Davies Bags Overall Lead In Day 1B; Frenzel, Mather, and Mariano Advance
A grand total of 237 entrants found their way into the second flight of The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint at Jamul Casino in San Diego, California. The $150,000 prizepool guarantee was met and exceeded, while a total of 30 players made it through to the end of the day.
Bagging up the lead was Russell Davies who ended his day with 727,000. Davies has a slew of cashes on Hendon Mob dating back to 2006, boasting over $250,000 in lifetime cashes. Many of Davies' chips came in the last few levels of the day, as he utilized his large stack to put pressure on shorter stacks at the bubble. He now circles higher than the other players from the flight prior.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Davies | San Diego, CA | 727,000 |
| 2 | Geramy Dickerson | San Diego, CA | 522,000 |
| 3 | Joey Gargiulo | Port Charlotte, FL | 512,000 |
| 4 | Steven Wendroff | San Diego, CA | 445,000 |
| 5 | Oscar King | San Diego, CA | 363,000 |
| 6 | William Allred | San Diego, CA | 336,000 |
| 7 | Brian Frenzel | Las Vegas, NV | 317,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Lujano | San Diego, CA | 313,000 |
| 9 | Mark Feinberg | San Diego, CA | 291,000 |
| 10 | Bob Mather | Las Vegas, NV | 283,000 |
Also finding bags were Joey Gargiulo (522,000), Brian Frenzel (317,000), Mark Feinberg (291,000), Bob Mather (280,000), Anthony Bland (213,000) and Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano (193,000). All of the players from Day 1b will join the players from Day 1a tomorrow Sunday, February 26th at 12 pm.
Players who did not make it in the flight included Garry Gates, Johnnie "Vibes" Moreno, Tavish Margers, and Cameron Brinsfield. They will have their final chance in Day 1c which has already begun.
At this time PokerNews will go on a reporting break until 10:15 local time. Check back in with us then to see all updates on Day 1c.