$600 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood San Diego
$600 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood San Diego
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$211,640
Entries
407
Level
28
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
288
Players Left
38
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Not all of the 119 entrants yesterday were able to join the final 15 players, but those who didn’t will have ample opportunity today as the second of the three flights begins at 11:00 AM. Any and all players in the San Diego area will be looking to snag a piece of that $150,000 prize pool guarantee.
Leading the way is Fernando Santiago, who ended his day with 639,000. Securing his second ever RGPS cash, it was last year at Jamul Casino where Santiago won his first trophy with the Helix Poker Series. He returns to Jamul with a vengeance as he looks to utilize his massive stack to propel him to his first ring. Sitting in second holding 472,000 is Cody Blades who has already made two final tables this week at the series. Sitting in third place is the only former champion to advance, Nova Baghdasarian sits with 396,000 in third.
Top 10 Day 1A Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count |
| 1 | Fernando Santiago | 639,000 |
| 2 | Cody Blades | 472,000 |
| 3 | Nova Baghdasarian | 396,000 |
| 4 | Derek Stark | 238,000 |
| 5 | Justin Muse | 219,000 |
| 6 | Tim Acker | 216,000 |
| 7 | Brett Feder | 210,000 |
| 8 | Allen Moheimani | 197,000 |
| 9 | Randy Shamo | 188,000 |
| 10 | Roy Dahl | 178,000 |
Many of the regulars have been playing this event during the week with Tavish Margers and Armando Mesina adding additional rings to their collections. Other faces expected to appear include Anastasia Knapp, William Wilson, as well as former champions like Derrick Yamada, Noel Eicher, and defending champion Maksim Tatarintsev.
Players will sit down with 30,000 in starting chips and blinds will escalate once every 30 minutes. Registration will be unlimited and open until the beginning of Level 9. After that, play will continue until just 12.5% of the field rounded up remains. Those who do not find a bag in tonight’s flight will have one more chance tonight beginning at 6:00.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the exciting updates!
The players have taken their seats and cards are in the air.
Registration will be open for another four and a half hours.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Tavish Margers in the hijack and another player in the big blind.
The board read J♦5♥Q♣10♥ and the big blind bet 2,000 into a pot worth 4,000 after some thought, which Margers immediately called.
On the river 6♠, the big blind checked over to Margers who bet 5,000 and his opponent folded.
Margers flashed Q♠J♣ as he raked the pot, fresh off of the his third RGPS ring win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,000
11,000
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11,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action was picked up on the flop in a three-way pot with Steven Potashnick on the button.
The board read 9♣K♥A♠ and action checked around to Potashnick who bet 1,600 into a pot worth 3,800. Genaro Fevala in first position called while Ramon Ramil in the cutoff folded.
Both players checked the turn 7♠ to the 10♥ river and Fevala bet 1,400 which Potashnick called.
Potashnick tabled 10♠9♠ for tens up, which was good to beat Fevala's A♥8♥ for a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,500
36,500
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36,500 |
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28,400
28,400
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28,400 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Sue Fortuno in early position and Aaron Rosen in the cutoff.
With 9,000 in the middle and a board reading 7♠J♦K♣2♦, Fortuno bet 6,000 which prompted Rose to raise to 15,000.
"How long is late registration open?" Fortuno asked while she contemplated her decision.
She ultimately decided to raise all in for 25,600 and Rosen called.
Sue Fortuno: A♣K♦ 
Aaron Rosen: 7♣7♥
Fortuno was drawing dead before the 10♦ river and she was eliminated by Rosen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,000
63,000
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63,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
