$800 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2023 RGPS St. Louis
$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 RGPS St. Louis
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$484,220
Entries
682
Level
32
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
173
Players Left
21
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
After 16 levels of play, the field of 173 was brought down to just 21 contenders in Day 1b of The $800 RunGood Poker Series Main Event at Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, Missouri. These players will join those from yesterday’s flight as well as the two groups of players from tomorrow’s flights to be on Sunday, October 1st to play for a piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prizepool.
Leading the way is St. Louis regular Keith Heine who ended the day with 463,000. Throughout the day, Heine found himself raking in big pot after big pot, to keep himself at the top of the leaderboards. In the late stages of the night he found himself dipping down to 200,000, before bouncing back to the top of the counts at the end. With $519,557 in lifetime earnings, he now secures his first RGPS cash and looks to add another deep run to his highly decorated resume.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Heine | St. Louis, MO | 463,000 |
| 2 | Jason Rogers | Memphis, TN | 462,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Isenhour | Blue Springs, MO | 393,000 |
| 4 | William Fisher | Kansas City, MO | 377,000 |
| 5 | Jason Simon | O'Fallon, MO | 368,000 |
| 6 | Angela Jordison | Des Moines, IA | 302,000 |
| 7 | Tim Garles | Des Moines, IA | 278,000 |
| 8 | Grant McKern | Barnhart, MO | 256,000 |
| 9 | Lee Richardson | Wright City, MO | 255,000 |
| 10 | Paul Belken | Festus, MO | 254,000 |
Others who found bags included Jason Rogers who finished just one chip shy of the chip lead with 462,000, WSOP Bracelet winner Jason Simon (368,000), Angela Jordison (302,000), Tim Garles (278,000), and Paul Belken (252,000). Each one of them looking to carve out a piece of RGPS history.
There were others who will need to look at tomorrow's flights to find a bag. Players like Mary Sturges, BJ McBrayer, Craig Welko, Preston McEwen, Cody Stanford, and WSOP bracelet winner Grant Hinkle. With unlimited re-entry into tomorrow’s flights, the players will find ample opportunity to play in their quest for a RGPS Main Event title.
Play ended with 28:00 in Level 16, which was three levels later than the prior flight. Play ended with 22:47 left in Level 13 in Day 1a with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. These 21 will return on Sunday at 12 pm and join the final players from the other flights at this level unless another flight ends prior to this one.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RunGood Poker Series.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
463,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
462,000 | |
|
393,000 | |
|
377,000 | |
|
368,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
302,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
||
|
278,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
256,000 | |
|
255,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
254,000 | |
|
249,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
248,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
242,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
229,000 | |
|
193,000 | |
|
180,000 | |
|
|
130,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
|
117,000 | |
|
|
97,000 | |
|
|
76,000 | |
|
|
72,000 | |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Larry Weinberg moved all in for 40,000 from the hijack and in the big blind, Grant McKern called to put him at risk.
Larry Weinberg: K♣Q♥
Grant McKern: A♥3♠
The board ran out 10♥8♦5♠2♦6♠ and Weinberg could not connect with either of his paint cards, leaving McKern's ace-high as the best hand.
The remaining 21 players will bag up for the evening. Stay tuned for a full recap and chip counts later tonight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
256,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With the clock reading 22 players, the players in the field are hand for hand.
21 will be the conclusion of play.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
WSOP bracelet winner Jason Simon was down to a short stack after losing a pot to Roger Bennett after Bennett rivered a set to double up through Simon. A few double ups later and Simon was back to where he was prior to his confrontation with Bennett.
Action was picked up with cards on their backs after Simon had jammed over a raise from Bennett, then Bennett called for his last 110,000 to put himself at risk.
Roger Bennett: Q♦Q♣
Jason Simon: A♠Q♠
The board ran out A♣3♠4♥7♠5♠ and Simon found an ace on the flop to knock out Bennett and bring the field one closer to the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
278,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The players have gone on a 10-minute break.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was picked up with cards on their backs between Keith Heine and another player after Heine had raised, then called off an all in worth 70,000.
Opponent: Q♣Q♠
Keith Heine: K♥K♦
The board ran out A♠J♥2♦J♦9♣ and Heine added more to his growing chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
482,000
101,000
|
101,000 |