Million Dollar Main Event
Day 1b Started
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
Million Dollar Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,064,187
Entries
477
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
273
Players Left
76
Players Prepare to Take Flight in Day 1b
205 entries filled the Thunder Valley Casino Resort poker room Friday, but that number is expected to be surpassed today as the RunGood Poker Checkpoint Season Finale continues on its way toward passing its $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, the largest of the year.
The $2,500 buy-in main event saw 49 players advance from Day 1a on Friday, led by Paul Sampson who bagged 563,000 chips through ten levels of play.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Country | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Sampson | 563,000 | United States | 225 |
| 2 | Adam Dunkle | 536,000 | United States | 214 |
| 3 | Jared Jaffee | 356,000 | United States | 142 |
| 4 | Alexander Rodriguez | 295,000 | United States | 118 |
| 5 | Peter Dirksen | 294,500 | United States | 118 |
| 6 | Adam Miller | 284,500 | United States | 114 |
| 7 | Scott Mataya | 283,500 | United States | 113 |
| 8 | Joseph Mussat | 264,500 | United States | 106 |
| 9 | Yotam Shmuelov | 244,000 | United States | 98 |
| 10 | Steve Numoto | 240,500 | United States | 96 |
Sunday’s second opening flight will begin at noon local time, with another ten 60-minute levels of play scheduled.
Just as on Day 1a, players will begin with 40,000 chips at blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.
Registration will remain open right up until the start of Level 9 with an option to re-enter once, if necessary.
Players will receive 15-minute breaks at the end of every second level, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6 which means they will complete the night at approximately 11 p.m. local time.
Be sure to stick with PokerNews for full coverage of the RGPS Million Dollar Main Event here at Thunder Valley Casino Resort!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Cards are in the air and chips are fling as "Boston" Rob Mariano has ignited the crowd to get Day 1b officially underway!
Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Hero Call from Man-Son-Hing
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
On a heads-up flop of 7♦9♣2♦, Bruce Man-Son-Hing checked it over to James Thompson who bet 3,000 into the pot of 6,100. Man-Son-Hing made the call and the two went to the turn 10♥ and both players decided to check.
The 6♣ came on the river and Man-Son-Hing checked once more and Thompson thought for a second before he fired out for 10,000. Man-Son-Hing snap-called and Thompson hung his head as he tossed out K♦Q♦ for king high and Man-Son-Hing proudly flipped over A♥K♠ for ace high to take the pot, which was quite impressive to the rest of the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000 | |
|
24,000 |
Great Call, Brutal River
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
On a heads-up turn of 6♦2♥A♠6♣, Martin Abraham led out for 7,200 into the the pot of 19,300 but then Jaime Haletky moved all in for 22,800.
Abraham then went into the tank for almost four minutes before someone called the clock on him. As his timer reached zero, he decided to make the call to put Haletky at risk.
"Nice call," Haletky said as he flipped over 3♠3♣ while Abraham turned over 8♥8♦ for a superior holding.
Unfortunately for Abraham, the river came crashing with the 3♦ to give Haletky a full house, much to Abraham's chagrin as he banged the table in disgust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
10,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Kramer Brings in Value from Biagi
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
On a completed board of 10♠8♠3♣7♥9♠, the pot had around 12,500 in the middle when Matthew Kramer bet 9,000 after a check from Anthony Biagi.
Biagi then went into the tank for around two minutes before he made the call, but was then shown K♠Q♠ by Kramer for a big flush on the river. Biaga then mucked his hand and the pot was awarded to Kramer to boost him to 51,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
33,600 |
Salameh Fires River
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
On a three-way flop of 10♠A♦4♠, the small blind led out for 1,000 but then Yousef Salameh bumped it up to 3,500 and only Kevin O'Donnell made the call from the cutoff.
The turn came the 10♣ and Salameh continued for 6,000 and O'Donnell made the call to see the K♠ on the river.
Salameh then fired again for 15,000 but O'Donnell quickly tossed in his cards to award him the pot. He then showed A♠5♠ for a flopped pair of aces and a rivered flush as he raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |