$600 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2022 RGPS Tunica Fall
$600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 RGPS Tunica Fall
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$310,440
Entries
597
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
72
Players Left
1
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
After just over eight hours of play, the field of 72 was whittled down to a winner. It was Mississippi native JW Carter who steamrolled his way through the field to claim the massive first place price of $58,110.
“I feel great,” said the new main event champion with a big smile on his face, “I’ve only been playing tournaments for four years, but this feels great.” Carter throughout the tournament was one of the biggest stacks, but it was the hand prior to the final table that catapulted him to the chip lead where his bottom set held against the bottom two of Phillip Burch that gave him a 3:1 lead over the field. “I’m retired now,” he said when asked about being a professional “so I wouldn’t call myself a professional, but it is what I do a lot.” He now takes home his best live cash, his first RGPS ring, and a seat to the RGPS Pro/Am.
2022 RGPS RunGood Tunica Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JW Carter | $58,110 |
| 2 | Wesley Jones | $38,867 |
| 3 | Mike Cordell | $28,654 |
| 4 | BJ McBrayer | $21,358 |
| 5 | Matthew Lawrence | $16,112 |
| 6 | Micheal Senedetka | $12,293 |
| 7 | John Duke | $9,468 |
| 8 | Chris Hight | $7,388 |
| 9 | Adam Cotant | $5,836 |
Action of the day.
People sat down and began playing fast and furiously, with many stacks busting before the first hour was even up. Defending champion Max Le (69th-$962) fell early as did Tiffany Keathley (50th-$1,211), ensuring that a new champion would rise through the field.
Others who’s runs felt shorter than they would have wished included Kyle Cartwright (57th-$1,087), Preston McEwen (48th-$1,366), Frank Covich (26th-$1,801), Kaleb Dunn (21th-$2,142), and Matt Higgins (16th-$3,073). The final hand prior to the final table, saw, the chip leader for the majority of the tournament, Burch get all of his chips in with bottom two against Carter’s bottom set. The pot worth 30% of the chips in play, went in the direction of Carter and Burch ended his run in 10th place for $5,836.
Final Table Action
Adam Cotant saw most of his chips lost in brutal fashion, when his aces were cracked by the ace-king of Michael Senedetka. He got in his last chips with seven-six suited against Matthew Lawrence’s nines, but finding no help and ending his run in ninth place for $5,836.
Following him out the door was Chris Hight who also lost against nines. He moved in his short stack with ace eight only to lose against Carter’s pocket nines. He earned $7,388 for his eighth place finish.
John Duke was the third player to be eliminated losing against nines, and the second to be eliminated by Carter. He moved his stack in the middle with ace-ten off-suit and lost a race against Carter’s pocket nines. He collected $9,468 for his seventh place run.
Some time passed before the next player exited, but it was Michael Senedekta who shoved over Carter’s open, only for Mike Cordell to move all in for more, folding out Carter. Cordell held ace-king, beating Senedekta’s king-three suited and Senedekta left the tournament in sixth, earning himself $12,293.
Matthew Lawrence (TN) finished in fifth place for $16,112. His chips got into the middle with ace-ten off-suit and lost a race against JW Carter’s pocket eights. A turned gut shot did not turn into anything by the river and he exited the tournament area.
Shortly after it was BJ McBrayer who was all in dominated with king-three off-suit against his JW Carter’s Ace-three suited. The flop came ace high, meaning only running kings or a wheel to chop would keep him alive. Neither came and McBrayer ended his run, collecting $21,358 for his fourth-place finish.
WSOP bracelet winner Mike Cordell jockeyed around with Carter for a bit, but ultimately lost a race against Carter at the end when he got his nine-ten suited in against the pocket fives of Carter. He ended his run in third place collecting $28,654 for his impressive run.
Just seconds into heads up, Wesley Jones moved in his stack with queen-jack off-suit, only to get called by ace-six off-suit. The board ran out with no help to the queen-jack and the RGPS tunica PLO champion ended his week with a second place finish in the main event for $38,867.
Congratulations to all who cashed and JW Carter for winning his first RGPS ring! Thank you for staying tuned with us here at PokerNews and keep checking us out for updates on RunGood Poker Series, and all your favorite poker series around the country.
RunGood Poker Series Tunica Winners
| RunGood Poker Series Tunica Events | Tournament | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1 | $200 Seniors | Peter Kenna | $4,260 |
| Event #2 | $165 Guest Bounty | Anthony Allison | $3,165 |
| Event #3 | $250 Studio Ring Event | Denise Pratt | $10,000 |
| Event #4 | $200 One Day No-Limit Hold'em | Ryan Williams | $6,303 |
| Event #5 | $300 Pot Limit Omaha | Wesley Jones | $5,151 |
| Event #6 | $200 Two Green Chip Bounty | Michael Benbrook | $4,565 |
| Event #7 | $165 Flip N Go | Jon Swift | $4,605 |
| Event #8 | $600 Main Event | JW Carter | $58,110 |
| Event #9 | $200 Ladies Event | Julie Borders | $2,504 |
| Event #10 | $165 Turbo | Robert Randall | $3,816 |
| Event #11 | $250 Black Chip Bounty Event | Gregory Smith | $2,913 |
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Wesley Jones moved all in for 5,200,000 from the small blind and in the big blind, JW Carter called with the covering stack.
Wesley Jones: 
JW Carter: 
The board ran out 
which saw the ace high hold to eliminate Wesley Jones in 2nd place.
Congratulations to Jones on his deep run and to JW Carter for winning the $600 RGPS Tunica Main Event for $58,110. A full recap is soon to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,910,000
5,510,000
|
5,510,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
JW Carter raised to 600,000 on the button and Mike Cordell moved all in from the big blind for 2,100,000, getting quickly called by Carter.
Mike Cordell: 
JW Carter: 
The board ran out 
and Cordell finished in 3rd place, the players have begun their heads up portion of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,400,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
|
5,500,000
4,225,000
|
4,225,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 30
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
BJ McBrayer moved all in for 600,000 in the small blind and was called by JW Carter in the big blind.
BJ McBrayer: 
JW Carter:
The board ran out 
and aces and fives won to send out McBrayer in 4th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
JW Carter raised to 400,000 from the button and int the big blind, Matthew Lawrence (TN) moved all in for 1,500,000 which Carter called.
Matthew Lawrence: 
JW Carter: 
The board ran out 
and the eights held as the best hand while Lawrence exited the tournament in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,400,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
JW Carter raised to 450,000 first to act, and Michael Senedetka moved all in for 900,000 from one seat over. Action folded to Mike Cordell in the small blind who moved all in for 3,500,000 and all action folded.
Michael Senedetka:
Mike Cordell:
The board ran out 
and Senedetka finished his run in 6th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level 28
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,600,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
|
3,000,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,600,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
1,525,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
1,275,000
-1,375,000
|
-1,375,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
200,000
|
200,000 |