RGPS Jamul Casino $575 Main Event
Day 1a Started
RunGood Poker Series All Stars Comeback Tour Jamul Casino
RGPS Jamul Casino $575 Main Event
Day: 1a
Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino Main Event Kicks Off Today
The latest stop on the 2021 schedule for the RunGood Poker Tour pushes forward to the Main Event today! San Diego's Jamul Casino hosts the $575 Main Event, with Day 1a action beginning at 7 p.m. local time tonight.
The Main Event guarantees $100,000, and today's phase plays as the first of three Day 1 flights. Players in the San Diego area can take advantage of unlimited re-entry through the start of Level 9 in any of three starting flights. Day 1b kicks off at noon local time Saturday, with Day 1c beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The Jamul Casino series takes place as the latest chapter of the 2021 All Stars Comeback Tour powered by PokerGO. The eventual winner not only wins the champion's share of the tournament prize pool, but also wins a $550 seat to the RGPS All Stars Pro-Am at PokerGO Studio in December.
All players start with 20,000 tournament chips, with Level 1 beginning with the blinds at 100/100. A big blind ante kicks in on Level 2.
All Day 1 flights play through 12 half-hour levels, and surviving players from the trio of starting phases will reconvene as a combined field for Day 2 on Sunday, Sept. 12. Day 2 begins at noon, and the levels increase to 45 minutes until a champion is determined.
Main Event players can look forward to the usual festive atmosphere and cast of characters that define RunGood Poker Series events. Already spotted at Jamul Casino earlier in the week were players like Johnnie "Vibes" Moreno, Brian "The Golden Blazer" Frenzel, David Tuchman, "Boston" Rob Mariano, and many other familiar faces.
This week's festival marks the second time Jamul Casino has hosted an RGPS event in 2021. In June, the $575 Main Event saw 559 entries push the final prize pool to $279,500.
That tournament ended in a rare nine-way deal at the final table, with Armando Mesina taking home the official win and the seat to the 64-player All Stars Pro-Am.
Who will take the latest RunGood Poker Series Main Event crown? PokerNews is on hand throughout the weekend with live updates, so check this page throughout the Main Event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The RGPS Jamul Casino $575 Main Event is underway!
Early Double For Frenzel
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With the flop reading 
, Brian Frenzel raised to 4,500 facing a 1,500 bet from his opponent in the big blind. The big blind shoved, and Frenzel snap-called and declared he held the nuts:
Brian Frenzel: 
Big Blind: 
The board ran out 
, and the man known as the "Golden Blazer" doubled the starting stack in the opening minutes of Level 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Blagg Triple Barrels and Wins
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Facing a 300 open from a button opponent, Matthew Blagg three-bet to 1,300 and got a call.
Blagg continued for 700 on the 
flop, and his opponent called. Blagg bet 2,500 on the turn, and again got a call.
The river brought the 
, Blagg fired a third bet for 10,000, and the button folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Selected Chip Counts
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | -8,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
24,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 |
Subak Gets Trips Paid Off
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
With 
showing on the board, the under-the-gun player checked, and Scott Subak bet 3,000. Subak's opponent, seated to the immediate right at the six-handed table, made the call.
The pot was north of 10,000 chips going into the river, which fell 
. Facing another check, Subak bet 5,000, and after a few moments of tanking the opponent called.
Subak tabled 
for a flopped set, while his opponent showed 
for a rivered second pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | 33,000 |