2026 RGPS Passport Thunder Valley
Chip Counts
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Players are on a 15-minute break. A total of 114 players remain on Day 1b of the RGPS Season Finale $1,200 Million Dollar Main Event. Blinds will resume at the 300/500 level.
This hand was picked up on the board of 3♦J♣5♦K♦2♥ with approximately 8,500 in the middle.
Sok Chean led out for 3,000 from the big blind. Rob Mariano made the fold from the hijack, but Michael Rappaport made the call after some consideration to go to a showdown against Chean.
Chean showed 9♦7♦ for a flush to take down the pot as Rappaport folded his hand in response.
Andrei Erhan got the action started with an open to 1,000 from the cutoff.
Marcus Abadi defended his big blind and sent them to a flop of Q♥9♥8♦ before he opted to take the betting lead with a wager of 1,500. Erhan made the call.
The K♣ turn resulted in a check from Abadi. Erhan put out a bet of 3,000, but that was enough, as Abadi opted to fold to award the pot to Erhan.
Daniel Romero on the button and Dennis Shirron from the small blind got into a bidding war preflop that led to a series of raises where each player put in 8,000 before taking the flop.
The 8♦3♥5♥ flop led to a bet of 14,000 from Shirron. Romero made the call.
Shirron kept his foot on the gas pedal when he went all-in for approximately 59,000. Romero gave it some thought before he made the fold to award the pot to Shirron.
RGPS Passport Season Finale $1,200 Million Dollar Main Event
| Flight | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1c | Sat. Aug. 1 | 12 p.m. |
| Turbo | Sat. Aug. 1 | 8 p.m. |
| Day 1d | Sun. Aug. 2 | 12 p.m. |
| Turbo | Sun. Aug. 2 | 8 p.m. |
| Day 2 | Mon. Aug. 3 | 12 p.m. |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Douglass Dossett opened to 700 on the button before Gratchia Makarian defended his big blind.
The 2♣Q♦3♠ led to a check from Makarian and a check from Dossett to bring the 6♦ turn. Makarian opted to bet 1,000 and was called by Dossett.
Both players checked the J♦ river to go to a showdown.
Dossett showed 9♠9♣, but it was not good enough as Makarian tabled Q♣10♦ for a pair of queens.