Kenneth Douglas Leads 53 Finalists into Day 2 of RunGood Main Event!
The RunGood Poker Series $600 Main Event here at Jamul Casino in San Diego, California has seen all of its three starting flights run their course. 312 players entered into the final two flights of this event, putting the total number of entrants at 415, smashing the $125,000 prize pool guarantee with a new unofficial total of 215,800. Out of these entrants, only 53 found themselves a bag for Day 2, each one of them securing a min-cash.
Leading all flights is Day 1c chipleader Kenneth Douglas who bagged up 709,000, followed closely by Lirio Fontamillas of the same flight with 680,000. In third is Day 1b leader Abe DeGuzman with 530,000 and in fourth is Day 1a lead Kenneth Nicoletti with 481,000. Rounding out the top five in chips is Seth Harmes who bagged 464,000 in Day 1b.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Douglas | 709,000 | 118 |
| 2 | Lirio Fontamillas | 680,000 | 113 |
| 3 | Abraham DeGuzman | 530,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Kenneth Nicoletti | 481,000 | 80 |
| 5 | Seth Harmes | 464,000 | 77 |
| 6 | Derrick Yamada | 423,000 | 71 |
| 7 | Timothy Vu | 400,000 | 67 |
| 8 | Edward Liu | 377,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Luis Pedro | 363,000 | 61 |
| 10 | Corey Paggeot | 355,000 | 59 |
Despite showing up in full force, only one sole RunGood Ambassador, Corey Paggeot, managed to find a bag in today’s Day 1b flight. Kyna England and RPGS Player of the Year frontrunner Brian Winter also bagged healthy stack that they will be putting to work tomorrow.
Not all were fortunate enough to see tomorrow, including the rest of the RGPS Ambassadors Jamie Kerstetter, Taylor Howard, Scott Stewart, and Kyle Kitagawa, along with Conrad Simpson.
Flight 1a ended earlier than the following two flights. Play ended with 22:54 left in Level 14 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. The 53 surviving players will start playing again on Sunday, February 25 at high noon. After the completion of Level 14, the levels will increase to 40-minute blinds, with a 15-minute break after every three levels, with play continuing until a new champion is crowned.
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