Last Week’s Destination RunGood Champion
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Last week in the Destination RunGood series, 773 entrants made sure that the prize pool guarantee was passed, as a total of $541,100 was collected to be awarded to the final 97 players in the $800 Main Event at Rohnert Park, California.
Jonathan Wang took home the title after beating Victor Paredes heads up. Wang collected a career-best score in the form of $85,780. “It feels good,” the newly crowned champion said when asked about his initial feelings. “It’s been a long grind, I had a pretty terrible year last year. It feels nice to bag my first live win.”
$800 RGPS Bay Area Main EventFinal Table
| Place | Name | Hometown | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Wang | San Francisco, CA | $85,780 |
| 2 | Victor Paredes | Modesto, CA | $58,000 |
| 3 | Angel Castro | Rohnert Park, CA | $43,500 |
| 4 | Matthew Betti | Cupertino, CA | $32,500 |
| 5 | Michael Bell | Austin, TX | $24,500 |
| 6 | Jesse Kandola | San Jose, CA | $18,700 |
| 7 | Anne Thompson | Rohnert Park, CA | $14,400 |
| 8 | Michael Lin | San Ramon, CA | $11,200 |
| 9 | Brandon Vitale | Eureka, CA | $8,800 |