$600 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
2023 RGPS Tulsa
$600 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2023 RGPS Tulsa
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$260,000
Entries
499
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
346
Players Left
43
The Field is Set for the Final Day of the RGPS Tulsa Main Event with 63 Returning to Chase the Title
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The RunGood Poker Series $600 Main Event here at Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma has now played through all of it's starting flights with the completion of the flight 1c session.
A total of 182 players entered into the final flight of the night, putting the total number of entrants at 500, almost tripling the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool with a total of $260,000 waiting to divided amongst the remaining field on Day 2. Of those 500 total entries, 63 total players will converge and join each other for the first time when they return tomorrow to play down to a winner.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Lech | Alma, AR | 827,000 |
| 2 | Jacob Corral | Leavenworth, TX | 607,000 |
| 3 | Luke Frazier | Tulsa,OK | 536,000 |
| 4 | Justin Barraza | Tulsa,OK | 385,000 |
| 5 | David Pireson | Joplin, MO | 373,000 |
| 6 | Brazos Roberts | Greenbrier, AR | 338,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Lowery | Peter Pender, AR | 328,000 |
| 8 | Rania Nasreddine | Las Vegas, NV | 306,000 |
| 9 | Will Berry | Oklahoma City, OK | 270,000 |
| 10 | Thomas Houston | Topeka, KS | 180,000 |
Coming into Day 2 with the overall chip lead will be Day 1c leader and bracelet winner Michael Lech, who will unbag 827,000 when the day kicks off and after staying at the top of the counts for a large portion of the second half of the day, he'll surely be looking to continue that tread and ride it all the way to a championship. Right behind him with 607,000 will be Jacob Corral, also from the 1c flight along with the Day 1a chip leader, Jackson Turrentine, who rounds out the top three stacks returning for Day 2 with 554,000.
No one remaining will have an easy road to victory, though, as a number of notable players will be in the Day 2 field as well, including Jael Lewis (541,000), Liam Gannon (151,000), Ben Burnett (531,000), Sandra Main (418,000), Tyler Barnes (357,000) and RunGood Poker Series Ambassadors Daniel Lowery (328,000), Julie Cornelius (197,000), Mike Murphy (131,000) and Greg Raymer (100,000), all of whom will be taking their seats in an attempt to chase down victory as well. One player who will not be joining the Day 2 field will be defending champion Pete Petree, who bubbled the final flight, bringing an end to his defense run at the very end of the night.
Day 1c may have had the largest field but still ended earlier than the previous two flights. Play ended with 2:57 left on the clock in level 14 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. The 63 surviving players will start play again on Sunday, October 15th at 12:00 p.m. in the poker room. Going forward, blind levels will be 40 minutes long and play will continue until a new champion has been crowned, so keep it locked to PokerNews for the exciting conclusion to the RGPS Tulsa Main Event!
End of Day 1c Chip Counts
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
827,000 | 330,000 |
|
607,000 | |
|
536,000 | 221,000 |
|
385,000 | |
|
373,000 | 153,000 |
|
|
338,000 | |
|
328,000 | 148,000 |
|
306,000 | 56,000 |
|
270,000 | 47,000 |
|
180,000 | |
|
|
156,000 | |
|
139,000 | -26,000 |
|
135,000 | |
|
131,000 | -42,000 |
|
|
128,000 | |
|
121,000 | |
|
111,000 | |
|
99,000 | |
|
|
91,000 | |
|
88,000 | |
|
|
68,000 | |
|
48,000 | |
|
26,000 |
Corral Busts Another to End the Evening
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A player in late position shoved his last 34,000 and Jacob Corral looked him up from the next seat over. The button and blinds got out of the way and action was heads up with Corral's opponent at risk.
Opponent: A♣3♣
Jacob Corral: A♦J♣
The board ran out 2♣K♦K♠7♦J♥ and Corral held on with ace-jack to score the final elimination of the evening.
The final 23 players will bag up for the evening. Stay tuned for a full recap from the PokerNews team.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
607,000 | 32,000 |
Petree's Repeat Title Defense Run Cut Short On Money Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 14: 3,000/6,000/6,000
On a board reading 4♥8♥2♥, Pete Petree got all-in and was called by Jacob Corral, putting the defending champion at riskwith two cards to come.
Pete Petree: K♦Q♥
Jacob Corral: Q♠Q♣
Petree needed a king or a heart to survive, but when the turn and river brought the 10♣ and 4♣, Petree was sent to the rail, ending his attempt at a repeat championship and sending the remaining 24 players into hand-for-hand play as Corral stacked the defending champion's chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
575,000 | |
|
Busted |
It's Bubble Time
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
It is now the stone bubble and action will continue hand-for-hand with the final 24 players in Day 1c.
Frazier Makes the Nuts
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 13: 3,000/5,000/5,000
Action folded to Daniel Lowery on the button who raised to 13,000 and found one call from Luke Frazier in the big blind before seeing the flop come J♦5♠7♣.
Frazier checked over to Lowery who continued with a bet of 16,000. Frazier made the call to see the 8♣ hit the turn.
Action checked through to the Q♠ river.
Frazier paused briefly before counting out a bet of 45,000. Lowery quickly called only to see Frazier 9♣6♥ for the nuts, prompting a quick fold from Lowery as the dealer pushed the pot in Frazier's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
Big Blind Special Works for Arnold
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 12: 2,000/4,000/4,000
A player in middle position limped for 4,000 and the action folded to Jack Arnold in the big blind who checked his option yo see the J♥10♦3♠ flop.
Arnold checked to the middle position player, who tossed out a bet of 5,000. Arnold called to see the J♦ hit the turn.
Arnold checked to his opponent again, who again bet out, this time for 9,000. Arnold wasn't yet done with the hand, though, as he put in the call to see the J♠ fall on the river.
Action checked through and the middle position player tabled 2♣2♦ but found that he was second-best to the 10♣3♣ of Arnold who slid his cards forward before collecting the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 |
PN Podcast: Was Idea for Rounders Stolen? Guest Jeffrey Allan Grosso Alleges So
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen talk about Ari Engel capturing his record 16th World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit gold ring, remember poker author Anthony Holden, and reveal what six new players have confirmed to play the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop. They also recap Isaac Haxton winning the Super High Roller Bowl, winners from the Mixed Game Series II, WSOP Player of the Year Ian Matakis winning another tournament, and Next Gen Poker becoming ambassadors for PokerStars USA ahead of the NAPT.
Chad also shares highlights from his vacation on a Virgin Voyages cruise where he played in the WPT at Sea poker room, Matt tells you how you can win a seat into the $10,000 WPT World Championship, and Connor comes to you straight from the EPT Cyprus, which just kicked off.
Finally, Chad chats with Jeffrey Allan Grosso, author of the poker book Dirty Dealing. In it, he alleges that his ideas and screenplay were stolen by Miramax Films and ultimately turned into the movie Rounders. It might sound crazy, but there was a court case and everything. Chad read the book prior to chatting with Grosso, who opened up about what he claims happened, how he feels about it, and why he ultimately decided to write a book about his experience.
Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast.
Break Time
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Players have been sent on a 15-minute break. Tournament staff will use this time to race off the 500 denomination chips. There are currently 36 players remaining in the tournament.