$800 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2022 RGPS Cleveland
$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 RGPS Cleveland
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$491,280
Entries
712
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
252
Players Left
37
Katip's First Ever Bag Is the Chip Lead at RGPS Cleveland Main Event
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After a thrilling day of poker that saw a huge field of 252 entrants whittled down to 37 survivors, it’s Scott Katip taking 568,000 chips and the Day 1b chip lead into Sunday’s Day 2 of the RunGood Poker Series Cleveland $800 Main Event. His total also surpasses the 500,000 collected by Anthony Carbone who claimed the Day 1a chip lead.
Katip, who told PokerNews that this was his first time bagging a live tournament was the only player to surpass the 500,000 chip mark.
Not far behind him though are Daniel Swartz (498,000), Dan Henderson (420,000), and Taylor Howard (411,000).
End of Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Katip | United States | 568,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Swartz | United States | 498,000 |
| 3 | Dan Henderson | United States | 420,000 |
| 4 | Taylor Howard | United States | 411,000 |
| 5 | Rory Welsh | United States | 350,000 |
| 6 | Christopher Hewitt | United States | 348,000 |
| 7 | Chris Meyers | United States | 345,000 |
| 8 | David Menosky | United States | 340,000 |
| 9 | John Michalak | United States | 295,000 |
| 10 | Jason Bosze | United States | 288,000 |
Day 1b Action
Play wrapped up for the night with 12:16 remaining in Level 13 as the field was thinned to its final 15 percent.
Several players took turns with the chip lead in the later stages of the day including Michele Iacovone, who finished just outside the top ten with 266,000, but Boris Kravets, Dan Wagner, and Chad Stone each saw their once significant stacks disappear very late in the day.
Others who survived the day included Bradley Rogoff (210,000) and Dean Schultz (187,000) while such notables as WSOP bracelet winner Chris Tryba and PokerNews’ own WSOP bracelet winner Chad Holloway were not as fortunate.
Tryba fell in a pot that gave Katip the chip lead, while Holloway was ousted in a double elimination on the stone bubble.
Final Opening Flight Saturday
The final opening flight takes place Saturday, with a 12:15 p.m. starting time. Those who survived Day 1b with a short stack will also have this final opportunity to grow a bigger stack to take to Day 2 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 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
568,000 | 88,000 |
|
498,000 | 324,000 |
|
|
420,000 | -10,000 |
|
411,000 | 116,000 |
|
|
350,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
348,000 | 20,000 |
|
345,000 | -5,000 |
|
340,000 | 340,000 |
|
295,000 | 204,500 |
|
288,000 | 90,000 |
|
266,000 | 56,000 |
|
257,000 | |
|
239,000 | 12,000 |
|
227,000 | 227,000 |
|
210,000 | -88,000 |
|
190,000 | 190,000 |
|
187,000 | 187,000 |
|
187,000 | 187,000 |
|
165,000 | 20,000 |
|
144,000 | -39,000 |
|
143,000 | 52,000 |
|
|
138,000 | -22,000 |
|
128,000 | -12,000 |
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
|
115,000 | -35,000 |
Players in the field
Holloway and Augustine Among Bubble Eliminations
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Chad Holloway jammed his final 60,000 chips into the middle from middle position and was met by calls from Shawn Wilmot in the cutoff and Albert Augustine in the small blind, who called for less and was all in as well.
Chad Holloway: 
Albert Augustine: 
Shawn Wilmot: 
The dealer spread a board of 
, giving Wilmot a winning pair of queens to eliminate both Holloway and Augustine and send the remaining players to Day 2.
Stay tuned for complete end of night chip counts and a full recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
257,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Stone Rocked by Henderson, Eliminated Near Day 2 Bubble
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With nearly 100,000 in the middle on a turn board of 
, Chad Stone moved all in from the big blind for 81,000.
He was called in middle position by Dan Henderson, who had Stone dominated and at risk.
Chad Stone: 
Dan Henderson: 
The turn and river 
couldn't save Stone, and one of the players who not long ago was near the chip lead finds himself needing to fire again on Day 1c.
With his elimination, just two more players need to bust to bring the day to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000 | |
|
Busted |
Five Eliminations Away From End of Day
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Just 43 players remain in the field. Once 38 are left, play will be halted for the night with the survivors advancing to Day 2 on Sunday.
Updated Chip Counts
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
350,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
227,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
198,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
145,000 | 46,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 25,000 |
|
75,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 22,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Players in the field
