2023 RGPS San Diego

$600 Main Event ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 RGPS San Diego

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$52,820
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$277,160
Entries
533
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
67
Players Left
1

Lillian Allen Eliminated In 21st Place ($2,515)

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Lillian Allen
Lillian Allen

Lillian Allen moved all in from the small blind for 150,000 and in the big blind Chad Utke called.

Lillian Allen: {a-}{6-}
Chad Utke: {a-}{k-}

The board ran out as no help to Allen's ace-six and she exited the tournament in 21st.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Utke us
Chad Utke
1,650,000
330,000
330,000
Lillian Allen us
Lillian Allen
Busted

Tags: Chad UtkeLillian Allen

Michael Briggs Eliminated In 22nd Place ($2,100)

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Michael Briggs
Michael Briggs

Action was picked up with Michael Briggs all in for his last 250,000 from under the gun, with Gary Crite having called in the hijack to put him at risk.

Michael Briggs: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Gary Crite: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The flop of {q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{4-Spades} put Briggs in front, but the turn and river {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} flipped the script to put Crite in the lead and Briggs ended his run in 22nd place.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Crite us
Gary Crite
760,000
570,000
570,000
Michael Briggs (NJ) us
Michael Briggs (NJ)
Busted

Tags: Gary CriteMichael Briggs

Christopher Whitehead Eliminated In 23rd Place ($2,100)

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Christopher Whitehead
Christopher Whitehead

Action was picked up with Christopher Whitehead having moved all in for 350,000 over Anthony Bland's 50,000 open and Bland called to put him at risk.

Christopher Whitehead: {a-}{9-}
Anthony Bland: {5-}{5-}

The board ran out as no help to Whitehead's ace-high and he exited the tournament in 23rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Bland us
Anthony Bland
1,250,000
490,000
490,000
Christopher Whitehead us
Christopher Whitehead
Busted

Tags: Anthony BlandChristopher Whitehead

Brian Frenzel Eliminated In 24th Place ($2,100)

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Brian Frenzel
Brian Frenzel

Brian Frenzel moved in his final 105,000 from early position and in the big blind, Rafi Azam called to put him at risk.

Brian Frenzel: {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Rafi Azam: {j-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Frenzel was unable to his his straight draw and the RGPS ring winner exited the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Rafi Azam us
Rafi Azam
1,450,000
Brian Frenzel us
Brian Frenzel
Busted

Tags: Brian FrenzelRafi Azam

George Kalfayan Eliminated In 25th Place ($1,805)

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
George Kalfayan
George Kalfayan

George Kalfayan moved all in from the small blind for 70,000 and in the big blind Chad Utke called.

George Kalfayan: {a-}{j-}
Chad Utke: {6-}{6-}

The board ran out with no improvement brought to the ace-jack and Kalfayan ended his run in 25th place.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Utke us
Chad Utke
1,320,000
20,000
20,000
George Kalfayan us
George Kalfayan
Busted

Tags: Chad UtkeGeorge Kalfayan

Oscar King Eliminated In 26th Place ($1,805)

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Oscar King
Oscar King

Sinan Shathaya raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Oscar King was forced all in from the small blind for his last 10,000, while the big blind folded.

Oscar King: {7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}
Sinan Shathaya: {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Clubs} and the only player to double bag ended his run in 26th place.

Player Chips Progress
Sinan Shathaya us
Sinan Shathaya
1,200,000
100,000
100,000
Oscar King us
Oscar King
Busted

Tags: Oscar KingSinan Shathaya

Noah Howard Eliminated In 27th Place ($1,805)

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Noah How
Noah How

William B Allred raised in early position to 40,000 and in the small blind, Noah Howard moved all in for 150,000 which saw action fold back to Allred who called.

Noah Howard: {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
William B Allred: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Howard was unable to make any of his draws while the field was brought down to 26. The final 26 will now redraw.

Player Chips Progress
William B Allred us
William B Allred
1,200,000
250,000
250,000
Noah Howard us
Noah Howard
Busted

Tags: Noah HowardWilliam AllredWilliam B Allred

Molnar Runs Into Utke

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Chad Utke
Chad Utke

Chad Utke raised to 30,000 on the button and Sandor Molnar called in the big blind.

The flop of {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} saw Molnar move all in for 115,000 and Utke snap-called.

Sandor Molnar: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Chad Utke: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The turn {j-Diamonds} left no hope for Molnar to win the pot and the {5-Clubs} river was a mere formality as Molnar exited the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Utke us
Chad Utke
1,130,000
243,000
243,000
Sandor Molnar us
Sandor Molnar
Busted

Tags: Chad UtkeSandor Molnar

Davies Goes Over A Million Knocking Out Alsup

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Russell Davies
Russell Davies

Russell Davies raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and was called by a player on the button.

Rich Alsup moved all in from the small blind for 60,000 and in the big blind, another player moved all in for 200,000 which saw Davies move all in and the button folded.

Rich Alsup: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}
Big blind: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Russell Davies: {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and Davies flopped two pair to eliminate both Alsup and his opponent while pushing his stack to over 1,000,000.

Player Chips Progress
Russell Davies us
Russell Davies
1,025,000
90,000
90,000
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Rich AlsupRussell Davies

Feinberg Wins A Race

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Mark Feinberg
Mark Feinberg

A player moved all in for 110,000 from first position which saw action fold around to Mark Feinberg in the small blind who called while the big blind got out of the way.

Opponent: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Mark Feinberg: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and the nines held up as the best hand while Feinberg raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Feinberg us
Mark Feinberg
615,000
324,000
324,000

Tags: Mark Feinberg