$600 Main Event Day 1cd | 2022 RGPS Bay Area

09-18-2022 00:40 UTC-7

A Few Late Night Chip Count Updates

Matt Hansen

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Prager	250,000 205,000	205,000
Lay Saelee	185,000 24,000	24,000
Ziad Dawas	97,000 97,000	97,000
Veronica Brill	80,000 49,500	49,500
David Hoffmire	75,000 75,000	75,000
Joe Stapleton	Busted

09-18-2022 00:26 UTC-7

Final Payouts

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Matt Hansen

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

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

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$100,070	25-27	$2,880
2	$69,115	28-36	$2,510
3	$44,660	37-45	$2,155
4	$33,205	46-54	$1,915
5	$25,465	55-63	$1,735
6	$20,590	64-72	$1,625
7	$17,010	73-81	$1,515
8	$13,480	82-90	$1,410
9-10	$10,000	91-99	$1,310
11-12	$7,675	100-108	$1,210
13-15	$6,015	109-117	$1,105
16-18	$4,880	118-126	$1,005
19-21	$3,985	127-135	$905
22-24	$3,285	136-144	$800

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

09-18-2022 00:00 UTC-7

Time for Another Break

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Matt Hansen

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

The remaining players have stepped out for another 10-minute break. There are approximately 90 players remaining in the tournament at the end of Level 11.

09-17-2022 23:48 UTC-7

Stapleton Chips Back Up

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Matt Hansen

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

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

Stapleton had and his opponent had . 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
Joe Stapleton	100,000 79,000	79,000

Tags: Joe Stapleton

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

09-17-2022 23:31 UTC-7

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

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Matt Hansen

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

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

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

Tags: Kevin Goldman

09-17-2022 23:23 UTC-7

Coffman Pressures Stapleton, Bows Out Soon After

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Matt Hansen

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

Joe Stapleton raised to 4,000 and a player on the button called before Kevin Coffman shoved for around 40,000. Stapleton folded in a disappointed manner and the button followed him into the muck to give Coffman the pot.

A short while later, Coffman stopped by the PokerNews desk to advise that he had busted out when his bluff shove ran into trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Coffman	47,500 7,500	7,500
Joe Stapleton	21,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Joe Stapleton Kevin Coffman

09-17-2022 23:10 UTC-7

Ben K. Wins Back-to-Back Hands

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Matt Hansen

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

Ben K. got his last 35,000 into the middle and a player in cutoff put him at risk.

Ben K.:
Opponent:

The board ran out and the ace-jack held to secure the double.

On the very next hand, Ben K. raised to 4,000 and a player on the button called. The big blind shoved for 18,000 and Ben K. called before the button got out of the way.

Opponent:
Ben K.:

The board ran out and the sevens held for Ben K. to secure his second pot in a row. The short run leaves him just above 100,000 at the midway point of Level 10.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben K.	104,000

Tags: Ben K

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000