2023 RGPS San Diego

$600 Main Event ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 RGPS San Diego

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$52,820
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$277,160
Entries
533
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
67
Players Left
1

Mariano Survives; Gargiulo Gone

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Rob Mariano
Rob Mariano

A player raised to 24,000 from middle position and action folded around to Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano in the small blind who moved all in for 162,000. In the big blind, Jack Ward called and the initial raiser folded leaving both players to turn their hands.

Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Jack Ward: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Mariano sat back down as he spiked the jack river to stay alive and double through Ward.

At another table, Joey Gargiulo was eliminated after a massive confrontation with Rafi Azam left him short stacked and he departed shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Rafi Azam us
Rafi Azam
621,000
476,000
476,000
Rob Mariano us
Rob Mariano
369,000
176,000
176,000
Jack Ward us
Jack Ward
198,000
-9,000
-9,000
Joey Gargiulo us
Joey Gargiulo
Busted

Tags: Jack WardJoey GargiuloRafi AzamRob Mariano

Seem Doubles Through Wendroff

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Vidhi Seem
Vidhi Seem

Action was picked up in a hand between Vidhi Seem in early position and Steven Wendroff in the small blind.

On a board reading {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Spades}, Wendroff checked ot Seem who bet 40,000. Wendroff responded by moving all in for 129,000 effective which sent Seem into the tank. After some thought she put in her remaining chips and the cards were turned over.

Vidhi Seem: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Steven Wendroff: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The turn and river came out {4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Seem screamed "Yes!" as her hand held up and she raked in a significant sized pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Wendroff us
Steven Wendroff
394,000
-51,000
-51,000
Vidhi Seem us
Vidhi Seem
286,000
99,000
99,000

Tags: Steven WendroffVidhi Seem

Peeples Sends Perez Out First

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Corey Peeples
Corey Peeples

Corey Peeples moved all in from under the gun for 52,000 and from one seat over, Robert Perez moved all in for less with all other players folding behind.

Robert Perez: {a-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Corey Peeples: {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{a-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Peeples flopped two pair to eliminate Perez from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Corey Peeples us
Corey Peeples
98,000
46,000
46,000
Robert Perez us
Robert Perez
Busted

Tags: Corey PeeplesRobert Perez

Who Will Win The Jamul $600 Main Event?

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Russell Davies
Russell Davies

Today begins the final day of The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint at Jamul Casino In San Diego, California. The conclusion of the $600 Main Event kicking off the day at 12 pm, while multiple one day events begin and end at the same time.

Last year saw Nova Baghdasarian best a field of 460 entrants to take home a first place prize of $40,950 after a heads up deal with Rich Alsup. A new champion is sure to emerge this year with a grand total of 533 entrants who came out to play this year’s iteration, putting the prizepool at $277,160 with a first place prize at $52,820.

Leading the 67 entrants into Day 2 is Russell Davies, who bagged a whopping 727,000 during the second flight of the tournament. Davies is no stranger to deep runs in big tournaments, holding just over $250,000 in lifetime earnings on Hendon Mob dating back to 2006, but a victory in a RGPS event has eluded him thus far. With his massive chip stack, he looks to change that and add this ring to his resume.

Top Ten Chip Counts Day 2

RankNameHometownChip Count
1Russell DaviesSan Diego, CA727,000
2Chad UtkeCalgary, Canada657,000
3Geramy DickersonSan Diego, CA522,000
4Joey GargiuloPort Charlotte, FL512,000
5Victor KulishSan Diego, CA498,000
6Gary CriteSan Diego, CA455,000
7Steven WendroffSan Diego, CA445,000
8Rip FritzerEl Alpine, CA443,000
9Afzal AttaSan Marcos, CA439,000
10Tim AckerSan Diego, CA426,000

His road to victory won’t be easy, as a stacked field remains that includes Joey Gargiulo (512,000), Rip Fritzer (443,000), Tim Acker (426,000), Brian Frenzel (317,000), last year’s third place finisher Mark Feinberg (291,000), Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (193,000), last year’s runner up Rich Alsup (180,000), and form RGPS Jamul Main Event champion Noel Eicher (140,000).

Play ended with 14 minutes left in Level 15 with blinds at 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. The blinds will shift from thirty minute levels to forty minute levels with 15-minute breaks after every three levels. Play will continue down until a winner is crowned at the end of the day.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RGPS Checkpoint Jamul Casino $600 Main Event.

Tags: Afzal AttaBrian FrenzelChad UtkeEl AlpineGary CriteGeramy DickersonJoey GargiuloMark FeinbergNoel EicherNova BaghdasarianRich AlsupRip FritzerRussell DaviesSan DiegoSan MarcosSteven WendroffTim AckerVictor Kulish