$102,225 Awaits the Winner of the RGPS Cleveland Main Event
A total of 590 players came out to play the RunGood Poker Series $1,000 Main Event at JACK Casino in Cleveland, Ohio. The initial guarantee set on the prizepool was smashed as a total of $508,580 was collected for the prizepool. The final 78 players will each be guaranteed $1,500, while all eyes will remain on the $102,225 that will be awarded to first place.
Leading the way is Shane Pierce, who ended their day as the only player to cross the 600,000 chip threshold with 601,000. With the biggest stack of the tournament, he looks to add a better podium finish to his RunGood results after finishing runner up in an event last year. The other chip leaders of their respective flights are Shmaryahu Lewis (558,000) and Chase Hounshell (589,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Pierce | 601,000 | 100 | ||
| 2 | Chase Hounshell | 589,000 | 98 | ||
| 3 | Shmaryahu Lewis | 558,000 | 93 | ||
| 4 | Justin Daley | 546,000 | 91 | ||
| 5 | Daniel Swartz | 540,000 | 90 | ||
| 6 | Joseph Curcio | 535,000 | 89 | ||
| 7 | Maros Lechman | 523,000 | 87 | ||
| 8 | Kyle Gross | 497,000 | 82 | ||
| 9 | Robert Aventino | 464,000 | 77 | ||
| 10 | Gregory Harris | 452,000 | 75 |
Many others found their way to bags, like Daniel Swartz (540,000), William Kopp (404,000), Greg Raymer (330,000), Ian Richardson (315,000), Nicholas Rigby (267,000) and Daniel “Donk” Hughes (132,000). Each one of them with eyes on their first RGPS Main Event championship title.
In the first flight, Play ended with 17:30 left in Level 14 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. Play will continue until a winner is crowned with 15-minute breaks at the conclusion of every three levels.
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