$600 Main Event Day 1b | 2022 RGPS San Diego

11-18-2022 21:46 UTC-7

Big Double for Lee

Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

PokerNews missed this big hand, but was filled in after the fact.

Bernard Lee opened from the cutoff to 1,400 and was called by both players in the blinds.

The flop came and the small blind checked to the big blind who bet 2,400. Lee then raised to 6,700 and the small blind got out of the way, but then the big blind re-raised all in for 28,000 total and Lee snap-called, putting himself at risk.

Bernard Lee:
Big Blind:

Lee had his opponent dominated with his superior kicker, and the runout of secured his victory for a big double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Lee	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Bernard Lee

11-18-2022 21:35 UTC-7

Rodriguez Holds Against Fritzer

Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After a raise and a call preflop, Zak Rodriguez and Rip Fritzer went heads-up to a flop of .

Rodriguez bet out first and was raised by Fritzer, but then Rodrigez moved all in and Fitzer called, putting himself at risk.

Rip Fritzer:
Zak Rodriguez:

"You called me with just a flush draw?!" Rodriguez exclaimed when he saw Fritzer's hand.

"I mean yeah, what am I supposed to do?" Fritzer replied.

The board was no help to Fritzer as the runout came and Rodriguez won the pot with just a pair of fours as Fritzer was eliminated.

"What were you thinking, Rip? I had my headphones and sunglasses on, of course I had it!" Rodriguez teased his supposed long-time friend as he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zak Rodriguez	92,000 92,000	92,000
Rip Fritzer	Busted

Tags: Rip Fritzer Zak Rodriguez

11-18-2022 21:18 UTC-7

Mr. Luckbox Strikes Again

Kirk Brown

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

On a three-way turn of , Tim Acker checked his action to Grant Foster who then bet 4,000. Luis Salazar on the button made the call as well as Acker.

The river came the and action checked to Salazar who bet 6,400 which produced a fold from his two opponents.

"Of course the spade comes," Acker said as he and Foster mucked their cards, "i flopped it you turned it he rivered it, right? Acker continued as he admitted he flopped a set and Foster confirmed that he had turned a straight.

"Just call him Mr. Luckbox," the two chimed in unison as Salazar was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Salazar	48,000
Tim Acker	25,000
Grant Foster	22,000

Tags: Grant Foster Luis Salazar Tim Acker

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

11-18-2022 21:04 UTC-7

Break Time

Kirk Brown

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The players are on their first 15-minute break of the evening and will return shortly.

11-18-2022 20:42 UTC-7

Pizarro Outflops Sy

Kirk Brown

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

The player in late position opened to 800 and was then three-bet by Tyler Pizarro on the button to 2,000. Then Mike Sy in the small blind four-bet to 4,000, which saw a fold from the late position original raiser and a call from Pizarro.

The flop came and Sy led out for 4,000, but then Pizarro shoved all in for around 20,000. Sy made the call and the cards were tabled, with Pizarro at risk.

Tyler Pizarro:
Mike Sy:

Pizarro was ahead with his pair of tens, and the runout od kept it that way and he was awarded the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Pizarro	53,000
Mike Sy	20,500

Tags: Mike Sy Tyler Pizarro

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

11-18-2022 20:30 UTC-7

Big Slick Good for Eicher; Moon Exits

Kirk Brown

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a three-way completed board of , Noel Eicher bet 7,000 into the swelled pot of around 25,000.

One opponent folded to his bet, but then the action was on Ben Moon who was in the tank.

After around 30 seconds, he shrugged and made the call, but was then shown by Eicher for top two-pair.

Moon mucked his cards and was left with only 2,300 as Eicher was shipped the big pot.

Moon then got it all in the very next hand with ace-three but ran into ace-eight and could not improve and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Eicher	95,000 95,000	95,000
Ben Moon	Busted

Tags: Ben Moon Noel Eicher

11-18-2022 20:14 UTC-7

RGPS Thunder Valley Season $1M GTD Season Final Gets Underway Next Week

Kirk Brown

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After wrapping up at Jamul Casino in San Diego, the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is ending 2022 in truly spectacular fashion as the team heads to northern California for RGPS Contenders Thunder Valley, which will feature the poker stop's first-ever $1 million guaranteed event.

In addition to the $2,500 buy-in RunGood Season Finale, the RGPS Thunder Valley stop, set to run Nov. 25-Dec. 6, will feature a $1,000 buy-in RunGood Take 1 event with a $250,000 guarantee and plenty of other events and satellites.

The $1 million guaranteed RunGood Season Finale, which was announced in March and which PokerNews will be live reporting, will feature two starting flights, the first of which gets underway on Dec. 3. at noon local time. In exchange for their $2,500 buy-in, players will receive a starting stack of 40,000 chips and blinds of 100/200/200.

Levels will last for 60 minutes in duration with 15-minute breaks every two levels. Registration will remain open until the start of Level 9 and players will be allowed one re-entry on Day 1a, Day 1b and before the start of Day 2 on Dec. 5.

Day 3 of the Season Finale will take place on Dec. 6 and will play down to a winner, who will take home the lion's share of the $1 million guaranteed prize pool. Additionally, the winner will be awarded an entry to the RGPS All-Stars ProAm event in Las Vegas in December.

In addition to the Season Finale, the RGPS Thunder Valley stop will feature plenty of big events, kicking off with the $1,100 buy-in RunGood Take 1 event with a $250,000 guarantee. The event features two starting flights Nov. 25-26 and will play to a winner on Day 2 on Nov. 27.

Later in the series, a $300 buy-in RunGood Knockout event will take place where players can win $100 bounties for every player they eliminate, as well as a RunGood Ambassador Bomb Pot Bounty event with a $135 buy-in.

A $600 buy-in RunGood Studio Ticket event will begin on Nov. 30 and will feature a $100,000 guarantee, in addition to awarding a seat to the ProAm event. Similarly, the $1,000 buy-in RunGood Director's Cut toward the end of the series will have a $100,000 prize pool up for grabs.

There will be a number of satellites and step satellites throughout the series where players can will seats into events for as little as $75 or $150.

Click here for a look at the full schedule!

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400