RGPS Seminole Coconut Creek $600 Main Event Day 1b | RunGood Poker Series All Stars Comeback Tour Seminole Coconut Creek

08-28-2021 13:55 UTC-5

Assorted Chip Counts From the Other Half

Brandon Temple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Devin Batista	117,500 34,000	34,000
Arthur Peevy	91,200 2,300	2,300
Roy Cohen	82,400 12,400	12,400
Howard Mash	77,500 41,500	41,500

Jim Gibson	73,000 73,000	73,000
Roberto Bendeck	28,600 7,600	7,600

Scott Baumstein	28,000 6,300	6,300

Anna Antimony	23,600 3,600	3,600
Fred Goldberg	22,700 22,700	22,700

Paul Strohm	21,000 4,500	4,500
Matt Sundberg	20,400 400	400
Justin Gardenhire	19,700 19,700	19,700
Athanasios Polychronopoulos	19,000 4,000	4,000

Rob Mariano	19,000 2,300	2,300
Francis Margaglione	17,200 14,500	14,500
Frank Russo	16,200 4,700	4,700
Katerina Lukina	13,500 4,300	4,300
Maurice Hawkins	Busted

08-28-2021 13:45 UTC-5

DiStefano Cracks Aces to Take the Chip Lead

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Brandon Temple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Vito DiStefano was in the big blind and snap-called a shove for around 25,000 from an opponent in early position with a board on the felt.

Opponent:
Vito DiStefano:

DiStefano's set of deuces held on the river, and he let out a loud, "Let's go!" as he stacked up another big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vito DiStefano	150,500 41,000	41,000

Tags: Vito Distefano

08-28-2021 13:42 UTC-5

Assorted Chip Counts From Half the Room

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Brandon Temple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Graber	127,500
Eric Rivera	79,000 7,000	7,000
Michael Lind	74,800 11,800	11,800
George Duffield	73,500 1,500	1,500
Joseph Nolin	70,600 5,400	5,400
Steven McKoy	65,000 52,000	52,000
Mark Lafata	64,000 16,000	16,000
Alain Candales Falcon	64,000 9,400	9,400
Nancy Birnbaum	63,500
Jessica Cai	55,000 8,100	8,100
Lisa Teebagy	52,500 20,000	20,000
Ray Henson	33,100 13,100	13,100

Jon Stanfield	29,000 6,100	6,100
Jamie Kerstetter	21,500 21,500	21,500

Tommy Bates	16,000 8,000	8,000
Chris Conrad	15,400 4,600	4,600
Jeffrey Silverstein	14,500 7,200	7,200
Lucas Tae	14,000 6,000	6,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-28-2021 13:14 UTC-5

Break Time; Registration Closing

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Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Players are off on a fifteen-minute break. When they return, registration for the RunGood Poker Series All Stars Comeback Tour Seminole Coconut Creek $600 Main Event will come to a close.

08-28-2021 13:11 UTC-5

RGPS Heads West in September for Return Visit to San Diego's Jamul Casino

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Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The newly revamped RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) “All-Stars Comeback Tour Powered by PokerGO” season will be heading back out West in September for a return trip to Jamul Casino in San Diego, California. PokerNews will be on-site to offer live updates from the $575 buy-in Main Event.

The Jamul Casino stop in early June saw record-breaking numbers including a 558-entry Main Event field. 65-year-old retired Navy veteran Armando Mesina, who a month earlier won the MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event for $33,329, won the tournament for $25,175 after a rare nine-way final table deal.

The latest series will feature more tournament tables that will run from September 7-12. The San Diego Card Sharks logo will be filling the room up once again as the tour plans on bringing more giveaway items to promote the All-Stars ProAm event at the PokerGO Studio in December.

Fan-favorite events like the $135 Guest Bounty and $185 DeepStack ring events will return alongside the Seniors Ring Event moved from Sunday to Tuesday. The property will be catering a casual “Welcome Back Party” at Loft 94 which will begin at 5:30 p.m. PT on September 7th.

Tags: Armando Mesina

08-28-2021 13:09 UTC-5

Silverstein Can't Catch Berkenfeld

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Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Jeffrey Silverstein bet 2,000 from middle position on a flop, and Brandon Berkenfeld jammed for 14,100 on the button. Silverstein confirmed the amount, then called.

Brandon Berkenfeld:
Jeffrey Silverstein:

Silverstein shook his head when the fell on the turn, robbing him of a few outs, and the river forced him to pay off the double to Berkenfeld.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Berkenfeld	36,000
Jeffrey Silverstein	21,700

Tags: Jeffrey Silverstein

08-28-2021 13:03 UTC-5

Stanfield Uses His Image

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Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Alain Candales Falcon raised to 2,000 from early position, and was called by Mark Lafata next to act, as well as Eric Rivera in middle position. Jon Stanfield three-bet shoved for 14,900 from the cutoff, and Falcon and Lafata folded.

"You folded to me nine times!" Rivera told Stanfield. "Your patience...has been rewarded. Big fold!" Rivera then released his hand.

"Show one time?" Rivera asked Stanfield, who simply mucked.

"I had tens," Lafata told Stanfield, who laughed and teasingly said "You guys are playing terrible poker!" with a grin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Candales Falcon	73,400 11,400	11,400
Eric Rivera	72,000 26,000	26,000
Mark Lafata	48,000 35,800	35,800
Jon Stanfield	22,900

Tags: Alain Candales Falcon Eric Rivera Jon Stanfield Mark Lafata

08-28-2021 12:53 UTC-5

Conrad Rivered By Nolin

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Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Chris Conrad was all in for 13,200 from the button, and Michael Lind had called in middle position. Joseph Nolin jammed over the top for 38,000 in the hijack, and Lind eventually folded.

Chris Conrad:
Joseph Nolin:

Conrad pulled ahead on the flop, and while he improved further on the turn, Nolin actually picked up outs to a straight. Sure enough, the river fell to give Nolin a straight, and Conrad headed to the cage to fire another bullet with registration nearing an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Nolin	65,200 65,200	65,200
Michael Lind	63,000 6,700	6,700
Chris Conrad	20,000

Tags: Chris Conrad Joseph Nolin Michael Lind

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800