$600 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2022 RGPS Bay Area
$600 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
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
700
Players Left
88
Paul Serrate Leads the Field of 144 into Day 2 of the RGPS Bay Area Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1cd has come to an end and Paul Serrate is the overall chip leader after a red-hot run at the end of Day 1d. The $600 Main Event at the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) stop at Graton Resort and Casino drew 1,114 players and generated a prize pool of $594,880.
The large turnout allowed RGPS to draw it’s first-ever four-digit field, and a top prize of $100,070 is waiting for the winner at the end of Day 2. The 144 returning players are all guaranteed a min-cash of $800.
Serrate bagged 736,000 chips to take the top spot. Day 1b chip leader Tony Wasaya is second on the leaderboard with 705,000, and Day 1d runner Nick Scalise is in third with 663,000. Shaun Van Daele was the chip leader after Day 1c, and he will enter Day 2 in the fourth spot with 645,000. Day 1a chip leader Igor Sorokin rounds 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 |
Other top stacks from Day 1cd include Vadim Zaychik, Billy Huynh, Megan Thomson, and Matt Massaro. Thomson found her first-ever bag, and she returns with 531,000 for one of the bigger stacks. She will be joined by her husband and RunGood ambassador Ray Henson, who bagged 152,000. Also returning from the second day of opening flights is Rick Troendly, who came back for more after he failed to find a bag on Day 1b.
Josh Prager and Aaron Messmer were also among the late mover on Day 1d, and both bagged over 400,000. Prager ended the night when his ace-queen outdrew his opponent’s pocket tens.
Matt Betti will return for Day 2 with 357,000. Betti made quad sevens earlier in the evening to crack pocket aces. Alexey Laptev comes back with 324,000. Laptev was almost out earlier in the evening, but he spiked a pair of kings on the river to beat pocket queens and stay alive.
Aaron Pressman returns for Day 2 as the short stack with 27,000.
Plenty of familiar faces turned out for Day 1cd, and among those that did not qualify for Day 2 are Veronica Brill, Joe Stapleton, Jeff Walsh, and Gabrielle Tetreault. Kyle Kitagawa also returned for another shot after he failed to bag on Day 1ab, but he did not make it through to the finale.
Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. for Day 2 and players will return with 28:30 left in Level 16 and blinds of 5,000/10,000/10,000. Action will continue on Sunday until a winner is declared.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all Sunday long for live updates from the Day 2 finale of the $600 Main Event at RGPS Graton Resort and Casino in the Bay Area of California.
Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
736,000 | 736,000 |
|
705,000 | |
|
663,000 | 278,000 |
|
645,000 | |
|
637,000 | |
|
|
623,000 | |
|
609,000 | |
|
|
565,000 | |
|
557,000 | |
|
531,000 | |
|
|
524,000 | |
|
504,000 | |
|
462,000 | |
|
439,000 | |
|
|
428,000 | |
|
428,000 | |
|
|
425,000 | 30,000 |
|
422,000 | |
|
413,000 | -2,000 |
|
385,000 | |
|
385,000 | 385,000 |
|
|
385,000 | |
|
|
364,000 | |
|
|
357,000 | 107,000 |
|
355,000 |
Day 2 Seat Draw
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| 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 |
Prager Busts One to End the Night
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A player in the cutoff shoved his last 69,000 and Josh Prager shoved from the next seat over with a big stack. The rest of the table was out of the way and action was heads up.
Opponent: 
Josh Prager: 
The board ran out 
and Prager picked up aces and queens to score the elimination and bring an end to Day 1d. The final 39 players will return on Sunday at 11 a.m. for Day 2.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for full Day 1d chip counts and a Day 2 seat draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
422,000 | 47,000 |
Perez Finds a Late Double
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Evelyn Perez shoved her last 34,000 and Aaron Messmer called to put her at risk before he looked at his cards.
Evelyn Perez: 
Aaron Messmer: 
The board ran out 
and the tens held to secure the late double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
415,000 | 415,000 |
|
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
Hand-for-Hand Play
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The tournament is now in hand-for-hand play. Action will continue until 39 players remain.
Wong Busts One
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The small blind shoved and Chun Wong called quickly to put him at risk from the big blind.
Small Blind: 
Chun Wong: 
The board ran out 
and the tens held to secure the elimination for Wong. The tournament is now in hand-for-hand play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Scalise Applies Pressure
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action was heads up with 
on the board when the small blind checked and Nick Scalise bet 55,000. The small blind thought for a moment before he tossed in the chips to call and the turn was .
The small blind checked again and Scalise continued for 100,000. His opponent quickly tossed his hand in the muck and Scalise dragged another pot to move him near the 400,000 mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
385,000 | 15,000 |