2023 RGPS Graton Casino

$800 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 RGPS Graton Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$90,330
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$730,100
Entries
1,043
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
131
Players Left
1

Justin Kusumowidagdo Eliminated In 21st Place ($5,145)

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Justin Kusumowidagdo
Justin Kusumowidagdo

Daniel Lowery raised to 150,000 in the cutoff and Justin Kusumowidagdo moved all in for 1,200,000 in the small blind which saw Lowery snap-call.

Justin Kusumowidagdo: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Daniel Lowery: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

"How good do you run man?" asked Kusumowidagdo prior to the flop being dealt. The flop further helped Lowery with a board reading {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Lowery added to his chip lead while Kusumowidagdo exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Lowery
4,625,000
1,525,000
1,525,000
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Justin Kusumowidagdo
Busted

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Craig Stampher Eliminated In 22nd Place ($4,285)

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Craig Stampher
Craig Stampher

Yuefan Wang raised to 100,000 under the gun and Craig Stampher called in the big blind.

Stampher checked the {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}{j-Clubs} flop and Wang continued for 60,000. Stampher moved all in for 250,000 and Wang called.

Craig Stampher: {q-}{8-}
Yuefan Wang: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The turn and river changed nothing the queen-eight for the board and Wang's top pair was good for the pot as the flight 1c chip leader exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Yuefan Wang
750,000
255,000
255,000
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Craig Stampher
Busted

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Wilson Chan Eliminated In 24th Place ($4,285)

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Wilson Chan
Wilson Chan

Wilson Chan moved in his final 300,000 from the button and in the small blind, Rickey Evans moved all in for more which folded out the big blind.

Wilson Chan: {6-Spades}{5-Spades}
Rickey Evans: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and the ace-high held up for Evans to send out Chan in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Rickey Evans
1,240,000
640,000
640,000
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Wilson Chan
Busted

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Danny Jon Eliminated In 25th Place ($3,650)

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Danny Jon
Danny Jon

Danny Jon moved in his final 360,000 from the hijack and Marco Johnson isolated in the cutoff with all other players folding behind.

Danny Jon: {8-Spades}{7-Spades}
Marco Johnson: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and despite the flush draw on the turn, Jon did not improve enough to survive against Johnson's three jacks and he exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Marco Johnson
1,400,000
490,000
490,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Danny Jon
Busted

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Lee Viloria Eliminated In 27th Place ($3,650)

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Lee Viloria
Lee Viloria

Lee Viloria raised to 80,000 from the hijack and in the big blind, Pe Kyaw called.

The flop came out {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Kyaw checked to Viloria who moved all in for 300,000 and Kyaw called.

Lee Viloria: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Pe Kyaw: {10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and no help was brought to the open ended straight draw, which saw Kyaw's ten as the best hand, while Viloria exited the tournament in 27th.

Player Chips Progress
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Pe Kyaw
1,800,000
685,000
685,000
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Lee Viloria
Busted

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Rodriguez Over 2 Million

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Noel Rodriguez
Noel Rodriguez

Action was picked up cards on their backs with Noel Rodriguez having his opponent covered. The pot ballooned to 2,000,000 chips.

Opponent: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Noel Rodriguez: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Rodriguez added more to his overall chip lead as the players went down to the final four tables.

Player Chips Progress
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Noel Rodriguez
2,250,000
300,000
300,000

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Pollard Drills The River

Level 20 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Taylor Pollard
Taylor Pollard

Dan Sarasin called in early position, with another player calling in the cutoff. On the button, Taylor Pollard moved all in for 175,000 which Sarasin called and the cutoff folded.

Taylor Pollard: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Dan Sarasin: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{10-Hearts} and Pollard sat back down after hitting the ten on the river to fill up and double up through Sarasin.

At another table Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Sarasin
830,000
-25,000
-25,000
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Taylor Pollard
415,000
103,000
103,000
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Rob Mariano
Busted

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Bright Lights For Lowery

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Daniel Lowery
Daniel Lowery

A player moved all in for 240,000 in the cutoff, which saw Daniel Lowery call in the small blind.

Opponent: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Daniel Lowery: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came out {10-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{a-Spades} and the cutoff player made two pair while Lowery flopped a gutshot. The turn of {q-Hearts} gave Lowery Broadway, but he still needed to fade any heart, ace, or king. The river came out a {2-Spades} and the RGPS ring winner went back to over one million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Lowery
1,040,000
10,000
10,000

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Sarasin Finds A Ten

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Dan Sarisin
Dan Sarisin

Daniel Lowery called in early position, which saw action fold to Dan Sarasin in late position who raised to 40,000 which saw another player move all in for 130,000 in the hijack and Sarasin called.

Opponent: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Dan Sarasin: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Sarasin connected with the ten on the flop to eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Sarasin
855,000
25,000
25,000

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Boat For Mariano

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Rob Mariano
Rob Mariano

Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano raised to 24,000 from late position which saw the button and the big blind call.

The flop of {4-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} saw the big blind bet 22,000 which only Mariano called.

The big blind bet once more on the {k-Spades} this time to the tune of 34,000 and Mariano called once more.

Action checked through on the {a-Hearts} and Mariano said "I can't beat an ace." The big blind turned over {5-Spades}{4-Spades} which was no good against Mariano's {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} for kings full of nines and he took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Rob Mariano
431,000
69,000
69,000

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