$600 Main Event Dia 1bc | 2023 RGPS Tunica

2023-11-12 05:52 UTC-5

Devin Wells of Day 1c Leads Pack into Day 2

Nível 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Two full starting flights played to their conclusion Saturday inside the Horseshoe Casino Tunica for the 2023 RunGood Poker Series Tunica $600 Main Event. Day 1b started at 11 a.m. and drew 251 entries and Day 1c’s 6 p.m. start added another 233 to that tally, bringing the grand total to 661 entries for the tournament.

Coming into the day, Truman Weatherly was the one to catch with 723,000, and only one person, Devin Wells, was able to top that number by bagging a whopping 848,000 in Day 1c. In total, 31 players advanced from the first flight, and another 29 made it through later in the evening, meaning 82 players from the 661 total entries will return for Sunday’s Day 2 at high noon local time to play down to a winner.

Other notables on that list from today include RunGood Ambassadors Preston McEwen (202,000), Cody Stanford(124,000), and Bart Bogard (165,000) who all managed to find bags in the final flight of this event. A few other big stacks from today included Shannon Hamblen (554,000), Brian Winter (538,000), and Thomas SInes (493,000).

Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Devin Wells	United States	848,000	141
2	Truman Weatherly	United States	723,000	121
3	Cory Smith	United States	644,000	107
4	Carl Masters	United States	625,000	104
5	Shannon Hamblin	United States	554,000	92
6	Brian Winter	United States	538,000	90
7	Dale Jones	United States	501,000	84
8	Stanley Thorson	United States	479,000	80
9	Marcus Webb	United States	454,000	76
10	Thomas Sines	United States	439,000	73

A few names that came close to bagging but were not fortunate to do so included RunGood Ambassadors Ashley Frank and Michael Sanders, as well as Grant Hart and BJ McBrayer.

Play will resume tomorrow where it left off on Day 1a with 12:16 left in Level 14 with blinds at 3,000/6,000/6,000 and unlike Day 1, the levels will now be 40 minutes in length with breaks every three.

PokerNews will be back at it again tomorrow at noon to take you through to the finish line, so be sure not to miss it!

Tags: Ashley Frank Bart Bogard BJ McBrayer Brian Winter Carl Masters Cody Stanford Cory Smith Dale Jones Devin Wells Grant Hart Marcus Webb Michael Sanders Preston McEwen Shawn Hamblen Stanley Thorson Truman Weatherly

2023-11-12 03:37 UTC-5

McEwen Saved with Ace from Space

Nível 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Michael Zuro opened to 30,000 from the cutoff but then Preston McEwen moved all in for 151,000 to his left. Action folded back around to ZUro who quickly made the call to put McEwen at risk and the cards were tabled.

Preston McEwen: A♦9♦
Michael Zuro: 9♣9♠

McEwen would need some help to stay alive, and it wasn't looking good on the turn 5♣5♠3♥7♣, but the river was his saving grace as the A♥ peeled on the river to award him the big double-up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Preston McEwen	325,000 298,000	298,000
Michael Zuro	220,000

Tags: Michael Zuro Preston McEwen

2023-11-12 02:05 UTC-5

Commons Holds; Kozarewicz Exits

Nível 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 13: Blinds 3,000/5,000/5,000

On a multi-way flop of 5♠6♣A♥, a player had led out for 13,000 and Brittany Kozarewicz had made the call but then Jeremy Commons moved all in for 120,000.

The original raiser quickly got out of the way but Brittany Kozarewicz was in the tank.

"Ugh... I don't know guys, this is a tough one," she said as she pondered over her cards.

After a few more moments, she decided to make the call, putting herself at risk as Commons had her barely covered.

Brittany Kozarewicz: 7♣8♣
Jeremy Commons: 5♦5♣

Commons was well ahead with his set of fives, but still needed to fade Kozarewicz's open-ended straight draw.

The turn 2♣ gave her even more outs as she picked up a flush draw, but the river bricked out with the 10♥ to award Commons the pot while Kozarewicz made her way to the exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jeremy Commons	260,000
Brittany Kozarewicz	Eliminado

Tags: Brittany Kozarewicz Jeremy Commons

2023-11-12 00:44 UTC-5

Odom-eter Steps on the Gas

Nível 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 10: Blinds 1,000/2,000/2,000

On a heads-up flop of 4♣7♠5♠, Matthew Odom moved all in and Robert Logan made the call to put him at risk.

Matthew Odom: 7♣8♦
Robert Logan: 10♣6♠

Odom was in the lead with his pair of sevens but needed to dodge an eight or a three that would give Logan the straight.

Fortunately for him, the runout of Q♦9♦ did not do it and he was awarded the pot for the double-up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Robert Logan	72,000 72,000	72,000
Matthew Odom	56,000

Tags: Matthew Odom Robert Logan

2023-11-11 19:52 UTC-5

Winter Ices Lemery

Nível 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

After an open to 18,000, Brian Winter three-bet to 90,000 and then Dylan Lemery shoved for around 180,000 total.

The action folded back around to Winter who quickly made the call to put Lemery at risk.

Dylan Lemery: K♦K♣
Brian Winter: A♠A♥

Lemery would need a lot of help to stay alive, and the flop of 10♦7♦4♠ provided a glimmer of hope as he held the king of diamonds, but that was short-lived as the turn came the Q♣. He was then drawing only to a king but the river 9♣ failed to provide and he was eliminated close to the bubble while Winter raked in the huge pot to put him at the top of the counts.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brian Winter	575,000 540,000	540,000
Dylan Lemery	Eliminado

Tags: Brian Winter Dylan Lemery

2023-11-11 19:25 UTC-5

Victory for Vuong

Nível 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

After an open and a call, the middle-positioned player moved all in for 61,000, and then Sanh Vuong shoved over the top for around 150,000.

Opponent: 9♠9♣
Sanh Vuong: 10♦10♠

Vuong was ecstatic about his superior holding deep in the tournament, and the runout of J♦Q♥5♣5♥6♠ was putre for him as he won the pot with his tens while the opposing player was sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sanh Vuong	262,000 262,000	262,000

Tags: Sanh Vuong

2023-11-11 17:43 UTC-5

Joyner-Drummond One-Two Combo

Nível 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After a preflop betting war, Will Joyner and his opponent got all the chips in the middle, with Joyner at risk.

Will Joyner: A♣K♦
Opponent: 10♠10♣

Joyner needed some help to stay alive in this classic flip, and the runout of 7♥Q♦3♥A♦K♥ definitely provided as he hit runner-runner two-pair to scoop the pot for a huge double-up.

Ironically, the very next hand, his opponent got it all in with A♣9♠ against Lucas Drummonds who held his old hand of 10♠10♥. Unfortunately, the tens held on the runout of Q♦9♠2♠8♠3♠ as both players made a flush, but Drummonds held the superior spade to send his opponent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Will Joyner	222,000
Lucas Drummonds	152,000 152,000	152,000

Tags: Lucas Drummonds Will Joyner

2023-11-11 17:06 UTC-5

Newcomb Holds Identical Holdings; Newcomb Exits

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Faced with two preflop shoves in front of him, Wayne Newcomb was in the tank to close the action.

"Ugh, I really don't think I should call this," he said aloud, "but even if Dont win I can still get into the late flight..."

After a few more moments, he talked himself into a call to put both players at risk as the cards were tabled.

Opponent: A♣Q♥
James Harper: 10♦10♠
Wayne Newcomb: A♠Q♣

Harper was sure happy to see that his opponents held each other's outs and the runout of J♦6♥9♦4♥7♠ didn't have any nasty surprises to award him the pot for the triple-up.

The very next hand, after calling 9,000 preflop, Wayne Newcomb lead-jammed on a flop of 4♥3♥5♠ and was called by Justin Kelley to put him at risk.

Wayne Newcomb: 4♦5♦
Justin Kelley: A♠7♠

Newcomb was in good shape with his flopped two-pair, but the runout was not his friend as it came 7♦3♠ to give Kelley a superior hand of sevens and threes to take the pot. Newcomb then shook his head and made his way to the exit as he pledged to return for the evening flight.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
James Harper	138,000 138,000	138,000
Justin Kelley	69,000 69,000	69,000
Wayne Newcomb	Eliminado

Tags: James Harper Wayne Holcomb Justin Kelley

2023-11-11 16:44 UTC-5

The RunGood Poker Series Player of the Year Race Heats Up

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The RunGood Player of the Year Race powered by the Global Poker Index is now three months into a 12-month stint. This leaderboard marks a first for the RunGood Poker Series and since the August 2023 announcement, there have been plenty of faces rotating around the top 10 rankings, though the top three have held a constant lead. The top three in the race: Brian Winter, Jason Simon, and Shaun Emery, have a combined 18 final table appearances with two of those being Main Event final table appearances, 28 cashes and 7 titles through 7 tour stops around the country.

Though the top three on the leaderboard have held steadfast, the race is still very much anyone’s game, and those faces are being hunted by others looming amongst the rankings. In addition to a main event final table appearance in St. Louis, David Prociak claimed two RunGood titles during the late October Graton stop, moving him to fourth place in the race, less than 100 points from fellow St. Louis Main Event final tablist Shaun Emery.

Sitting in eighth place in the POY Race is a name that many chasing points don’t want to see: RunGood Ambassador Daniel Lowery, holding 375 points. Lowery is less than 80 points away from finding himself in the top five.

Within the top 10 there are also two names that one might consider to be “sleeper” picks, but don’t count them out by any means. Horseshoe Tunica local, Walker Miskelly currently sits in 5th place in the race and can be seen regularly making deep runs and final table appearances with 7 cashes and 2 final tables through just two attended stops. A recent California transplant, Forrest Kollar, who sits in 7th place in the race, can now be seen at most RunGood stops in the Midwest where he’s collected 5 cashes and a final table appearance, with 4 out of the 5 cashes being top 20 finishes.

This week, the RunGood Poker Series is in both Cleveland, OH, and Tunica, MS, where many of the top 10 can be seen competing in events. In fact, Shaun Emery bagged a healthy 356,000 in yesterday’s Day 1A of the $1,000 Main Event at JACK Cleveland, while Brian Winter, Jason Simon, and Dylan Lemery can be seen firing at the $600 Main Event at Horseshoe Tunica. Walker Miskelly bagged Day 1A last night with 138,000 chips.

While it may seem as if the top three have a comfortable lead, the race is still in its infancy and with plenty of seasoned players in the top 10 rankings, it’s anyone’s game. The winners will be determined in summer of 2024 after the Spring 2024 RGPS season concludes. The top 5 on the leaderboard will receive an entry into the Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship Event at Thunder Valley Casino along with $500 travel credit, and the person at the very top of the leaderboard will also earn a banner that will travel on the RGPS tour across the country.

The up-to-date leaderboard powered by GPI can be found here: https://www.rungood.com/pages/rungood-player-of-the-year-race-powered-by-the-global-poker-index

Tags: Brian Winter Daniel Lowery David Prociak Dylan Lemery Forrest Kollar Horseshoe Tunica JACK Cleveland Jason Simon RGPS RunGood Poker Series Shaun Emery Walker Miskelly

2023-11-11 14:52 UTC-5

Rose on the Rise

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After winning two massive pots back-to-back, Rose Cooney has amassed a chip stack of almost 200,000 to put her into a dominant chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rose Cooney	196,000 196,000	196,000

Tags: Rose Cooney