Jose Medina Leads After Day 1bc
Day 1b surpassed Day 1a in entrants with a total of 142 entries, which permitted a total of 17 players to make the money and advance to Day 2. Day 1c hosted 99 entries with 12 being permitted to bag as the RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix San Diego $600 Main Event continues to march towards a champion at the Jamul Casino Resort.
Jose Medina earned the honors as not only the chip leader of Day 1c, but will enter Day 2 as the top stack in the room after a push in the last hour of Day 1c saw his stack grow from an average stack to chip leader. Medina will have the opportunity to surpass his career lifetime earnings with a deep run here at the RGPS Grand Prix San Diego.
Day 1bc Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Medina | Mexico | 777,000 | 155 |
| 2 | Barbara Lanese | United States | 436,000 | 87 |
| 3 | Jeff Burquist | United States | 402,000 | 80 |
| 4 | Beau Boasythong | United States | 393,000 | 79 |
| 5 | Kellan Kemp | United States | 365,000 | 73 |
| 6 | Gabriel Habbaba | United States | 350,000 | 70 |
| 7 | Brian Brown | United States | 336,000 | 67 |
| 8 | Julian Schoolcraft | United States | 329,000 | 66 |
| 9 | Andres Ortega | United States | 299,000 | 60 |
| 10 | Perry Chou | United States | 290,000 | 58 |
Barbara Lanese topped the Day 1b with a stack of 436,000 and finished with the second biggest stack out of any player from Day 1bc.
Lanese lives in the San Diego area and has been a regular player at Jamul Casino. Lanese stated she has been playing poker for 25 years and shared with PokerNews that she enjoys the social aspect of the game.
Lanese topped the leaderboards after she watched her stack grow when she scored two knockouts during Level 9 and 10, respectively, to vault past the 400,000 mark. Lanese never wavered from that point forward as she maneuvered through the field the rest of the way to bag as the Day 1b chip leader.
Lanese was glad to advance to Day 2 and had a respectful outlook towards her opponents and the game.
“I’m very excited,” Lanese said. “I’m just respectful of all the players, and I’m glad to be returning tomorrow.”
Rounding out the top three is Jeff Burquist, who amassed a stack of 402,000. Like Medina, Burquist is also looking to surpass his career earnings with a deep run. His highest finish until this point came in February of 2024 when he finished 32nd in the RGPS Destination RunGood Main Event.
Day 2 is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. local time. The remaining players will play down to a winner. Check back here at PokerNews for updates on Day 2 action and the crowning of a new RunGood Main Event champion.