Pair of Opening Flights on Deck Saturday for RGPS Tulsa Main Event
After 130 entries filled the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa tournament area Friday night for Day 1a, the RunGood Series Tulsa $600 Main Event $100,000 guarantee is now guaranteed to be shattered on Saturday.
Saturday will see two more Day 1’s, with the opener at noon local time and the event's third and final flight beginning at 6 p.m. If a player busts the noon Day 1b flight, they will be able to enter Day 1c as well.
The number that players Saturday will be chasing is the 596,000 chips gathered by Marsha Adams, who bagged the biggest stack Friday night through 13 levels of play before the flight reached its 12.5 percent payout mark.
Play on Saturday will also be played down to that point with those players making the money and advancing on to Day 2 on Sunday at noon.
Top Ten End of Day 1a Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marsha Adams | 596,000 |
| 2 | Adam Higbee | 542,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Lowery | 411,000 |
| 4 | Jesse Jones | 342,000 |
| 5 | Gabriel Attoun | 296,000 |
| 6 | Rance Chalakee | 273,000 |
| 7 | Christopher Allen | 198,000 |
| 8 | Scott Robertson | 198,000 |
| 9 | Kaleb Dunn | 197,000 |
| 10 | John Millsap | 192,000 |
Just as it was in Day 1a, players will begin their journey with 30,000 chips at blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Registration will be open until the start of level 9, with unlimited reentry also available to that point in each flight. Players will receive 15-minute breaks after levels four and eight, then a 10-minute break every four levels after.
Play will continue with 30-minute levels until the field reaches that 12.5 percent threshold where they will then bag for Day 2. Entrants who play Day 1b may also play Day 1c even if they find a bag but must forfeit their shortest stack if they bag twice. They would however be awarded a second min-cash should they survive both flights.
Be sure to stick with PokerNews all day for coverage of both flights, and then again tomorrow for the thrilling conclusion from the beautiful Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa.