Action has been picked up once more as registration closes for the last flight of the $600 RGPS Tunica Main Event.
Stay tuned for all the updates on the flight as well as who bags up the biggest stack of the night.
Action has been picked up once more as registration closes for the last flight of the $600 RGPS Tunica Main Event.
Stay tuned for all the updates on the flight as well as who bags up the biggest stack of the night.
A total of 245 entrants came out to play the second flight of the RGPS $600 Main Event at The Horseshoe Tunica, Mississippi. The $200,000 prizepool has been smashed with still one more flight to go, and a total of 30 players secured a piece of it from this flight. Everyone of these players is looking for the money, the ring, the title, and the points on the Golden Player of the Series NAPT Leaderboard.
Leading the way is 7-time WSOPC Circuit winner Hamid Izadi, who ended his day with 743,000. For the past decade, Izadi has crushed the tournament circuit in America and most who play regularly know his name. He recently collected his biggest lifetime cash after winning the WSOPC $1,700 Main Event in Pompano for $245,225 and the momentum seems to be still in his court. With wealth of experience at his disposal, he looks to utilize his massive stack in his path to secure a first RGPS Main Event title.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
Place | Player | Chip Count |
---|---|---|
1 | Hamid Izadi | 743,000 |
2 | Rhonda Hart | 608,000 |
3 | Charles Westbrook | 597,000 |
4 | Rafael Lopez | 458,000 |
5 | Jason Grimes | 419,000 |
6 | Jacob Foley | 370,000 |
7 | Todd Tucker | 350,000 |
8 | Daniel Hawkins | 349,000 |
9 | Johnny Tang | 342,000 |
10 | Michael Chamness | 302,000 |
Behind him is Tunica regular and RGPS ring winner Rhonda Hart, who ended her day with 608,000. Hart won her first RGPS ten months ago at this stop for $11,566 and has consistently found her way to many deep runs on the tour. A win here would put her in the list of two time RGPS winners and give a healthy boost to her career earnings and with her stack today, she looks to capitalize on that very opportunity.
Other players who have secured their bags include, Jacob Foley (370,000), Zane Crawford (157,000), Wesley Jones (150,000), Chris Conrad (129,000), Yekaterina Lukina (115,000), Brian Duffy (111,000), and Dylan Lemery (38,000) . Very few on the RGPS circuit have had as much success as Loi Hoang and his dominance over Tunica is felt once more as he bagged 141,000 in his quest for a second main event title.
Not all were able to find success in this flight. Michael Johns, Preston Mcewen, and Joshua Turner were all unable to find any more points to add to their totals on the Player of the series. Other names that fell included Jon Swift, Jess Roberts, 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer, Donovan Dean, Daniel Lowery, and WPT Champion Mark Davis. Each one of them will have the opportunity to play the final flight in the hopes for a bag.
Play continued into level 16 during this flight meaning that, unless the other flight bags earlier, the players will return to the last level from Day 1a which was Level 14 with 5:45 left in the level. Levels on Day 2 will be raised to 40 minutes and play will continue until there is a winner.
Live reporting will now go on a break. Check back in a couple of hours to see updates and a recap from the final flight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hamid Izadi |
743,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Rhonda Hart |
608,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Charles Westbrook
|
597,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
Rafael Lopez | 458,000 | |
Jason Grimes
|
419,000 | |
Jacob Foley |
370,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
Todd Tucker | 350,000 | |
Daniel Hawkins
|
349,000 | |
Johnny Tang
|
342,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
Michael Chamness
|
302,000 | |
Brad Mahoney
|
301,000 | |
Patrick Rogers | 282,000 | |
Steve Klein
|
274,000 | |
Jeffrey Brown |
208,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
William Boyle
|
197,000 | |
Jeremy Drewery | 181,000 | |
Zane Crawford | 157,000 | |
Wesley Jones |
150,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Loi Hoang |
141,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
David Lee | 134,000 | |
Chris Conrad |
129,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Jonathan Frye
|
126,000 | |
Yekaterina Lukina |
115,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
Brian Duffy | 111,000 | |
Chris Davis | 89,000 |
A player opened to 20,000 in middle position and Brad Mahoney three-bet to 40,000 from late position which saw action fold back around to the original raiser who called.
The flop rolled out J?J?10? and action checked to Mahoney who moved all in for 61,000 effective and his opponent called.
Opponent: A?J?
Brad Mahoney: A?Q?
It was three jacks versus a royal draw, and the runout of 2?8? provided Mahoney with the nut flush to eliminate a player and end play for all of the players left.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a flight recap.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brad Mahoney
|
301,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
Robert Logan moved all in from early position for his last 35,000 which saw Johnny Tang call in the big blind.
Robert Logan: A?Q?
Johnny Tang: A?K?
The board ran out 5?K?6?5?8? and Logan was dead on the turn, leaving Tang to collect his chips.
An announcement was made to the remaining players that the hand for hand portion of the tournament has now begun. Play will end after one more player is eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Johnny Tang
|
310,000 | |
Robert Logan | Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mackenzie Williams
|
Busted | |
Donovan Dean | Busted | |
Michael Miller | Busted | |
Maggie Fox | Busted | |
Jon Swift | Busted |
Action was picked up in a three way pot with Charles Westbrook in the big blind.
On a board reading 5?4?5?6? Westbrook bet 45,000 and both the early position player and the player on the button called quickly.
The river peeled out a K? and Westbook bet 60,000, eliciting two quick folds as he added to his growing stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charles Westbrook
|
441,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Action was recapped by the table as Greg Raymer was exiting the tournament area after giving his tablemate Sin Theme.
Raymer was involved in an all in confrontation with Theme for his last 70,000 against Theme.
Greg Raymer: AxQx
Sin Theme: JxJx
The board ran out as no help to the ace-queen leaving Theme's jacks in the lead. Raymer signed a fossil in keeping wiht the tradition and the 2004 Main Event champion exited the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sin Theme
|
230,000 | |
Greg Raymer | Busted | |
|