Katie Kopp Leads Day 1a of RGPS Cleveland Main Event!
A total of 118 players came out to play the first day of The RunGood Resort $1,000 Main Event at Jack Casino in Cleveland, Ohio. After almost 11 hours of play, the field was finally cut down to 14 players that bagged up to continue the journey onward to Day 2.
Leading the way is WSOP bracelet winner Katie Kopp who ended their day with 489,000 after busting out Jon ‘Boston’ Lewis on the stone bubble with pocket kings versus pocket jacks. She was off to a hot start early after max-late-rigging and immediately doubled up when she cracked aces with pockets tens.
Hot on her heels is David Berman who has half a million in live tournament earnings and is looking to pad his stats with another big score in this Main Event.
Day 1a Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Kopp | 489,000 | 98 |
| 2 | David Berman | 463,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Sam Delio | 414,000 | 83 |
| 4 | Anthony Fields | 329,000 | 66 |
| 5 | Andrew Manchen | 317,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Shmaryahu Lewis | 274,000 | 55 |
| 7 | Matthew Park | 246,000 | 49 |
| 8 | Paul Meisner | 241,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Wayne Nowak | 185,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Al Golazzi | 173,000 | 35 |
| 11 | Frank Grimes | 167,000 | 33 |
| 12 | Vance Essak | 88,000 | 18 |
| 13 | Brad Rogoff | 80,000 | 16 |
| 14 | Eddie Tancredi | 80,000 | 16 |
Not all found fortunate runouts today as many players fell to to the wayside. Players like Stephen Latimer, Rabih Makdessi, Chad Stone, and RGPS/WPT Global Ambassador Conrad Simpson who lasted ‘a whole 32 seconds’ today before vowing to return tomorrow.
Play ended with 7:39 left in Level 14 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. Play will return to this level on Sunday, November 12th, barring another flight ending earlier. Players will return at 12:15 on that day.
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