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Coverage of the RGPS Jamul Main Event has begun again as the registration period in the final flight saw a total o 99 entrants come to play.
13 will bag up by the end of the night. The clock currently reads 27 as the 13th level of play begins.
The biggest individual flight of any tournament so far this stop, saw a total of 189 entrants play the second flight of the $600 Main Event which saw its $150,000 guarantee eclipsed. Only 24 of those players advanced onward into Day 2, to join the 15 from the prior flight’s survivors.
Leading the way is Qiyuan Yang, who bagged a massive stack of 748,000. Hailing from Oceanside, California, Yang had already final tabled one event earlier this week in the Deepstack. He finished in eighth place there and collected $1,115 for his finish. With his overall chip lead, he looks to make another run at a final table in the hopes to make his second ever RGPS cash a big one.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qiyuan Yang | 748,000 |
| 2 | Di Wu (CA) | 480,000 |
| 3 | Luis Medina | 355,000 |
| 4 | Jason Laughead | 337,000 |
| 5 | Chris Stallkamp | 337,000 |
| 6 | Farid Karimi | 288,000 |
| 7 | Chris Bremmer | 285,000 |
| 8 | Fabrice Lapeyre | 267,000 |
| 9 | Tavish Margers | 266,000 |
| 10 | David Lebhar | 247,000 |
It was not a fortunate day for all as players like Anastasia Knapp, Rip Fritzer, Conrad Simpson, Corey Paggeot, and Anthony Bland all fell by the wayside. Tonight’s flight will be the one final flight for players to secure themselves a cash and a chance for the Main Event title.
The flight ended in Level 16 so that means that play will revert to the first flight’s end time. Play ended with 16:45 left in Level 15 in Day 1A, with blind at 4,000/8,000, with a 8,000 big blind ante. This will be the level the players will return to unless another flight ends earlier.
PokerNews coverage will now go on a break. Check back in later to see who bags up in the final flight.
Just one hand after getting his kings cracked, Kyle Frey moved in his last 60,000 from under the gun, prompting Di Wu to move all in from the hijack and Ramon Ramil moved all in from the button for 120,000.
Kyle Frey: 6♥6♦ 
Ramon Ramil: A♠K♠
Di Wu: 10♦10♠
The board ran out 7♥7♦2♣J♦5♠ and the tens and sevens were good for Wu to take down the pot and eliminate two players to bring the field down to 24.
Stay tuned for a flight recap and full chip counts.
Nivel: 16
Ciegas: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Action was picked up with Frankie Marino all in and at risk for his last 88,000 and his opponent had him at risk with the covering stack.
Frankie Marino: J♦10♣
Opponent: K♣K♦
The board ran out 6♥9♣9♠Q♣8♠ and the river brought Marino a straight to stay alive as the flight nears its conclusion.
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Nivel: 15
Ciegas: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
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Anastasia Knapp moved all in for 71,000 in early position and action folded around to Jason Laughead in the big blind who called.
Anastasia Knapp: A♠4♠
Jason Laughead: A♦Q♥
The board ran out K♦8♠7♠7♦6♣ and the ace-queen held up for Laughead to rake in the pot while Knapp took the elevator ride down away from the tournament area.
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