Dixon Leads Day 1bc; 39 to Return for Day 2
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
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Yamada | United States | 942,000 | 188 |
| 2 | Stanley Dixon | United States | 675,000 | 135 |
| 3 | Daniel Lujano | United States | 476,000 | 95 |
| 4 | Keith Eoll | United States | 428,000 | 86 |
| 5 | Randy Shamo | United States | 426,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Steve Hoang | United States | 425,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Luis Montano | United States | 362,000 | 72 |
| 8 | Richard "Coach" Furfaro | United States | 359,000 | 72 |
| 9 | Bruno Somoon | United States | 358,000 | 72 |
| 10 | Brad Gafford | United States | 323,000 | 65 |
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.
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