button in SafariJimmy Lujan Bags Top Spot on Day 1e
Day 1e of the RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition Lodge Card Club San Antonio $600 Main Event hosted 74 entries, with nine players surviving to advance to Day 2. The final day of play looms nearer, as players will continue the chase for the largest share of the $200,000 guarantee when they sit down and take their seats on Sunday.
Jimmy Lujan (723,000) came out of the pack as the Day 1e chip leader. Husam Chalabi (469,000) and Bill Andraus (326,000) completed the top three stacks after the fifth flight of the main event.
End of Day Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Lujan | United States | 723,000 | 90 |
| 2 | Husam Chalabi | United States | 469,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Bill Andraus | United States | 326,000 | 41 |
| 4 | Patricia Davis | United States | 298,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Eric Bishop | United States | 259,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Getty Mattingsley | United States | 254,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Peter Green | United States | 254,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Nick Garcia | United States | 224,000 | 28 |
| 9 | Jared Fortna | United States | 152,000 | 19 |
This is Lujan’s fourth cash at a RunGood event in his career, but the achievement of an RGPS champion has eluded him thus far, as he will chase his first RGPS ring when he returns as one of the top stacks in the room on Sunday. Lujan already has one final table at this series under his belt when he finished fifth in the $300 Black Chip Bounty event. He will look to finish the job in the main event and get the biggest slice of the prize pool. Lujan is no stranger to the tournament streets, with over $335,000 in live career earnings to his name, according to The Hendon Mob, as he will enter with plenty of experience to lean on as the day progresses on Day 2.
Chalabi sent everyone home by hitting a three-outer on the river as he bagged the second most chips from Day 1e. This is Chalabi’s first cash at a RunGood event in his career. He has a chance to make his first cash a big splash when he returns for the final day of play. Chalabi has been plenty active in the San Antonio area, per The Hendon Mob, as he looks to add a career-high score with a deep run when he returns to duke it out with the rest of the field on Sunday.
Andraus cashed earlier in this series when he took sixth place in the $300 Big O event, and his quest for a RunGood title will continue when he returns for the final day of play. Andraus’ Day 1e almost came to an abrupt halt shortly after the final 10 players congregated, but fortune was on his side when he spiked a two-outer on the river to stay alive on the Day 1e bubble. Andraus rode that momentum to bag the third-most chips from the flight.
Patricia Davis bagged during Day 1c, making this her second bag of the main event. This means that Davis has earned the $1,500 double bag bonus with her second bag this evening.
RGPS Ambassador Kris Burchfield made an appearance on Day 1e, but he was unable to gain any traction as he bowed out of contention during the fifth flight.
Day 1f is currently underway with 69 entries at the time of this publication. The final listed starting flight, Day 1g, is set for Nov. 15, at 9 a.m. The turbo flight features 10-minute blind levels and is the last chance for competitors to punch their ticket to the final day of play. Day 2 is scheduled to begin Sunday at 2 p.m.
Players start with 40,000 chips, and late entry and re-entry remain open through the beginning of Level 9. Players are allowed unlimited re-entries.
Play concludes when 12.5% (rounded down) of the field remains. Players with multiple qualifying bags carry their highest-value stack forward and receive a $1,500 bonus for each additional bag.
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