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$400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event
Day 1d Completed
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Aruba
$400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event
Day: 1d
Players Left 42 / 404
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Chip Counts
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322,000
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312,000
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie | Bardah | 400,000 | 12 | 1 |
| Doug | Lee | 287,000 | 12 | 1 |
| Miles | Linde | 136,000 | 12 | 2 |
| Rachel | Usack | 159,000 | 12 | 3 |
| Ernest | Bush | 436,000 | 12 | 4 |
| Srdan | Mihajlovic | 418,000 | 12 | 5 |
| Derick | Joyner | 702,000 | 12 | 6 |
| Suru | Patel | 425,000 | 12 | 7 |
| Steven | Dechello | 312,000 | 12 | 8 |
| Jose | Duzanson | 128,000 | 12 | 9 |
| Anonymous | Anonymous | 464,000 | 13 | 1 |
| Asi | Elias | 49,000 | 13 | 2 |
| Timothy | Acker | 709,000 | 13 | 3 |
| Li Zi | Zhou | 58,000 | 13 | 5 |
| Jose | Goncalves | 268,000 | 13 | 6 |
| Kris | Burchfield | 204,000 | 13 | 7 |
| Todd | Dunlop | 436,000 | 13 | 8 |
| Jesse | Mull | 186,000 | 13 | 9 |
| Travis | Johns | 77,000 | 14 | 1 |
| Omar | Rodriguez | 234,000 | 14 | 2 |
| LaLa | Sengphet | 315,000 | 14 | 3 |
| Kim | Schinco | 197,000 | 14 | 4 |
| Paul | Nhieu | 494,000 | 14 | 5 |
| June | Jenkins | 211,000 | 14 | 6 |
| Christopher | Funari | 181,000 | 14 | 7 |
| Vanja | Ovuka | 326,000 | 14 | 8 |
| Michael | Baumann | 384,000 | 14 | 9 |
| Evgenii | Tsatskin | 358,000 | 15 | 2 |
| Veronique | Croes | 204,000 | 15 | 3 |
| Thomas | Rienessl | 125,000 | 15 | 4 |
| Christian | Anders | 436,000 | 15 | 5 |
| Tyler | Boyer | 106,000 | 15 | 6 |
| Maher | Al Mouselly | 353,000 | 15 | 7 |
| Joseph | Connor | 322,000 | 15 | 9 |
| Michael | Killory | 161,000 | 19 | 1 |
| Vincenti | Cham | 540,000 | 19 | 2 |
| Nick | Amato | 135,000 | 19 | 3 |
| Shawn | Beaupre | 440,000 | 19 | 4 |
| Lisa | Roberts | 267,000 | 19 | 5 |
| Thuur | Rademakers | 173,000 | 19 | 6 |
| Howard | Beamish | 123,000 | 19 | 7 |
| Kelli | Mix | 172,000 | 19 | 9 |
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $29,116 | 8 | $2,829 |
| 2 | $19,344 | 9 | $2,258 |
| 3 | $13,166 | 10-11 | $1,856 |
| 4 | $9,186 | 12-13 | $1,572 |
| 5 | $6,575 | 14-17 | $1,373 |
| 6 | $4,831 | 18-26 | $1,239 |
| 7 | $3,646 | 27-42 | $1,180 |
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Over the past three days, a total of 404 hopefuls have made their way to the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino as the RunGood Poker Series marks its territory in the Caribbean for the first time.
The biggest tournament on the schedule was the $400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event, and the Day 2 field has officially been set after a prize pool of $133,320 was generated, comfortably surpassing the $100,000 guarantee on the event.
The final starting flight drew an 132 additional entries, but just 14 players bagged up chips once the dust settled, bringing the total number of Day 2 players to 42 survivors.
Leading the pack from today's flight was Vincenti Cham who finished the day with 540,000. An Aruba local, Cham has claimed many cashes already in the country as he adds to his list.
End of Day 1d Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincenti Cham | Aruba | 540,000 |
| 2 | Anonymous | 464,000 | |
| 3 | Suru Patel | Canada | 425,000 |
| 4 | Maher Al Mouselly | Canada | 353,000 |
| 5 | Joseph Connor | United States | 322,000 |
| 6 | La Sengphet | United States | 315,000 |
| 7 | Steven Dechello | United States | 312,000 |
| 8 | Omar Rodriguez | Colombia | 234,000 |
| 9 | Kim Schinco | United States | 197,000 |
| 10 | Jesse Mull | United States | 186,000 |
| 11 | Kelli Mix | United States | 172,000 |
| 12 | Michael Killory | United States | 161,000 |
| 13 | Nick Amato | United States | 135,000 |
| 14 | Howard Beamish | United States | 123,000 |
Also building a big stack today included Suru Patel (425,000), Maher Al Mouselly (353,000), La Sengphet (315,000), and Omar Rodriguez (234,000).
It was another slow bubble period as players held onto their stacks in the final opportunity to find a bag. However, there were simultaneous eliminations on the final hand, and the final 14 players were able to breath a sigh of relief after securing their spot in the Day 2 field.
Level 16 was reached in this flight, but the earliest finish so far was with 16:16 remaining in Level 14 with blinds of 4,000/8,000. This is where the tournament will restart tomorrow.
Day 2 is Sunday at 11 a.m. when the final 42 players will reconvene to play down to a winner in 30-minute levels.
Seat draw and payout information will be posted once it is made available.
Stay tuned to PokerNews tomorrow as we play down to a winner in the $400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event.
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After a long stretch of no eliminations, there were simultaneous bustouts at two different tabled, bringing the field into the money without hand-for-hand.
One of the hands saw Suru Patel coolering an opponent with kings against ace-king, and the other table was a short-stack losing a flip.
Stay tuned for full chip counts.
Level: 16
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Dessiree Bennett jammed for roughly 125,000 from the hijack before Jesse Mull rejammed from the cutoff, and all subsequent action folded.
Dessiree Bennett: A♥9♥ 
Jesse Mull: 8♠8♣
It was a coinflip scenario until the A♣J♥8♦ flop gave Mull bottom set, while Bennett paired her ace. The 10♥ turn was the best card in the deck for Bennett as she picked up an open-ended straight draw and the nut flush draw.
Unfortunately for her, the river was the 10♣, leaving Mull's hand best.
The field is down to 18 players as the players combine at two final tables.
Level: 15
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 14
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Christopher Schouten from the big blind and Maher Al Mouselly from early position were tangled in a pot, with each player contributing 28,000 on the K♠10♦8♥ flop.
On the 9♦ turn, Schouten led with a bet of 35,000. Al Mouselly took some timed before he announced all in for roughly 150,000. Schouten, who appeared to cover by just a few chips, took another glance at his cards before he elected to fold, and Al Mouselly dragged one without showdown.
