586 hopefuls made their way out to the second edition of The RunGood Poker Series $800 Main Event here at Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, Missouri. The 71 players across four Day 1 flights who found a bag will return today at noon local time to compete for the ring and the biggest share of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Hometown
Chip Count
1
Chris Audrain
St. Louis, MO
715,000
2
Kenny Allen
St. Charles, MO
654,000
3
Nick LaFata
Springfield, IL
605,000
4
Michael Chilton
Paduca, MS
567,000
5
Jackson Turrentine
Shawnee Mission, KS
566,000
6
Brian Jones
Louisville, KY
550,000
7
Mike Hurley
St. Louis, MO
494,000
8
Robert Warden
St. Louis, MO
418,000
9
Yushan Shi
Tulsa, OK
385,000
10
Tanner Pray
Lake St. Louis, MO
380,000
In a near repeat of last year's Day 1d flight, Chris Audrain found himself the recipient of some late-night good fortune after a double-knockout ended the day and propelled him to the biggest overall stack, bagging a whopping 715,000. Followed closely behind is Kenny Allen with 654,000. The St. Louis local will be looking for his first RGPS cash and to potentially carve out his own piece of RGPS history. Rounding out the top three stacks is Nick LaFata, who put 605,000 in the bag to end the day. The tournament veteran is no stranger to Day 2s and will also be seeking his first RGPS cash. LaFata has more than $100k in cashes according to The Hendon Mob and will leverage that experience on his way to securing the ring and top prize.
Other returning Day 2 players looking to make RGPS history include RGPS regs Iman Alsaden (169,000) and Kathleen McNeal (50,000), as well as the Day 1a bubble, Jason Mendoza (193,000), who was able to battle back and find a bag late in the final flight.
Play ended with 20:05 minutes left in Day 1a in Level 16, with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante. These 71 players will return today at noon local time to play down to a winner.
Prize pool information will be posted shortly.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RunGood Poker Series.