Hand For Hand
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Play has begun at hand for hand, with just one player to go until the money is reached.
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
$730,100
Entries
1,043
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
393
Players Left
50
Stanford Eliminates One On The Bubble of RGPS Day 1A of The $800 Graton Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Cody Stanford raised to 24,000 from the hijack and in the big blind, another player moved all in for 103,000 which saw Stanford call.
Opponent: 
Cody Stanford: 
The board ran out 
and Stanford ended the day by connecting with his jack on the turn to bring the final 30 players into the money on day 2.
Noel Rodriguez bagged up the chip lead with 799,000. A full list of this flight's chip counts is soon to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
799,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
507,000
303,000
|
303,000 |
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
799,000 | |
|
577,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
576,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
|
507,000
507,000
|
507,000 |
|
|
416,000
416,000
|
416,000 |
|
412,000
412,000
|
412,000 |
|
355,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
330,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
313,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
|
|
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
222,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
|
221,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
194,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
176,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
167,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
157,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
|
151,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
106,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
87,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
87,000
52,200
|
52,200 |
|
|
84,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
79,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Short Break
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
PokerNews will be going on a short break in between flights. Coverage will resume around 10 pm.
Come back for updates on Day 1b and a full recap at the end of day for two flights.
Registration Closed In Day 1b
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Players have returned from their break as the final numbers are tallied up in the second flight of the day.
157 players in this flight means that the guarantee has been hit and $275,800 is the current total in the main event and with two more flights tomorrow, the tournament has the potential to double its initial guarantee.
Players will play down tonight until there are 20 players remaining, who will then bag up and return on Sunday March 3rd.
Assorted Counts In The Field
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
55,000 | |
|
47,000 | |
|
||
|
28,500 | |
|
||
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Kusumowidagdo Cracks Queens
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Blinds: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 Ante
With four players calling in early position, the cutoff, button, and small blind, Justin Kusumowidagdo in the big blind raised to 10,000 off of a 30,000 chip stack. The early position player moved all in for 34,000 effective and action folded around back to Kusumowidagdo who called.
Justin Kusumowidagdo: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Kusumowidagdo filled up to survive and double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
"To Be Continued"
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Blinds: 1,000/2,000 Ante 2,000
Rickey Evans raised to 6,000 under the gun and a player on the button called with Shirin Oskooi in the big blind calling as well.
The flop came out 
and action checked over to Evans who bet 5,000 which only Oskooi called.
Oskooi checked the turn of 
and Evans sized up to the tune of 7,000, which saw Oskooi quickly fold.
Immediately after the hand, the floor came over and moved Evans, who then said "to be continued," before leaving the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
67,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Daniel Roncancio Wins Event #4: $200 Ambassadors Bounty
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The third event of The RunGood Poker Series in Graton was the $200 Ambassador's Bounty, which kicked off on Tuesday February 28th. A total of 258 players found their way to enter this third tournament of the series, creating a prize pool worth $41,280.
Players were awarded bounties for knocking out specific players in the tournament. These bounties ranged from $50 of store credit and a PokerGo subscription, to $1,000 in cash. Players that were listed as bounties included Daniel Lowery, Cody Stanford, and Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano who finished in 11th place for $795
32 players found their way to a payout and at the end of it all, Daniel Roncancio made a deal with Keith Choy and Nicholas Diaz where Roncancio took home the ring and first place for his first RGPS ring.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Roncancio | $6,995 |
| 2 | Keith Choy | $6,995 |
| 3 | Nicholas Diaz | $6,115 |
| 4 | John Fujii | $2,575 |
| 5 | Denis Lee | $1,990 |
| 6 | Ricardo Parada | $1,645 |
| 7 | James Siller | $1,385 |
| 8 | Wilson Sam | $1,155 |
| 9 | Matthew Ho | $940 |
Assorted Chip Counts
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
293,000
293,000
|
293,000 |
|
|
98,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
93,000 | |
|
|
83,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
68,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
24,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |