NAPT Golden Player of the Series Leaderboard: St. Louis
| Place | Player | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Stanford | 235 |
| 2 | Lance Hendricks | 198 |
| 3 | Jeremy Drewery | 171 |
| 4 | Brian Roberts | 147 |
| 5 | Jesse Jones | 145 |
| Place | Player | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Stanford | 235 |
| 2 | Lance Hendricks | 198 |
| 3 | Jeremy Drewery | 171 |
| 4 | Brian Roberts | 147 |
| 5 | Jesse Jones | 145 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
67,000 | |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Back in April, the Destination RunGood Reno $600 Main Event at Atlantis Resort saw just 33 players return to play for the final day of action. As the dust settled, it was Billy Casey who ended up as the newest RGPS Main Event champion, taking home $29,092 for his efforts and his very first ring.
“I feel like a winner,” the latest member of the RGPS champions club said with a big smile on his face. “All my grandkids have gotten my jewelry as they have grown up,” he continued, emphasizing why winning this was special for him.
Casey also secured an invitation to the Dream Seat Invitational at Thunder Valley in November, a trip he is very happy to make. “You’ll see me there, you can count on that.”
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Casey | Reno, NV | $29,092* |
| 2 | Andrew Fredericks | Reno, NV | $29,092* |
| 3 | Bret Toups | Reno, NV | $15,375 |
| 4 | James Adkins | Chehalis, WA | $9,355 |
| 5 | Chris Wilcox | Scottsdale, AZ | $7,225 |
| 6 | Steve Nevius | Pacifica, CA | $5,985 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Day | Berkley, CA | $5,025 |
| 8 | Brittney Barnes | Las Vegas, NV | $4,200 |
| 9 | Adam Saven | Del Mar, CA | $3,415 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
The registration period of Day 1b has closed as a total of 36 players made their way out to the to this flight, ensuring that 5 will bag up by night's end.
The clock currently reads 18 players with 26 minutes left in Level 9.
A total of 92 entrants filled the poker room today in Day 1a of the RGPS $600 Main Event at The Atlantis Casino and Resort in Reno, Nevada. Each one of them came in with ambitions of putting chips into a bag and taking home a piece of the $150,000 prize pool, but as the flight came to a close only 12 remained with a pathway forward.
Leading the way of the final 12 is Greg Paradero, who ended their day with 505,000. Though a regular around the area, Paradero’s cash in this tournament will be his biggest lifetime cash according to Hendon Mob. Paradero found himself in a three way all in confrontation with pocket nines against kings and queens. A flopped full house propelled him to the chip lead and he retained it for the remaining hours of the flight. With this massive stack, he looks to do some damage during the next day of the tournament.
Day 1a Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregorio Paradero | 505,000 |
| 2 | Andrew Fredericks | 387,000 |
| 3 | Adam Saven | 309,000 |
| 4 | Gregory Naaden | 252,000 |
| 5 | Christopher Dupuy | 236,000 |
| 6 | Jay Kasler | 212,000 |
| 7 | Rick Lane | 198,000 |
| 8 | Rienzi Gagliardi | 164,000 |
| 9 | Martin Bakes | 149,000 |
| 10 | Christian Cooper | 137,000 |
| 11 | Rian Mullins | 129,000 |
| 12 | Sean David | 125,000 |
Rounding out the top three chip counts are Andrew Fredericks (387,000) and Adam Saven (309,000). Last Spring, both of them made the final table and Saven ended his run in ninth place while Fredericks ended up chopping for the title. Each one of them will be looking to use their wealths of experience on the table to better their finishes and carve their names a little bit deeper into RunGood history.
Not everyone found the cards falling in their favor as players like Jeff Day, Lian Liu, and WSOP bracelet winner Ian Steinman. Those hunting the NAPT golden player of the series points also did not find any success as Janet Moore, Joey Gargiulo, Matthew Betti, and Jordan Cushman all fell throughout the day. The points race has been hotly competitive this whole week, and the main event will be awarding more points than any of the other tournaments this series.
Play ended with 3:51 left in Level 15 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 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. Those who were unable to find a bag in this flight will have ample opportunity to bag one of the following flights both today and tomorrow.
Reporting will now go on a break between flights, so be sure to check back in later with Pokernews to find updates on the second flight of the day.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
505,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
387,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
309,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
|
252,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
236,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
212,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
|
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
|
164,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
|
149,000 | |
|
|
137,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
129,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
After doubling up Christopher Dupuy a short while ago, Andy Joros moved his last 35,000 in from the hijack and in the small blind Martin Bakes called to put him at risk.
Andy Joros: A♠4♠
Martin Bakes: J♠J♣
The board ran out J♥9♠2♣6♥5♠ and the set of jacks was good for Bakes to scoop in the pot and Joros was eliminated from the tournament.
Stay tuned for a recap and full flight chip counts.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
149,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
A player moved all in for 123,000 from the cutoff and action folded around to the big blind where Gregory Naaden called to put him at risk.
Opponent: A♥Q♣
Gregory Naaden: A♠K♣
The board ran out 9♠5♠9♥J♠K♥ and kings up with an ace was good for Naaden to take down the pot.
With the tournament clock reading 13 players, the field is just one elimination away from ending for the night.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
298,000 |
Lian Shi moved all in for 62,000 from middle position and action folded around to Andy Joros in the small blind who moved all in for more and everyone else folded.
Lian Shi: K♠10♥
Andy Joros: A♦5♦
The board ran out 2♥2♦3♣J♠4♠ and the river brought Joros a wheel to make the best hand and he sent out Shi from the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Nível: 15
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000