The Second Flight of The $800 RGPS Main Event Begins at 5 p.m.!
After 66 players came out to yesterday’s first day of registration, Day 1b of The $800 RGPS Main Event at Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, MO is looking to beat that with the same starting time at 5 p.m. Players will have their second opportunity to secure a bag to get a piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Leading the final ten of yesterday’s flight was Scott Karas who secured his second-ever RGPS cash. Others who found bags included Saad Ghanem(376,000), Gregory Wood (320,000), and Lance Hendricks. Each one of them is looking for their first Main Event title on The RunGood circuit and will have a shot to prove themselves on Sunday.
Players Advancing from Day 1a
| 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 | 28 |
| 7 | William Henricks | 92,000 | Glen Carbon, IL | 18 |
| 8 | Larry King | 45,000 | 9 |
Today will also see some additional players fire their shots as they were too busy running deep in the One-Day ring event yesterday. Players like Preston McEwen who got third place and of course Cody Stanfod who won the thing for his fifth RGPS ring as well as close to $9,000.
Other RGPS ring winners Shaun Emery, Duster Ellis, Jacob Long, and Jaymie Virtusio will also be firing their shots today along with Daniel Lowery, Craig Welko, and Jeff Copeland.
As with Day 1a, players will begin the tournament with 30,000 in chips with blinds beginning at 100/200 and a 200 big blind ante. Levels will last 30 minutes each with a 10-minute break occurring after every four until Level 8. After Level 8, registration will close and the levels will be upped to 40 minutes, with a 10-minute break occurring after every three levels. Play will conclude once the field has shrunk to 12.5% remaining. Players will bag after that with the intention to return to play on Day 2 on Sunday, September 29 at 12 p.m.
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