71 Players Make Day 2 of RGPS Thunder Valley Golden Ticket $575 Main Event
A total of 71 players will battle it out today on Day 2 of the RGPS Thunder Valley Golden Ticket $575 Main Event, $200K GTD in The Poker Room at Thunder Valley Casino Resort as part of the All-Stars Comeback Tour presented by the RunGood Poker Series. Osias Lacayanga was the 72nd player in the money but bagged twice and will turn in one of those bags for a min-cash this morning.
Day 1a attracted 138 entrants, while Days 1b and 1c respectively attracted 148 and 279 players. The 565 total entries in the tournament generated a prize pool of $282,500 that smashed the $200,000 guarantee. That means 72 places will be paid and the top payouts include $53,525 for first, $37,305 for second and $24,165 for third. The winner will also earn an entry into the All Star Pro-Am event in December.
Joe Nguyen of Sunnyvale, California enters Day 2 with the chip lead off of a stack of 563,000 after a strong performance on Day 1a. Nguyen is trailed by Victor Villaneuva with 501,000 and Randy Gil with 375,000. Other players who made Day 2 include Dawson Dvorak, Sukhdip Singh, Jerez Mercado and Kevin Weinmann.
Day 2 will commence on Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time and blinds levels will increase from 30 minutes to 45 minutes. The final table will begin when there are nine players remaining.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you updates of the Day 2 action.