The Final Flight Of The RGPS Main Event Closes Registration at 10:30 p.m.
The first two flights of The RunGood Poker Series $600 Main Event saw a total of 477 players take their seats over the course of two flights. This smashes the $200,000 guarantee initially set on the prizepool and with registration open until 10:30 tonight, time will tell to see just how large this flight becomes.
Dawson Darbouze (560,000) leads the second flight of the tournament after being the prior flight's bubble boy. He and Forrest Kollar (518,000) became the only two from the second flight to bag over half a million chips. They join their cohorts like Shannon Hamblen (470,000), Carl Masters (395,000), Michael Sanders (359,000), Tiffany Keathley (281,000), WPT champion Mark Davis (240,000) and defending RPGS Tunica Main Event champion Kevin Broadway (202,000). Keathley, Broadway and Max Le (144,000) could join the elite group of players with two or more RGPS Main Event titles.
Top Ten Chip Counts Day 1b
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawson Darbouze | 560,000 |
| 2 | Forrest Kollar | 518,000 |
| 3 | Shannon Hamblen | 470,000 |
| 4 | Chance Lawson | 457,000 |
| 5 | Raymond Riley | 421,000 |
| 6 | Jacob Tittle | 404,000 |
| 7 | Carl Masters | 395,000 |
| 8 | Michael Sanders | 359,000 |
| 9 | Chris Dunn | 331,000 |
| 10 | David Mann | 304,000 |
Players already seen entering the field include Cody Stanford, Krista Lowery, Christina Read, Jon Swift, and Mike Cordell. Many others are likely to join them.
Players will begin the tournament with 30,000 chips with levels beginning at 100/200 and a 200 big blind ante. Levels will escalate once every 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break occurring every four levels, then every three levels after level 8. Players will have the option to enter in as many times as they wish in the first eight levels of the tournament. Play will continue until the field plays down 12.5%, then the remaining players will bag up for Sunday, September 3rd where they will all be in the money.
Check back in to PokerNews later tonight for all updates regarding the final flight of The RGPS Tunica Main Event.