Eric Jordan Comes into Day 2 Leading the $1,100 Kansas City Main Event
After three Day 1 flights over two days, 50 players return to Harrah's Casino and Hotel Kansas City for Day 2 of the $1,100 Main Event in the RunGood Poker Series. Over the three Day 1 flights the $200,000 guarantee tournament drew 415 entrants. The chip leader heading into Day 2 is Eric Jordan.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Leaders
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Jordan | United States | 600,000 |
| 2 | Duma Lowery | United States | 596,000 |
| 3 | Alvaro Beitiamadrid | United States | 516,000 |
| 4 | Beau Wilshire | United States | 500,000 |
| 5 | Rohan Aggarwal | United States | 480,000 |
| 6 | Demian Shumaker | United States | 479,000 |
| 7 | Danny Clarkson | United States | 382,000 |
| 8 | Salvatore Termini | United States | 380,000 |
| 9 | James Mackey | United States | 380,000 |
| 10 | William McCracken | United States | 377,000 |
Day 1a drew 138 entrants and saw 17 players advance to Day 2. The chip leader at the end of the night was Duma Lowery, who has over $3,00,000 in career poker tournament earnings.
The biggest of the three flights was Day 1b with 169, which saw our overall chip leader Eric Jordan bag 600,000. 21 players from the flight advanced to Day 2, including two time WPT champion and World Series of Poker bracelet winner James Mackey (380,000)
The smallest of the three Day 1 was day 1c which drew 108 entrants and 12 players making it Day 2. The chip leader was Alvaro Beitiamadrid. Also making it to Day 2 was is the reiginig Main Event champion from the last the time the RunGood Poker Series came to Kansas City, Blair Hinkle.
Action is set to begin at 12:00 p.m. local time. The players will begin Day 2 at Level 14, with blinds set at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 ante. Each level will last 40 minutes, and players will enjoy a 15-minute break after every two hours of play. The competition will continue until a champion is crowned.
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