Rich Aronow Bags Big on Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino Main Event
The first of three opening-day flights has concluded at the RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino $575 Main Event. A total of 97 entries came through Jamul Casino in San Diego, California, for the first day of this festive event, with 18 players bagging at the end of the night.
Of those 18 players, it was Rich Aronow (372,000) ending the night with the chip lead.
Other players putting considerable chips in the bag included David McGhee (144,500), Chris Carney (143,500), and Michael Harkins (134,000).
The Main Event is the centerpiece tournament of the RGPS All Stars Series at Jamul Casino, and some of the starts on hand for Day 1a included former pro athletes like Steve Beuerlein, Nick Barnett, Gary Templeton,Charlie Joiner and Jeremy Roenick, as well as PokerGO hosts [Removed:139] and Jamie Kerstetter.
The action continues Saturday with two more Day 1 flights, as Day 1b begins at noon, and Day 1c commences at 7 p.m.
The combined survivors of the three Day 1 flights will come back Sunday for Day 2 and play down to a winner.
Follow along with the PokerNews live blog as the RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino Main Event continues!