McCracken Dominates Day 1bc
Day 1 of the RGPS Kansas City $1,100 Main Event has officially come to a with the completion of Day 1 bc as 338 total entrants battled it out on the felt with 41 remaining after the dust settled.
Ending the day with a commanding lead is William McCracken with a whopping 1,027,000 and following in second is Joey McCraig with 927,000. Coming in third is Timothy Finley (803,000) and in fourth is Iman Alsaden (544,000), with Jeremy Lohrmyer (528,000) rounding out the top five.
| Place | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William McCracken | 1,062,000 |
| 2 | Joey McCraig | 927,000 |
| 3 | Timothy Finley | 803,000 |
| 4 | Iman Alsaden | 544,000 |
| 5 | Jeremy Lohrmeyer | 528,000 |
| 6 | Andre Allen | 434,000 |
| 7 | Taylor Howard | 350,000 |
| 8 | Eric Shephard | 323,000 |
| 9 | Eric Colvin | 310,000 |
| 10 | Bryson Woods | 309,000 |
RunGood Ambassadors Preston McEwen, Blair Hinkle, Kris Burchfield, and Julie Cornelius all played today's flights but none of them were able to survive to find a bag. This means Grant Hinkle (who bagged Day 1a) is the only ambassador to have a spot on Day 2.
All 60 players who bagged from the three starting flights will return tomorrow at noon and will play down to a winner who will be presented with the grand prize as well as a RGPS ring.
Play will begin on Level 13 with blinds at 3,000/5,000/5,000 and levels will be 40 minutes long with breaks every three.
The PokerNews team will be on-site providing all of the updates in the RGPS Main Event until a winner is crowned tomorrow so make sure not to miss any of the action!