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Shane Swank Leads Day 1b of RGPS $1,000 Main Event; Billy Kopp Bags Big
A total of 223 players came out to play the first day of The RunGood Resort $1,000 Main Event at Jack Casino in Cleveland, Ohio. After almost 11 hours of play, the field was finally cut down to 27 players who bagged up to continue the journey onward to Day 2.
Leading the way is Shane Swank who ended with 673,000 after some huge hands throughout the day. Close behind is Billy Kopp, brother of Katie Kopp who bagged the chip lead in Day 1a. Rounding out the top three is [B]Michael Barlow[/B] who ended with 505,000.
Day 1b Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Swank | 673,000 | 168 |
| 2 | Billy Kopp | 563,000 | 141 |
| 3 | Michael Barlow | 505,000 | 126 |
| 4 | Patton Lewis | 480,000 | 120 |
| 5 | Thomas Gray | 408,000 | 102 |
| 6 | Greg Harris | 385,000 | 96 |
| 7 | Tim Flattery | 308,000 | 77 |
| 8 | Joseph Makdessi | 297,000 | 74 |
| 9 | Kyle Grupp | 295,000 | 74 |
| 10 | Richard Pollack | 277,000 | 69 |
Not all found fortunate runouts today as many players fell to to the wayside. Players like Nicholas Rigby, Rabih Makdessi, and Eric Schutz were unable to run up a stack and hit the rail on Day 1b.
Play ended with in Level 13 with blinds at 2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 big blind ante. Play will return to this level at 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, November 12, barring another flight ending earlier.
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