$600 Main Event Day 1ab | 2022 RGPS Bay Area

09-16-2022 19:57 UTC-7

Programming Break

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Igor Sorokin is the chip leader after just over 15 levels of play in Day 1b. The opening flight ended with 31 players and 28:32 left in Level 16. The surviving players will return on Sunday at 11 a.m. for the Day 2 finale.

Day 1b is underway and players are about to step out for their first break. There are a total of 161 players signed up for the flight so far, and the registration window remains open until the beginning of Level 9.

PokerNews will return with coverage of Day 1b during Level 6 after a short programming break.

09-16-2022 19:50 UTC-7

End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Sorokin	637,000

Chad Ducharme	565,000
Julian Ruvalcaba	504,000
Randy Gil	439,000
Frank Neuhauser	385,000
Michael Vlastnik	317,000
Xingyao Wang	309,000
Armen Karapetov	308,000
Sean Burson	308,000
Julian Hayes	280,000
Darryl Snyder	257,000
Amar Khorol	248,000
Brian Tipton	239,000
Ron Gil	232,000
Brandon Kam	209,000
Kris Burchfield	207,000
Dong Meng	191,000

Tan Qin	190,000
Ronald Allen	175,000
Nicky Niknam	168,000
Richard Starkey	167,000
John Jakiemiec	155,000
Chris Pham	145,000
Marco Johnson	132,000

James Wester	130,000

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09-16-2022 19:29 UTC-7

End of Day 1a

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Just moments into hand-for-hand play, Dennis Bantugan got it all in and Frank Neuhauser was the one to put him at risk.

Dennis Bantugan:
Frank Neuhauser:

The board ran out with no help for the tens and Bantugan was eliminated on the stone bubble to end Day 1a.

Stay tuned for Day 1a chip counts from the PokerNews team and more coverage of Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Neuhauser	385,000 385,000	385,000
Dennis Bantugan	Busted

Tags: Dennis Bantugan Frank Neuhauser

09-16-2022 19:14 UTC-7

Johnson Doubles Again; Tipton Finishes Gumbiner

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Marco Johnson shoved his last 58,000 from the button and Hugh Gumbiner called from the small blind to put him at risk. Johnson turned over and Gumbiner had . The board ran out and Johnson made a straight to double as the stone bubble nears.

On the very next hand, Gumbiner got the last of his chips in after Brian Tipton shoved his last 93,000. Arian Shahadi called to attempt the double knockout.

Hugh Gumbiner:
Brian Tipton:
Arian Shahadi:

The board ran out and Tipton's aces held to secure the triple while Gumbiner was eliminated from the Day 1a flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tipton	280,000 280,000	280,000
Arian Shahidi	165,000 10,000	10,000
Marco Johnson	135,000 73,000	73,000

Hugh Gumbiner	Busted

Tags: Arian Shahadi Brian Tipton Hugh Gumbiner Marco Johnson

09-16-2022 19:14 UTC-7

Players in the Field

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09-16-2022 18:59 UTC-7

Johnson Gets Some Back

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Marco Johnson shoved his last 25,000 and Sean Burson looked him up.

Marco Johnson:
Sean Burson:

The board ran out and Johnson held on with a pair of nines to secure the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Burson	250,000 -33,000	-33,000
Marco Johnson	62,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Marco Johnson Sean Burson

09-16-2022 18:40 UTC-7

Player Break

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The remaining 35 players have stepped out for a 10-minute break. Play will continue in the Day 1a flight until 31 players remain.

09-16-2022 18:39 UTC-7

Burson Leaves Johnson Short

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Sean Burson was seen gathering a big pot after Marco Johnson had finished counting out the chips to pay him off.

Sean Burson:
Marco Johnson:

The board ran out and Burson held on with kings to secure a big double and leave Johnson with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Burson	283,000 283,000	283,000
Marco Johnson	23,000 -132,000	-132,000

Tags: Marco Johnson Sean Burson

09-16-2022 18:25 UTC-7

Sorokin Turns Trips

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action was heads up with over 100,000 in the middle and on the board when Igor "Iggy Sunrun" Sorokin instantly shoved his big stack. His opponent called quickly from the button with around 200,000 and turned over . Sorokin had for a trailing pair of queens.

The turn was and Sorokin jumped ahead. The river was and Sorokin's trip queens held to crack his opponents pocket aces.

Elsewhere in the room, Marco Johnson has bounced back and he now sits with 155,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Sorokin	562,000 562,000	562,000

Marco Johnson	155,000

Tags: Igor Sorokin

09-16-2022 18:10 UTC-7

Another Round of Assorted Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Vlastnik	390,000 114,000	114,000
Xingyao Wang	305,000 93,000	93,000
Kris Burchfield	260,000 5,000	5,000
John Jakiemiec	240,000 74,000	74,000
Nicky Niknam	200,000 113,000	113,000
Dennis Bantugan	177,000 -63,000	-63,000
Amar Khorol	160,000 67,000	67,000
Hugh Gumbiner	150,000 121,000	121,000
Na Vue	80,000 -140,000	-140,000