Last Chance to Advance in RGPS Cleveland Main Event
With 438 entries already through the first two opening flights of the RunGood Poker Series Cleveland $800 Main Event, the tournament has already been a huge success, surpassing its $250,000 guarantee before cards are even in the air for Day 1c.
Saturday’s final flight is expected to be the biggest yet with the number of entrants today alone potentially approaching that number.
Those players will gather in the beautiful Jack Cleveland Casino poker room at 12:15 p.m. local time with hopes of finding a bag to take into Sunday’s Day 2, which takes place at 11:15 a.m.
They’ll be chasing the number put up by Day 1b chip leader Scott Katip, who will bring 568,000 chips into play Sunday, surpassing Day 1a chip leader Anthony Carbone’s total of an even 500,000. So far they are the only players to pass the half-million mark, but that number will certainly be challenged today.
Chip Leaders Through Flights 1a and 1b
| Rank | Name | Country | Flight | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Katip | United States | 1b | 568000 |
| 2 | Anthony Carbone | United States | 1a | 500000 |
| 3 | Daniel Swartz | United States | 1b | 498000 |
| 4 | Joe Gugliotta | United States | 1a | 457000 |
| 5 | Shawn Gaffney | United States | 1a | 427000 |
| 6 | Dan Henderson | United States | 1b | 420000 |
| 7 | Taylor Howard | United States | 1b | 411000 |
| 8 | Kuo Peng | Taiwan | 1a | 384000 |
| 9 | Sean Troha | United States | 1a | 357000 |
| 10 | Rory Welsh | United States | 1b | 350000 |
As has been the case for the first two opening flights, play is scheduled for 15 40-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every third level and as was the case Friday, a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9.
Players will start with 30,000 chips at blind levels of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Registration will remain open until the end of that dinner break and players who bust may reenter as many times as they please.
While 15 levels are planned, play in the first two flights wrapped up at the alternate point of when just 15 percent of the field remains. This came in Level 13 in Days 1a and 1b.
Be sure to stay with PokerNews for live reporting from each day of action until the first ever RGPS Cleveland Main Event champion is crowned.
, Frank Lagodich checked in early position to his opponent on the button who moved all in for approximately 20,000.
for a queen-high flush draw and an open-ended straight draw.
for a better flush draw with a made pair of nines.
on the river changed nothing and Lagodich scooped the big pot to boost his stack above double its starting point.
turn, Kline moved all in for 16,200, and after pausing briefly to consider his decision, Holloway made the call.
on the river, to quickly boost Holloway's stack to nearly double its starting point.
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for a flopped set of sevens.
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river couldn't bail out Cianelli as Murray flipped his way successfully to a double-up.
, as he made the call.
from under the gun and was called by a player in middle position. 
against his opponent's 
to win the pot with a pair of kings, essentially tripling up with the blinds and antes. 
versus joseph Rowe's 
, the winner of the RGPS Cleveland Ambassador Bounty tournament was eliminated, ending his cameo appearance in the main event.
, Stone checked in the cutoff to Joseph Rowe who bet 21,000 into approximately 25,000.
