button in SafariTwo More Shots at a Bag Today in the $400 RunGood in Aruba
Today marks the second day of action at the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino for the debut of the RunGood Poker Series's collaboration with the Caribbean Series of Poker. At 11 a.m., the second starting flight of the $400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event gets underway.
Yesterday's first flight saw a total of 78 hopefuls try their luck for a chance at a Day 2 bag. However, by night's end just eight players were able to advance to Sunday's restart, with Paul Nheiu notching the chip lead after finishing with 494,000.
There are two Day 1s on the schedule for today, with starting fights getting underway at both 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Nheiu | United States | 494,000 | 62 |
| 2 | Ernest Bush | United States | 436,000 | 55 |
| 3 | Evgenii Tsatskin | Canada | 358,000 | 45 |
| 4 | Vanja Ovuka | 326,000 | 41 | |
| 5 | Douglas Lee | United States | 287,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Jose Goncalves | 268,000 | 34 | |
| 7 | Jose Duzanson | 128,000 | 16 | |
| 8 | Asi Elias | United States | 49,000 | 6 |
This event features a starting stack of 30,000, with blinds beginning at 100/200, with a 200 big blind ante. Levels are 25 minutes in length today, with 10-minute breaks every four levels, including a 45-minute dinner break after Level 12 in the morning flight. Registration and unlimited re-entry is available until the start of Level 9 around 2:40 p.m.
Just the top 10% of the field will advance to Sunday's Day 2 and be in the money, at which point the remaining players will bag up their chips. Play concluded with 16:16 remaining in Level 14 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 in the first starting flight.
Aside from today's Day 1s, there is a final starting flight beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
| Level | Blind | Length (mins) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100/200 | 25 |
| 2 | 200/300 | 25 |
| 3 | 200/400 | 25 |
| 4 | 300/600 | 25 |
| Break | 10 | |
| 5 | 400/800 | 25 |
| 6 | 500/1,000 | 25 |
| 7 | 600/1,200 | 25 |
| 8 | 1,000/1,500 | 25 |
| Break | Color Up 100s | 10 |
| 9 | 1,000/2,000 | 25 |
| 10 | 1,500/3,000 | 25 |
| 11 | 2,000/4,000 | 25 |
| 12 | 2,500/5,000 | 25 |
| Break | Color Up 500s | 10 |
| 13 | 3,000/6,000 | 25 |
| 14 | 4,000/8,000 | 25 |
| 15 | 5,000/10,000 | 25 |
| 16 | 6,000/12,000 | 25 |
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PokerNews will be on the floor at 11 a.m. providing live updates as the RunGood Poker Series continues its debut in the white-sand beaches of Aruba for the $400 RunGood In Aruba Ring Event.