Jeff Grimes was all-in from the small blind for 30,000 against an early position opponent, with Grimes the player at risk.
Jeff Grimes: J♠J♦ 
Opponent: A♠Q♠
The final board ran out J♣8♦5♣3♣10♦ completing top set of jacks for Grimes and securing him the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
Lucas McCorry was all-in from the small blind against players in early and late position.
Opponent: K♠7♠
Opponent: A♥A♣
Lucas McCorry: 10♠10♣
The final runout of J♦9♣7♣8♥A♠ favored McCorry, as he turned a jack-high straight to eliminate his opponent in late position and secure the near triple-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
A player raised to 2,000 from the cutoff and Andrew Bakota three-bet to 6,500 from the big blind, getting the call from his opponent.
The two players saw a Q♥4♣7♦ flop and Bakota continued for 4,000. His opponent called once more.
The 10♥ on the turn checked through, and Bakota put out a bet of 6,300 on the Q♦ river, getting the quick call from the player in the cutoff.
Bakota turned over J♠J♦ and his opponent mucked, sending him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
The cards were on their backs and Chris Parsley was all-in for 8,100 from middle position against an opponent in the small blind, on a flop board reading 10♥8♣2♥, with Parsley the player at risk.
Chris Parsley: A♥6♥
Opponent: 10♦4♣
Fair fight heading into the turn, but Parsley would spike an ace to take the lead and then hold through a final runout of A♠9♦, securing him the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
A player in early position raised to 1,200 and was called by the player to his left. Pyzza Teston three-bet to 3,800 from middle position and both players called.
The three hopefuls saw a 7♦5♦4♠ flop and action checked to Teston, who bet 9,000 and got two quick folds.
Pyzza quipped, "If I lose another one of those, I'm going to crash my limo into a light pole," after the completion of the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
After 84 players came out for the first flight, Day 1b saw a total of 150 entrants hoping to find a bag in the $800 RGPS Main Event at Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, MO. Those who make Day 2 will have an opportunity to play for the biggest piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Yesterday’s flight saw Michael Chilton bag up 567,000, good for the lead, but followed closely behind by tournament veteran Brian Jones, who was able to finish the night with 550,000. Rounding out the top three stacks are Mike Hurley, a St. Louis area local who will be looking to top his 15th place finish in the RGPS St. Louis series opener to carve out a piece of RGPS history.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Chilton | Paducah, MS | 567,000 |
| 2 | Brian Jones | Louisville, KY | 550,000 |
| 3 | Mike Hurley | St. Louis, MO | 494,000 |
| 4 | Tanner Pray | Lake St. Louis, MO | 380,000 |
| 5 | Jeff Levinson | St. Louis, MO | 378,000 |
| 6 | Britt Williams | St. Charles, MO | 336,000 |
| 7 | Tyler Buhlig | St. Louis, MO | 295,000 |
| 8 | Paul Fehlig | St. Louis, MO | 248,000 |
| 9 | Justin Coliny | Wentzville, MO | 238,000 |
| 10 | Ryan Rogers | St. Louis, MO | 226,000 |
Others who found bags include RGPS regs Kathleen McNeal and Iman Alsaden, as well as Britt Williams and Justin Coliny, who eliminated John Wenskonas on the Day 1b bubble to end the flight.
Players begin with 30,000 in tournament chips and the blinds will start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante and increase every 30 minutes. There will be a 15-minute break after every four levels, and registration will be open until the start of Level 9, after which, the levels will move to 40 minutes, with a 15-minute break after every three levels.
Play will conclude once the field has shrunk to 12.5% remaining, in which players will then bag up for the night with the intention of returning to play on Day 2, Sunday, May 5 at 12 p.m. Qualifying Day 2 players may still play additional Day 1 flights, however they will have to play the bigger stack on Day 2. Each Day 2 stack is worth a min-cash.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the RunGood Poker Series.
