$700 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
$700 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
After yesterday’s day of play drew out 188 entrants, today sees the second of three starting days begin at noon today. With the guarantee already having been passed, today will see just how far above it can reach with not just the second flight, but the third flight that begins at 6 pm.
Bagging up yesterday’s lead is Quang Pham(NE) who ended the day with 476,000. Pham lead the pack around level 10 when he scooped a massive pot with ace-ten against his opponents queens when he filled up on the river and he bounced up the leaderboard to nearly 600,000. Though he fell slightly, he still ended up as the massive stack of the tournament, and all players today will be looking to pass him.
Also bagging up yesterday was last year’s runner up Mark Homan (434,000), along with Angela Jordison (331,000), Donnie Phan (264,000), Renato Spahiu (239,000), Kevin Berthelsen (176,000), Michael Miller (173,000), and Kaleb Dunn (138,000).
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Count |
---|---|---|
1 | Quang Pham(NE) | 476,000 |
2 | Shaun Giap | 463,000 |
3 | Mark Homan | 434,000 |
4 | Brandon Jay | 348,000 |
5 | Angela Jordison | 331,000 |
6 | Josh Fordyce | 325,000 |
7 | Benjamin Nelson | 323,000 |
8 | Nathan Rohda | 305,000 |
9 | Jeremiah Sbosh | 282,000 |
10 | Donnie Phan | 264,000 |
Many are expected to join the festivities today, including defending champion Derrick Plumage, Daniel Hamm, Daniel Hughes, and recent RGPS ring winners Duster Ellis, Taylor Howard, Caitlin Comeskey, and Ashley “PokerFaceAsh” Frank. All looking for their own piece of the massive prize pool.
Players will start out with 30,000, with blinds beginning at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. The levels will last 30 minutes, with at 15-minute break occurring after every four levels. Registration will close at the beginning of level 9. After that, the flight will end once the field has been brought down to 12.5%. This is an unlimited re-entry format, so all players will be able to exercise their rights for re-entry in the first 8 levels of the tournament. Those who do not find bags in Day 1b will look to find a bag in Day 1c.
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Players have taken their seats and cards are in the air.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Devaney |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Nathan Steuer |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Keith Jeffrey | 30,000 | |
Mark Martin |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Sarah Stefan |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Dakotah O'Dell |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Caitlin Comeskey |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Henry Johnson |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jacob Long |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Stan Schrier |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Will Wagoner
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Kerry Hildebrand |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Matt Morfit |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Duster Ellis |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Daniel Hamm |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Action was recapped by the table as two players were seen exiting the tournament.
On a board reading J♠K♣5♦J♥, three players got in all of their chips to create a pot that grew to over 85,000 in size, with Will Wagoner having both players covered.
Middle Position: A♣J♦
Big Blind: K♠J♣
Will Wagoner: K♥K♦
Wagoner had both players drawing dead before the inconsequential 2♥ on the river and the RGPS ring winner scooped a massive pot to put him in the lead at the beginning of the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Will Wagoner
|
107,300
77,300
|
77,300 |
Ryan Phan called in first position while action folded to Caitlin Comeskey who raised to 1,500 in early position, getting only a call from a player in middle position and Phan.
The flop of K♣8♣10♠ saw action check to Comeskey who bet 1,700 which only Phan called.
The turn and river 7♠5♥ saw action check through and Phan turned over 7♦6♦ for a pair of sevens. It was no good against Comeskey who turned over K♥J♥ for top pair jack-kicker which was good for the pot.
At another table, Kerry Hildebrand was eliminated from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Caitlin Comeskey |
33,100
3,100
|
3,100 |
Ryan Phan |
26,700
26,700
|
26,700 |
Kerry Hildebrand | Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
A player in first position raised to 1,500 and Nick Barksdale called on his immediate left while three players called behind him.
The flop of 8♠6♠3♦ saw action check through to the J♠ turn where action checked to Barksdale who bet 4,500 which only one player in the hijack called.
On the Q♥ river, Barksdale bet 8,000 and his opponent pondered his decision before tossing in the call.
Barksdale turned over A♦J♣ for second pair top kicker and his opponent mucked his hand, ceding the pot to Barksdale.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Barksdale | 48,500 |