The final flight is underway, with more than 70 entries through the first two levels of the night.
That brings the tournament total over 400 entries, surpassing the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
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Action was heads up to the 3♣8♣6♥ flop, where Kimberly Francisco was first to act in the big blind.
Francisco moved all in, putting the decision on Mark Davis in early position.
After taking some time, Davis opted to slide his cards into the muck and Francisco collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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290,000
212,000
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212,000 |
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123,000
9,000
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9,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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295,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
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280,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
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252,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
205,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
176,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
164,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
162,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
114,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
58,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
10,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
William Austin checked the 9♥2♥5♦ flop from the big blind, making the call after Rhonda Hart fired 15,000 in early position.
Both players checked the 10♠ turn, with Austin checking one last time on the A♣ river. Hart took a moment before checking back, and Austin tabled A♠4♠ for top pair.
Hart mucked, watching the pot shipped to Austin across the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
64,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
It's been another successful week for Mississippi native Cody Stanford, who added to his impressive RunGood ring total before joining the Main Event at Horseshoe Casino Tunica.
The RGPS Ambassador captured his ninth ring earlier this week in the $250 PokerNews PowerStack, earning $18,067 for the win. He followed that up with a third-place run in the $300 Pot Limit Omaha event, coming close to hitting double digits in the RGPS win column.
"It always feels good to win but it was definitely a battle," Stanford told PokerNews about his PowerStack win while waiting for the final flight to begin shortly. "I think I was like 15th in chips with 50 players left or so. Final table with six and five and four players, I was a short stack. Three-handed, there was 11 million in play, and I had one million of the 11, and just got 2 doubles and then kind of switched gears, but definitely felt good."
When asked if he was following the PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard closely, Stanford admitted it will now be on his mind a lot more.
"I haven't (followed) until now, but I for sure will now. I know that Nicholas Rigby is off to a good start on the leaderboard, so we might have a little fun competition between me and him."
Stanford has tasted plenty of success at his home casino, capturing the RunGood Main Event here in Tunica on multiple occassions. The first was back in the 2020 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Tunica $575 Main Event, and he backed that up with a victory last spring in the 2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Tunica $600 Main Event.
"This is a good place for RunGood, I think this is one of their top five busiest stops, and the people here love it, which is important. It's always fun, good energy, good vibes. It's my home casino, so I always love it here."
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
The purple T-500 chips are being raced off, and action will resume with blinds of 3,000/5,000.
Just 40 players remain in Day 1b, as they approach another break.
Action will continue until 27 are left, who will then bag up in the money for Day 2.
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