$575 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
$575 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
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 continues today. Day 1b begins at noon today, and Day 1c begins at 7 p.m.
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 , 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!
Day 1b is underway.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ben Erwin
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Johnnie Moreno | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Richard Furfaro | 20,000 | |
Richard Lanes | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Yary Hing | 20,000 | 20,000 |
With on the board, and 8,000 in the pot, a middle-position player checked, and Najib Kero bet 6,000 from the hijack.
Kero's opponent tanked for a bit, then folded, sending Kero an early and sizeable pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Najib Kero | 26,000 |
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The button opened to 300, and Johnnie Moreno called in the big blind.
The flop came , and both players checked.
Moreno bet 500 on the turn, and got a fold from his opponent.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Johnnie Moreno | 15,300 | -4,700 |
The opening event of the inaugural RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) at Jamul Casino was the $135 Pro Bounty, a tournament that drew 216 runners and offered up a $22,680 prize pool.
The top 27 players got paid including Connie Sarmiento (5th - $1,090), Joseph Canez (8th - $660), PokerNews Podcast host [Removed:139] (12th - $475), Johnray Binene (14th - $410), Shane Leshko (18th - $340), David McGhee (21st - $270), Rip Fritzer (25th - $170), and Torey Byrne (27th - $170).
In the end, the final four worked a deal and opted to play for the title. Coming out on top was Jounie Angcao, who won the first All-Stars Ring of the series and $3,254 in prize money.
For more information about the RGPS Casino Champ point race, click here.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Prize | Casino Champ Points |
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1 | Jounie Angcao | $3,254* | 25 |
2 | Phovieng Keokham | $3,254* | 20 |
3 | Steve Sharp | $3,254* | 17.5 |
4 | Pedro Prado | $3,253* | 15 |
5 | Connie Sarmiento | $1,090 | 12.5 |
6 | Tavish Margers | $905 | 10 |
7 | Scott Lewis | $770 | 7.5 |
8 | Joseph Canez | $660 | 5 |
9 | David Labhar | $545 | 2.5 |
*Denotes four-way deal.
Travis Brooks, in the cutoff, and his opponent on the button arrived at the river with 15,000 in the pot, and the board showing .
Brooks checked, and the button went all in for 12,800, sending Brooks into the tank.
Brooks eventually called, and the button immediately mucked. Brooks' was the winner, and he's up to 42,000 in the aftermath.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Travis Brooks | 42,000 | 42,000 |
Johnnie Moreno, on the button, and Eric Bradford each put 300 into the pot on the flop.
Bradford bet 800 on the turn, and Moreno called.
Bradford checked the river, Moreno bet 2,200, and Bradford went into the tank. He eventually made the call, and Moreno tabled the winner with for the straight.
Bradford mucked, and Johnnie Vibes is back up to the starting stack as Level 2 winds down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Johnnie Moreno | 19,500 | 4,200 |
Eric Bradford
|
18,000 | 18,000 |