Who Will Win The Jamul $600 Main Event?
Today begins the final day of The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint at Jamul Casino In San Diego, California. The conclusion of the $600 Main Event kicking off the day at 12 pm, while multiple one day events begin and end at the same time.
Last year saw Nova Baghdasarian best a field of 460 entrants to take home a first place prize of $40,950 after a heads up deal with Rich Alsup. A new champion is sure to emerge this year with a grand total of 533 entrants who came out to play this year��s iteration, putting the prizepool at $277,160 with a first place prize at $52,820.
Leading the 67 entrants into Day 2 is Russell Davies, who bagged a whopping 727,000 during the second flight of the tournament. Davies is no stranger to deep runs in big tournaments, holding just over $250,000 in lifetime earnings on Hendon Mob dating back to 2006, but a victory in a RGPS event has eluded him thus far. With his massive chip stack, he looks to change that and add this ring to his resume.
Top Ten Chip Counts Day 2
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Davies | San Diego, CA | 727,000 |
| 2 | Chad Utke | Calgary, Canada | 657,000 |
| 3 | Geramy Dickerson | San Diego, CA | 522,000 |
| 4 | Joey Gargiulo | Port Charlotte, FL | 512,000 |
| 5 | Victor Kulish | San Diego, CA | 498,000 |
| 6 | Gary Crite | San Diego, CA | 455,000 |
| 7 | Steven Wendroff | San Diego, CA | 445,000 |
| 8 | Rip Fritzer | El Alpine, CA | 443,000 |
| 9 | Afzal Atta | San Marcos, CA | 439,000 |
| 10 | Tim Acker | San Diego, CA | 426,000 |
His road to victory won��t be easy, as a stacked field remains that includes Joey Gargiulo (512,000), Rip Fritzer (443,000), Tim Acker (426,000), Brian Frenzel (317,000), last year��s third place finisher Mark Feinberg (291,000), Rob ��Boston Rob�� Mariano (193,000), last year��s runner up Rich Alsup (180,000), and form RGPS Jamul Main Event champion Noel Eicher (140,000).
Play ended with 14 minutes left in Level 15 with blinds at 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. The blinds will shift from thirty minute levels to forty minute levels with 15-minute breaks after every three levels. Play will continue down until a winner is crowned at the end of the day.
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