$800 Main Event Day 1a | 2022 RGPS Cleveland

09-29-2022 13:11 UTC-4

Opening Flight of RunGood Poker Series Cleveland $800 Main Event Set to Kick Off

Mike Patrick

Welcome to Day 1a of the Inaugural RGPS Cleveland Main Event from the Jack Cleveland Casino. Today’s flight is the first of three opening days before a champion is crowned on Day 2 Sunday.

This flight will be the lone late afternoon start, with cards in the air at 4:15 p.m. local time, while flights 1b and 1c Friday and Saturday will begin at 12:15 p.m.

The Main Event comes with a $250,000 guarantee and given the success of the side events throughout the week leading up to the Main Event, that number will likely be surpassed quite easily.

Players will start their day with 30,000 chips at opening blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Registration will remain open until the start of Level 10 and re-entries are unlimited.

Levels are 40 minutes long and each opening flight will play until 15% of the field remains, or at the end of Level 15, whichever comes first. The players will receive a 15-minute break at the completion of every third level with the break after Level 9 on Days 1b and 1c being a 60-minute dinner break.

Players will have the opportunity to play multiple opening flights in hopes of accumulating a bigger stack, but if a player survives multiple opening days, only their largest stack will be advanced to Day 2, which begins at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday.

Be sure to stay with PokerNews for live reporting from each day of action until the first ever RGPS Cleveland champion is crowned on Sunday.

Tags: Jack Cleveland Casino

09-29-2022 17:01 UTC-4

Early Double for Salvaggi

Mike Patrick

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Joseph Salvaggi is off to a great start to the day as he was recently seen dragging a huge pot on a completed board of .

Salvaggi held for a winning top two pair. After the stacks were counted down, his opponent was actually left with just over 1,000 chips, but departed the table as his crumbs are now being blinded off, while Salvaggi now has more than double his starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Salvaggi	73,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Joseph Salvaggi

09-29-2022 18:55 UTC-4

Pagan Back Over Starting Stack With Elimination

Mike Patrick

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a turn board of , a player in the small blind got his last 10,000 chips in the middle against Felipe Pagan in the big blind.

Opponent:
Felipe Pagan:

Pagan's flopped straight needed to fade a river club, which it did as the dealer paired the board with the .

With the win, Pagan's stack has jumped back above its starting point.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Pagan	30,200 4,200	4,200

Tags: Felipe Pagan

09-29-2022 19:21 UTC-4

Mohan Mowing Down the Field

Mike Patrick

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

George Mohan was just spotted with one of the biggest stacks in the room and he just added to it with a healthy pot to send a player to the rail.

With approximately 8,000 in the pot on a flop, after Mohan bet in early position, the player on the button moved all in for 13,300. A player in the small blind called, as did Mohan.

Mohan and his opponent checked the runout, and Mohan rolled over . Both opponents folded and Mohan dragged the pot to boost his stack well over the 100,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Mohan	143,000 143,000	143,000

Tags: George Mohan

09-29-2022 19:39 UTC-4

Gugliotta Over 100,000 After Felting Tran

Mike Patrick

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With 17,000 in the middle on a turn board of , Vincent Tran was put to a decision in the hijack for his last 17,200 chips by Joe Gugliotta in middle position.

Tran opted to call and he'd need some help.

Vincent Tran:
Joe Gugliotta:

Tran's queen wouldn't help him as it would give Gugliotta a straight. Regardless, the on the river didn't help him either as Gugliotta dragged the meaty pot to boost his stack to one of the largest in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Gugliotta	123,000 73,000	73,000
Vincent Tran	Busted

Tags: Joe Gugliotta Vincent Tran

09-29-2022 20:38 UTC-4

Zhu Gets Revenge on Eidmann

Mike Patrick

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Earlier in the tournament, Tom Eidmann busted Connor Zhu, sending him to the cage for a second bullet. Zhu has stuck around with his new stack and recently doubled up through his earlier executioner.

With 18,100 in the pot on a board, Zhu moved all in for his last 18,800 from the small blind and was called by Eidmann in late position.

Connor Zhu:
Tom Eidmann:

Zhu's full house had Eidmann drawing dead as he boosted his stack to near double its starting size.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Eidmann	60,000 60,000	60,000
Connor Zhu	55,700 30,200	30,200

Tags: Connor Zhu Tom Eidmann

09-29-2022 21:25 UTC-4

Swartz Reenters, Immediately Doubles

Mike Patrick

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

Daniel Swartz is among those to reenter at the last break and he's immediately making the most of his new stack.

With approximately 10,000 in the middle on a flop, Swartz checked his big blind, Greg Turner bet 6,500 under the gun, Timothy Ebner called in late position and Swartz then moved all in for 26,000 in his first hand back in the tournament.

Turner folded, but Ebner called to put Swartz at risk again.

Daniel Swartz:
Timothy Ebner:

Swartz's two pair were well ahead, and after the runout, Swartz found his stack immediately doubled and then some.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Ebner	85,000 -58,000	-58,000
Greg Turner	84,000 84,000	84,000
Daniel Swartz	68,500 20,000	20,000

Tags: Daniel Swartz Greg Turner Timothy Ebner

09-29-2022 21:36 UTC-4

Zhu's Cruise Sends Swartz Back to the Cage

Mike Patrick

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

Just as quickly as Daniel Swartz doubled up, he's been sent back to the rail by Connor Zhu, who has been on an absolute tear and now has the biggest stack in the room.

Swartz's roughly 60,000 chips were in the middle preflop from the big blind and at risk against Zhu on the button.

Daniel Swartz:
Connor Zhu:

The flop gave Zhu a gutshot straight draw against Swartz's overpair, and the on the turn gave him more outs with a flush draw.

Zhu's straight then came home on the river with the to add another chunk to his growing towers of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Zhu	260,000 140,000	140,000
Daniel Swartz	Busted

Tags: Connor Zhu Daniel Swartz

09-29-2022 22:33 UTC-4

Zhu Can't Lose

Mike Patrick

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

Connor Zhu is threatening to run away with the tournament on Day 1, as he's amassed a huge chip lead already, with over double the next biggest stack in the room.

In a recent hand, he raised to 5,000 under the gun and was called by a player in the hijack.

The players checked the flop, then on the turn, Zhu checked and his opponent fired out a pair of yellow T-1,000 chips for a bet of 2,000.

Zhu called, then checked the river. His opponent quickly checked back and Zhu showed for king-high, which was good, as his opponent flashed queen-high.