2. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9, where players have the option to forfeit their stack and reenter for $800.

Should a player choose to play multiple Day 1 flights, only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to Day 2. Any lower stack(s) will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and receive a min-cash.

Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field (rounded down) remains and those who bag will be in the money. Day 2 will then start at the earliest blind level of the four flights on Sunday, March 8, where the event will play down to a winner.