Main Event Day 1A: Nadya Magnus Sends One Out

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  72 of 171

Nadya Magnus

It was three-ways to a QcTd4c flop and an early position player moved all in for 37,000. Shlom Eldarar called and Nayda Magnus moved all in over the top for 77,000. Eldarar thought for a moment before folding AdQh face up.

Magnus: 4s4h
Opponent: AhAs

Magnus flopped a set of fours against aces and held after the Kd turn and 3h river.

Nadya Magnus – 194,000 (97 bb)
Shlom Eldarar – 126,000 (63 bb)

Main Event Day 1A: New Leader Shalom Elharar

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  171

Shalom Elharar

The last break of the day is over and players returned to their seats to play three more levels before bagging up. The tournament clock shows an unofficial 171 entries, we will report the locked-in number when it is official.

Shalom Elharar leads the field with 173,000 with Ray Henson in second with 165,500. Haim Toorgeman (134,500), Mike Masri (134,000), and Michael Tait (119,500) are also doing well heading into late-day play.

Ray Henson

Main Event Day 1A: Last Level to Register

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  160

Jerry Wong

Flight A rolled into Level 11 and time is running out if you want to join this big opening field. The count is up to 160 and we expect to pick up a few more during this level and the break following it.

Local favorites Jerry Wong and Jake Schwartz were recent additions to the field and sitting right up front where their fans can watch.

Jake Schwartz

Main Event Day 1A: Set Over Set for Solange Lucas

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  158

Solange Lucas

With the board reading QcJh2h, Solange Lucas and an opponent put both of their stacks in the middle and Lucas was on the good side of a cooler.

Lucas: QhQd
Opponent: JsJc

Both flopped a set but Lucas was way ahead with three queens and she held on the Ad turn and 7c river to send her opponent out.

Solage Lucas – 69,000 (58 bb)

Main Event Day 1A: Over 150 and Counting

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  153

Roberto Bendeck

The entry count jumped over 150 in Level 10 and we have a fantastic start to the RunGood Main Event. They put nearly $150K towards the $200,000 guarantee and they will get there early tomorrow morning.

Recent additions to the tournament include WSOP Circuit Coco ring winner Roberto Bendeck and Victor Figueroa who can make a little history in this tournament. He has major wins in Hollywood and Tampa so a title here would give him a kind of Seminole Poker triple crown.

Victor Figueroa

Main Event Day 1A: Juan Endara Continues to Lead

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  148

Juan Endara

The second break is done and we have the same leader as the first. Juan Endara continued to add to his stack and now sits with 179,200 for the clear lead at the top of the counts.

We found three more players over 120K and they have a nice jump on making a deeprun.

Juan Endara – 179,200 (179 bb)
Richard Saunder – 129,000 (129 bb)
Chad Lipton – 123,600 (124 bb)
Lucilo Colon – 120,300 (120 bb)

Chad Lipton

Main Event Day 1A: More Familiar Faces

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  133

Yuval Bronshtein (left), Solange Lucas (center) and Daniel Pearlman (right)

The entry count keeps climbing and they should top 150 before we close registration three hours from now. That’s a great start and means we will cross over the $200,000 guarantee early tomorrow.

A few more friendly faces in today’s field include Yuval Bronshtein, Solange Lucas, and Daniel Pearlman grinding together along with Michael Tait and Ray Henson nearby.

Michael Tait
Ray Henson

Main Event Day 1A: Big Field Gets a Little Tougher

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  125

Loni Hui

The Main Event Flight A field continues to grow, hitting 125 before Level 7, and we have had some tough spots hitting the tables since the first break.

Loni Hui has two WSOP bracelets (along with five WSOP Circuit rings), Bill Gazes is old-school poker with $2.4 million in live poker earnings, and Nadya Magnus is the reigning GPI Female Player of the Year.

Bill Gazes (left) and Director of Poker Operations Kelly Mautner (right)
Nadya Magnus

Main Event Day 1A: Juan Endara Leads After Break

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  109

Juan Endara

The first break is done and players are back in their seats for four more 30-minute levels. They will go up to 40 minutes after the next break and stay that way until the end.

Juan Endara came back to the biggest stack with 83,600 out front. He’s coming off a big trip to Hollywood last month when he finished second out of 4,259 entries in their Poker Showdown $600 Deep Stack for a very nice $273K pay day.

Top stacks at break:

Juan Endara – 83,600 (209 bb)
Lucilo Colon – 75,600 (189 bb)
Andy Kaplan – 74,600 (187 bb)
David Nathaniel – 74,200 (186 bb)
Zach Mullennix – 68,400 (171 bb)
Kyle Kranz – 67,700 (169 bb)