$600 Main Event | 2022 RGPS Bay Area

$600 Main Event

Day 2 Started

09-18-2022 09:37 UTC-7

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Day 2 Big Blinds
1	1	Shih Chuan Ku	96,000	10
1	2	Colin Tuerfs	47,000	5
1	3	Anfernom Legesse	71,000	7
1	4	Alexander Poe	184,000	18
1	5	Ali Zandiyeh	349,000	35
1	6	Michael Hubbard	244,000	24
1	7	Willie Smith	184,000	18
1	8	Michael Arents	64,000	6
1	9	Mike Berkowitz	137,000	14

2	1	Alexey Laptev	324,000	32
2	2	Xingyao Wang	309,000	31
2	3	Allan Capurro	63,000	6
2	4	Paul Garcia	179,000	18
2	5	Brian Tipton	239,000	24
2	6	Matthew Pena	124,000	12
2	7	Yu Weng	63,000	6
2	8	Tony Wasaya	705,000	71
2	9	Nick Scalise	663,000	66

7	1	Kevin Chu	64,000	6
7	2	Francisco Silva	285,000	29
7	3	Ed Miller	332,000	33
7	4	Yuenying Zhang	178,000	18
7	5	Phillip Jackson	210,000	21
7	6	Joshua Weinstein	44,000	4
7	7	Joseph Cancino	172,000	17
7	8	Lewis Robledo	334,000	33
7	9	Peter Totah	170,000	17

8	1	Shaun Van Daele	645,000	65
8	2	Arian Shahidi	123,000	12
8	3	Jose Mendez	428,000	43
8	4	Igor Sorokin	637,000	64
8	5	Tan Qin	190,000	19
8	6	Lyle Wong	294,000	29
8	7	James Wester	130,000	13
8	8	Zihao Wang	62,000	6
8	9	Aaron Davis	315,000	32

13	1	Sean Burson	308,000	31
13	2	Michael Vlastnik	317,000	32
13	3	Gerald Balfour	230,000	23
13	4	Rick Troendly	428,000	43
13	5	Josh Prager	422,000	42
13	6	Julian Hayes	280,000	28
13	7	Tyler Thompson	117,000	12
13	8	Jerez Mercado	332,000	33
13	9	Frank Neuhauser	385,000	39

14	1	Steven Taxarchis	524,000	52
14	2	Damian Square	121,000	12
14	3	Lisa French	233,000	23
14	4	Eli Gonzalez	153,000	15
14	5	Dylan Kersh	94,000	9
14	6	Aldrin Jinon	273,000	27
14	7	Billy Huynh	557,000	56
14	8	Le Guan	323,000	32
14	9	Caio Soares	247,000	25

15	1	Max Gratuito	119,000	12
15	2	Jiachen Wu	226,000	23
15	3	Samer Mogannam	157,000	16
15	4	Edward Valladares	110,000	11
15	5	Moshe Garrieli	88,000	9
15	6	Matt Betti	357,000	36
15	7	John Jakiemiec	155,000	16
15	8	Paul Serrate	736,000	74
15	9	Matthew Wayne	162,000	16

19	1	Dong Meng	191,000	19
19	2	Kelly Mayhugh	133,000	13
19	3	Joseph Mussat	206,000	21
19	4	Anthony Costa	105,000	11
19	5	Chad Ducharime	565,000	57
19	6	Josh Laidley	183,000	18
19	7	Mark Blackshere	189,000	19
19	8	Aaron Middlebrook	102,000	10
19	9	Brendan Trail	102,000	10

20	1	Chris Pham	145,000	15
20	2	Darryl Snyder	257,000	26
20	3	Deake Lyndall	153,000	15
20	4	Aaron Messmer	413,000	41
20	5	Vadim Zaychik	623,000	62
20	6	Noel Rodriguez	385,000	39
20	7	Kevin O'Sullivan	118,000	12
20	8	Curtis Longman	248,000	25
20	9	Bruno Gaillard	173,000	17

21	1	John Koo	184,000	18
21	2	Zhiging Chen	355,000	36
21	3	Aaron Pressman	27,000	3
21	4	Susan Segura	107,000	11
21	5	Norman Yeung	260,000	26
21	6	Don Cohen	52,000	5
21	7	Gilman Palacios	425,000	43
21	8	Amartuyshin Khoroldagva	248,000	25
21	9	Victor Paredes	609,000	61

25	1	Brandon Ellington	228,000	23
25	2	Dallas Zhao	312,000	31
25	3	Noah Burnell	74,000	7
25	4	Vincent Chang	312,000	31
25	5	Jeff Spruitenburg	346,000	35
25	6	Ron Gil	232,000	23
25	7	Evelyn Perez	73,000	7
25	8	Pini Maymon	102,000	10
25	9	Scott McCullough	75,000	8

26	1	Shain Matthews	167,000	17
26	2	Matt Massaro	462,000	46
26	3	Murugiah Dhanushkumar	158,000	16
26	4	Nicky Niknam	168,000	17
26	5	Nima Mahani	220,000	22
26	6	Marco Johnson	132,000	13
26	7	Kris Burchfield	207,000	21
26	8	Megan Thomson	531,000	53
26	9	Ronald Allen	175,000	18

27	1	Craig Carrillo	78,000	8
27	2	Weston Mizumoto	348,000	35
27	3	Anthony Li	213,000	21
27	4	Armen Karapetov	308,000	31
27	5	Casey Connaway	290,000	29
27	6	Richard Starkey	167,000	17
27	7	Daniel Ullmann	364,000	36
27	8	Hock Loon Lau	202,000	20
27	9	Jerry Moore	43,000	4

31	1	Robert Bugatto	217,000	22
31	2	Randy Gil	439,000	44
31	3	Bohao Zhu	187,000	19
31	4	Benjamin Teng	275,000	28
31	5	Dan Black	156,000	16
31	6	Norberto Callixto	346,000	35
31	7	Yochai Konig	155,000	16
31	8	Evan Maurer	76,000	8
31	9	Dinh Legesse	243,000	24

32	1	Jeff Beachy	66,000	7
32	2	Matt Quan	110,000	11
32	3	Juan Figueroa	385,000	39
32	4	James Ostrowski	322,000	32
32	5	Kelly Douglas	333,000	33
32	6	Ray Henson	152,000	15
32	7	Jacob Miller	74,000	7
32	8	Julian Ruvalcaba	504,000	50
32	9	Brandon Kam	209,000	21

33	1	Alexander Polk	229,000	23
33	2	Chun Wong	123,000	12
33	3	Jiawen Liu	103,000	10
33	4	Bryan Saltzman	235,000	24
33	5	Mark Eda	135,000	14
33	6	Ying Wang	221,000	22
33	7	Demitrius Dews	330,000	33
33	8	Kulwant Singh	270,000	27
33	9	Pat Lyons	246,000	25

Table	Seat	Name	Chip Count	Day 2 Big Blinds
15	1	Paul Serrate	736,000	74
2	2	Tony Wasaya	705,000	71
2	3	Nick Scalise	663,000	66
8	4	Shaun Van Daele	645,000	65
8	5	Igor Sorokin	637,000	64
20	6	Vadim Zaychik	623,000	62
21	7	Victor Paredes	609,000	61
19	8	Chad Ducharime	565,000	57
14	9	Billy Huynh	557,000	56
26	10	Megan Thomson	531,000	53
14	1	Steven Taxarchis	524,000	52
32	8	Julian Ruvalcaba	504,000	50
26	2	Matt Massaro	462,000	46
31	2	Randy Gil	439,000	44
8	3	Jose Mendez	428,000	43
13	4	Rick Troendly	428,000	43
21	7	Gilman Palacios	425,000	43
13	5	Josh Prager	422,000	42
20	4	Aaron Messmer	413,000	41
13	9	Frank Neuhauser	385,000	39
20	6	Noel Rodriguez	385,000	39
32	3	Juan Figueroa	385,000	39
27	7	Daniel Ullmann	364,000	36
15	6	Matt Betti	357,000	36
21	2	Zhiging Chen	355,000	36
1	5	Ali Zandiyeh	349,000	35
27	2	Weston Mizumoto	348,000	35
25	5	Jeff Spruitenburg	346,000	35
31	6	Norberto Callixto	346,000	35
7	8	Lewis Robledo	334,000	33
32	5	Kelly Douglas	333,000	33
7	3	Ed Miller	332,000	33
13	8	Jerez Mercado	332,000	33
33	7	Demitrius Dews	330,000	33
2	1	Alexey Laptev	324,000	32
14	8	Le Guan	323,000	32
32	4	James Ostrowski	322,000	32
13	2	Michael Vlastnik	317,000	32
8	9	Aaron Davis	315,000	32
25	4	Vincent Chang	312,000	31
25	2	Dallas Zhao	312,000	31
2	2	Xingyao Wang	309,000	31
13	1	Sean Burson	308,000	31
27	4	Armen Karapetov	308,000	31
8	6	Lyle Wong	294,000	29
27	5	Casey Connaway	290,000	29
7	2	Francisco Silva	285,000	29
13	6	Julian Hayes	280,000	28
31	4	Benjamin Teng	275,000	28
14	6	Aldrin Jinon	273,000	27
33	8	Kulwant Singh	270,000	27
21	5	Norman Yeung	260,000	26
20	2	Darryl Snyder	257,000	26
20	8	Curtis Longman	248,000	25
21	8	Amartuyshin Khoroldagva	248,000	25
14	9	Caio Soares	247,000	25
33	9	Pat Lyons	246,000	25
1	6	Michael Hubbard	244,000	24
31	9	Dinh Legesse	243,000	24
2	5	Brian Tipton	239,000	24
33	4	Bryan Saltzman	235,000	24
14	3	Lisa French	233,000	23
25	6	Ron Gil	232,000	23
13	3	Gerald Balfour	230,000	23
33	1	Alexander Polk	229,000	23
25	1	Brandon Ellington	228,000	23
15	2	Jiachen Wu	226,000	23
33	6	Ying Wang	221,000	22
26	5	Nima Mahani	220,000	22
31	1	Robert Bugatto	217,000	22
27	3	Anthony Li	213,000	21
7	5	Phillip Jackson	210,000	21
32	9	Brandon Kam	209,000	21
26	7	Kris Burchfield	207,000	21
19	3	Joseph Mussat	206,000	21
27	8	Hock Loon Lau	202,000	20
19	1	Dong Meng	191,000	19
8	5	Tan Qin	190,000	19
19	7	Mark Blackshere	189,000	19
31	3	Bohao Zhu	187,000	19
1	4	Alexander Poe	184,000	18
1	7	Willie Smith	184,000	18
21	1	John Koo	184,000	18
19	6	Josh Laidley	183,000	18
2	4	Paul Garcia	179,000	18
7	4	Yuenying Zhang	178,000	18
26	9	Ronald Allen	175,000	18
20	9	Bruno Gaillard	173,000	17
7	7	Joseph Cancino	172,000	17
7	9	Peter Totah	170,000	17
26	4	Nicky Niknam	168,000	17
26	1	Shain Matthews	167,000	17
27	6	Richard Starkey	167,000	17
15	9	Matthew Wayne	162,000	16
26	3	Murugiah Dhanushkumar	158,000	16
15	3	Samer Mogannam	157,000	16
31	5	Dan Black	156,000	16
15	7	John Jakiemiec	155,000	16
31	7	Yochai Konig	155,000	16
14	4	Eli Gonzalez	153,000	15
20	3	Deake Lyndall	153,000	15
32	6	Ray Henson	152,000	15
20	1	Chris Pham	145,000	15
1	9	Mike Berkowitz	137,000	14
33	5	Mark Eda	135,000	14
19	2	Kelly Mayhugh	133,000	13
26	6	Marco Johnson	132,000	13
8	7	James Wester	130,000	13
2	6	Matthew Pena	124,000	12
8	2	Arian Shahidi	123,000	12
33	2	Chun Wong	123,000	12
14	2	Damian Square	121,000	12
15	1	Max Gratuito	119,000	12
20	7	Kevin O'Sullivan	118,000	12
13	7	Tyler Thompson	117,000	12
15	4	Edward Valladares	110,000	11
32	2	Matt Quan	110,000	11
21	4	Susan Segura	107,000	11
19	4	Anthony Costa	105,000	11
33	3	Jiawen Liu	103,000	10
19	8	Aaron Middlebrook	102,000	10
19	9	Brendan Trail	102,000	10
25	8	Pini Maymon	102,000	10
1	1	Shih Chuan Ku	96,000	10
14	5	Dylan Kersh	94,000	9
15	5	Moshe Garrieli	88,000	9
27	1	Craig Carrillo	78,000	8
31	8	Evan Maurer	76,000	8
25	9	Scott McCullough	75,000	8
25	3	Noah Burnell	74,000	7
32	7	Jacob Miller	74,000	7
25	7	Evelyn Perez	73,000	7
1	3	Anfernom Legesse	71,000	7
32	1	Jeff Beachy	66,000	7
1	8	Michael Arents	64,000	6
7	1	Kevin Chu	64,000	6
2	3	Allan Capurro	63,000	6
2	7	Yu Weng	63,000	6
8	8	Zihao Wang	62,000	6
21	6	Don Cohen	52,000	5
1	2	Colin Tuerfs	47,000	5
7	6	Joshua Weinstein	44,000	4
27	9	Jerry Moore	43,000	4
21	3	Aaron Pressman	27,000	3

Day 2 of the RGPS Bay Area Main Kicks off at 11 a.m. with Paul Serrate in the Lead

Matt Hansen

Welcome to Day 2 finale of the $600 Main Event at the Bay Area stop of the RunGood Poker Series(RGPS). Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. local time for the final day in the flagship event.

The tournament drew 1,114 players and generated a prize pool of $594,880. It is the first time in RGPS history that an event drew more than 1,000 players, and 114 runners will return to play for the top prize of $100,070. All returning players are guaranteed a min-cash of $800.

Paul Serrate is the overall chip leader after he finished with 736,000 in the last of four opening flights. He’s followed closely by Day 1b chip leader Tony Wasaya. Nick Scalise begins Day 2 in the third position on the leaderboard after he finished just behind Serrate on Day 1d. Day 1c chip leader Shaun Van Daele and Day 1a chip leader Igor Sorokin round out the top five.

RGPS Bay Area Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

*Rank	Player	Chip Count	Day 2 Big Blinds
1	Paul Serrate	736,000	74
2	Tony Wasaya	705,000	71
3	Nick Scalise	663,000	66
4	Shaun Van Daele	645,000	65
5	Igor Sorokin	637,000	64
6	Vadim Zaychik	623,000	62
7	Victor Paredes	609,000	61
8	Chad Ducharme	565,000	57
9	Billy Huynh	557,000	56
10	Megan Thomson	531,000	53

RGPS is wrapping up its first event at Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park, California. before the tour will continue on to Cleveland from September 22-October 2. After Cleveland, RGPS stops in Tunica, Tulsa, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. The remainder of the season for RunGood includes a CardPlayer cruise and a stop in San Diego before the $1,000,000 Season Finale at Thunder Valley in Lincoln, California.

Players will return in Level 16 with blinds at 5,000/10,000/10,000 and 28:30 left on the clock. Levels will increase every 30 minutes on Day 2 until a winner is declared.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for updates live from the floor of the RunGood Poker Series Main Event at Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park, California.

Tags: Billy Huynh Chad Ducharme Igor Sorokin Megan Thomson Nick Scalise Paul Serrate Shaun Van Daele Tony Wasaya Vadim Zaychik Victor Paredes