Players have been sent on their second 15-minute break with the clocks showing 65 of 144 players remaining. Dealers are now coloring up the black 100-chips and late registration will close at the end of the break.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Arlan Morse opened from under the gun and Kyle McConnell three-bet jammed from a few seats over to bring a fold from Morse. The next hand, McConnell opened to 3,500 and Morse defended in the big blind.
Morse checked on the flop of 3♠Q♠2♥ and McConnell continued for 3,000. Morse check-raised to 9,000 and McConnell called. Morse then bet 15,000 on the 5♣ turn and snap-called as McConnell raised all in.
Kyle McConnell: 9♠9♥ 
Arlan Morse: A♦Q♣
McConnell was drawing to just two outs and couldn't hit as the 6♣ bricked off to mark his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
|
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Busted |
With registration now closed, the floor has announced that there were 146 runners in Day 1b. That means that up to 18 players will bag and tag for Day 2 and will be in the money.
The RunGood Poker Series is back in Joplin, where last year’s $600 Main Event saw Dakotah O’Dell defeat Blair Hinkle to claim his second RGPS title and the top prize of $63,647.
The event attracted a total of 683 entrants, creating a prize pool of $348,330 to smash the $100,000 guarantee.
| Rank | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakotah O'Dell | $63,647 |
| 2 | Blair Hinkle | $42,427 |
| 3 | Jason Darland | $31,210 |
| 4 | Richard Hawkins | $23,338 |
| 5 | Jared Ward | $17,591 |
| 6 | Kevin Unkel | $13,411 |
| 7 | Danny Barnes | $10,345 |
| 8 | Jael Lewis | $8,081 |
| 9 | John Reynolds | $6,374 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Defending champion Dakotah O'Dell jammed a stack of 48,500 from the cutoff and was called by Jonathan Aspenlieder in the small blind with a bigger stack.
Dakotah O'Dell: K♦Q♣
Jonathan Aspenlieder: J♠J♦
O'Dell couldn't pull ahead in the flip as the board ran out 9♥4♣6♣10♣6♦ to mark the 2023 RGPS Joplin champion's elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000 | |
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Busted |
A middle position player opened to 5,000 and Ashley Frank three-bet to 22,000 in the small blind. Her opponent called.
Frank sized down to 11,000 on the 3♣5♠K♦ flop and the opponent folded to win the content creator the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
43,000
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43,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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160,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
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125,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
120,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
|
65,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
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