Sim Therell Bags Chip Lead in Day 1a of RGPS Tunica Horseshoe Main Event
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Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Tunica Horseshoe Main Event is over after 12 levels of play and Sim Therrell leads the 30 players heading into Day 2 on Sunday. He bagged 238,500.
Dan ��Wretchy�� Martin, Clint ��CT�� Tolbert, and Keith Fererra all played Day 1a and busted, while Kyle Cartwright surged late to come in just behind Therell with 178,000 after losing to a bad beat with pocket kings. Justin Gardenhire also bagged, ending the day with 128,000.
Some of the familiar local players bagged Day 2 as well including Joe Huey (117,000) and Connie Rice (30,000). John Walker, who won his seat from a single-table sit-and-go and was all in blind at one point in the tournament when short and in the big blind, also bagged a stack of 38,500.
The flight drew 135 entries and with satellites still going on, including one at 9 a.m. Saturday morning, the total field looks to be another big number.
There are two more flights Saturday at noon and 7 p.m. local time. Keep up with all the updates right here on PokerNews.com.