$600 Main Event
Day 1ab Completed
2024 RGPS RunGood Resort Reno
$600 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
2024 RGPS RunGood Resort Reno
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$153,510
Entries
301
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
128
Players Left
17
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A total of 36 entrants filled the poker room today in Day 1b of the RGPS $600 Main Event at The Atlantis Casino and Resort in Reno, Nevada. By the close of registration the number remaining had shrunk to half of that size and as the dust settled it was just five that advanced from this flight to secure a piece of the $150,000 prize pool.
Thomas “Tesla” Tran ended up with the largest stack as he put 395,000 into the bag at day’s end. With $172,878 in lifetime cashes all around the Nevada/California area, Tran is no stranger to deep runs in poker tournaments. He secured a slew of cashes from the most recent RGPS stop in Thunder Valley and today he found himself on the right end of a massive flip with Steven Friedlander towards the end of the day which propelled him to his newest RGPS cash. With the second biggest stack between the two flights so far, he looks to utilize his massive stack to do some damage on Day 2.
Day 1b Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Tran | 395,000 |
| 2 | Matthew Betti | 318,000 |
| 3 | Greg Gilbert | 186,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Van | 116,000 |
| 5 | Derek Stark | 65,000 |
Sitting behind him is Matthew Betti who ended his day with 318,000. While Day 1a was not going Betti’s way, he spent the majority of Day 1b as one of the bigger stacks in the room. Towards the end of the night he eliminated two players to bring the field down to the bubble and then burst it himself to give him one of the top five stacks so far in the tournament. He sits in fourth place(effectively third) on the NAPT player of the series race and is the first player in the top five to secure a couple more points from the main. It will take some doing to overtake Janet Moore and Joey Gargiulo as they hold a near 30 point lead on him, but he has at least closed some of the gap in the exciting points race.
Greg Gilbert (186,000), Daniel Van (116,000), and Derek Stark (65,000) were the other survivors of the flight today and each one will be looking for their first RGPS ring. Others were less fortunate as Julie Cornelius, Joey Gargiulo, Joseph Mussat, and Steven Friedlander all fell short of finding a bag. They will have ample opportunity tomorrow to play the following flights and find a bag.
Play ended with 24:32 left in Level 14 with blinds at 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante. This will be the time and place that the players will return to on Sunday October 13th at 12:00 pm unless another flight ends earlier than this. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates on the RunGood Poker Series Main Event at The Atlantis Casino in Reno, Nevada.
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000 | |
|
||
|
318,000 | |
|
186,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
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116,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
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65,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 14: 4,000/8,000, 8,000
Ryan Andrada moved all in for 28,000 in first position which saw action fold to Matthew Betti in the small blind who raised to 56,000 and Derek Stark in the big blind folded.
Ryan Andrada: 8♥8♦ 
Matthew Betti: K♥J♠
The board ran out Q♥J♣9♠7♠3♦ and the jack on the flop paired up with Betti as he raked in the final pot of the night and eliminated Andrada from the tournament.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
318,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 14: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 Ante
Steven Friedlander raised to 14,000 in first position and Anthony Ibarra moved all in for 61,000 from the hijack and Matthew Betti called him. Friedlander moved all in for slightly more and Betti called to put both players at risk.
Anthony Ibarra: A♦K♠
Steven Friedlander: A♠K♦
Matthew Betti: A♥Q♠
The board ran out 10♣10♠7♣2♠Q♥ and the river queen connected with Betti to eliminate both players and give Betti the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
355,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 13: 3,000/6,000
Tesla Tom raised to 13,000 in early position and three players called him including Steven Friedlander on the button.
The flop rolled out K♥Q♦8♦ and action checked to Tom who bet 13,000 which only Friedlander.
On the turn 9♦, Tom checked over to Friedlander who bet 21,000 and Tom responded by raising to 55,000. Friedlander moved all in for 115,000 total and Tom called to put himself at risk.
Tesla Tom: A♦7♦
Steven Friedlander: K♣J♦
The river 6♦ did not complete Friedlander's straight flush draw and Tom raked in a sizable pot to double through the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
|
39,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 12: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
Action was picked up in a pot with Jordan Wilson all in and at risk for his last 65,000 and Tesla Tom called with 66,000 to his name.
Jordan Wilson: 3♦3♠
Telsa Tom: A♥Q♦
The board ran out A♣8♣8♦K♥4♥ and the ace on the flop paired up Tom while Wilson was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
141,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
249,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
225,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
|
125,000 | |
|
|
123,000 | |
|
|
106,000 | |
|
|
105,000 | |
|
|
69,000 | |
|
|
63,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
27,500 |
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 12: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
Austin Woo limped from under the gun and Steven Friedlander raised to 15,500. On the button, Joey Gargiulo moved all in for 29,500 and Woo called, which prompted Friedlander to move all in for 53,000 effective and Woo sighed but put in the chips anyway.
Joey Gargiulo: J♠J♦
Austin Woo: Q♣9♣
Steven Friedlander: A♦9♦
The board ran out A♥7♥5♦4♠7♦ and the aces up was good for Woo to take down the pot and eliminate two players.
At another table, John Gwinn was eliminated to bring the tournament down to just one table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
194,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 11: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 Ante
Derek Stark raised to 6,000 under the gun and a player moved all in for 13,000 from middle position. Austin Woo moved all in from the hijack for 35,000 which saw all other players fold.
Opponent: K♥10♣
Austin Woo: A♣9♣
The board ran out Q♥3♣2♠Q♣5♦ and Woo's ace high held up to eliminate an opponent.
At another table, Joseph Mussat was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | |
|
Busted |