Plenty of Action on Tap for Day 1b of RGPS Passport San Diego $600 Main Event
The busy week of action in the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season San Diego series is expected to continue today at Jamul Casino Resort, as the final two flights of the $600 Main Event take aim at the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Friday's opening flight attracted 125 entries, with the top 15 players already booking their spot in the money. Day 1b will get underway at 11:00 a.m. local time, to be followed by Day 1c at 6:00 p.m. as the last chance to join the chase for the RGPS crown.
The pace is currently being set by Tanner Schneeweis, who collected 597,000 chips to lead the way after Day 1a. Schneeweis holds a sizeable advantage over Mike Zion (400,000) and
William Wolf (330,000), setting the benchmark for those entering play today.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanner Schneeweis | United States | 597,000 | 75 |
| 2 | Mike Zion | United States | 400,000 | 50 |
| 3 | William Wolf | United States | 330,000 | 41 |
| 4 | Kristopher Ferrara | United States | 301,000 | 38 |
| 5 | Jose Araya | United States | 295,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Di Wu | China | 280,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Jian Gutierrez | United States | 246,000 | 31 |
| 8 | Alan Jimenez | United States | 219,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Randy Sadler | United States | 218,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Daniel Sanchez | United States | 164,000 | 21 |
RGPS Ambassadors Corey Paggeot, Kyna England and Daniel Hughes all came up empty on the opening day and are expected to fire again aiming for a spot in Sunday's finale.
Two-time defending RunGood San Diego champion Maksim Tatarintsev also missed out on the money on Day 1a, but will be back in the field as he looks to continue his hot play this week at Jamul.
$600 Main Event Remaining Schedule
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 21 | 1b | 11:00 a.m. |
| Feb. 21 | 1c | 6:00 p.m. |
| Feb. 22 | 2 | 12:00 p.m. |
The first of two Saturday flights is scheduled for 11 a.m. local time, and players will take their seats with a starting stack of 30,000 chips. Blinds begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante, and levels will last 30 minutes through the first four hours of play.
Players are free to reenter, and late registration closes at the start of Level 9. Once the final field is set, levels will lengthen to 40 minutes for the rest of the tournament.
Day 1c will follow the same structure at 6 p.m. local time, and all remaining players will bag up in the money for Day 2. Action continues on both flights until just 12.5% of each field remains.
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