Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2023 RGPS San Diego
$600 Main Event ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2023 RGPS San Diego
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$277,160
Entries
533
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
377
Players Left
47
Hand For Hand Begins
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The clock reads 31 players remaining and the tournament has now gone hand for hand.
Allred Sends Out One On The Bubble
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
William "Blake" Allred raised to 16,000 in early position and action folded around to the button who moved all in for 45,000 which saw action fold back to Allred who called.
Opponent: 
William "Blake" Allred: 
The board ran out 
and the ace on the turn left the other player drawing dead to win the pot, giving Allred a late night boost and ensuring the remaining 30 players a spot at the tables tomorrow.
Stay tuned for full chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
336,000 |
Allred Sends Out One On The Bubble
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
William "Blake" Allred raised to 16,000 in early position and action folded around to the button who moved all in for 45,000 which saw action fold back to Allred who called.
Opponent:
William "Blake" Allred:
The board ran out and the ace on the turn left the other player drawing dead to win the pot, giving Allred a late night boost and ensuring the remaining 30 players a spot at the tables tomorrow.
Stay tuned for full chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
336,000 |
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
727,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
522,000 | |
|
512,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
445,000 | |
|
363,000 | |
|
336,000 | |
|
317,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
313,000 | |
|
291,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |
|
283,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
234,000 | |
|
216,000 | |
|
213,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
207,000 | |
|
203,000 | |
|
||
|
|
196,000 | |
|
193,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
190,000 | |
|
|
174,000 | |
|
|
157,000 | |
|
144,000 | |
|
|
130,000 | |
|
|
117,000 | |
|
|
104,000 | |
|
102,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Davies Bags Overall Lead In Day 1B; Frenzel, Mather, and Mariano Advance
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A grand total of 237 entrants found their way into the second flight of The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint at Jamul Casino in San Diego, California. The $150,000 prizepool guarantee was met and exceeded, while a total of 30 players made it through to the end of the day.
Bagging up the lead was Russell Davies who ended his day with 727,000. Davies has a slew of cashes on Hendon Mob dating back to 2006, boasting over $250,000 in lifetime cashes. Many of Davies' chips came in the last few levels of the day, as he utilized his large stack to put pressure on shorter stacks at the bubble. He now circles higher than the other players from the flight prior.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Davies | San Diego, CA | 727,000 |
| 2 | Geramy Dickerson | San Diego, CA | 522,000 |
| 3 | Joey Gargiulo | Port Charlotte, FL | 512,000 |
| 4 | Steven Wendroff | San Diego, CA | 445,000 |
| 5 | Oscar King | San Diego, CA | 363,000 |
| 6 | William Allred | San Diego, CA | 336,000 |
| 7 | Brian Frenzel | Las Vegas, NV | 317,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Lujano | San Diego, CA | 313,000 |
| 9 | Mark Feinberg | San Diego, CA | 291,000 |
| 10 | Bob Mather | Las Vegas, NV | 283,000 |
Also finding bags were Joey Gargiulo (522,000), Brian Frenzel (317,000), Mark Feinberg (291,000), Bob Mather (280,000), Anthony Bland (213,000) and Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano (193,000). All of the players from Day 1b will join the players from Day 1a tomorrow Sunday, February 26th at 12 pm.
Players who did not make it in the flight included Garry Gates, Johnnie "Vibes" Moreno, Tavish Margers, and Cameron Brinsfield. They will have their final chance in Day 1c which has already begun.
At this time PokerNews will go on a reporting break until 10:15 local time. Check back in with us then to see all updates on Day 1c.
Registration Closed In Day 1c
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The final flight of the RunGood Poker Series Main Event has had its last flight of registration close.
A total of 140 entrants found their way into the flight, meaning that 18 players will make it to the end of the day. Level 9 is beginning with just 65 players remaining.
Assorted Counts In The Field
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
|
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
86,000 | |
|
76,000 | |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
39,000 | |
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Shun Matika Wins Event #4: $200 Single Day NLH for $5,326
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The fourth event of The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint at Jamul Casino In San Diego, California was the $200 Single Day No-Limit Hold’em, which saw a total of 111 players come out to play. This created a prizepool of $17,760 which saw 14 players collecting a piece of it.
At the end of it all, it was Shun Matika who won his first RGPS ring after beating Grant Foster heads up. Wakita’s biggest lifetime score and his first recorded first place on Hendon Mob totals at $5,326.
$200 Single Day NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shun Wakita | $5,326 |
| 2 | Grant Foster | $3,286 |
| 3 | Caner Semen | $1,971 |
| 4 | Stanley Solis | $1,288 |
| 5 | Lawrence Miranda | $995 |
| 6 | Joshua Saewitz | $817 |
| 7 | Michael Souza | $693 |
| 8 | Juan H Herrera | $604 |
| 9 | J. E. Espinoza | $533 |
Stanley Sends Out Two With Twos
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 10: 1000/2000, 2000
A player in first position moved all in for 21,000 which saw a player move all in for 12,000 on the button and in the big blind, John Stanley called to put both players at risk.
Button: 
Under the gun: 
John Stanley: 
The board ran out 
and the twos held up for Stanley to send home two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000 |