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

09-17-2022 19:57 UTC-7

Troendly Ends the Night

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

A short stack in middle position moved all in and Rick Troendly called to attempt the elimination to end the night.

Opponent:
Rick Troendly:

The board ran out and Troendly sealed the deal with a straight on the river to bust his opponent and end Day 1c.

The remaining 49 players will return on Sunday at 11 a.m. for Day 2. Stay tuned to PokerNews for full chip counts from today's first flight. Day 1c ended with 1:20 left in Level 16.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Troendly	428,000 138,000	138,000

Tags: Rick Troendly

09-17-2022 20:15 UTC-7

Final Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Van Daele	645,000 343,000	343,000

Vadim Zaychik	623,000 263,000	263,000
Billy Huynh	557,000 120,000	120,000
Megan Thomson	531,000 -39,000	-39,000
Steven Taxarchis	524,000
Matt Massaro	462,000 77,000	77,000
Rick Troendly	428,000
Jose Mendez	428,000
Juan Figueroa	385,000
Jeff Spruitenburg	346,000 313,000	313,000
Norberto Callixto	346,000
Kelly Douglas	333,000
Demitrius Dews	330,000
Le Guan	323,000 -32,000	-32,000
James Ostrowski	322,000
Vincent Chang	312,000 57,000	57,000
Dallas Zhao	312,000
Kulwant Singh	270,000
Curtis Longman	248,000 -72,000	-72,000
Pat Lyons	246,000 206,000	206,000

Jiachen Wu	226,000
Ying Wang	221,000
Nima Mahani	220,000 -95,000	-95,000
Robert Bugatto	217,000 132,000	132,000
Phillip Jackson	210,000

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09-17-2022 20:30 UTC-7

Day 1d is underway with 269 players registered for the final opening flight of the tournament at the halfway point of Level 5. PokerNews will take a short break before live updates continue from the floor during Level 7.

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

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.

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	45,000
Doug Parscal	40,000 40,000	40,000
James Doherty	35,000 35,000	35,000
Joe Stapleton	32,000 32,000	32,000
Veronica Brill	30,500
Kevin Coffman	19,900

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

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	161,000

Tags: Lay Saelee

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	52,000

Tags: Alexey Laptev

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.