Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
Million Dollar Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,064,187
Entries
477
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
124
Players Left
17
Break Time and Color-Up
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day and will return very very soon. The 500-denomination chips will also be raced off and colored-up at this time.
Girish Apte Eliminated as Money Bubble Bursts
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Short-stacked Girish Apte got it all in preflop against Albert Sanchez Jr on the money bubble and when they were given the all-clear, the hands were tabled.
Girish Apte: A♠Q♥
Albert Sanchez Jr: A♦A♥
Apte would need a lot of help to stay alive, but the board of 5♥6♣7♠3♥2♥ did not do it and he was eliminated on the stone bubble while the rest of the players made it into the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
278,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
Busted |
Bubble Time! Hand-for-Hand in Effect
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
With 73 players left and 72 being paid, they are now on the stone money bubble! Hand-for-hand play is now in effect until the bubble has burst.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Duan Takes it at Showdown
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On a three-way flop of 5♠6♠10♥, Daniel Turner in the big blind checked to Tyler Patterson in middle position who bet 16,000 into the pot of 51,500. Bin Duan made the call from the hijack and Turner came along as well to see the turn 3♦.
All three players decided to check through to the river J♠ and they all checked once more. Duan then flipped over 10♣9♣ for a pair of tens and the other two quickly mucked to award him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
327,500
127,500
|
127,500 |
|
185,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
135,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
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Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Yau Takes Down Big Pot; McKellar Bounces Back
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a heads-up completed board of 5♦8♣8♦6♣Q♦, there was already around over 175,000 in the pot when Pierce McKeller led out for 85,000.
The action was then on Ethan "Rampage" Yau who responded by moving all in for more, which prompted a disheartened fold by McKellar to award him the huge pot.
With this win, Yau's stack was boosted up to 380,000 while McKellar was left with around 55,000.
Luckily for McKellar, he was able to double up a few hands later when his ace-eight defeated the ace-jack of Scott Mataya.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
||
|
215,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
55,000
-163,500
|
-163,500 |
Kolwalk Sent to Rail in Wretched Fashion
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Curtis Kowalk moved all in preflop for his last 66,500 and action folded to Daniel "Wretchy" Martin in the big blind made the call after some pause.
Curtis Kowalk: A♥10♠
Daniel Martin: 6♣6♥
Martin was a favorite going into this flip with his pocket pair, but those odds greatly increased when the flop came 6♦3♣2♠ to leave Kowalk drawing completely dead. The runout of 10♥Q♥ did nothing and Kolwalk was sent to the rail as Martin stacked his new chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
Busted |
Mataya Tries to Trap Rampage
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ethan "Rampage" Yau opened to 9,000 from the button and was then three-bet to 21,000 from Scott Mataya in the small blind.
Yau made the call and the two went heads-up to a flop of 3♦5♦9♥, which saw a continuation from Mataya for 26,000. Yau wasted no time in making the call and the duo saw the turn come the 2♦.
Mataya decided to slow down and checked to Yau who then fired for 35,000. This did not seem to bother Mataya as he made the call to see the 3♣ fall on the river.
Mataya checked once more and Yau quickly checked back, to which Mataya flipped over A♦7♦ for the ace-high flush. Yau smirked and tossed in his cards while the pot was pushed over to Mataya.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
|
239,000
-79,500
|
-79,500 |
|
|
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