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Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Players are on a break for 15 minutes. A total of 54 players are left in the $1,100 NorCal Poker Championships Main Event. Play will resume at the 3,000/5,000 level.
2026 NorCal Poker Championships
$1,100 NorCal Championship Event
Day: 1ab
Players Left 78 / 453
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Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
This hand was picked up on a flop that read 10♥9♥9♦ with approximately 22,000 in the middle.
A player from early position bet 7,000 on the flop, and Rajat Paliwal called from the hijack.
The 3♣ turn led to a bet of 23,000 from the player in early position. Paliwal took his time to think it over before he made the call.
Both players knuckled the 6♣ river to go to a showdown.
The early position player showed K♠10♦ for tens up with a king kicker. Paliwal revealed it was no good, as he showed A♣10♣ for the same two pair, but with an ace kicker to claim the pot.
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A player under the gun opened to 8,000. Brett Murray was the only taker, as he called on the button.
Both players checked the 5♥4♣A♣ flop to usher in the 8♥ turn. The under-the-gun player resumed his betting with a wager of 15,000. Murray called.
The 4♦ river resulted in a check by the player under the gun. Murray swooped in with a bet of 23,000, which put his opponent into the tank. Eventually, his opponent called to go to a showdown.
Murray showed A♦J♣ for a pair of aces, which was good, as his opponent mucked his hand in response.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The hand began with an open to 7,000 from early position. Rifki Yazid made it 23,000 on the button before the big blind went all-in for their final 7,000. The early position raiser folded as Yazid went to a showdown with the big blind at risk.
Opponent: A♣Q♦
Rifki Yazid: Q♥Q♠
Yazid was well in front and needed to fade the ace to score the knockout, as his opponent aimed to crack Yazid's pocket queens to stay alive in the tournament.
The 2♦4♥5♣ flop did not yield an ace, but it did give the big blind a wheel draw to go with his overcard.
The 8♦ turn was of no consequence, and the 5♥ river sealed the deal in favor of Yazid, who scored the elimination.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A player from early position opened to 7,000 and was called only by Henri Perez Lopez out of the small blind.
The flop came 2♠10♥J♣ before Lopez checked. His opponent continued for 9,000, and Lopez made the call.
Lopez opted to take the initiative with a wager of 13,000 on the 4♠ turn. His opponent shoved for approximately 34,000. Lopez wasted little time making the call, putting his opponent at risk.
Opponent: A♠A♣
Henri Perez Lopez: J♠10♦
His opponent had aces, but the flop was a disaster for her, as Lopez hit two pair to take the lead.
Lopez faded any pitfalls on the 7♦ river as he scored the knockout.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A player from the cutoff opened to 5,000 before Jose Cruz called on the button. Pat Lyons joined the fray with a call from the big blind.
The 4♦5♦10♦ flop led to a pair of checks before Cruz chose to take the initiative with a bet of 8,000 on the flop. Lyons folded, but the cutoff was still interested in the hand, as he chose to check-raise all-in. Cruz snap-called, putting the cutoff all-in and at risk.
Opponent: A♦7♣
Jose Cruz: 8♦3♦
Cruz showed that he flopped a flush, as his opponent was drawing to a higher flush with two cards to go.
The 6♠ turn kept Cruz ahead, as he had to fade a diamond to secure the knockout.
Cruz would score the elimination when the 4♣ peeled on the river as his opponent failed to find a diamond to stay in contention.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Aaron Overton was down to one card left when the three of clubs river changed the trajectory of his tournament and began Overton’s comeback to a RunGood Poker Series Passport Graton $1,100 Main Event title at the Graton Resort Casino back in March.
“I wanted to play for the win,” Overton said. “The (pocket) threes is probably a fold normally, but I felt like gambling a bit more for a win in that scenario.”
Overton’s decision turned his fortune around for the better, as he rode that momentum to a $94,050 score, outlasting a total of 578 entries to get the biggest slice of the $563,550 prize pool against a tough final table that included three-time RGPS winner Brett Murray and two-time RGPS ring winner Xiong Thao.
2026 RGPS Passport Bay Area $1,100 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Overton | United States | $94,050 |
| 2 | Anthony Hugenberg | United States | $62,000 |
| 3 | Brett Murray | United States | $46,500 |
| 4 | Vera Dong | United States | $34,500 |
| 5 | Andrew Nguyen | United States | $26,000 |
| 6 | Wo Lin | United States | $20,000 |
| 7 | Grant Maruya | United States | $15,400 |
| 8 | Xiong Thao | United States | $11,900 |
| 9 | Andrew Yurchak | United States | $9,400 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
