2022 RGPS Bay Area

$600 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info

2022 RGPS Bay Area

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$100,070
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$594,880
Entries
1,144
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1ab
Entries
444
Players Left
56

Mizumoto Busts One; Wasaya and Paredes Setting the Pace

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Weston Mizumoto turned over pocket queens to attempt a knockout as the flight approached the bubble.
Opponent: {a-}{10-}
Weston Mizumoto: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {j-}{5-}{k-}{k-}{9-} and the queens held to secure the elimination for Mizumoto.

Elsewhere in the room, Tony Wasaya and Victor Paredes are setting the pace as the end of the night draws near.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Wasaya us
Tony Wasaya
Day 1B Chip Leader
520,000 45,000
Victor Paredes us
Victor Paredes
457,000 287,000
Weston Mizumoto us
Weston Mizumoto
268,000 268,000

Tags: Tony WasayaVictor ParedesWeston Mizumoto

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Svetlana Meinikova Wins Event #2: $250 6-Max ($5,690)

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Svetlana Meinikova
Svetlana Meinikova

Svetlana Meinikova took home the second ring of the RunGood Bay Area series in Event #2: 250 6-Max. Meinikova won the ring and chopped with Ashkun Latevardi and Angelo Kratsas to beat a field of 155 entries that generated a prize pool of $31,000.

RGPS Bay Area Event #2: $250 6-Max

RankPlayerPrize
1Svetlana Meinikova$5,690*
1Ashkun Latevardi$5,690*
1Angelo Kratsas$5,690*
4Scott Vouri$2,475
5Bryan Saltzman$1,765
6Eric Jun$1,300

* - Denotes final three chop deal

Tags: Svetlana Meinikova

RGPS Cleveland to Feature Over $500K in Guarantees Sept. 22-Oct. 2

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
JACK Cleveland Casino
JACK Cleveland Casino

Once the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) wraps up its Bay Area stop at Graton Casino, it will to Jack Cleveland Casino in Ohio for the very first RGPS Cleveland, which will feature the $800 buy-in RGPS Cleveland Main Event with a $250,000 guarantee.

The Main Event will consist of three starting flights, the first of which will get underway on Sept. 29. After Day 1b on Sept. 30 and Day 1c on Oct. 1, Day 2 will take place on Oct. 2. and play down to a winner, who will get the bulk of the guaranteed prize pool and take home the RGPS trophy.

The RGPS Cleveland stop, set to run Sept. 22-Oct. 2, will also feature over $500,000 in guarantees and a handful of side events that will see the winner's taking home Championship Rings, which were recently reintroduced by RGPS.

click here for the RGPS cleveland schedule

Tags: JACK Cleveland Casino

Wasaya Charges Up the Leaderboard

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was heads up with 40,000 in the pot and {7-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{a-Hearts} on the board when Tony Wasaya check-called a 10,000 bet from a player on the button.

The turn was {4-Clubs} and Wasaya checked again. The button bet 25,000 and Wasaya shoved with the big stack.

The button went into the tank before he finally tossed his hand in the muck as Wasaya emphatically turned over {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades} to show the bluff.

Wasaya has been charging up the leaderboard in the late levels and he is nearing the 500K mark.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Wasaya us
Tony Wasaya
Day 1B Chip Leader
475,000 275,000

Tags: Tony Wasaya

Level: 13

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Paredes Finds a Double

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Victor Paredes
Victor Paredes

Victor Paredes raised to 10,000 from late position and the player in the big blind shoved for his last 104,000. Paredes called with less and he was at risk for a total of 80,000.

Victor Paredes: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades} and the ace-queen held to secure the double for Paredes.

Elsewhere at the table, Aaron Pressman is hanging in there with 65,000.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Paredes us
Victor Paredes
170,000 170,000
Aaron Pressman us
Aaron Pressman
65,000 65,000

Tags: Aaron PressmanVictor Paredes

Wasaya Chips Up to 200K

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tony Wasaya limped in from middle position and a player in the cutoff raised to 18,000. Wasaya called and the flop was {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}.

Wasaya check-called a 12,000 bet from his opponent on the flop and the turn was {7-Spades}.

Both players checked the turn and the {3-Spades} river. Wasaya turned over {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for a pair of tens. His opponent flashed {a-}{k-} before he tossed it in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Wasaya us
Tony Wasaya
Day 1B Chip Leader
200,000

Tags: Tony Wasaya

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000