$600 Main Event
Day 1ab Completed
2022 RGPS Bay Area
$600 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
2022 RGPS Bay Area
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$594,880
Entries
1,144
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
444
Players Left
56
Tony Wasaya Leads 56 Players After First Day of Opening Flights in RGPS Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The first two flights of the $600 Main Event at the RunGood Poker Series at Graton Resort and Casino have come to an end and Tony Wasaya is the overall chip after just over 15 levels of play in Day 1b. Saturday will feature two more flights and all surviving players will return on Sunday at 11 a.m. local time for the Day 2 finale.
Igor Sorokin leads 31 returning players from Day 1a, a flight that attracted 244 runners to kick off the Main Event, while Wasaya leads the 25 players that survived Day 1b. Day 1b drew 200 entries and the total prize pool sits at $230,880 after the first two flights.
RGPS Bay Area Main Event Day 1ab Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Wasaya | 705,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Igor Sorokin | 637,000 | 64 |
| 3 | Victor Paredes | 609,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Chad Ducharme | 565,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Julian Ruvalcaba | 504,000 | 50 |
| 6 | Randy Gil | 439,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Frank Neuhauser | 385,000 | 38 |
| 8 | Daniel Ullmann | 364,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Zhiqing Chen | 355,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Ali Zandiyeh | 349,000 | 35 |
Day 1ab Action
The combined opening flights welcomed some familiar faces, including RunGood Ambassadors Ray Henson, Joe Stapleton, and Kris Burchfield. Stapleton stopped in for the second flight, but he failed to find a bag for Day 2 after a failed attempt to bluff the river left him on the outs. Burchfield bagged in the opening flight of the day and he will return with just over 20 big blinds for Day 2.
Sorokin, the Day 1a chip leader, found his way near the top of the leaderboard with a late run that included a big hand with queen-jack that cracked pocket aces when two queens fell on the board.
Michael Vlastnik was one of the standout players in the opening flight after he picked up a lot of chips early on in the. Vlastnik was one of the first to cross the 100,000 mark, and he kept the momentum going throughout the day to finish with just over 31 big blinds.
Also bagging for Day 2 from the Day 1a flight was Marco Johnson. The two-time bracelet winner was near the felt at the end of the flight but he picked his spots well and bagged 13 big blinds. Other players joining Day 2 from the first flight include Sean Burson, Brian Tipton, and Ron Gil.
Day 1b standouts include Peter Totah, who found a run in the middle levels to finish with 17 big blinds. He’s joined by Weston Mizumoto, Jerez Mercado, Bruno Gaillard, and the short stack Aaron Pressman–who finished with 27,000 after barely surviving the stone bubble.
Day 1c will kick off at 11 a.m. local time on Saturday and the final flight will get started at 6 p.m. Players once again start with 30,000 chips and registration is open until the beginning of Level 9 in both flights. All returning players come back on Sunday at 11 a.m. for the finale. Day 2 will begin where the earlier ending flight left off – currently with 28:30 left in Level 16.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all weekend long for live coverage of the RunGood Poker Series Main Event at Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park, California.
Combined Day 1a and Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
705,000 | |
|
637,000 | |
|
609,000 | |
|
|
565,000 | |
|
504,000 | |
|
439,000 | |
|
385,000 | |
|
|
364,000 | |
|
355,000 | |
|
|
349,000 | |
|
|
348,000 | |
|
334,000 | |
|
332,000 | |
|
317,000 | |
|
309,000 | |
|
308,000 | |
|
308,000 | |
|
280,000 | |
|
|
273,000 | |
|
|
257,000 | |
|
|
248,000 | |
|
|
247,000 | |
|
|
239,000 | |
|
|
232,000 | |
|
229,000 |
End of Day 1b Chip Counts
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
705,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
609,000 | 152,000 |
|
|
364,000 | |
|
|
355,000 | 180,000 |
|
|
349,000 | |
|
|
348,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
334,000 | |
|
|
332,000 | |
|
|
273,000 | |
|
|
247,000 | |
|
|
229,000 | |
|
213,000 | |
|
187,000 | |
|
184,000 | |
|
|
173,000 | -37,000 |
|
172,000 | |
|
|
170,000 | -24,000 |
|
167,000 | |
|
|
158,000 | |
|
|
121,000 | |
|
|
96,000 | |
|
|
76,000 | |
|
|
66,000 | |
|
|
64,000 | |
|
|
27,000 | -38,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Wasaya Busts Parscal to End the Evening
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After a prolonged hand-for-hand period, Doug Parscal finally found his spot and shoved his last 18,000 after Tony Wasaya raised before the flop. The rest of the table was out of the way and action was heads up with Parscal at risk.
Doug Parscal: 
Tony Wasaya: 
The board ran out 
and Wasaya held on to eliminate Parscal and bring the flight to an end with 25 players left.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap from the PokerNews team.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
703,000 | 183,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Hand-for-Hand
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The tournament is down to 26 players and play will continue hand-for-hand until one player is eliminated.
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Player Break
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The remaining 30 players are now on another 10-minute break.
Mizumoto Calls a River Bet
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Weston Mizumoto raised to 15,000 from the button and the small blind called before Zhiqing Chen came along from the big blind.
The flop was 
and all three players checked. The turn was .
The small blind checked the turn and Chen bet 15,000. Mizumoto called and the small blind folded before fell on the river.
Chen fired 21,000 and Mizumoto called quickly while turning over 
. Chen tapped the table and tossed his hand in the muck to give up the pot without showing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000 | 67,000 |
|
|
175,000 |