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

Seem Doubles Through Wendroff

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Vidhi Seem
Vidhi Seem

Action was picked up in a hand between Vidhi Seem in early position and Steven Wendroff in the small blind.

On a board reading {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Spades}, Wendroff checked ot Seem who bet 40,000. Wendroff responded by moving all in for 129,000 effective which sent Seem into the tank. After some thought she put in her remaining chips and the cards were turned over.

Vidhi Seem: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Steven Wendroff: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The turn and river came out {4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Seem screamed "Yes!" as her hand held up and she raked in a significant sized pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Wendroff us
Steven Wendroff
394,000
-51,000
-51,000
Vidhi Seem us
Vidhi Seem
286,000
99,000
99,000

Tags: Steven WendroffVidhi Seem

Mariano Survives; Gargiulo Gone

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

A player raised to 24,000 from middle position and action folded around to Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano in the small blind who moved all in for 162,000. In the big blind, Jack Ward called and the initial raiser folded leaving both players to turn their hands.

Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Jack Ward: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Mariano sat back down as he spiked the jack river to stay alive and double through Ward.

At another table, Joey Gargiulo was eliminated after a massive confrontation with Rafi Azam left him short stacked and he departed shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Rafi Azam us
Rafi Azam
621,000
476,000
476,000
Rob Mariano us
Rob Mariano
369,000
176,000
176,000
Jack Ward us
Jack Ward
198,000
-9,000
-9,000
Joey Gargiulo us
Joey Gargiulo
Busted

Tags: Jack WardJoey GargiuloRafi AzamRob Mariano

Level: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Whitehead Triples In Massive Pot

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Christopher Whitehead called in the hijack while a player completed in the small blind, and Sandor Molnar checked in the big blind.

The small blind checked the {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop to Molnar who bet 30,000, getting a call from both Whitehead and the small blind.

The turn brought the {8-Spades} which saw the small blind check once more to Molnar who bet 40,000 which Whitehead called. The small blind raised to 130,000 which Molnar called and Whitehead moved all in for 165,000 which both players called.

The river rolled out a {3-Clubs} and both players checked.

Christopher Whitehead: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Sandor Molnar: {j-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Small blind: {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

Whitehead's queens held up as he took a massive pot to put him as one of the tournament leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Whitehead us
Christopher Whitehead
665,000
579,000
579,000
Sandor Molnar us
Sandor Molnar
284,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Christopher WhiteheadSandor Molnar

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

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

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

Briggs Comes Back On The River

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

Michael Briggs moved all in for his final 280,000 from the hijack and in the big blind an opponent called for less.

Opponent: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Michael Briggs: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The flop of {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Spades} put the big blind into the lead while the {10-Diamonds} turn gave more outs to Briggs. On the river {a-Clubs}, Briggs pulled back ahead and the player who was down to just a quarter of a big blind in his flight found himself rising higher up the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Briggs (NJ) us
Michael Briggs (NJ)
555,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Michael Briggs