$600 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2022 RGPS San Diego
$600 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2022 RGPS San Diego
Buy-in
$600
Entries
460
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 10,000
Ante
10,000
Entries
248
Players Left
67
Pilotin Leads Day 1d of Jamul Main Event
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1d action in the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Jamul Casino Main Event has wrapped up after 16 full levels of play with Ediberto Pilotin in the chip lead after bagging a stack of 594,000. Pilotin leads 14 players from Day 1d who will return to compete on Day 2 for a chance to take down the Main Event.
Play on Day 1d lasted just over 8 hours and saw a field of 109 entrants. Day 1d kicked off towards the end of Day 1c, which had attracted 148 entrants to make it the largest of the four starting flights.
In total, the four flights attracted 460 runners to generate a prize pool of $239,200 to smash the guarantee of $150,000.
Other stacks at the end of Day 1d include Howard Azar (394,000), Sahar Bakshi (370,000), Nova Baghdasarian(318,000), and RunGood Ambassador Preston McEwen who bagged 94,000.
Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ediberto Pilotin | 594,000 | |
| 2 | Howard Azar | San Diego, CA | 394,000 |
| 3 | Sahar Bakshi | San Marcos, CA | 370,000 |
| 4 | Nova Baghdasarian | San Diego, CA | 318,000 |
| 5 | Rich Alsup | 297,000 | |
| 6 | David Para | Santee, CA | 221,000 |
| 7 | Rip Fritzer | Alpine, CA | 203,000 |
| 8 | Afzal Atta | 183,000 | |
| 9 | Lena Evans | Beverly Hills, CA | 167,000 |
| 10 | Noel Eicher | Poway, CA | 161,000 |
Day 2 of the Main Event will commence at 11:00 on Sunday, November 20th and will play down to a winner, who will be presented with the RGPS championship ring and earn 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.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow for Day 2 coverage.
Day 2 Seat Draw
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
By Table and Seat
| Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Howard | 458000 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Gudger | 140000 | 1 | 2 |
| OPEN SEAT | 1 | 3 | |
| Tavish Margers | 323000 | 1 | 4 |
| Genna Slavin | 370000 | 1 | 5 |
| Armando Mesina | 422000 | 1 | 6 |
| Lena Evans | 167000 | 1 | 7 |
| Ben Moon | 228000 | 1 | 8 |
| Ivan Balanza | 149000 | 1 | 9 |
| Roni Moshe | 194000 | 2 | 1 |
| John Hernandez | 156000 | 2 | 2 |
| Sandor Molnar | 270000 | 2 | 3 |
| Julie Peavey | 127000 | 2 | 4 |
| Rip Fritzer | 203000 | 2 | 5 |
| Chris Whitehead | 68000 | 2 | 6 |
| Shawn Sparks | 112000 | 2 | 7 |
| Noel Eicher | 161000 | 2 | 8 |
| Chris Stallkamp | 292000 | 2 | 9 |
| Nabor Delgado | 82000 | 3 | 1 |
| Danny Hong | 237000 | 3 | 2 |
| Jack Autry | 143000 | 3 | 3 |
| OPEN SEAT | 3 | 4 | |
| Mark Surdyka | 56000 | 3 | 5 |
| Howard Azar | 394000 | 3 | 6 |
| Justin Chan | 96000 | 3 | 7 |
| Luis Salazar | 101000 | 3 | 8 |
| Mark Feinberg | 221000 | 3 | 9 |
| Chris Smith | 525000 | 4 | 1 |
| Matt Foist | 298000 | 4 | 2 |
| Nova Baghdasarian | 318000 | 4 | 3 |
| Luis Adame | 191000 | 4 | 4 |
| Bob Hoag | 241000 | 4 | 5 |
| Vincent Dale | 210000 | 4 | 6 |
| Elizabeth Martin | 258000 | 4 | 7 |
| Yuko Yagura | 121000 | 4 | 8 |
| Johnny Groat | 200000 | 4 | 9 |
| Vidhi Seem | 135000 | 5 | 1 |
| George Osthimer | 131000 | 5 | 2 |
| Jacob Mendelsohn | 255000 | 5 | 3 |
| Bill Connor | 175000 | 5 | 4 |
| Grant Foster | 468000 | 5 | 5 |
| Preston McEwen | 94000 | 5 | 6 |
| Tyler Hatchel | 204000 | 5 | 7 |
| Rich Alsup | 297000 | 5 | 8 |
| OPEN SEAT | 5 | 9 | |
| Anthony Bland | 111000 | 6 | 1 |
| David Becker | 193000 | 6 | 2 |
| Jeff Bagamaspad | 237000 | 6 | 3 |
| Eduardo Parra | 417000 | 6 | 4 |
| Ediberto Pilotin | 594000 | 6 | 5 |
| Derek Molnar | 140000 | 6 | 6 |
| Kevin Meyers | 253000 | 6 | 7 |
| Stefan DeLorenzo | 359000 | 6 | 8 |
| Ken Morey | 683000 | 6 | 9 |
| Terry Davis | 322000 | 7 | 1 |
| Isaac Sluzky | 50000 | 7 | 2 |
| David Para | 221000 | 7 | 3 |
| Tyler Pizarro | 99000 | 7 | 4 |
| Adrian Cruz | 208000 | 7 | 5 |
| Afzal Atta | 183000 | 7 | 6 |
| Sahar Bakshi | 370000 | 7 | 7 |
| OPEN SEAT | 7 | 8 | |
| Josh Mok | 175000 | 7 | 9 |
By Chip Count
| Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Morey | 683000 | 6 | 9 |
| Ediberto Pilotin | 594000 | 6 | 5 |
| Chris Smith | 525000 | 4 | 1 |
| Grant Foster | 468000 | 5 | 5 |
| Taylor Howard | 458000 | 1 | 1 |
| Armando Mesina | 422000 | 1 | 6 |
| Eduardo Parra | 417000 | 6 | 4 |
| Howard Azar | 394000 | 3 | 6 |
| Genna Slavin | 370000 | 1 | 5 |
| Sahar Bakshi | 370000 | 7 | 7 |
| Stefan DeLorenzo | 359000 | 6 | 8 |
| Tavish Margers | 323000 | 1 | 4 |
| Terry Davis | 322000 | 7 | 1 |
| Nova Baghdasarian | 318000 | 4 | 3 |
| Matt Foist | 298000 | 4 | 2 |
| Rich Alsup | 297000 | 5 | 8 |
| Chris Stallkamp | 292000 | 2 | 9 |
| Sandor Molnar | 270000 | 2 | 3 |
| Elizabeth Martin | 258000 | 4 | 7 |
| Jacob Mendelsohn | 255000 | 5 | 3 |
| Kevin Meyers | 253000 | 6 | 7 |
| Bob Hoag | 241000 | 4 | 5 |
| Danny Hong | 237000 | 3 | 2 |
| Jeff Bagamaspad | 237000 | 6 | 3 |
| Ben Moon | 228000 | 1 | 8 |
| Mark Feinberg | 221000 | 3 | 9 |
| David Para | 221000 | 7 | 3 |
| Vincent Dale | 210000 | 4 | 6 |
| Adrian Cruz | 208000 | 7 | 5 |
| Tyler Hatchel | 204000 | 5 | 7 |
| Rip Fritzer | 203000 | 2 | 5 |
| Johnny Groat | 200000 | 4 | 9 |
| Roni Moshe | 194000 | 2 | 1 |
| David Becker | 193000 | 6 | 2 |
| Luis Adame | 191000 | 4 | 4 |
| Afzal Atta | 183000 | 7 | 6 |
| Bill Connor | 175000 | 5 | 4 |
| Josh Mok | 175000 | 7 | 9 |
| Lena Evans | 167000 | 1 | 7 |
| Noel Eicher | 161000 | 2 | 8 |
| John Hernandez | 156000 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivan Balanza | 149000 | 1 | 9 |
| Jack Autry | 143000 | 3 | 3 |
| Nicholas Gudger | 140000 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Molnar | 140000 | 6 | 6 |
| Vidhi Seem | 135000 | 5 | 1 |
| George Osthimer | 131000 | 5 | 2 |
| Julie Peavey | 127000 | 2 | 4 |
| Yuko Yagura | 121000 | 4 | 8 |
| Shawn Sparks | 112000 | 2 | 7 |
| Anthony Bland | 111000 | 6 | 1 |
| Luis Salazar | 101000 | 3 | 8 |
| Tyler Pizarro | 99000 | 7 | 4 |
| Justin Chan | 96000 | 3 | 7 |
| Preston McEwen | 94000 | 5 | 6 |
| Nabor Delgado | 82000 | 3 | 1 |
| Chris Whitehead | 68000 | 2 | 6 |
| Mark Surdyka | 56000 | 3 | 5 |
| Isaac Sluzky | 50000 | 7 | 2 |
By Name
| Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Cruz | 208000 | 7 | 5 |
| Afzal Atta | 183000 | 7 | 6 |
| Anthony Bland | 111000 | 6 | 1 |
| Armando Mesina | 422000 | 1 | 6 |
| Ben Moon | 228000 | 1 | 8 |
| Bill Connor | 175000 | 5 | 4 |
| Bob Hoag | 241000 | 4 | 5 |
| Chris Smith | 525000 | 4 | 1 |
| Chris Stallkamp | 292000 | 2 | 9 |
| Chris Whitehead | 68000 | 2 | 6 |
| Danny Hong | 237000 | 3 | 2 |
| David Becker | 193000 | 6 | 2 |
| David Para | 221000 | 7 | 3 |
| Derek Molnar | 140000 | 6 | 6 |
| Ediberto Pilotin | 594000 | 6 | 5 |
| Eduardo Parra | 417000 | 6 | 4 |
| Elizabeth Martin | 258000 | 4 | 7 |
| Genna Slavin | 370000 | 1 | 5 |
| George Osthimer | 131000 | 5 | 2 |
| Grant Foster | 468000 | 5 | 5 |
| Howard Azar | 394000 | 3 | 6 |
| Isaac Sluzky | 50000 | 7 | 2 |
| Ivan Balanza | 149000 | 1 | 9 |
| Jack Autry | 143000 | 3 | 3 |
| Jacob Mendelsohn | 255000 | 5 | 3 |
| Jeff Bagamaspad | 237000 | 6 | 3 |
| John Hernandez | 156000 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Groat | 200000 | 4 | 9 |
| Josh Mok | 175000 | 7 | 9 |
| Julie Peavey | 127000 | 2 | 4 |
| Justin Chan | 96000 | 3 | 7 |
| Ken Morey | 683000 | 6 | 9 |
| Kevin Meyers | 253000 | 6 | 7 |
| Lena Evans | 167000 | 1 | 7 |
| Luis Adame | 191000 | 4 | 4 |
| Luis Salazar | 101000 | 3 | 8 |
| Mark Feinberg | 221000 | 3 | 9 |
| Mark Surdyka | 56000 | 3 | 5 |
| Matt Foist | 298000 | 4 | 2 |
| Nabor Delgado | 82000 | 3 | 1 |
| Nicholas Gudger | 140000 | 1 | 2 |
| Noel Eicher | 161000 | 2 | 8 |
| Nova Baghdasarian | 318000 | 4 | 3 |
| OPEN SEAT | 1 | 3 | |
| OPEN SEAT | 3 | 4 | |
| OPEN SEAT | 5 | 9 | |
| OPEN SEAT | 7 | 8 | |
| Preston McEwen | 94000 | 5 | 6 |
| Rich Alsup | 297000 | 5 | 8 |
| Rip Fritzer | 203000 | 2 | 5 |
| Roni Moshe | 194000 | 2 | 1 |
| Sahar Bakshi | 370000 | 7 | 7 |
| Sandor Molnar | 270000 | 2 | 3 |
| Shawn Sparks | 112000 | 2 | 7 |
| Stefan DeLorenzo | 359000 | 6 | 8 |
| Tavish Margers | 323000 | 1 | 4 |
| Taylor Howard | 458000 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Davis | 322000 | 7 | 1 |
| Tyler Hatchel | 204000 | 5 | 7 |
| Tyler Pizarro | 99000 | 7 | 4 |
| Vidhi Seem | 135000 | 5 | 1 |
| Vincent Dale | 210000 | 4 | 6 |
| Yuko Yagura | 121000 | 4 | 8 |
Day 1d Ends as Yagura Burst Money Bubble
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Takashi "Jaysol" Yagura moved all in preflop and was called by Rich Alsup, putting Yagura at risk on the bubble.
Takashi Yagura: 
Rich Alsup: 
With Alsup slightly ahead in this matchup, the flop came 
which was no help to Yagura, but the turn 
gave him an open-ended straight draw. The turn also brought in hearts, and Alsup was holding the ace of hearts to give him a flush draw.
The river fell the 
to pair Yagura's king but it also gave Alsup a flush to win the pot and eliminated Yagura on the stone bubble of this event. Yagura, a poker vlogger, was a good sport about it and exited with dignity and thanked everyone for the experience.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
297,000 | 177,000 |
|
Busted |
Prize Pool And Payouts
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
This event attracted 460 entrants and generated a total prize pool of $239,200 with 59 spots being paid and a min-cash of $875.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $46,795 |
| 2 | $33,160 |
| 3 | $21,385 |
| 4 | $14,640 |
| 5 | $11,240 |
| 6 | $9,360 |
| 7 | $7,820 |
| 8 | $6,285 |
| 9-10 | $4,755 |
| 11-12 | $3,910 |
| 13-15 | $3,100 |
| 16-18 | $2,620 |
| 19-21 | $2,200 |
| 22-24 | $1,840 |
| 25-27 | $1,590 |
| 28-36 | $1,400 |
| 37-45 | $1,210 |
| 46-54 | $1,030 |
| 55-59 | $875 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Hand-for-Hand
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The remaining 15 players are now on the bubble and are engaged in hand-for-hand play.
Alsup Gets There From Behind
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Short-stacked Rich Alsup moved all in preflop and was called by Lena Evans, putting him at risk.
Rich Alsup: 
Lena Evans: 
Evans was ahead going into the matchup, but the flop of 
put Alsup in the lead with his two pair, and the runout of 
kept him there and he was awarded a double-up for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | 57,000 |
|
|
120,000 | -30,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Para Knocks out Madruga
Level 13
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Preston McEwen opened to 8,000 in early position but was then raised to 51,000 when Mary Anne Madruga shoved all in.
After Rip Fritzer folded behind, the action was now on David Para.."How much do you have behind?" he asked of McEwen.
"Around seventy," McEwen replied, and with that Para moved all in for 200,000 to cover McEwen, which sent him into the tank.
After about a minute or so, McEwen sighed and tossed his cards into the muck and the other two tabled their cards, with Madruga at risk.
Mary Anne Madruga:
David Para: 
Para was ahead with his pair of nines, and the board runout of 
kept it that way and he was pushed the pot as Madrugal was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
70,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
Busted |