The second flight of the day saw a total of 144 entrants come out to play. 18 players will be the number that they play down to tonight.
At this point, coverage will resume of the final 45 players who will continue play tonight.
Flight 1a began today at 11 am, and saw a total of 173 entrants try for their shot at a bag. After 15 levels played out, the field was reduced to 22. Each one of them guaranteed a minimum cash and a shot for the title on Sunday, October 29th.
Leading the way is Le Guan, who ended their flight with 556,000. Le early on established himself as one of the tournament leaders and continued to ascend as the day continued. With $84,513 in lifetime earnings on Hendon Mob, the young crusher is looking for more results to add to his burgeoning resume.
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Guan | 556,000 |
| 2 | Danny Jon | 432,000 |
| 3 | Navin Mohan | 421,000 |
| 4 | Jasthi Kumar | 400,000 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Brooks | 314,000 |
| 6 | Terrance Reid | 285,000 |
| 7 | Richard Mendelsohn | 227,000 |
| 8 | Hock Lau | 218,000 |
| 9 | Bryan Topacio | 211,000 |
| 10 | Jose Cervantes | 179,000 |
Also bagging is Danny Jon (432,000), Poker.Org’s Terrance Reid (285,000), Richard Mendelsohn (227,000), Rellie Sigua (126,000), and Ryan Awwad (65,000). Each one of them looking for their first RGPS Graton title.
Not all were able to find bags on this flight. Players like PokerGO commentator Jeff Platt, Dan Sarasin, Michael Persky, Taylor Pollard, and Pat Lyons, 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 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante, meaning that unless a subsequent flight ends earlier, players will return to this flight to play.
Coverage will now take a break between the two flights. Check back in later tonight for more updates.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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556,000
161,000
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161,000 |
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432,000 | |
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421,000
421,000
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421,000 |
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400,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
314,000
314,000
|
314,000 |
|
285,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
227,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
218,000
218,000
|
218,000 |
|
211,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
|
179,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
177,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
|
173,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
|
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
126,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
98,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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84,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
|
62,000
62,000
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62,000 |
|
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A player moved all in for 54,000 in the cutoff and in the big blind, Danny Jon called to put him at risk.
Opponent: A♠J♥
Danny Jon: 10♣5♦
The board ran out A♠5♣3♣5♥3♦ and Jon made three fives to send out a player on the bubble, ensuring that 22 players will have made it to the second day.
Stay tuned to a full recap and full chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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432,000
67,000
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67,000 |
Derek Stark moved all in for 35,000 in early position which saw Gavrieli move all in from the cutoff for more and all action folded.
Derek Stark: K♥K♦
Moshe Gavrieli: A♦Q♥
The board ran out with no improvement present for the ace-queen and Stark doubled up as the night drew on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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86,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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78,000
134,000
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134,000 |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Jasthi Kumar raised to 15,000 and the big blind moved all in for 65,000 which saw Kumar call to put him at risk.
Big blind: A♦K♥
Jasthi Kumar: A♣5♠
The board ran out 7♦2♠7♥5♥9♦ and the ace-five paired its kicker to send out a player and bring the field closer to the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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312,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
A player raised to 11,000 in middle position which saw a player call in the cutoff. Reggie Pears moved all in for 40,000 in the small blind which saw the big blind move all in for 45,000, folding out the other players.
Reggie Pears: A♣10♠
Small blind: A♥K♦
The board ran out Q♠8♠6♥5♥10♣ and ace-ten pair its kicker on the river to pull ahead and Pears survived his all in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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107,000 |
