Duma Lowery Bags the Chip Lead After Day 1a of $1,100 Main Event
Day 1a of the $1,100 Main Event for the RunGood Poker Series at Harrah's Kansas City Hotel has concluded. The first of three Day 1 flights attracted 138 entrants, with 17 players making the money and advancing to Day 2. The chip leader at the end of the night was Duma Lowery, who bagged an impressive 596,000 chips.
Lowery is a Peter Pender, AR resident with over $3,500,000 in career poker tournament earnings, who is looking to add to that total with a deep run in this event. Right behind Lowery on the leaderboard is Rohan Aggarwal (480,000) and in third is William McCracken (377,000).
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duma Lowery | United States | $596,000 |
| 2 | Rohan Aggarwal | United States | 480,000 |
| 3 | William McCracken | United States | 377,000 |
| 4 | Joseph Herboth | United States | 355,000 |
| 5 | Frank Kissick | United States | 332,000 |
| 6 | Michael Johns | United States | 303,000 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Copeland | United States | 283,000 |
| 8 | Mark Fink | United States | 241,000 |
| 9 | Jeff Brin | United States | 197,000 |
| 10 | Chris Hosier | United States | 177,000 |
The 17 players who advanced to Day 2 did so after Mike Fouts went all in with ace-three and ran into Michael Johns ace-queen. Once the board ran out, Johns improved to trip queens and Fouts was eliminated on the bubble.
Remaining Schedule for the $1,100 Main Event
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| October 26 | Day 1b | 11:00 a.m |
| October 26 | Day 1c | 5:00 p.m. |
| October 27 | Day 2 | 12:00 p.m. |
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