$800 Main Event
Day 1ab Completed
2023 RGPS Graton Casino
$800 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
2023 RGPS Graton Casino
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$585,900
Entries
837
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
317
Players Left
40
Chen, Yurgelevic, and Beachy Lead Flight 1b Into Day 2 Of The RGPS $800 Graton Main Event
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Flight 1b began today at 4 pm, and saw a total of 144 entrants try for their shot at a bag. After 14 levels played out, the field was reduced to 18. Each one of them guaranteed a minimum cash and a shot for the title on Sunday, October 29th.
A trio of players take the flight lead as Can Chen (429,000), Mark Yergelevic (412,000), and Jeff Beachy (410,000) all found themselves over 400,000 at the end of the night. Two of the three securing their first RGPS main event cash, each one looking for their first title. Also bagging is Kasey Mills (396,000), Reggie Pears (377,000), and Taylor Pollard (61,000).
End of Day 1b Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can Chen | 429,000 |
| 2 | Mark Yurgelevic | 412,000 |
| 3 | Jeff Beachy | 410,000 |
| 4 | Kasey Mills | 396,000 |
| 5 | Reggie Pears | 377,000 |
| 6 | Clark Lorzano | 339,000 |
| 7 | Anne Bui | 295,000 |
| 8 | Quyen Hoang | 288,000 |
| 9 | Tomas Padilla | 254,000 |
| 10 | Curtis Kowalk | 237,000 |
Not all were able to find bags on this flight. Players like Daniel Lowery, PokerGO Commentator Jeff Platt, Jagdeep Bal, and Ashley “PokerFaceAsh” Frank, will have to look to the following flights for their shot at the $500,000 guaranteed prizepool.
Play ended in Level 15 with blinds at , meaning that unless a subsequent flight ends earlier, players will return to this flight to play. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the RGPS Graton Main Event in Rohnert Park, California.
End of Flight 1b Chip Counts
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
429,000 | |
|
412,000 | |
|
|
410,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
396,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
377,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
|
|
339,000 | |
|
295,000 | |
|
288,000 | |
|
254,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
237,000 | |
|
216,000 | |
|
|
122,000 | |
|
|
114,000 | |
|
104,000 | |
|
|
92,000 | |
|
|
77,000 | |
|
61,000
-117,000
|
-117,000 |
|
|
1 |
Yurgelevic Sends One Out On The Bubble
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Blinds: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 Ante
Action was picked up in a heads up pot with a board reading 9♦8♦5♠ and a significant pot building.
Mark Yurgelevic bet 20,000 which saw a player in position raise to 70,000. Yurgelevic responded by moving all in for 170,000 effective and his opponent called to put himself at risk.
Opponent: Q♠Q♦
Mark Yurgelevic: 5♦5♣
The board ran out 6♦A♥ and the set of fives held up for Yurgelevic and he eliminated a player on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
412,000
412,000
|
412,000 |
Hand For Hand
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Blinds: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 Ante
The 19 players left will be bagging up when one more player is eliminated.
Beachy Doubles Through Bal; Frank Gone
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Blinds: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 Ante
Jeff Beachy raised to 15,000 in the hijack and on the button, Jagdeep Bal three bet to 40,000. Action folded back around to Beachy who moved all in for 117,000 which Bal called.
Jeff Beachy: A♣K♥
Jagdeep Bal: Q♠Q♦
The board ran out 2♦3♥K♣K♠8♠ and Beachy caught a king on the flop to double up.
At another table, Ashley "PokerFaceAsh" Frank was eliminated when her queens failed to hold up against ace-king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
254,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
198,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
Busted |
Padilla Flops The Joint
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Blinds: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 Ante
A player raised to 15,000 in the hijack and Tomas Padilla called in the cutoff.
The flop of 6♣10♥7♦ saw action check through to the 6♦ turn where the hijack checked to Padilla who bet 12,000 and his opponent called.
On the Q♥ river, the hijack checked once more to Padilla who bet 45,000. After some thought the hijack called and mucked after seeing Padilla's 9♣8♣ for a ten-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
312,000 |
Frank Secures The Double
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Blinds: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 Ante
Ashley "PokerFaceAsh" Frank moved all in from the hijack for 34,000 which saw a player in the small blind call while everyone else folded.
Ashley Frank: K♥K♠
Opponent: K♦Q♥
The board ran out A♠10♥7♥3♥3♠ and the kings held up for the RGPS regular to double up.
At another table, Brett Murray was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
Busted |
Ball Knocks Out Platt
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Blinds: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 Ante
PokerGO commentator Jeff Platt moved all in for 31,000 on the button and in the big blind, Hendon Mid-Major champion Jagdeep Bal called to put him at risk.
Jeff Platt: Q♦6♦
Jagdeep Bal: A♦J♦
The board ran out A♣8♦6♠J♠5♦ and no help was brought to Platt who exited the tournament area, while Bal added chips in his quest to capture his first RGPS Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
Busted |
Assorted Flight 1b Counts
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
304,000 | |
|
|
178,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
|
131,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
|
126,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |