Donnie Phan Leads 54 Survivors from Day 1bc of the RGPS Tunica Main Event
Day 1bc of the $600 Main Event is in the books here at RGPS Rungood Resort Tunica. A total of 435 hopefuls made their way to Horseshoe Tunica with the goal of finding a bag: 235 in Day 1b and an even 200 in Day 1c.
However, at the end of the night just 54 players advanced to Day 2 and will be in the money, bringing the total number of Day 2 bags to 74, but only 71 players as BJ McBrayer, Preston McEwen, and Mary Fowler double-bagged.
In total, 598 entries were tallied in this edition of the $600 Main Event, generating a prize pool of $304,980, crushing the guarantee of $200,000.
Leading the way from today’s flights is Donnie Phan, who held the chip lead for most of the evening and burst the bubble on his way to a bag of 900,000. In second place is Robert Hankins. The 10-time WSOPC ring winner finished with 721,000. Rounding out the podium in third is Tim Garles with 670,000 as the largest stack from Day 1b.
End of Day 1bc Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnie Phan | 900,000 |
| 2 | Robert Hankins | 721,000 |
| 3 | Tim Garles | 670,000 |
| 4 | Lashun Wallace | 636,000 |
| 5 | William Latta | 574,000 |
| 6 | David Garrison | 505,000 |
| 7 | Jonathan Turner | 500,000 |
| 8 | Preston McEwen | 414,000 |
| 9 | Jefferson Morris | 347,000 |
| 10 | Charles Westbrook | 336,000 |
Day 2 starts tomorrow Sunday, November, 17 at 12 p.m. local time. Play will begin with 25 minutes remaining in Level 16 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 40 minutes in length on Day 2 through to the end of the tournament.
The seat draw for Day 2 will be posted in the morning, and the prize pool information will be posted shortly after play begins. All players who advanced to Day 2 are in the money.
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