$600 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 RGPS Tulsa
$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 RGPS Tulsa
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$245,440
Entries
472
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
130
Players Left
16
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A fast and furious evening of action saw the final 17 players in Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series Tulsa $600 Main Event bag chips for Day 2, led by Marsha Adams of Joplin, Missouri with 596,000 chips.
Those 17 players represent the top 12.5 percent of the 130-player Day 1a field, who have all guaranteed themselves at least a min-cash when they return for Day 2 on Sunday at noon local time.
The only other player to bag up more than 500,000 chips was Adam Higbee, who doubled up near the end of the night to boost his stack to its lofty endpoint.
Not far behind them though is Daniel Lowery, who is the all-time money leader in the state of Arkansas with over $2.2 million in career tournament earnings. He bagged up a very healthy 411,000 chips.
Top Ten End of Day 1a Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marsha Adams | 596,000 |
| 2 | Adam Higbee | 542,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Lowery | 411,000 |
| 4 | Jesse Jones | 342,000 |
| 5 | Gabriel Attoun | 296,000 |
| 6 | Rance Chalakee | 273,000 |
| 7 | Christopher Allen | 198,000 |
| 8 | Scott Robertson | 198,000 |
| 9 | Kaleb Dunn | 197,000 |
| 10 | John Millsap | 192,000 |
Day 1a Action
While Adams, Higbee, and Lowery were all strong throughout the evening, it was late surges in the final level from Adams and Higbee that vaulted them to their places atop the leaderboard.
Adams was the recipient of Daniel Hughes’ 200,000 chip stack when she won a flip with pocket tens against Hughes’ ace-queen. She added to her stack further after that to solidify her end-of-night chip lead.
Higbee gave her a run for that title in the final minutes of play when he earned a huge double-up with pocket queens against Joseph Ferguson and his pocket jacks.
They’ll have the stacks to chase Saturday when the final two opening flights are played with Day 1b starting at noon local time and Day 1c kicking off at 6 p.m.
Among those that will have to try again Saturday after failing to make it through Friday’s flight are RunGood ambassadors Ray Henson, Kris Burchfield, and Julie Cornelius. Other notables that will need to try to find a bag Saturday include former WPT Choctaw Main Event runner-up William Berry and winner of the RunGood Tulsa Studio Ticket event, John Reynolds.
Two More Chances Saturday
As mentioned, two more opening flights will be played Saturday with the top 12.5 percent of those flights joining Friday’s survivors in Day 2. As well as those who didn’t survive Day 1a, any who did but would like another shot at building a larger stack will have the opportunity to do so. They would then forfeit any smaller stacks, but would also collect another min-cash.
Play ended with 11:47 left in level 13, which will be the starting point of Day 2 Sunday unless either of Saturday’s flights end at an earlier point.
Saturday will also see the $100,000 guarantee easily surpassed and likely smashed to build a massive prizepool.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued Main Event coverage from the incredible Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa until a champion is crowned Sunday.
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
596,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
542,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
411,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
342,000 | |
|
296,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
273,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
|
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
198,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
197,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
192,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
124,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
117,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
105,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
104,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
69,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
69,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After Adam Higbee raised under the gun, Joseph Ferguson moved all in from the big blind for just over 250,000.
Higbee called with a similar stack and Day 1a was on the verge of completion.
Adam Higbee: 
Joseph Ferguson: 
The board came 
, giving Higbee a winning full house.
The chips were counted down and Ferguson was left with just 30,000 which he got in shortly after and was eliminated, leaving the final 17 players in the money and advancing to Day 2 on Sunday.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a complete recap of a wild opening flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
590,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
418,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
386,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
342,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
|
310,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
In likely the biggest pot of the night, after Daniel Hughes raised in the cutoff, Marsha Adams moved all in from the button with Hughes' nearly 200,000 chip stack covered.
Hughes made the call and a massive pot was about to be won by someone.
Daniel Hughes: 
Marsha Adams: 
The dealer spread a board of 
, giving Adams a jack-high straight and sending Hughes to the rail.
With the win, Adams now has one of the biggest stacks in the room as the day 2 bubble approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Lawrence "Bones" Layton was part of a three-way preflop allin with Don Knada, who was also at risk, and Daniel Hughes who had both players covered.
Lawrence Layton: 
Don Knada: 
Daniel Hughes: 
The dealer spread a flop of 
, giving Hughes the nuts as no player held a diamond.
He was on the verge of eliminating both opponents as the 
fell on the turn, but the fell on the river, to also give Knada a broadway straight to keep him alive and chop up Layton's chips with Hughes.
Just 22 players now remain, meaning five more eliminations are needed to send the final 17 players home and in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
111,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000 | |
|
151,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
140,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
115,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
108,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
70,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
65,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000