After yesterday’s massive turnout of 156 entries, The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint $600 Main Event at Jamul Casino in San Diego, California, will begin its second flight today at 11 a.m. Players will be eligible for another chance at this Main Event title and to snag a piece of the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Those who end the day with chips in hand, will join the 20 survivors from Day 1a that finished their entry day yesterday. Leading the way of yesterday’s flight was Chad Utke who ended his day with 657,000. Utke has final tabled one RGPS event before and his massive chip lead has put him in a position to make another run, this time in the Main Event.
End Of Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
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| 1 | Chad Utke | Calgary, Canada | 657,000 |
| 2 | Victor Kulish | San Diego, CA | 498,000 |
| 3 | Gary Crite | San Diego, CA | 455,000 |
| 4 | Tim Acker | San Diego, CA | 426,000 |
| 5 | Young Hillard | San Diego, CA | 399,000 |
| 6 | Shane Truesdale | Oceanside, CA | 378,000 |
| 7 | Gary Bousquet | San Diego, CA | 322,000 |
| 8 | Jesus Diaz | San Diego, CA | 202,000 |
| 9 | Rich Alsup | Minneapolis, MN | 180,000 |
| 10 | Noel Eicher | Poway, CA | 170,000 |
Others that made it through the day included Victor Kulish (498,000), Gary Crite (455,000), Tim Acker (426,000), last year’s runner up Rich Alsup (180,000), and former RGPS Jamul main event champion Noel Eicher (170,000). Players expected to pop in this flight include Garry Gates, Johnnie “Vibes,” Moreno, Lexy Gavin-Mather, Bob Mather, Mark Feinberg, Tavish Margers, Rich Lanes, and Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano.
Players will begin the tournament with 30,000 in chips with blinds beginning at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels will last 30 minutes, with a 15-minute break occurring after every four levels. Registration will remain open until the beginning of level 9, after which the players will play until there is only 12.5% of the field remaining.
The surviving players will guarantee themselves a minimum cash and advance onto Day 2 where levels will be upped to 40-minute levels. Those who do not find a bag on this flight will have ample opportunity tomorrow to fire again. This tournament is unlimited reentry and players who bag multiple times will see their smaller stack taken out of play for a minimum cash, while their bigger stack will remain in play.
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checked over to the early position player who bet 5,000 which only Feinberg called. 
and his opponent bet 5,000 which Feinberg responded to by raising to 15,000, getting a quick call. 
river, Feinberg moved all in for 16,200 effective which his opponent quickly called. 
flop for 3,500 and Danger called. 
turn, Gates moved all in for 16,400 effective and Danger snap-called. 
river and Danger found a significant double, while Gates was left with 5 big blinds.
saw Rtha check to his opponent who bet 6,500. Rtha moved all in for 14,500 effective and his opponent tossed and turned with his decision for some time before putting in the call. 
gave Rtha quad jacks to scoop the pot and take a significant pot in the early goings of the day.
