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.