$600 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
$600 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
The RunGood Poker Series $600 Main Event here at Jamul Casino in San Diego, California has seen all of its three starting flights run their course. 312 players entered into the final two flights of this event, putting the total number of entrants at 415, smashing the $125,000 prize pool guarantee with a new unofficial total of 215,800. Out of these entrants, only 53 found themselves a bag for Day 2, each one of them securing a min-cash.
Leading all flights is Day 1c chipleader Kenneth Douglas who bagged up 709,000, followed closely by Lirio Fontamillas of the same flight with 680,000. In third is Day 1b leader Abe DeGuzman with 530,000 and in fourth is Day 1a lead Kenneth Nicoletti with 481,000. Rounding out the top five in chips is Seth Harmes who bagged 464,000 in Day 1b.
Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenneth Douglas | 709,000 | 118 |
2 | Lirio Fontamillas | 680,000 | 113 |
3 | Abraham DeGuzman | 530,000 | 88 |
4 | Kenneth Nicoletti | 481,000 | 80 |
5 | Seth Harmes | 464,000 | 77 |
6 | Derrick Yamada | 423,000 | 71 |
7 | Timothy Vu | 400,000 | 67 |
8 | Edward Liu | 377,000 | 63 |
9 | Luis Pedro | 363,000 | 61 |
10 | Corey Paggeot | 355,000 | 59 |
Despite showing up in full force, only one sole RunGood Ambassador, Corey Paggeot, managed to find a bag in today’s Day 1b flight. Kyna England and RPGS Player of the Year frontrunner Brian Winter also bagged healthy stack that they will be putting to work tomorrow.
Not all were fortunate enough to see tomorrow, including the rest of the RGPS Ambassadors Jamie Kerstetter, Taylor Howard, Scott Stewart, and Kyle Kitagawa, along with Conrad Simpson.
Flight 1a ended earlier than the following two flights. Play ended with 22:54 left in Level 14 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. The 53 surviving players will start playing again on Sunday, February 25 at high noon. After the completion of Level 14, the levels will increase to 40-minute blinds, with a 15-minute break after every three levels, with play continuing until a new champion is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates on the RunGood Jamul Main Event.
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | 1 | Haiqing Li | 50,000 | 8 |
1 | 2 | Bob Hoag | 106,000 | 18 |
1 | 3 | Jeff Jordan | 304,000 | 51 |
1 | 4 | Keith Morgan | 194,000 | 32 |
1 | 5 | Casey Mcguan | 148,000 | 25 |
1 | 6 | David Soskin | 352,000 | 59 |
1 | 7 | Keith Eoll | 58,000 | 10 |
1 | 8 | Mark Feinberg | 234,000 | 39 |
1 | 9 | Michael Mcclay | 166,000 | 28 |
2 | 1 | Derrick Yamada | 423,000 | 71 |
2 | 2 | Kenneth Nicoletti | 481,000 | 80 |
2 | 3 | Sihao Yan | 291,000 | 49 |
2 | 4 | Ken Mondegari | 96,000 | 16 |
2 | 5 | Jeffrey Burquist | 170,000 | 28 |
2 | 6 | Curt Kohlberg | 221,000 | 37 |
2 | 7 | Austin Odom | 187,000 | 31 |
2 | 8 | Abraham Deguzman | 530,000 | 88 |
2 | 9 | Casey Turner | 151,000 | 25 |
3 | 1 | Cary Koedyker | 102,000 | 17 |
3 | 2 | Johnny Groat | 225,000 | 38 |
3 | 3 | David Lebhar | 118,000 | 20 |
3 | 4 | Lena Evans | 119,000 | 20 |
3 | 5 | Keith Schiller | 144,000 | 24 |
3 | 6 | Michael Knight | 328,000 | 55 |
3 | 7 | Corey Paggeot | 355,000 | 59 |
3 | 8 | John Caldwell | 114,000 | 19 |
3 | 9 | Tavish Margers | 272,000 | 45 |
4 | 1 | Stefano Barone | 248,000 | 41 |
4 | 2 | Phil Ambrosetti | 58,000 | 10 |
4 | 3 | Leslie Autenreith | 289,000 | 48 |
4 | 4 | Kenneth Douglas | 709,000 | 118 |
4 | 5 | Luis Pedro | 363,000 | 61 |
4 | 6 | Eric Helton | 342,000 | 57 |
4 | 7 | Jason Brown | 147,000 | 25 |
4 | 8 | Hans Schacke | 125,000 | 21 |
4 | 9 | Kyna England | 274,000 | 46 |
5 | 1 | David Leese | 84,000 | 14 |
5 | 2 | Lirio Fontamillas | 680,000 | 113 |
5 | 3 | Eric Brannon | 135,000 | 23 |
5 | 4 | Edward Liu | 377,000 | 63 |
5 | 5 | Aurthur Boson | 148,000 | 25 |
5 | 6 | Brian Winter | 318,000 | 53 |
5 | 7 | Andrew Whitmer | 66,000 | 11 |
5 | 8 | Seth Harmes | 464,000 | 77 |
5 | 9 | Michael Holmes | 261,000 | 44 |
6 | 1 | Nan Chen | 214,000 | 36 |
6 | 2 | Robert Kasawdish | 80,000 | 13 |
6 | 3 | Timothy Vu | 400,000 | 67 |
6 | 4 | Dana Katzenmeier | 143,000 | 24 |
6 | 5 | Jesus Rosales | 175,000 | 29 |
6 | 7 | Sando Yin | 158,000 | 26 |
6 | 8 | Ronda Vankrey | 165,000 | 28 |
6 | 9 | Robert Fortuno | 124,000 | 21 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kenneth Douglas |
709,000
89,000
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89,000 |
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Lirio Fontamillas |
680,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Abe DeGuzman | 530,000 | |
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Kenneth Nicoletti | 481,000 | |
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Seth Harmes |
464,000
464,000
|
464,000 |
Derrick Yamada | 423,000 | |
Timothy Vu | 400,000 | |
Edward Liu |
377,000
298,000
|
298,000 |
Luis Pedro |
363,000
363,000
|
363,000 |
Corey Paggeot |
355,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
Haiqing Li |
352,000
352,000
|
352,000 |
Eric Helton |
342,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Michael Knight |
328,000
328,000
|
328,000 |
Brian Winter | 318,000 | |
Michael McClay |
304,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
Sihao Yan |
291,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
Leslie Autenreith |
289,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Kyna England |
274,000
-136,000
|
-136,000 |
Tavish Margers | 272,000 | |
Michael Holmes |
261,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Stefano Barone |
248,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
Keith Eoll |
234,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
Johnny Groat | 225,000 | |
Curt Kohlberg |
221,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
Nan Chen |
214,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
With the elimination of the final player, the surviving 16 players are now in the money and have bagged up to return tomorrow for Day 2.
A complete list of chip counts as well as a recap of the day's events will be released shortly, so stay tuned!
After some back-and-forth, David Soskin and a short-stacked player managed to get all the chips into the middle preflop on the stone bubble.
Opponent: A♣Q♠
David Soskin: J♥J♦
Soskin was in the lead starting off with his pocket jacks, and the runout was very favorable as it came 4♣4♠5♦J♠8♥ to give Soskin a full house to burst the player on the bubble.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Soskin |
352,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
Ken Mondegari moved all in preflop and was called by bug stack Kenneth Douglas to put him at risk.
Ken Mondegari: K♠Q♦
Kenneth Douglas: Q♥Q♠
Mondegari would need a lot of help to stay alive, and he sure got it as the board ran out 6♣8♠J♣10♣9♥ for him to go runner-runner nut straight.
"Wow! You can't kill this guy!" The table collectively groaned as they had to keep playing.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kenneth Douglas | 620,000 | |
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Ken Mondegari | 111,000 |
With the elimination of a player, the field has been cut down to 17, and with 16 advancing, they are now on the stone money/bag bubble for this event and are now hand-for-hand.
As the players approach the bubble, play has tightened up considerably and some players, like David Soskin, are using this to their advantage.
He has been moving all in very frequently without much resistance, gaining chips here and there and growing his stack to further make the shove more effective.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Soskin |
160,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
On a heads-up flop of K♣9♣3♦, Lirio Fontamillas checked to his opponent, who bet 18,000 into the pot of around 35,000. Fontamillas then put in the check-raise to 53,000, which his opponent called after a few seconds of thought.
The river came the Q♥ and Fontamillas instantly shoved all, covering the other player, who went deep into the tank.
"Ugh, alright, take it down," the player said as he tossed in his cards and the substantial pot was pushed over to Fontamillas.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lirio Fontamillas | 330,000 |
The 25 players left in the final flight are now on a quick 15-minute break and will return to battle shortly.