We Have Liftoff: Cards in the Air for Day 2 at 11 a.m.!
Welcome to Day 2 of the Destination RunGood: Final Boarding Million Dollar Main hosted here at the always beautiful Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, California.
455 players fired their shot in this $2,500 buy-in event, but only 143 remain to continue the fight on Day 2, and the money still hasn't even been hit yet.
The players generated an unofficial prize pool of $1,015,105 but the official numbers and payouts will be released shortly.
Leading the way this morning will be Andrew Voor of Day 1a who bagged 390,000 followed by Yunkyu Song with 367,500. Third and fourth in chips is Toan Nguyen and Daniel Rezaei with 351,000 and 350,000, respectively, and rounding out the top five is Niv Decalo who bagged 319,500.
Day 1 Combined Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Voor | United States | 390,000 | 156 |
| 2 | Yunkyu Song | United States | 367,500 | 147 |
| 3 | Toan Nguyen | United States | 351,000 | 140 |
| 4 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 350,000 | 140 |
| 5 | Niv Decalo | United States | 319,500 | 128 |
| 6 | Kyung Yoo | United States | 302,000 | 121 |
| 7 | Joshua Prager | United States | 281,000 | 112 |
| 8 | Jared Jaffee | United States | 278,000 | 111 |
| 9 | Andrew Ostapchenko | United States | 274,000 | 110 |
| 10 | Richard Green Jr | United States | 263,000 | 105 |
Some other big notable names still in the running include defending champ Tyler Patterson (163,500) and 2022's winner Brett Murray (107,000). Jeff Platt is also in the mix with 29,000 along with Matthew Wantman (141,500), Ian Steinman (141,500), and RGPS Baltimore Main Event winner Ari Katz (241,000).
Cards will be in the air at 11 a.m. local time and play will start at level 11 with blinds as 1,500/2,500, with a 2,500 big blind ante. Like Day 1, play will consist of another ten 60-minute levels before bagging up to return on Monday for Day 3.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage from the beautiful Thunder Valley Casino Resort until a CheckPoint Champion is crowned on Monday.