Stewart Leads The Tournament into Day 2; Awwad, Murphy, and Gwinn All Bag
The biggest flight yet of the $600 RGPS Main Event at Atlantis Casino in Reno, Nevada saw a total of 119 players come out to get a piece of the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool. Just 15 players survived at day's end with a chance to become the next main event champion.
Leading the way is Scott Stewart who ended their day with 652,000 in their stack. Stewart is a RGPS ring winner himself, but many will know him from his long list of power accolades that include 6 WSOPC rings and $2,937,207 in lifetime earnings. He amassed a massive stack as he soared up the chip counts, utilizing his many years of poker experience to navigate fields and now sits with the only stack over 600k in the whole field. He will be a dangerous force to reckon with on Day
Day 1c Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Stewart | 652,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Awwad | 524,000 |
| 3 | Jared Smith | 270,000 |
| 4 | Michael Murphy | 259,000 |
| 5 | Gregory Sweyard | 255,000 |
| 6 | Duncan Avallaneda | 231,000 |
| 7 | Michael Peterson | 216,000 |
| 8 | Rodolfo Ponce | 192,000 |
| 9 | Coy Sanders | 186,000 |
| 10 | Charles Himes | 179,000 |
| 11 | Richard Daniel | 168,000 |
| 12 | Aki Suzuki | 158,000 |
| 13 | Art Tanimoto | 134,000 |
| 14 | Jason Gwinn | 134,000 |
| 15 | Dylan Stone | 109,000 |
Others that bagged included Ryan Awwad (535,000), Jared Smith (270,000), Michael “Murph” Murphy (259,000), Coy Sanders (186,000), Charles Himes (179,000), and Jason Gwinn (134,000). Each one of them is looking to secure a decent score in Day 2 of this tournament.
It was not a day for successes from the RGPS Ambassadors as Conrad Simpson, Julie Cornelius, Corey Paggeot, and Jamie Kerstetter all found themselves unable to secure a bag. They joined the rail with others like Garry Gates, Randy Gil, Jeffrey Day, and current NAPT player of the series leaders Michael Johns, Janet Moore, and Joey Gargiulo. With one more flight to go, they will have their sights set on bagging as the event nears its guarantee.
Play ended with 24:32 left in Level 14 during yesterday's flight with blinds at 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante. This will be the time and place that the players will return to on Sunday October 13th at 12:00 pm unless the final flight ends earlier than this. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates on the RunGood Poker Series Main Event at The Atlantis Casino in Reno, Nevada.
Reporting will now go on a break. Check back in later tonight for updates on the final flight.