The Second Flight of the RGPS Tunica Main Event Begins at 11 AM
After 177 entrants came out to play yesterday, the RunGood Poker Series is excited to see the second flight occur out here at The Horseshoe Casino here in Tunica, Mississippi. With a $200,000 guarantee on the prize pool, players will have many rewards to look forward too as the Main Event will also award a free seat to the RGPS Thunder Valley Invitational in November and those much sought after Golden Player of the Series points.
Leading the way of the 22 survivors is Jeremiah Hastings who ended the day with 588,000. Securing his second ever Hendon Mob cash, Hastings saw himself rocket up the chip counts with a massive pot with ace-king against pocket sevens to put him into the chip lead and he never looked back after that. Sitting second on the leaderboard is no stranger to RGPS Main Events as Michael Chilton sits with 471,000. Last season Chilton made an impressive two RGPS main event final tables at this casino and Hollywood Casino in St. Louis. Darrin Yoder rounds out the podium with 440,000 as the RGPS regular looks to secure his first RGPS ring.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremiah Hastings | 588,000 |
| 2 | Michael Chilton | 471,000 |
| 3 | Darrin Yoder | 440,000 |
| 4 | Brandon Simmons | 425,000 |
| 5 | David Cook | 318,000 |
| 6 | Cody Stanford | 303,000 |
| 7 | David Greufe | 301,000 |
| 8 | Peter Rouviere | 265,000 |
| 9 | William Reed | 260,000 |
| 10 | John Holley | 218,000 |
Many are expected to take their shot in these flights, including current Golden Player of the series points leader Michael Johns, who sits atop of the leaderboard with Preston McEwen and Joshua Turner filling out the podium. Many players who sit in the top ten are potentially in the running for the title and will all likely be battling it out today for the chance to win a $10,000 NAPT Package.
Players will begin the tournament with 30,000 in starting chips with blinds at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels will last 30 minutes each, today with a 15-minute break at the conclusion of every 4 levels. Play will continue until there is 12.5% left at which point the players will bag up for Day 2 on Sunday September 8th.
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