2023 RGPS San Diego

$600 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info

2023 RGPS San Diego

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$31,565
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$155,480
Entries
299
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
209
Players Left
27

Dixon Leads Day 1bc; 39 to Return for Day 2

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
RGPS ring
RGPS ring

After a full day of poker, Day 1b and Day 1c of the $600 RGPS Jamul Main Event have come to a close, with 1b bringing in 126 entrants and 1c with 86. In total, the three flights attracted 299 runners to generate a prize pool of $155,480 with a top prize of $33,565 and a min-cash of $855. 39 players will take their seats tomorrow, all with the hopes of getting their hand on that sweet prize money.

Leading the way from today was Stanley Dixon of Day 1c who caught fire late in the night and managed to bag up an impressive 675,000. He will be joined tomorrow by the Day 1b chip leader Daniel Lujano who bagged 476,000 as well as the overall Day 1 chip leader Derrick Yamada with his monster stack of 942,000.

Day 2 Top Ten Stacks

RankNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Derrick YamadaUnited States942,000188
2Stanley DixonUnited States675,000135
3Daniel LujanoUnited States476,00095
4Keith EollUnited States428,00086
5Randy ShamoUnited States426,00085
6Steve HoangUnited States425,00085
7Luis MontanoUnited States362,00072
8Richard "Coach" FurfaroUnited States359,00072
9Bruno SomoonUnited States358,00072
10Brad GaffordUnited States323,00065

Of the four RunGood Ambassadors to play in the Main Event, only Caitlin Comeskey was fortunate enough to bag up for Day 2 with a stack of 185,000. She will be joined by some other notable names such as Jeremy Clemons (189,000), Scott Aulds (150,000), Rip Fritzer (142,000), and Anastasia Knapp (117,000).

Players will return tomorrow at high noon PST and will resume on Level 13 with blinds at 3,000/5,000/5,000. After the completion of Level 13, the levels will then be lengthened to 40 minutes with a break every three levels.

Play will continue until an eventual champion is crowned the RGPS Jamul Champion and presented with the grand prize, the RunGood Ring, and the Dream Seat Invitational Package in Thunder Valley.

Make sure to tune in tomorrow as PokerNews will be bringing you all the action from San Diego!

Tags: Anastasia KnappBrad GaffordBruno SomoonCaitlin ComeskeyDaniel LujanoDerrick YamadaJeremy ClemonsKeith EollLuis MontanoRandy ShamoRip FritzerScott AuldsStanley DixonSteve Hoang