$800 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2022 RGPS Cleveland
$800 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 RGPS Cleveland
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$491,280
Entries
712
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
107
Players Left
1
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | Bradley Rogoff | 210,000 | 52 |
| 15 | 2 | Patrick Lacy | 113,000 | 28 |
| 15 | 3 | Sid Savitt | 59,000 | 14 |
| 15 | 4 | Hiroaki Harada | 119,000 | 29 |
| 15 | 5 | Mark Lewandowski | 144,000 | 36 |
| 15 | 6 | Cem Sarioglu | 94,000 | 23 |
| 15 | 7 | Raymond Ezzie | 213,000 | 53 |
| 15 | 8 | Mark Van Keirsbilck | 145,000 | 36 |
| 15 | 9 | Christopher Moon | 227,000 | 56 |
| 16 | 1 | Connor Zhu | 256,000 | 64 |
| 16 | 2 | William Dopico | 115,000 | 28 |
| 16 | 3 | David Menosky | 340,000 | 85 |
| 16 | 4 | Rory Walsh | 350,000 | 87 |
| 16 | 5 | Christian Koleszar | 42,000 | 10 |
| 16 | 6 | Donald Baer | 224,000 | 56 |
| 16 | 7 | Joshua Rivera | 128,000 | 32 |
| 16 | 8 | Michael Shanks | 110,000 | 27 |
| 16 | 9 | Joe Gugliotta | 457,000 | 114 |
| 17 | 1 | Scott Katip | 568,000 | 142 |
| 17 | 2 | Brent Wheeler | 242,000 | 60 |
| 17 | 3 | Benjamin Skelley | 72,000 | 18 |
| 17 | 4 | Steven Lekic | 48,000 | 12 |
| 17 | 5 | Kuo Peng | 384,000 | 96 |
| 17 | 6 | Shane Pierce | 156,000 | 39 |
| 17 | 7 | Shawn Wilmot | 257,000 | 64 |
| 17 | 8 | Alex Nechiporuk | 97,000 | 24 |
| 17 | 9 | Cassidy Clark | 100,000 | 25 |
| 18 | 1 | Keith Schwartz | 230,000 | 57 |
| 18 | 2 | Ryan Mayer | 100,000 | 25 |
| 18 | 3 | Linda Eisenstein | 67,000 | 16 |
| 18 | 4 | Stephen Stock Jr | 293,000 | 73 |
| 18 | 5 | [Removed:395] | 150,000 | 37 |
| 18 | 6 | Chris Meyers | 345,000 | 86 |
| 18 | 7 | Stephen Slocum | 84,000 | 21 |
| 18 | 8 | Kyle Grupp | 82,000 | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | Chad Stone | 192,000 | 48 |
| 19 | 1 | Denis Komso | 266,000 | 66 |
| 19 | 2 | Ed Tancredi | 100,000 | 25 |
| 19 | 3 | Art Demmerley | 218,000 | 54 |
| 19 | 4 | Jeffrey Shively | 94,000 | 23 |
| 19 | 5 | Gino Giammarco | 88,000 | 22 |
| 19 | 6 | Chad Holloway | 45,000 | 11 |
| 19 | 7 | Jamie Teel | 143,000 | 35 |
| 19 | 8 | Joseph Rowe | 181,000 | 45 |
| 19 | 9 | Jason Yates (OH) | 75,000 | 18 |
| 20 | 1 | Christopher Clayton | 149,000 | 37 |
| 20 | 2 | Joseph Daddario | 162,000 | 40 |
| 20 | 3 | Paul Campbell (OH) | 311,000 | 77 |
| 20 | 4 | Mark Wahba | 368,000 | 92 |
| 20 | 5 | Joseph Curcio | 81,000 | 20 |
| 20 | 6 | Jason Bosze | 288,000 | 72 |
| 20 | 7 | Kyle Royer | 422,000 | 105 |
| 20 | 8 | Nathan Walter | 165,000 | 41 |
| 20 | 9 | Todd Saffron | 170,000 | 42 |
| 21 | 1 | Blake Napierala | 374,000 | 93 |
| 21 | 2 | Budwey Salhab | 155,000 | 38 |
| 21 | 3 | Robert Noel | 157,000 | 39 |
| 21 | 4 | Daniel Swartz | 498,000 | 124 |
| 21 | 5 | Anthony Gencarelli | 291,000 | 72 |
| 21 | 6 | Ronald Bell | 120,000 | 30 |
| 21 | 7 | Chad Welka | 138,000 | 34 |
| 21 | 8 | Jesse Price | 436,000 | 109 |
| 21 | 9 | Donald Mullen | 242,000 | 60 |
| 22 | 1 | Hardik Vyas | 36,000 | 9 |
| 22 | 2 | Ian Richardson | 221,000 | 55 |
| 22 | 3 | Thomas Carlin | 103,000 | 25 |
| 22 | 4 | Germandio Andoni | 190,000 | 47 |
| 22 | 5 | Scott Carolus | 188,000 | 47 |
| 22 | 6 | Nick Luban | 79,000 | 19 |
| 22 | 7 | Alexander Jagodik | 143,000 | 35 |
| 22 | 8 | Michele Iacovone | 266,000 | 66 |
| 22 | 9 | Michael Valore | 143,000 | 35 |
| 23 | 1 | James Pisano | 242,000 | 60 |
| 23 | 2 | Anthony Carbone | 500,000 | 125 |
| 23 | 3 | Sean Cleary | 127,000 | 31 |
| 23 | 4 | Papa Karn | 42,000 | 10 |
| 23 | 5 | Ron Ely | 87,000 | 21 |
| 23 | 6 | Joseph Hanna | 66,000 | 16 |
| 23 | 7 | Kyle Goodwin | 139,000 | 34 |
| 23 | 8 | David Powell | 102,000 | 25 |
| 23 | 9 | Michael Pempin | 187,000 | 46 |
| 24 | 1 | Ron Davis | 189,000 | 47 |
| 24 | 2 | Michael Volk | 239,000 | 59 |
| 24 | 3 | George Mohan | 280,000 | 70 |
| 24 | 4 | Alex Visbisky | 96,000 | 24 |
| 24 | 5 | Christopher Jacobson | 110,000 | 27 |
| 24 | 6 | Christopher Hewitt | 348,000 | 87 |
| 24 | 7 | Brodie Kitchlin | 353,000 | 88 |
| 24 | 8 | DJ Mackinnon | 125,000 | 31 |
| 24 | 9 | Scott Fitzhugh | 107,000 | 26 |
| 25 | 1 | Nicholas Lanzi | 196,000 | 49 |
| 25 | 2 | Frank Lagodich | 400,000 | 100 |
| 25 | 3 | Dante Powell | 95,000 | 23 |
| 25 | 4 | Nicole Bartko | 32,000 | 8 |
| 25 | 5 | |||
| 25 | 6 | Daniel Henderson | 420,000 | 105 |
| 25 | 7 | Timothy Ebner | 88,000 | 22 |
| 25 | 8 | Joseph Salvaggi | 36,000 | 9 |
| 25 | 9 | Shawn Gaffney | 427,000 | 106 |
| 26 | 1 | Blake Leduc | 220,000 | 55 |
| 26 | 2 | Sean Troha | 357,000 | 89 |
| 26 | 3 | Alec Wiggins | 138,000 | 34 |
| 26 | 4 | Daniel Murray | 190,000 | 47 |
| 26 | 5 | Dean Schultz | 187,000 | 46 |
| 26 | 6 | Taylor Howard | 411,000 | 102 |
| 26 | 7 | Derek Bowers | 565,000 | 141 |
| 26 | 8 | Julie Thomas | 66,000 | 16 |
| 26 | 9 | John Michalak | 295,000 | 73 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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568,000 | |
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565,000 | |
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500,000 | |
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498,000 | |
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457,000 | |
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436,000 | |
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427,000 | |
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422,000 | |
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420,000
420,000
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420,000 |
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411,000 | |
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400,000 | |
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384,000 | |
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374,000 | |
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368,000 | |
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357,000 | |
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353,000 | |
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350,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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348,000 | |
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345,000 | |
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340,000 | |
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311,000 | |
|
295,000 | |
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293,000 | |
|
291,000 | |
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288,000 | |
Inaugural RGPS Cleveland Main Event Champion to be Crowned Sunday
After what’s been a tremendously successful week of events for the RunGood Poker Series in its first-ever trip to the Jack Cleveland Casino, the marquee event crowns its champion Sunday with the completion of the RGPS Cleveland $800 Main Event.
The 107 survivors of the three opening flights will be vying for a share of the $491,280 prizepool, with the champion taking home $100,875, and the top 72 players earning at least $1,620.
Day 1b chip leader Scott Katip brings the largest stack into play with 568,000 chips, but not far behind him are Day 1c chip leader Derek Bowers (565,000) and Day 1a chip leader Anthony Carbone (500,000).
RGPS Cleveland Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Flight | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Katip | United States | 1b | 568,000 | 142 |
| 2 | Derek Bowers | United States | 1c | 565,000 | 141 |
| 3 | Anthony Carbone | United States | 1a | 500,000 | 125 |
| 4 | Daniel Swartz | United States | 1b | 498,000 | 124 |
| 5 | Joe Gugliotta | United States | 1a | 457,000 | 114 |
| 6 | Jesse Price | United States | 1c | 436,000 | 109 |
| 7 | Shawn Gaffney | United States | 1a | 427,000 | 106 |
| 8 | Kyle Royer | United States | 1c | 422,000 | 105 |
| 9 | Dan Henderson | United States | 1b | 420,000 | 105 |
| 10 | Taylor Howard | United States | 1b | 411,000 | 102 |
Plenty of notables will be returning to the Jack Cleveland poker room Sunday, including two-time WSOP bracelet winner Sean Troha (357,000), who enters the day just outside the top ten chip counts, Nathan Walter (165,000) and Ryan Mayer (100,000), who won RGPS Cleveland side events earlier in the week.
The final 107 players will now come back to the Jack Cleveland Casino poker room at 11:15 a.m to play down to a winner. Play will resume at the earliest finish point of the opening flights, which was Day 1a’s completion point in Level 13 with 33:27 left on the clock.
Blinds will be rolled back to 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante. Levels will again be 40 minutes in length with 15-minute breaks scheduled after every third level.
Stay close to PokerNews for live reporting of all the action until the first ever RunGood Poker Series Cleveland Main Event champion is crowned here at the incredible Jack Cleveland Casino.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 2 is underway with the final 107 players aiming to get into the top 72 places and the money.
Murray Takes From Troha
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Table 26 will be one to watch Sunday with not only overall Day 1 chip leader Derek Bowers, but Sean Troha as well.
In an early pot, on a 
flop, Murray checked his big blind to Troha on the button.
The two-time WSOP bracelet winner bet 5,000, but was met with a check-raise to 20,000.
Troha opted to fold and send the pot to Murray.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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567,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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291,000
-66,000
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-66,000 |
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217,000
92,000
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92,000 |
RGPS Tunica Main Event to Feature $100,000 Guarantee Oct. 4-9
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) wraps up the currently underway RGPS Cleveland, it will head south to Mississippi for RGPS Tunica, which will feature a $600 buy-in RGPS Tunica Main Event with a $100,000 guarantee. In addition to the Main Event, RGPS Tunica, which will take place at Horseshoe Tunica Casino Oct. 4-9, will feature a handful of Ring Events, including Guest Bounty and Pot-Limit Omaha events.
$100K Guaranteed Main Event
The $100,000 guaranteed Main Event will feature three starting flights, the first of which will get underway on Oct. 7. The next two flights will both play out the next day and surviving players will return on Oct. 9 for Day 2, which will play down to a winner. For players who don’t want to ante up the $600 buy-in, there will be a number of satellite options, including a $145 Mega Satellite awarding ten seats and a $145 Turbo Satellite awarding five seats. PokerNews will be on-site to cover the RGPS Tunica Main Event, so be sure to check back in for that coverage.
The Rest of the Schedule
RGPS Tunica will kick off on Oct. 4 with a $200 Seniors Ring Event available for players ages 50 and older, followed by a $165 Flip and Go Ring Event and a $165 Opening Night Guest Bounty Ring Event later that day. The next day will see two flights of the $250 PokerGO Studio Ticket Ring Event taking place, which will award a seat to the 2022 All-Stars ProAM Event at the PokerGO Studio in December, as well as another Flip and Go event. Other events in the series include a $300 Pot-Limit Omaha Ring Event and a Two Green Chip Bounty Ring Event, both of which will take place on Oct. 6. Later in the series, there will be a $200 Ladies Ring Event and a $250 Closer Black Chip Bounty Ring Event, which will close out the series on Oct. 9. After Tunica, the RunGood team will head to Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma for RGPS Hard Rock Tulsa, which will also feature a $600 Main Event.The full schedule for RGPS Tunica is available in the table below.
RGPS Tunica Schedule
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 4, 2022 | 10:00 AM | Seniors Ring Event (AGE 50+, Buy-in $200) |
| Oct. 4, 2022 | 2:00 PM | FLIP and GO Ring Event* FLT A ($165 buy-in, On Demand) |
| Oct. 4, 2022 | 7:00 PM | OPENING NIGHT Guest Bounty Ring Event (Buy-in $165) |
| Oct. 5, 2022 | 12:00 PM | PokerGO Studio Ticket Ring Event FLT A (Buy-in $250, $50,000 GTD Prizepool) |
| Oct. 5, 2022 | 2:00 PM | FLIP and GO Ring Event FLT A ($165 buy-in, On Demand) |
| Oct. 5, 2022 | 4:00 PM | Turbo Satellite (Buy-in $145, 5 seats GTD into the $100,000 GTD Main Event) |
| Oct. 5, 2022 | 7:00 PM | PokerGO Studio Ticket Ring Event FLT B (Buy-in $250, $50,000 GTD Prizepool) |
| Oct. 6, 2022 | 12:00 PM | PokerGO Studio Ticket FINALS |
| Oct. 6, 2022 | 1:00 PM | ONE DAY NLH RING EVENT (Buy-in $200, $10,000 GTD Prizepool) |
| Oct. 6, 2022 | 2:00 PM | FLIP and GO Ring Event FLT A ($165 buy-in, On Demand) |
| Oct. 6, 2022 | 3:00 PM | POT LIMIT-OMAHA RING EVENT (Buy-in $300) |
| Oct. 6, 2022 | 7:00 PM | TWO GREEN CHIP BOUNTY RING EVENT (Buy-in $200) |
| Oct. 7, 2022 | 11:00 AM | Mega Satellite (Buy-in $145, 10 seats GTD into the $100,000 GTD Main Event) |
| Oct. 7, 2022 | 1:00 PM | Flip and Go Ring Event Day 2 |
| Oct. 7, 2022 | 7:00 PM | RUNGOOD Main Event FLT A (Buy-in $600, $100,000 GTD Prizepool) |
| Oct. 8, 2022 | 9:00 AM | Turbo Satellite (Buy-in $145, 5 seats GTD into the $100,000 GTD Main Event) |
| Oct. 8, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Turbo Satellite (Buy-in $145, 5 seats GTD into the $100,000 GTD Main Event) |
| Oct. 8, 2022 | 2:00 PM | Ladies Ring Event (Buy-in $200) |
| Oct. 8, 2022 | 4:00 PM | Turbo Satellite (Buy-in $145, 5 seats GTD into the $100,000 GTD Main Event) |
| Oct. 8, 2022 | 7:00 PM | RUNGOOD Main Event FLT C (Buy-in $600, $100,000 GTD Prizepool) |
| Oct. 9, 2022 | 12:00 PM | MAIN EVENT FINALS |
| Oct. 9, 2022 | 1:00 PM | TURBO NLH RING Event (Buy-in $165) |
| Oct. 9, 2022 | 4:00 PM | NLH CLOSER BLACK CHIP BOUNTY RING EVENT (Buy-in $250) |
Holloway Rebuilding Early
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Chad Holloway entered the day as one of the shortest stacks in the room, but a good start has seen him boost his stack to nearly triple it's original size.
The WSOP bracelet winner raised to 10,000 under the gun and was called by Jamie Teel to his immediate left.
The duo saw a flop of 
, where Holloway check-called a bet of 18,000 from Teel.
They both then checked the 
turn, then on the 
river, Holloway moved all in for 55,000.
Teel folded to send the pot to his neighbor which boosted Holloway's stack to over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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121,000
76,000
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76,000 |
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62,000
-81,000
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-81,000 |
Some Early Eliminations
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000