$800 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 RGPS Cleveland
$800 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 RGPS Cleveland
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$491,280
Entries
712
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
186
Players Left
28
Sean Troha Near Top of Day 1a Field at RGPS Cleveland Main Event
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Sean Troha is among the chip leaders after a wild opening flight of the RunGood Poker Series Cleveland $800 Main Event saw 28 survivors advance to Day 2 here at the Jack Cleveland Casino.
Troha’s 357,000 chips sit him fifth on the leaderboard behind chip leader Anthony Carbone, who finished the day with an even 500,000 chips after doubling into the lead on the last hand of the day.
Top Ten Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Carbone | United States | 500,000 |
| 2 | Joe Gugliotta | United States | 457,000 |
| 3 | Shawn Gaffney | United States | 427,000 |
| 4 | Kuo Peng | Taiwan | 384,000 |
| 5 | Sean Troha | United States | 357,000 |
| 6 | George Mohan | United States | 280,000 |
| 7 | Connor Zhu | China | 256,000 |
| 8 | James Pisono | United States | 242,000 |
| 9 | Brent Wheeler | United States | 242,000 |
| 10 | Keith Schwartz | United States | 230,000 |
Day 1a Action
A field of 186 entries took their shot at advancing to Sunday’s Day 2, starting the tournament well on its way to eclipsing the $250,000 guaranteed prizepool.
Play wrapped up with 33:27 remaining in Level 13, as just 15% of the field remained.
Some of the other notables to survive the day include Raymond Ezzie (213,000), Robert Noel (157,000), and Alexander Jagodik (143,000).
Among those not fortunate enough to find a bag were the winner of the RGPS Cleveland $420 Opener event, Jack Corrigan, WSOP bracelet winner Katie Kopp, and RunGood ambassadors Emily Snow and Mallory Klaus.
Zhu’s Wild Day and Troha’s Build Toward the Lead
Connor Zhu was the story of the day, building a massive chip lead throughout the day with ruthless aggression and incredible runouts, before finally losing his lead on the aforementioned final hand of the day to Carbone when he called off a 250,000 chip all-in with ace-queen against Carbone’s aces.
Despite the late fall, Zhu ended the day with a top ten chip count.
Troha’s ascension to his fifth place stack wasn’t as volatile but was a consistent build through skill and aggression to set himself up well for Day 2.
Day 1b on Deck Friday
The second of three opening flights takes place Friday, with a 12:15 p.m. starting time. Players who failed to advance Thursday will have another shot at making it to Sunday’s final day of play, and even those who did make it through Day 1a can hop in again in hopes of accumulating a bigger stack to take into Sunday instead of their total from this flight.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for our continuing coverage of the event until a champion is crowned on Sunday at the incredible Jack Cleveland Casino.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | 400,000 |
|
457,000 | 121,000 |
|
427,000 | 82,000 |
|
|
384,000 | 384,000 |
|
357,000 | -4,000 |
|
280,000 | 89,000 |
|
256,000 | -374,000 |
|
242,000 | 242,000 |
|
242,000 | 9,000 |
|
230,000 | -38,500 |
|
220,000 | 220,000 |
|
213,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
188,000 | 15,000 |
|
157,000 | 157,000 |
|
149,000 | -23,000 |
|
143,000 | 143,000 |
|
143,000 | 143,000 |
|
139,000 | -17,000 |
|
|
127,000 | 127,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
100,000 | -32,000 |
|
|
97,000 | 97,000 |
|
|
96,000 | 96,000 |
|
|
88,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
87,000 | 87,000 |
Play is Done For the Night
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A pair of quick eliminations has brought the remaining field to 28, which is 15 percent of the original field.
Play has been halted for the night with those players bagging up and advancing to Day 2.
Stay tuned for complete chip counts and a recap of the wild day of play.
Carbone Takes Chip Lead from Zhu in Biggest Pot of the Day
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After steamrolling the field all day long, Connor Zhu's aggression backfired on him in a massive pot at the end of the day.
Anthony Carbone raised to 9,000 on the button and was met by a three-bet to 20,000 by Zhu in the big blind.
Carbone moved all in for 250,000 and Zhu called for a 500,000 chip pot.
Anthony Carbone: 
Connor Zhu: 
The board ran out 
, doubling Carbone into the chip lead on the last hand of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
256,000 | -374,000 |
Clayton Eliminates Karn
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Papa Karn nursed his short stack as long as he could before getting his last 17,000 chips in the middle preflop against Christopher Clayton.
Papa Karn: 
Christopher Clayton: 
The board ran out 
, eliminating Karn just short of the day 2 threshold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
172,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Updated Eliminations Before Break
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
In the final hand before break, Connor Zhu eliminated Frankie Zeta, when after getting it in preflop, Zeta's 
was crushed by Zhu's to bring the field down to 31, with just three eliminations needed to end the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
345,000 | |
|
|
336,000 | 143,000 |
|
285,000 | 128,000 |
|
|
268,500 | -30,000 |
|
|
233,000 | 138,200 |
|
|
203,000 | 160,000 |
|
|
26,500 | -7,700 |
Troha Trending Upward
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
After Mickey Murzi raised on the button to 7,000, George Mohan called in the small blind, and then Sean Troha three-bet to 27,000 in the big blind.
Only Mohan called and the duo saw a flop of 
.
Mohan checked to Troha, who continued for 21,000. Mohan thought briefly, but then folded his hand, as Troha dragged a pot which has him near the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
361,000 | 279,500 |
|
|
191,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
62,000 |