Michael Loncar has been cruising in the last levels of the day and is currently the only player in the room over 300,000 chips.
In a recent hand picked up on the turn with approximately 15,000 in the middle on a board of , the big blind and cutoff each checked to Loncar on the button who bet 10,000.
Both his opponents folded and the pot was pushed to Loncar.
"My lucky hand" said Loncar as he showed a raggedy that had flopped him two pair to earn the pot.
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.
Angela Jordison
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.