Izadi and Hart Lead a Stacked Field In The Hunt For The Tunica Main Event Title
After three starting flights, the Rungood Poker Series $600 Main Event saw a total of 671 entrants fill the poker room, all with eyes to become the next RunGood champion. The prizepool of $342,210 will be divided out between the final 83 players, each one locked up a minimum of $890 and $62,522 will be awarded to the first place finisher.
Leading the way is 7-time WSOPC Ring winner Hamid Izadi (743,000), who will be looking for his first RGPS ring. Sitting behind him is RGPS ring winner Rhonda Hart (608,000), the only other player to take more than 100 big blinds into play today.
Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamid Izadi | 743,000 |
| 2 | Rhonda Hart | 608,000 |
| 3 | Charles Westbrook | 597,000 |
| 4 | Jeremiah Hastings | 588,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Lowery | 486,000 |
| 6 | Michael Chilton | 471,000 |
| 7 | Rafael Lopez | 458,000 |
| 8 | Darrin Yoder | 440,000 |
| 9 | Chase Turner | 434,000 |
| 10 | Brandon Simmons | 425,000 |
Many familiar and friendly faces are coming into the day with hopes to take down the title and become the next champion. Players like Daniel Lowery (486,000), Michael Chilton (471,000), Darrin Yoder (442,000), WSOP bracelet winner Kyle Cartwright (376,000), Jess Roberts (334,000), Cody Stanford (303,000), John Holley (214,000), and Kevin Grinder (169,000). Each one of them takes in a wealth of experience to utilize on Day 2.
Play ended with 5:45 left in Level 14 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante in the first flight and this will be the level that players return to at 12 pm. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the RunGood Poker Series Main Event.