$575 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2020 RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino
$575 Main Event
Day: 1a
Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino $575 Main Event Begins at 7 p.m.
The RunGood Poker Series is in California for the first time, as RGPS All Stars presented by PokerGO emanates throughout the week from Jamul Casino in San Diego, California.
The centerpiece event of the series has arrived, as the $575 Main Event kicks off today. Day 1a begins tonight at 7 p.m., and is the first of three Day 1 flights in this unlimited re-entry event.
Players begin with 20,000 starting chips and will play through 12 30-minute levels on Day 1a. The blinds begin at 100/100, with a big blind ante kicking in at Level 2. The field will go on 10-minute breaks after Level 4 and Level 8, and play will wrap for the night at the conclusion of Level 12.
Day 1b (beginning at noon Saturday, February 22) and 1c (beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday) will use the same structure, with late registration available through the beginning of Level 9.
This three-day event concludes with Day 2 on Sunday, February 23, with the combined survivors of Day 1a, Day 1b and Day 1c coming back as a combined field and playing down to a winner. Day 2 begins at noon Sunday.
This tournament comes with a $100,000 guarantee, and the eventual champion will also win a $550 seat to the RGPS All Stars Pro-am, set to take place from the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada in December 2020. The Main Event champion will also take home an RGPS ring.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand from San Diego to cover the Main Event from start to finish; follow along here!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Day 1a is underway!
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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RGPS All-Stars in the Hunt
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The stars are out for Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino Main Event.
Former sports stars like the NHL's Jeremy Roenick, the NFL's Nick Barnett and Steve Beuerlein, and Major League Baseball's Brett Boone and Gary Templeton are a few of the names playing poker as this event kicks off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 |
Early Action for Knapp
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Three players went to a 
flop, including Aaron Knapp in the big blind.
Knapp led out with a bet for 1,000, prompting his opponents in early position and the hijack to fold.
The small pot gets the San Diego local Knapp above the starting stack as the Main Event's opening flight gets underway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,000 | 3,000 |
Multiway Pot for Mittman
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Ralph Mittman open raised from early position, and got three callers.
Action checked to Mittman on the 
flop, Mittman bet 700, and only the big blind called.
Mittman bet again on the turn, with the big blind calling again after a check.
Mittman bet 1,500 on the 
river, and got the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
More Chips For Mittman
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
With 
on the board, Richard Lanes bet 4,000 from the big blind, and Ralph Mittman raised all in, making it 20,200 total.
Nick Barnett folded from the cutoff, and Lanes tanked for awhile, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000 | -1,000 |
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12,500 | |
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10,200 | -9,800 |