It was a battle of the blinds as Kyna England opened to 30,000 from the small blind. Kong Wang wanted to play for more and chose to go all-in for 81,000. England made the call to put Wang at risk.
Kong Wang: A♦Q♥
Kyna England: K♣7♦
Wang needed to fade a king or a seven, and the flop complied as it came 8♦5♣3♥.
The 2♥ turn kept Wang in the lead, and the 4♥ river completed the board and awarded Wang the pot.
A limp occurred before Scott Miller chose to go all-in from early position. Eric Delgadillo called off for less to be at risk as the limper folded and sent them to a showdown.
Eric Delgadillo: 9♠9♥
Scott Miller: A♠A♣
Miller had the best starting hand, but the flop brought some intrigue as it fanned out 7♥6♥10♠ to give Delgadillo some straight outs.
The K♠ was safe for Miller, and the 5♥ sealed the deal to eliminate Delgadillo.
Shawn Van Asdale opened the hand with a raise to 16,000 from early position. Toan Nguyen called from the cutoff, and Jana Pavini chose to go all-in for 41,000 from the button. Both Van Asdale and Nguyen called to put Pavini at risk as they played for a side pot.
Van Asdale and Nguyen opted to check all the way through the 9♠3♥8♥8♣3♠ board to go to a showdown.
Van Asdale showed 7♥6♥, while Nguyen showed K♦Q♥. It was Pavini with the best hand as she revealed A♥9♥ for a pair of nines to take it down.
It didn't take long for an all-in showdown after Roger Van Valkenburg limped from under the gun. Tom Zack opted to go all-in for his final 36,000 and was called by Van Valkenburg to put Zack at risk.
Tom Zack: 9♠8♠
Roger Van Valkenburg: K♦8♦
Zack was in trouble as Van Valkenburg had his hand dominated.
No help came for Zack when the board ran out J♥10♣5♠2♠J♦ to eliminate Zack.
Play has begun on Day 2 of the RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix $800 Main Event. They will play down to a winner as the remaining 49 players chase the title.
The final day of the RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix $800 Main Event is here, as a total of 49 players will continue their quest to chase a slice of the $283,500 prize pool. The eventual champion will receive a first-place prize of $58,770 along with the RGPS title and ring at the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno, Nevada. Each player who made it to Day 2 has secured a guaranteed minimum cash of $1,345.
Joining Day 1a as a max registrant did not stop Thomas Phillips (977,000) from amassing a pile of chips as he will enter Day 2 as the chip leader after a hot Day 1a. The Northern California native is the only player to have over 100 big blinds as they enter the final day of play after nearly hitting a million in chips during the opening flight. This turned out to be the high mark as no other player in the ensuing three flights was able to surpass the high mark that Phillips established after the opening flight.
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Thomas Phillips
United States
977,000
122
2
Nikki Woodside
United States
790,000
98
3
Andrew Joros
United States
596,000
74
4
Daniil Fedunov
United States
593,000
74
5
Robert Hancock
United States
579,000
72
6
Charles Himes
United States
445,000
55
7
Denis Lee
United States
418,000
52
8
Kim Le
United States
410,000
51
9
David Bridgett
United States
390,000
48
10
Andrew Greenawalt
United States
364,000
45
Nikki Woodside
Nikki Woodside (790,000) enjoyed a fruitful Day 1c to head into Day 2 as second in chips. Woodside could be seen wearing her rubber duck bucket hat throughout Day 1c. She shared that she initially intended to wear the hat with the rubber duck pattern flipped around on the inside so that the exterior only showed a black hat, but after losing some pots earlier during her session, her friend flipped it back so that the ducks showed. Woodside then went on to put together a strong run towards the second half of the flight to finish as the chip leader of her flight and second overall in chips as she enters the final day.
Andrew Joros
Andrew Joros (596,000) will enter Day 2 third in chips. Joros had a healthy stack heading into the final few hours of play, but saw his stack soar up the leaderboards when he tripled up, going from an average stack to the top stack in the room on Day 1d. Joros polished off his flight, scoring a couple of eliminations to finish with his final count as he looks to finish off his weekend with an RGPS title.
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
58,770
10-12
4,935
2
41,155
13-15
4,155
3
26,460
16-18
3,400
4
17,490
19-21
2,835
5
12,465
22-24
2,355
6
11,555
25-27
1,985
7
9,340
28-36
1,615
8
7,605
37-45
1,475
9
5,875
46-49
1,345
Play is scheduled to resume at 12 p.m. local time. The tournament will play down to a winner as a new RGPS champion will be crowned.
Follow PokerNews for updates on Day 2 action and a recap of the eventual champion.
