$2,500 Season Finale ($1,000,000 Guaranteed) Day 1b | 2022 RunGood Poker Series Season Finale

12-04-2022 13:22 UTC-7

RunGood Thunder Valley Side Event Winners

Mike Patrick

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

It’s been a great week of action here at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort for the RunGood Series Contenders Season Finale, with several side events already in the books as the Main Event continues.

Here’s a look at those winners who were awarded a prestigious RunGood Contenders Series ring.

Date	Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	1st Prize
Sunday, November 27	$1,000 RunGood Take 1 NLH ($250,000 guaranteed)	456	$410,400	Jeffrey Lennon	$78,040
Sunday, November 27	$300 RunGood Knockout Bounty NLH	125	$20,000	Pedro Rodriguez	$5,795
Monday, November 28	$135 RunGood Bomb Pot Ambassador Bounty NLH	164	$16,400	Darrell Cain	$4,320
Wednesday, November 30	$255 RunGood Fifty-Five NLH ($55,000 guaranteed)	429	$92,235	Richard Troendly	$18,355
Friday, December 2	$600 RunGood PokerGO Studio Ticket NLH ($100,000 guaranteed)	350	$183,750	Henry Acain	$38,270
Friday, December 2	$500 Pot-Limit Omaha	45	$20,240	Bob Mather	$7,890

12-04-2022 13:13 UTC-7

A Few Notables to Start the Day

Mike Patrick

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Loncar	40,000	40,000
Stephen Song	40,000	40,000
Johnnie Moreno	40,000	40,000
Angela Jordison	40,000	40,000
Sean Drake	40,000	40,000
Charles Moore	40,000

12-04-2022 13:04 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Mike Patrick

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Day 1b is underway here at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort with 68 entries on the tournament clock.

Eight 60-minute levels are scheduled today with play wrapping at approximately 8:45 p.m. local time.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

12-04-2022 10:49 UTC-7

Second Opening Flight of Largest-Ever RunGood Main Event Set to Begin

Mike Patrick

After 210 entries filled the Thunder Valley Casino Resort poker room Saturday, that number is expected to be surpassed Sunday as the RunGood Poker Series Contenders Season Finale continues on its way toward passing its largest-ever guarantee of $1,000,000.

The $2,500 buy-in main event saw 83 players advance from Day 1a Saturday, led by Lane Jacobson, who bagged 283,000 chips through eight levels of play.

RGPS Main Event Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Name	Hometown	Chip Count
1	Lane Jacobson	Sisters, OR	283,000
2	Richard Peloquin	Sacramento, CA	274,000
3	Man Pham	Sacramento, CA	269,000
4	Chad Burum	Novato, CA	263,000
5	Tyler Patterson	Las Vegas, NV	258,500
6	Lam Le	Sacramento, CA	254,500
7	Jorgio Castro	San Francisco, CA	196,000
8	Liya Gerasimova	Tiburon, CA	192,000
9	Juan Valadez	Antioch, CA	191,000
10	Ray Henson	Houston, TX	181,000

Sunday’s second opening flight will begin at noon local time, with another eight 60-minute levels of play scheduled.

Just as on Day 1a, players will begin with 40,000 chips at blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.

Registration will remain open right up until Day 2 begins Monday with players in Sunday’s Day 1b having the option to re-enter once, then a final time before the start of Day 2 if necessary.

Players will receive 15-minute breaks at the end of every second level, with play completing for the night at approximately 8:45 p.m. local time.

Be sure to stick with PokerNews for full coverage of the biggest RunGood main event ever throughout the day and right until a champion is crowned on Tuesday.

Tags: Chad Burum Jorgio Castro Juan Valadez Lam Le Lane Jacobson Liya Gerasimova Man Pham Ray Henson Richard Peloquin Tyler Patterson

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