2023 RGPS San Diego

$600 Main Event ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 1bc
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 1bc
Entries
377
Players Left
47

$600 Main Event ($150,000 Guaranteed)

Day 1bc Completed

Fritzer Tops The Final Flight Of The RunGood Pokers Series Checkpoint Main Event

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Rip Fritzer
Rip Fritzer

With just over 14 minutes left on the clock in Day 1c of The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint $600 Main Event at Jamul Casino in San Diego, California, the hand for hand play ended after just one hand, leaving a total of 18 players to bag up from the 140 that started the day. The total number of entrants in the tournament tallied up to 533, which created a prize pool of $277,160 and made a first place prize of $52,820.

The final flight finished up with Rip Fritzer taking the chip lead with 477,000. Fritzer won many of his chips in a big preflop clash where he held ace-queen against pocket queens and pocket kings. An ace-high flop put him in the position to triple through his opponents and he kept soaring after that clash. With $232,655 in lifetime earnings, a chip lead through his flight puts him in prime position for a deep run into the Main Event, for potentially his first RGPS ring.

Day 1c Chip Counts

RankPlayerHometownChip Count
1Rip FritzerEl Alpine, CA443,000
2Afzal AttaSan Marcos, CA439,000
3Noah HowardSan Diego, CA394,000
4Anastasia KnappSan Diego, CA366,000
5Dan DuongSan Diego, CA321,000
6Sandor MolnarSan Diego, CA304,000
7Charlie TangSan Diego, CA286,000
8Sinan ShathayaSan Diego, CA277,000
9Lillian AllenSan Diego, CA277,000
10Oscar KingSan Diego, CA272,000

Others who found their way into this last flight included Anastasia Knapp (366,000), Sandor Molnar (304,000) and Vidhi Seem (187,000), all of whom are looking for their first RGPS title. Fortunes were not as favorable to players like Garry Gates, Ken Douglas, Alexei Racilla, John Stanley, Daniel Hughes, and Daniel Davies. Their hopes for a RGPS main event title will have to come at another stop.

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 AttaAlexei RacillaAnastasia KnappCharlie TangDan DuongDaniel DaviesDaniel HughesEl AlpineGarry GatesJohn StanleyKen DouglasLillian AllenNoah HowardOscar KingRip FritzerSan DiegoSan MarcosSandor MolnarSinan ShathayaVidhi Seem

Full Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Russell Davies us
Russell Davies
727,000
Chad Utke us
Chad Utke
657,000
Geramy Dickerson us
Geramy Dickerson
522,000
Joey Gargiulo us
Joey Gargiulo
512,000
Victor Kulish us
Victor Kulish
498,000
Gary Crite us
Gary Crite
455,000
Steven Wendroff us
Steven Wendroff
445,000
Rip Fritzer us
Rip Fritzer
443,000
Afzal Atta us
Afzal Atta
439,000
Tim Acker us
Tim Acker
426,000
Young Hillard us
Young Hillard
399,000
Noah Howard us
Noah Howard
394,000
Shane Truesdale us
Shane Truesdale
378,000
Anastasia Knapp ua
Anastasia Knapp
366,000
Oscar King us
Oscar King
363,000 91,000
William B Allred us
William B Allred
336,000
Gary Bousquet us
Gary Bousquet
322,000
Dan Duong us
Dan Duong
321,000
Brian Frenzel us
Brian Frenzel
317,000
Daniel Lujano us
Daniel Lujano
313,000
Sandor Molnar us
Sandor Molnar
304,000
Mark Feinberg us
Mark Feinberg
291,000
Charlie Tang us
Charlie Tang
286,000
Bob Mather us
Bob Mather
283,000
Sinan Shathaya us
Sinan Shathaya
277,000

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Assorted End of Day 1c Chip Counts

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Rip Fritzer us
Rip Fritzer
443,000 78,000
Afzal Atta us
Afzal Atta
439,000 439,000
Noah Howard us
Noah Howard
394,000 394,000
Anastasia Knapp ua
Anastasia Knapp
366,000 -106,000
Dan Duong us
Dan Duong
321,000 321,000
Sandor Molnar us
Sandor Molnar
304,000 192,000
Charlie Tang us
Charlie Tang
286,000
Sinan Shathaya us
Sinan Shathaya
277,000 277,000
Lillian Allen us
Lillian Allen
277,000 277,000
Oscar King us
Oscar King
272,000 -69,000
Vidhi Seem us
Vidhi Seem
187,000 -17,000
Rafi Azam us
Rafi Azam
145,000 145,000
Marko Fontanos us
Marko Fontanos
144,000 144,000
Kyungjin Yu us
Kyungjin Yu
120,000 120,000
Estalin Canrania us
Estalin Canrania
88,000 88,000
Brandon Anderson us
Brandon Anderson
73,000 73,000
Mary Anne Madruga us
Mary Anne Madruga
45,000 45,000
Robert Perez us
Robert Perez
26,000 26,000

Aaron Magers Eliminated On The Bubble By Charlie Tang

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

Charlie Tang moved all in from early position which saw action fold over to Aaron Magers on the button who called for his last 132,000.

Aaron Magers: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Charlie Tang: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

The flop of {7-Spades}{j-Hearts}{3-Spades} gave Tang a flush draw, while the {5-Hearts} turn gave Magers a flush draw as well. Both players had near identical stacks so half of the deck would ensure that the other one was eliminated or very nearly.

The river {8-Spades} gave Tang the flush and Magers slammed his hat on the ground as he exited the tournament area, while the other 18 players all bagged up for the night.

Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap.

Player Chips Progress
Charlie Tang us
Charlie Tang
286,000
Aaron Magers us
Aaron Magers
Busted

Tags: Aaron MagersCharlie Tang

Knapp Scoops A Monster On The River

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Anastasiia Knapp
Anastasiia Knapp

Action was picked up preflop where Howard Azar had raised to 20,000, while Anastasia Knapp moved all in from the small blind for 228,000 which Azar called.

Anastasia Knapp: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Howard Azar: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Knapp hit the flush on the river to double up through Azar to take the overall chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Anastasia Knapp ua
Anastasia Knapp
472,000 316,000
Howard Azar us
Howard Azar
83,000 -229,000

Tags: Anastasia KnappHoward Azar

Seem Sends Out One

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

Level 14: 3,000/6,000, Ante 6,000

A player in early position raised to 12,000 which saw another player in late position move all in for 84,000. Vidhi Seem moved all in from the hijack for 94,000 with all other players folding and the cards were turned on their backs.

Opponent: {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Vidhi Seem: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Seem raked in a massive pot to put her over 200,000 in chips as the night neared its close.

Player Chips Progress
Vidhi Seem us
Vidhi Seem
204,000

Tags: Vidhi Seem

Ferguson Doubles Up

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

Level 13: 3,000/5,000, Ante 5,000

Jamie Ferguson moved all in for 73,000 in early position and action folded around to the cutoff who called while all other players folded.

Jamie Ferguson: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Cutoff: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Ferguson received a healthy boost to his chip stack as the night swirled closer to its end.

Player Chips Progress
Jamie Ferguson us
Jamie Ferguson
159,000 159,000

Tags: Jamie Ferguson