2022 RGPS Bay Area

$600 Main Event
Day: 1cd
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 1cd
Entries
700
Players Left
88

Kevin Goldman Wins RGPS Bay Area Event #1: $250 Seniors

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Kevin Goldman
Kevin Goldman

Kevin Goldman outlasted a field of 275 entries to capture the first ring of the RGPS Bay Area stop. The top 35 places paid out from a total prize pool of $55,000, and Goldman took home $12,100 for the victory.

Event #1: $250 Seniors Final Table Results

RankPlayerPrize
1Kevin Goldman$12,100
2Antonio Esta$8,670
3John Tipton$5,575
4Glenn Campbell$3,425
5Anton Halteh$2,645
6Emily Terry$2,190
7James Petray$1,845
8Lang Vo$1,540
9Darrell Ticehurst$1,230

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Stapleton Chips Back Up

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joe Stapleton
Joe Stapleton

Joe Stapleton informed the PokerNews team that he finally won a flip to double-up to near the 100,000 mark.

Stapleton had {a-}{q-} and his opponent had {j-}{j-}. The board ran out with help for Stapleton and he secured the rare double.

"I don't know how to play a stack this size," Stapleton said after stacking up the chips. "I can shove eight big blinds over and over, but I don't know what to do with 30 of them."

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Stapleton
100,000
79,000
79,000

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Final Payouts

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Lots of Cash
Lots of Cash

The final tally of 1,114 players generated a prize pool of $594,880. The four-figure turnout is a RunGood record.

The top 144 players will receive a min-cash of $800 and the winner will take home a RGPS ring and the top prize of $100,070.

RGPS Bay Area Main Event Final Payouts

PlacePrizePlacePrize
1$100,07025-27$2,880
2$69,11528-36$2,510
3$44,66037-45$2,155
4$33,20546-54$1,915
5$25,46555-63$1,735
6$20,59064-72$1,625
7$17,01073-81$1,515
8$13,48082-90$1,410
9-10$10,00091-99$1,310
11-12$7,675100-108$1,210
13-15$6,015109-117$1,105
16-18$4,880118-126$1,005
19-21$3,985127-135$905
22-24$3,285136-144$800

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

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Event #2 Winner
Event #2 Winner

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

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Scalise Applies Pressure

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nick Scalise
Nick Scalise

Action was heads up with {2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{a-Diamonds} 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 {k-Clubs}.

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
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Nick Scalise
385,000
15,000
15,000

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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
Paul Serrate
Paul Serrate

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

*RankPlayerChip CountDay 2 Big Blinds
1Paul Serrate736,00074
2Tony Wasaya705,00071
3Nick Scalise663,00066
4Shaun Van Daele645,00065
5Igor Sorokin637,00064
6Vadim Zaychik623,00062
7Victor Paredes609,00061
8Chad Ducharme565,00057
9Billy Huynh557,00056
10Megan Thomson531,00053

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.

Aaron Messmer
Aaron Messmer

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.

Tags: Aaron MessmerAaron PressmanAlexey LaptevBilly HuynhChad DucharmeGabrielle TetreaultIgor SorokinJeff WalshJoe StapletonJosh PragerKyle KitagawaMatt BettiMatt MassaroMegan ThomsonNick ScalisePaul SerrateRay HensonRick TroendlyShaun Van DaeleTony WasayaVadim ZaychikVeronica BrillVictor Paredes