Scott Karas Looking to Extend Hot Streak as He Leads Day 1a of RGPS St. Louis Main Event
Day 1a of The $800 RunGood Poker Series Main Event at Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, Missouri has come to its conclusion. With 66 entrants this flight, a total of 8 players found bags at the end of the day in their journeys to secure a piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Leading the way is Scott Karas who ended his day with 570,000 after scoring a huge double when he cracked kings with ace-queen in one of the flight's final hands. Karas is looking to continue his hot streak as he is fresh off a win in St. Charles at the Ameristar Poker Open last month for $46,827. According to Hendon Mob, this is now his second cash in a RunGood Poker Series and hopefully not his last.
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Hometown | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Karas | 570,000 | O'Fallon, MO | 114 |
| 2 | Saad Ghanem | 376,000 | St. Louis, MO | 75 |
| 3 | Gregory Wood | 320,000 | St. Charles, MO | 64 |
| 4 | Lance Hendricks | 238,000 | 48 | |
| 5 | Barry Schultz | 172,000 | 34 | |
| 6 | Paul Fehlig | 139,000 | St. Louis, MO | 28 |
| 7 | William Henricks | 92,000 | Glen Carbon, IL | 18 |
| 8 | Larry King | 45,000 | 9 |
Among the players who took their shot today but failed to bag included RGPS ring winners William McCracken, Jacob Long, and Jaymie Virtusio, but you better believe you haven't seen the last of them.
Play ended with 28:00 left in Level 13 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. These eight will return on Sunday at 12 p.m. and join the final players from the other flights.
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