$600 Main Event
Day 1ab Completed
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Reno
$600 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Reno
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$150,000
Entries
291
Level
24
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
122
Players Left
14
Andrew Fredericks Leads Final 5 of Day 1b; Berger Advances
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The second of four flights came to its conclusion in The Rungood Poker Series $600 Main Event at Atlantis Casino in Reno, Nevada. A total of 43 players registered this flight in the hopes that they could snag a piece of the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool, only five of them advancing up.
At the top of the pack is Andrew Fredericks who ended the day with 454,000. The chip lead fluctuated greatly at the end of the night, with the seven-handed portion of play lasting well over two hours. The final coinflip of the night saw Fredericks take a comfortable lead over the rest of his flight and he secured his first RGPS cash.
Day 1b Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Fredericks | 454,000 |
| 2 | Teng Vang | 262,000 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Day | 261,000 |
| 4 | Andy Joros | 185,000 |
| 5 | Stacey Berger | 126,000 |
Teng Vang finished second in chips at 262,000. With $220,840 in lifetime earnings, he looks to use his wealth of tournament experience to aid him into Day 2. Jeffrey Day bagged just short of him with 261,000, possessing a similar Hendon Mob at $222,031 in lifetime earnings. With 6 RGPS cashes to his name, he looks to make his most recent cash his best one as he looks to add some jewelry to his resume. Andy Joros found his first RGPS cash with his bag of 185,000, making it through despite quite a few big pots not going his way.
The final player to make it through the day was defending champion Stacey Berger, who ended the day with 128,000 in her quest to go back to back. The only RGPS Main Event champion to survive thus far, with the potential to become the third back to back Main Event champion. A list that includes Derrick Plumage and Derrick Yamada.
Not all players could find the good fortune of these five. Lindsey Kludt, Bob Mather, and Tyler Patterson were among the casualties of this flight. Daniel “Donk” Hughes became the unfortunate bubble boy as his threes were unable to hold against Frederick’s ace-jack. Two flights remain for these players and others to snag a bag for Day 2.
Play ended on the final hand of Level 15 in flight 1a, meaning that players will return to Level 16 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante, unless one of the following flights ends earlier than this one.
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Hughes Eliminated on the Bubble By Fredericks
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Daniel "Donk" Hughes raised to 25,000 on the button which prompted Andrew Fredericks to move all in for 200,000 effective which Hughes called to put himself at risk.
Daniel "Donk" Hughes: 3♣3♥ 
Andrew Fredericks: A♣J♥
The board ran out A♠2♠6♠8♣A♥ and Fredericks made three aces to eliminate Hughes on the bubble of the flight.
Stay tuned for a flight recap soon to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
454,000
209,000
|
209,000 |
|
262,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
261,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
185,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
128,000
-136,000
|
-136,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Sippola Eliminated By Fredericks; Bubble Play Begins
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Andrew Fredericks raised to 30,000 in the small blind, Michael Sippola moved all in from the big blind for 55,000 which Fredericks called.
Michael Sippola: 9♣2♣
Andrew Fredericks: 10♣6♠
The board ran out Q♣5♦3♦A♠Q♥ and the ten-high held up for Sippola. After some words were exchanged between Sippola and Andy Joros, he exited the tournament area.
The players are now on the stone money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
Busted |
Vang Doubles Again
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Andy Joros raised to 16,000 from early position and Tang Vang moved all in for 77,000 from the cutoff which Joros called.
Tang Vang: A♥Q♠
Andy Joros: K♣K♥
The board ran out 9♣8♠3♦A♠4♥ and the turn brought Vang the ace to keep him alive while the table felt a collective groan as play continued two away from bagging.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
151,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
141,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
David Miller Wins RGPS Reno Event #5: $300 PLO
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The Rungood Poker Series has made its return to The Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno, Nevada. This iteration of the series sees a total of nine ring events running from April 23rd-28th.
The PLO event is the one event of the series that is not a No-Limit Hold’em tournament. A total of 37 players tried their hand at the four-card variant, creating a prizepool worth $9,250. A flurry of late entrants brought the number of spots paid out to five.
As it was all said and done, David Miller ended up beating Sarah Sherman for the top prize of $3,200. Miller was one of the last entrants into the event, but was able to spin his short stack to his very first RGPS ring.
Miller will be the fifth player from this stop to receive an invitation to The Dream Seat Invitational at Thunder Valley in November.
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Miller | $3,785 |
| 2 | Sarah Sherman | $2,315 |
| 3 | Daniel Hughes | $1,390 |
| 4 | Scott Wade | $1,020 |
| 5 | Brittney Stout | $740 |
Hughes Doubles Through Joros
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 14 Blinds: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 Ante
Andy Joros raised to 13,000 which saw action fold to Daniel "Donk" Hughes in the big blind who moved all in for 72,000, which Joros called.
Daniel "Donk" Hughes: 6♣2♠
Andy Joros: A♠Q♦
The board ran out 3♣4♠8♣9♣2♣ and four clubs on the board gave Hughes the flush to double up through Joros.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
169,000
-171,000
|
-171,000 |
|
|
153,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Vang Doubles Through Fredericks
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 14 Blinds: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 Ante
Daniel "Donk" Hughes raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Andrew Fredericks three bet to 45,000 from early position. Teng Vang moved all in from the big blind for 90,000. Hughes folded and Fredericks called.
Teng Vang: A♥K♦
Andrew Fredericks: J♠J♦
The board ran out A♣Q♥Q♠K♣4♠ and the ace-king held up for Vang to double through Fredericks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
|
65,000
-156,000
|
-156,000 |
Berger Doubles Through Hughes
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 13 Blinds: 3,000/5,000, 5,000
Stacey Berger raised to 10,000 on the button and in the big blind Daniel "Donk" Hughes moved all in for 129,000 effective which Berger called.
Stacey Berger: A♣K♥
Daniel "Donk" Hughes: 10♦8♦
The board ran out K♣J♦7♠Q♣8♠ and the ace-king held up for Berger to double up through Hughes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
264,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
103,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |