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Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season Finale $1,200 Million Dollar Main Event was dealt an unexpected fate as a power outage caused Thunder Valley Casino Resort to cancel the first flight of the tournament.
Thunder Valley Poker Room released a statement addressing the opening flight and new changes to the schedule.
"Yesterday's power outage temporarily interrupted tournament play. With power restored, the RunGood Million Dollar Main Event will continue as scheduled," said Thunder Valley Poker Room in a statement. "To provide every possible opportunity following the cancellation of flight 1A, two additional $1,200 Turbo Flights have been added to this weekend's schedule. We appreciate everyone's patience and understanding and look forward to welcoming players back for an exciting weekend of tournament action. We'll see you at the tables."
Tournament officials have announced that two turbo flights will be held on Saturday, Aug. 1 and Sunday, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. local time to give players more options to qualify for Day 2 and earn the title of RGPS champion.
Main Event Schedule
| Flight | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1b | Fri. July 31 | 12 p.m. |
| Day 1c | Sat. Aug. 1 | 12 p.m. |
| Turbo | Sat. Aug. 1 | 8 p.m. |
| Day 1d | Sun. Aug. 2 | 12 p.m. |
| Turbo | Sun. Aug. 2 | 8 p.m. |
| Day 2 | Mon. Aug. 3 | 12 p.m. |
*All times are local
Players are given a starting stack of 40,000, with players being allowed two-re-entries per flight. Registration is set to close at the end of Level 9. Players who have not used their re-entries may forfeit their stack and re-enter for $1,200 at the end of Level 9.
Blind levels are scheduled for 40 minutes. The top 12.5% of each starting flight will be in the money, with the top 10% being permitted to advance to Day 2. Players who make the top 12.5% of a starting flight but do not make the top 10% to advance to Day 2 will earn $2,200 for their finish. Should a player qualify for Day 2 more than once, they will advance with their highest stack going forward and forfeit their lowest stack(s) and receive the lowest Day 2 payout.
A shot clock will be implemented on Day 2. Players will receive a total of five time banks at the start of Day 2, with five more being issued at the final table. Day 2 will also mark the beginning of a shift to eight-handed play.
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