$575 Main Event
Day 1c Started
$575 Main Event
Day 1c Started
The third flight of the RunGood Poker Series main event at Harrah's Kansas City starts at noon. This is the final starting flight of the $100,000 main event. The players are playing for the estimated $50,000 first prize and the Signature Championship rings which were made especially for the RGPS Game Seven season.
The Kansas City stop is the final stop of the Game Seven season, and there will only be two more championship rings awarded. One of those will go to the winner of this main event which will be determined late Sunday evening or early Monday.
Today players will start with 20,000 chips and have 12 30-minute levels to bag for Day 2. Day 2 will restart at noon Sunday. So far 275 players have entered and 59 players have advanced.
Registration for the event will be open until the start of level nine.
You can catch all the updates and photos throughout the event right here on PokerNews.com.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bart Bogard |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Stacey Sullivan |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Jeff Tebben |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Paul Strohm |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Lisa Costello |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Nick Burris |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Mark Van Keirsbilck |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Shane Fuller | 20,000 | |
Jim Sybrand
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Sam Washburn |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
James Mackey | 20,000 | |
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Grant Hart | 20,000 | |
Mark Lafata | 20,000 | |
Rodney Spriggs |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Matt Donaldson |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Jacob Seale |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Ron Cain |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Mike Fouts | 20,000 |
Ethan Gilbert and Jon Bennett got all in on the first hand of the day. Bennett was behind with against the of Gilbert.
The board ran out and Gilbert won the hand to eliminate Bennett.
Gilbert says today is his birthday and he turned 30 years old today.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ethan Gilbert | 40,000 | |
Jon Bennett | Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jordan Dennett |
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Duster Ellis |
25,300
25,300
|
25,300 |
Jeff Tebben |
22,400
2,400
|
2,400 |
Mike Adams
|
22,000 | |
Cash Carpenter |
21,400
21,400
|
21,400 |
Lisa Costello |
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Danny Pigago
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Jacob Seale |
16,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Bart Bogard |
13,200
-6,800
|
-6,800 |
Nick Burris, a past RGPS main event champion, limped from early position and Jordan Dennett made it 400 to go on the button. The blinds both called before Burris raised to 2,000.
The players folded and Burris collected the pot.
Burris has $296,125 in career tournament winnings and his RGPS Council Bluffs main event win earlier this year was for $44,767 — the second-largest score of his career.
He also finished third the last time RGPS Kansas City main event for $22,302.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Burris |
15,200
-4,800
|
-4,800 |
The board read and Shaun McBride bet 10,700 into a pot of 11,200.
Dave Queen was on the button and took a few moments to decide what to do. He had only 15,100 behind and eventually decided to call.
McBride showed for a full house and Queen lost, tabling for top pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shaun McBride | 42,100 | |
Dave Queen |
4,200
4,200
|
4,200 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200