Guan Leads Flight 1a Into Day 2 Of The RGPS $800 Graton Main Event
Flight 1a began today at 11 am, and saw a total of 173 entrants try for their shot at a bag. After 15 levels played out, the field was reduced to 22. Each one of them guaranteed a minimum cash and a shot for the title on Sunday, October 29th.
Leading the way is Le Guan, who ended their flight with 556,000. Le early on established himself as one of the tournament leaders and continued to ascend as the day continued. With $84,513 in lifetime earnings on Hendon Mob, the young crusher is looking for more results to add to his burgeoning resume.
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Guan | 556,000 |
| 2 | Danny Jon | 432,000 |
| 3 | Navin Mohan | 421,000 |
| 4 | Jasthi Kumar | 400,000 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Brooks | 314,000 |
| 6 | Terrance Reid | 285,000 |
| 7 | Richard Mendelsohn | 227,000 |
| 8 | Hock Lau | 218,000 |
| 9 | Bryan Topacio | 211,000 |
| 10 | Jose Cervantes | 179,000 |
Also bagging is Danny Jon (432,000), Poker.Org’s Terrance Reid (285,000), Richard Mendelsohn (227,000), Rellie Sigua (126,000), and Ryan Awwad (65,000). Each one of them looking for their first RGPS Graton title.
Not all were able to find bags on this flight. Players like PokerGO commentator Jeff Platt, Dan Sarasin, Michael Persky, Taylor Pollard, and Pat Lyons, will have to look to the following flights for their shot at the $500,000 guaranteed prizepool.
Play ended in Level 15 with blinds at 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante, meaning that unless a subsequent flight ends earlier, players will return to this flight to play.
Coverage will now take a break between the two flights. Check back in later tonight for more updates.