2022 RGPS Coconut Creek
$1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
Day 1b of The Run Good Poker Tour $1,100 Main Event at Seminole Coconut Creek Casino saw 30 players advance to Day 2 out of the 161 entries of Day 1a. The guarantee of $200,000 has been met and now stands at $332,000.
At the top of the chip counts is Kevin Blewitt with 451,000. Blewitt started the day very strong and never seemed to lose any momentum. He stands as not only the chip leader of this flight, but the whole tournament.
PokerGO commentator Jeff Platt bagged second in chips with 431,500. Platt began to build up steam when he knocked out Jake Schwartz with aces and built steadily on top of that. Platt also stands as the only other player in the tournament to cross 400,000 chips.
Name | Chip Count | |
1 | Kevin Blewitt | 451,500 |
2 | Jeff Platt | 431,500 |
3 | Steven McKoy | 331,000 |
4 | Brett Bader | 227,500 |
5 | Rafael Lima | 194,000 |
6 | Timothy Miles | 191,000 |
7 | Michael Rosen | 184,000 |
8 | Julio Delgado Reyes | 183,500 |
9 | Myung Choi | 178,500 |
10 | James Tomblin | 171,500 |
Also bagging were poker commentator Jamie Kerstetter(139,000), bracelet winner Matt Waxman(53,000)as well as Eric Siegel(127,500), Papa Karn(132,000) and Steven McKoy(331,000). Last year's runner up Timothy "T.K." Miles found a bag worth 191,000 guaranteeing himself a Day 2 spot. The structure is best stack forward so any player who bagged today will have the option to forfeit their stack today if they find a bigger one the next day.
Some of those who were less fortunate during the day included Jake Schwartz, Michael Newman, Solange Lucas, and Ariel Mantel. Last year’s champion Raminder Singh was eliminated on the last hand of the night when his pair and flush draw combo did not improve.
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Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Blewitt |
451,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Jeff Platt |
431,500
130,500
|
130,500 |
Steven McKoy |
331,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
Brett Bader |
227,500
43,500
|
43,500 |
Rafael Lima
|
194,000 | |
Timothy Miles |
191,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Michael Rosen |
184,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
Julio Delgado Reyes
|
183,500
-26,500
|
-26,500 |
Myung Choi | 178,500 | |
James Tomblin | 171,500 | |
Phillip Hui
|
170,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
Gil Aboodi | 167,000 | |
Luke Brereton | 155,000 | |
Michael Wetcher
|
155,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Jamie Kerstetter |
139,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Howard Mash |
135,500
32,800
|
32,800 |
|
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Papa Karn |
132,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Gary Herstein | 130,000 | |
Eric Siegel |
127,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
|
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Cesar Fuentes | 125,000 | |
Karl Manouchakian |
123,000
25,600
|
25,600 |
Courtland Twyman | 107,500 | |
Akeelo Rhoden
|
105,000 | |
Blake Robinson
|
104,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
Viktor Kovachev | 99,500 |
Michael Wetcher raised to 6,500 under-the gun and from one seat over, Raminder Singh called.
The blinds called and the flop of saw Singh call a bet of 10,000 from Wetcher and the blinds folded.
The turn saw Wetcher move all-in for 18,000 effective and Singh snap-called.
Raminder Singh:
Michael Wetcher:
The river was a brick for the defending champ Singh left the tournament area.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Wetcher
|
145,000 | |
Raminder Singh | Busted |
The clock has ticked down to 10 minutes left on the day and the floor has drawn the tournament will play two more hands.
Jamie Kerstetter raised under the-gun to 7,000 and in the big blind, Matt Waxman called.
Waxman check-called the bet of 5,000 from Kerstetter on the flop.
The turn brought the which elicited another bet from Kerstetter when checked too, this time to the tune of 11,000. Waxman once more called.
The river brought the and Waxman once more checked. Kerstetter bet 22,000 and Waxman contemplated his decision. After just over a minute a tablemate called the clock on Waxman. Waxman thought about the decision the remaining 30 seconds he had and allowed his hand to be declared dead and Kerstetter won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jamie Kerstetter |
123,000
59,200
|
59,200 |
Matt Waxman |
72,000
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
A player moved all-in from under the-gun for 35,000 and Phillip Hui in the cutoff called to put him at risk.
Opponent:
Phillip Hui:
The board ran out and no help was brought to the king-nine, keeping the queens squarely in the lead and Hui raked in all of his opponents chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phillip Hui
|
153,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
With cards up, Papa Karn was all-in for his remaining 68,000.
Papa Karn:
Opponent:
The board ran out and no help was brought to the two tens, ensuring the full double for Karn.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Papa Karn |
147,000
31,200
|
31,200 |