Cimpan Bags Overall Chip Lead on Day 1b of RunGood Season Finale
Day 1b of the $1,000,000 guaranteed RGPS Contenders Season Finale saw several players battle for the chip lead throughout the day, but at the end, it turned into a two-horse race with two-time WPT champion Cornel Cimpan taking the honor with 344,500 chips.
Michael Loncar was the only other player finishing Day 1b over 300,000, as he finished with 310,500.
Overall Day 2 Chip Leaders
| Place | Name | Flight | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornel Cimpan | 1b | 344,500 | 229 |
| 2 | Michael Loncar | 1b | 310,500 | 207 |
| 3 | Lane Jacobson | 1a | 283,000 | 188 |
| 4 | Richard Peloquin | 1a | 274,000 | 182 |
| 5 | Man Pham | 1a | 269,000 | 179 |
| 6 | Chad Burum | 1a | 263,000 | 175 |
| 7 | Phaly Nou | 1b | 260,000 | 173 |
| 8 | Tyler Patterson | 1a | 258,500 | 172 |
| 9 | Lam Le | 1a | 254,500 | 169 |
| 10 | Xai Vang | 1b | 214,000 | 142 |
Just 75 of the 187 Day 1b entries advanced to Day 2, adding to the 83 survivors from Day 1a. Those 158 players will be joined at noon Monday by any last-minute entries who can buy in with 26 big blinds before registration closes to start level 9.
Among the notables to bag Sunday were Scott Stewart (160,000), Nick Pupillo (155,000), Angela Jordison (143,500) and Johnnie Moreno (68,000), while others such as Sean Drake and Jarod Minghini will have to take that final opportunity for entry before play begins at noon Monday.
The Day 2 Plan
Ten more 60-minute levels are scheduled Monday, beginning with level 9 at blinds of 1,000 / 1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante. Players will reach the money on Day 2 with prizepool and payout information available once registration has closed.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage from the beautiful Thunder Valley Casino Resort until a champion is crowned on Tuesday.
, the big blind and cutoff each checked to Loncar on the button who bet 10,000.
that had flopped him two pair to earn the pot.
flop was safe for Stapleton, but the 
on the turn left the comedian and poker commentator needing a ten on the river.
added insult to injury, as Stapleton was left with under half of a starting stack, while Pincombe vaulted over 60,000.
face up to save his last 17,500 chips, which proved to be a wise decision as the hands were revealed.
with 3,300 in the middle, the small blind checked to Scott Stewart in the big blind who bet 2,000.
putting a full house of nines full of sixes on the board. This time Stewart sized up to 16,500 and after some brief thought, Ramani called.
with the last remaining nine in the deck for quads and the winner. 
, then tossed his cards into the muck as Stewart took down a nice pot.
flop, Johnnie Moreno bet 3,000 from the small blind and was raised to 8,000 by Peter Thao in early position.
on the river. 
