$1,110 Main Event
Jour 1a terminé
2024 RGPS RunGood Resort Kansas City
$1,110 Main Event
Jours 1a
Top
Chip Count
Chip Count
2
480,000
6
303,000
10
176,000
Niveau 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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 (3770,000).
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 | Mikey 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 Mikey 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 25 | Day 1a | 5:00 p.m. |
| 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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Niveau 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
596,000
376,000
|
376,000 |
|
||
|
|
480,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
377,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
355,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
332,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
|
303,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
283,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
241,000 | |
|
197,000 | |
|
|
176,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
169,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
|
165,000
127,200
|
127,200 |
|
156,000
-114,000
|
-114,000 |
|
|
115,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
96,000 | |
|
|
76,000 | |
|
63,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Niveau 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to Mike Fouts in early position and he raised all in for 95,000. Then it folded to Mikey Johns in the hijack who made the call. Action folded around to leave the players heads up with Fouts at risk.
Mike Fouts: A♠3♣ 
Mikey Johns: A♥Q♣
Fouts was dominated by Johns and would need to improve to avoid being the bubble boy. But when the board ran out Q♠K♣8♣7♠Q♥ Johns improved to trip queens to take the pot and burst the bubble.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000 | |
|
Eliminé |
Niveau 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 18 players left and 17 making the money and Day 2, play has gone to hand for hand.
Niveau 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Rohan Aggarwal opened the action with a raise to 15,000 from the cutoff and was called by the big blind Mike Fouts.
The flop came 6♠3♦6♣ and Fouts checked called a bet of 10,000 from Aggarwal.
Both players checked after the Q♣ on the turn which brought the 4c] on the river. Fouts again check-called a bet from Aggarwal, this time for 20,000. Aggarwal tabled J♠J♣ for pocket jacks to take the pot as Fouts mucked his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
145,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Niveau 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with Kenny Baggett all in for 80,000 and William McCracken putting him at risk. The board was showing 2♠Q♠6♠5♣ with roughly 90,000 in the pot.
Kenny Baggett: A♥Q♣
William McCracken: Q♦6♦
McCracken flopped top two pair and left Baggett needed an ace to stay in the tournament. But the river was the 10♦ to give McCracken the pot and eliminate Baggett.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Niveau 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mike Fouts raised to 15,000 from under the gun. It folded to the big blind Byron Leiva who three-bet all in for 36,000, and Fouts quickly called to put Leiva at risk.
Byron Leiva: K♦9♥
Mike Fouts: J♦10♥
Leiva was ahead with his king high and once the board ran out 2♦K♣7♥5♥K♥ he improved to trip kings to secure the double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
78,000
-147,000
|
-147,000 |
Niveau: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Niveau 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mike Fouts opened the action with a raise to 13,000 from the hijack, and was called by the small blind Jeffrey Copeland. Then the big blind Joseph Herboth three-bet all in for his stack of 112,000. Fouts made the call and Copeland got out of the way to leave the players heads up, with Herboth at risk.
Joseph Herboth: J♥J♣
Mike Fouts: 2♥2♣
Herboth was in a great position to double up with the bigger pocket pair. Once the board ran out 10♣7♦9♠9♣A♦ he did just that as his pocket jacks were still best to secure the double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
280,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |