Day 2 Restart Fires off at High Noon
682 came out to play the inaugural RunGood Poker Series $800 Main Event here at Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, Missouri. The $200,000 guarantee has been smashed, with 67 players guaranteed a piece of the $388,370 prize pool. The minimum payout will be $1,340, with all chasing the first place prize of $73,448.
Leading the charge is RunGood regular Jesse Jones who bagged a whopping 720,000 in Day 1c and is looking to earn his first piece of hardware.
Casey Master is hot on his heels with 641,000 and Bill Byrnes rounds out the top three with 634,000.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Jones | United States | 720,000 | 144 |
| 2 | Casey Master | United States | 641,000 | 128 |
| 3 | William Byrnes | United States | 634,000 | 127 |
| 4 | Scott Karas | United States | 570,000 | 114 |
| 5 | Michael Brown | United States | 539,000 | 108 |
| 6 | Sean Maurer | United States | 535,000 | 107 |
| 7 | Timothy Hicks | United States | 514,000 | 103 |
| 8 | Martin Kinder | United States | 476,000 | 95 |
| 9 | Richard McCoy | United States | 457,000 | 91 |
| 10 | Shane Carey | United States | 426,000 | 85 |
The leaders of the flights have a stacked field of players left to compete with. Players like Forrest Kollar (358,000), Jaymie Virtusio (297,000), Hamid Izadi (252,000), Cody Stanford (263,000), Preston McEwen (136,000), and Walker Miskelly (131,000) remain in the hunt as hungry as ever to add another title to their illustrious resumes. Former RunGood St. Louis champ Keith Heine is also still in the mix and is looking for a two-timer.
Play ended with 28,000 left in Level 13 in Day 1a with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. 67 players will come back tomorrow at 12:00 with 40-minute blinds, a ten-minute break after every three levels, and a dinner break for when the players reach the final table.
Who will be crowned the next RunGood Poker Series Champion? Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates here on the floor.