$600 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 RGPS San Diego
$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 RGPS San Diego
Buy-in
$600
Entries
460
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 10,000
Ante
10,000
Entries
84
Players Left
11
Parra Leads Survivors of Flight Day 1a of RGPS Jamul Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1a action in the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Jamul Casino Main Event has wrapped up after 16 levels of play with Eduardo Parra in the chip lead after bagging a stack of 417,000. Parra leads 11 players who will return to compete on Day 2 for a chance to take down the Main Event.
Play on Day 1a lasted for eight and a half hours and saw a field of 84 entrants in a tournament with three starting flights that will almost certainly surpass the guaranteed prize pool of $150,000.
Other big stacks at the end of Day 1a include Stefan DeLorenzo (359,000), Tavish Margers (323,000), and Jeff Bagamaspad (237,000).
Main Event Day 1a Final Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chips | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo Parra | 417,000 | Mexicali, Baja California |
| 2 | Stefan DeLorenzo | 359,000 | San Diego, California |
| 3 | Tavish Margers | 323,000 | Santee, California |
| 4 | Jeff Bagamaspad | 237,000 | San Diego, California |
| 5 | Mark Feinberg | 221,000 | San Diego, California |
| 6 | Adrian Cruz | 208,000 | San Diego, California |
| 7 | Roni Moshe | 194,000 | |
| 8 | Bill Connor | 175,000 | El Cason, California |
| 9 | Ivan Balanza | 149,000 | Fremont, California |
| 10 | Vidhi Seem | 135,000 | San Diego, California |
| 11 | George Osthimer | 131,000 |
RunGood ambassadors Preston McEwen, Cody Stanford, and Taylor Howard played in the first starting flight but didn’t make it to bagging as they all busted in sequence of each other towards the end of the day.
Day 1b will commence at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 18, while the third and fourth starting flights will kick off on Saturday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The remaining players from each flight will return on Sunday, November 20 for a chance at taking the tournament down.
The eventual winner of the RGPS Jamul Casino Main Event will be presented with the championship ring along with the lion’s share of the prize pool, as well as an exclusive invitation and $800 seat and stipend package to the RGPS: All Stars Pro-am Event at PokerGo Studios in December 2022.
That wraps up coverage of Day 1a, but the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to bring you more updates.
End of Day 1a Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
417,000 | 275,000 |
|
359,000 | |
|
323,000 | 73,000 |
|
237,000 | 27,000 |
|
221,000 | 129,000 |
|
208,000 | 11,000 |
|
194,000 | 59,000 |
|
175,000 | -45,000 |
|
149,000 | -51,000 |
|
135,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
131,000 | 131,000 |
Lower Eliminated as Bubble Bursts to End Day 1a
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Cato Lower moved all in for his last 60,000 and was called by Stefan DeLorenzo, putting him at risk.
Cato Lower: 
Stefan DeLorenzo: 
Lower was ahead with his ace-high going in, but the flop of 
gave DeLorenzo the lead with a pair of jacks. The board ran out 
to secure DeLorenzo's victory and eliminated Lower on the stone bubble while the remaining players made the money.
Day 1a is now officially over and the remaining 11 players have begun the bagging process. A full chip count and recap of the day will be released shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
359,000 | 234,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Short Break
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The remaining 12 players are on a short five-minute break and will return to hand-for-hand play shortly.
Hand-For-Hand Play
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With the elimination of Miguel Delasierra, there are now only 12 players left with 11 making the money, so the tournament director has instituted hand-for-hand play until the bubble bursts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Connors Doubles With Kings
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Stefan DeLorenzo opened to 20,000 from under-the-gun bt then Bill Connors shoved all in for around 100,000 in the late position.
Action folded back around to DeLorenzo who quickly made the call, putting Connors at risk.
Bill Connors: 
Stefan DeLorenzo: 
Connors was already ahead going into this battle, and the flop of 
improved him to top set. He was still not out of the woods yet, as DeLorenzo could still hit a club for a flush, but the runout of 
was safe for Connors and he scored a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
125,000 | -135,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Back-to-Back Hands with Delasierra
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Tavish Margers opened to 15,000 from middle position and was called by Miguel Delasierra on the button.
The flop was 
and both players decided to check to the 
turn.
Margers then led out for 25,000 and Delasierra made the call to see the river fall the 
.
Margers fired again for 40,000 and Delasierra went into the tank to weigh his options.
After a good minute or so of deliberation, he tossed his chips into the middle to make the call. He was then shown 
by Margers for a turned set and rivered full house to win the pot.
"Ugh how do I not bet flop there," Delasierra groaned as Margers was pushed the pot.
Fortunately for Delasierra, he won 35,000 of it back the next hand when Fred Galvan shoved with ace-ten and Delasierra called with ace-king and held to knock out Galvan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 | 27,000 |
|
|
120,000 | 28,000 |
|
|
Busted |