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

09-17-2022 22:50 UTC-7

Coffman's Patience Pays Off

Matt Hansen

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Kevin Coffman has been waiting for his spot for a couple of levels, and he finally found it when it open-jammed for 18,000. A player on the button called with slightly more and the blinds got out of the way. Action was heads up and Coffman was at risk.

Kevin Coffman:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Coffman turned a king to win the hand and extend his tournament life.

"That's the best hand I've seen all day!" Coffman said as he gathered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Coffman	40,000	20,100

Tags: Kevin Coffman

09-17-2022 22:36 UTC-7

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

Matt Hansen

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

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

09-17-2022 22:36 UTC-7

Final Tally

Matt Hansen

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Day 1d drew 309 players to bring the grand total to 1,144 for the Main Event. The unofficial prize pool is $594,880. A full list of payouts will be released when the prize pool becomes official.

There are approximately 162 players remaining in the tournament at the beginning of Level 9. Day 1d will continue until 39 players remain.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

09-17-2022 22:16 UTC-7

Time for a Break

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The remaining players have stepped out for a 15-minute break. There are currently 304 entries in the tournament and approximately 162 players remain in Day 1d. Registration will close at the end of the break.

09-17-2022 22:08 UTC-7

Laptev Spikes the River for a Double

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alexey Laptev was all in for 29,500 and a player on the button was the one to put him at risk.

Alexey Laptev:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Laptev hit a king on the river to crack the pocket queens for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Laptev	52,000	52,000

Tags: Alexey Laptev

09-17-2022 21:52 UTC-7

Saelee Flops Two Pair for a Knockout

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Lay Saelee opened and a player in the small blind shoved for around 20,000. Saelee called and action was heads up.

Opponent:
Lay Saelee:

The board ran out and Saelee hit kings and queens on the flop to send his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lay Saelee	161,000	161,000

Tags: Lay Saelee

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-17-2022 21:41 UTC-7

A Few Assorted Chip Counts From Day 1d

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Dirksen	79,000
Josh Prager	45,000	45,000
Doug Parscal	40,000	40,000
James Doherty	35,000	35,000
Joe Stapleton	32,000	32,000
Veronica Brill	30,500
Kevin Coffman	19,900

09-17-2022 21:34 UTC-7

Coverage Continues

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The PokerNews team is back with coverage of Day 1d of the $600 Main Event at RGPS Bay Area at Graton Resort and Casino.

There have been a total of 295 entries in the tournament and approximately 180 players remain. Late registration remains open until the beginning of Level 9.