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$600 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2026 RGPS Summer Series
$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
It was a busy opening day of the inaugural RunGood Summer Series $600 Main Event, as the first of five flights attracted a total of 103 entries at The Lodge Card Club.
After almost 15 full levels of play, the final 13 survivors earned their way into the money as the first qualifiers to the chase the $250,000 guaranteed prize pool this weekend.
Bagging a big lead after Day 1a was Jeffery Sowell, who secured several knockouts on the way to collecting 794,000 chips, representing almost 20 starting stacks.
Sowell finished atop the counts, well ahead of Sergey Dadonkin (540,000) in second spot. Juan Rodriguez (504,000) rounds out the top three, the only other player to bag more than half a million chips on the opening day.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffery Sowell | United States | 794,000 |
| 2 | Sergey Dadonkin | United States | 540,000 |
| 3 | Juan Rodriguez | United States | 504,000 |
| 4 | Thomas McCutcheon | United States | 373,000 |
| 5 | Kayam Aziz | United States | 362,000 |
| 6 | Alex Goya | United States | 301,000 |
| 7 | Kris Burchfield | United States | 292,000 |
| 8 | Caleb Barber | United States | 251,000 |
| 9 | Matthew Cosentino | United States | 207,000 |
| 10 | Ryan Masters | United States | 175,000 |
| 11 | Paul Swickard | United States | 150,000 |
| 12 | Patrick Grover | United States | 145,000 |
| 13 | Ethan Scroggins | United States | 26,000 |
Among the group to finish inside the money was RunGood Ambassador Kris Burchfield (292,000), who survived holding ace-queen only to chop with ace-king before doubling up to survive the opening flight. Burchfield jumped in shortly before late registration closed, after booking a win in the RGPS Ambassador cash game on The Lodge YouTube stream earlier in the day.
One of the early highlights of Day 1a was James Galloway making quads for an early knockout, but he was unable to build momentum from there and exited later in the day.
Sowell padded his stack in the later levels, making Broadway to send Jackson Holtgraves out before securing another knockout shortly after with pocket jacks.
The money bubble lasted less than five hands, after Caleb Barber doubled up with queens to leave Sharon Barth short. Barth then shoved on the button, with Paul Swickard taking down the final hand of the night.
The Main Event schedule continues with a pair of multiple flight days, starting on Friday, June 19 with Day 1b at 11:15 a.m. local time. Players will once again sit down with a starting stack of 40,000, with blinds starting at 100/200 and a 200 big blind ante.
Day 1a concluded on Level 15, the final scheduled 30-minute level of the tournament. Levels will extend to 40 minutes beyond that point, with 15-minute breaks after every two hours of play.
Late registration remains open through the start of Level 9, and players will once again look to finish inside the top 12% of the field to make the money.
Remaining Main Event Schedule
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| June 19 | Day 1b | 11:15 a.m. |
| June 19 | Day 1c | 5:15 p.m. |
| June 20 | Day 1d | 11:15 a.m. |
| June 20 | Day 1e | 5:15 p.m. |
| June 21 | Day 2 | 12:15 p.m. |
Don’t miss any of the action from The Lodge, as the PokerNews team provides ongoing coverage as the opening flights of the first ever RGPS Summer Series Main Event continues.
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action has finished for the night, with 13 players bagging up for Day 2.
Stay tuned for full chip counts, and a recap of the opening day.
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sharon Barth moved her last 38,000 into the middle on the button, and Paul Swickard shoved in the small blind.
Sharon Barth: K♥7♣ 
Paul Swickard: A♠J♠
Barth stood up as she saw Swickard's hand, which held through the 3♠4♦2♦2♥2♠ runout. That sent Barth out in 14th place, and the remaining players advanced to Day 2.
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sharon Barth opened to 25,000 in middle position, and made the call after Caleb Barber moved all in for 113,000 on the button.
Caleb Barber: Q♣Q♥
Sharon Barth: A♣Q♦
Barber faced no danger on the 8♠9♣6♦6♠9♦ board, holding with queens to double on the direct bubble and leave Barth short.
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With 14 players remaining, the clock has been paused and action will remain hand-for-hand until one more elimination is recorded.
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Adam Levy was all in for his last 30,000 from the cutoff, and Sergey Dadonkin made the call in the big blind.
Adam Levy: K♣9♣
Sergey Dadonkin: A♠8♥
Dadonkin improved on the 5♥6♥3♦A♣J♦ board, winning the pot and sending Levy to the rail before the bubble.
Level: 15
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 14
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
