2022 RGPS Bay Area

$600 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info

2022 RGPS Bay Area

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$100,070
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$594,880
Entries
1,144
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1ab
Entries
444
Players Left
56

Walker Gets a Shove Through; Katkuoy is a Terminator

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A player limped in from under the gun and Aaron Walker raised to 10,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads up.

The flop was {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Walker checked. His opponent bet 10,000 and he check-raised to 20,000. The other player called and the turn was {q-Clubs}.

Walker immediately shoved and showed {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} when his opponent got away from it.

Elsewhere at the table, the other players are calling Tona Katkuoy "The Terminator" and he is up to 261,000 chips as Level 11 comes to an end. There are approximately 63 players left in the flight.

Player Chips Progress
Tona Katkuoy us
Tona Katkuoy
261,000 237,000
Aaron Walker us
Aaron Walker
100,000

Tags: Aaron WalkerTona Katkuoy

Zandiyeh Felts One; Watch Out for Troendly

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ali Zandiyeh limped in from under the gun and an opponent in middle position shoved his small stack. The rest of the table got out of the way and Zandiye called to put his opponent at risk.

Opponent: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Ali Zandiyeh: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Zandiyeh flopped a pair of queens to beat the pocket eights and send his opponent to the rail.

Elsewhere at the table, Rick Troendly flagged down the PokerNews team to say that he might not have a lot of chips, but he still expects to win the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Zandiyeh us
Ali Zandiyeh
182,000 182,000
Rick Troendly us
Rick Troendly
38,000 38,000

Tags: Ali ZandiyehRick Troendly

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Sternberg Bows Out

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Deborah Sternberg got the last of her chips into the middle and Wing Tung looked her up from the next seat over. The rest of the table ducked out of the way and action was heads up with Sternberg at risk.

Deborah Sternberg: {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Wing Tung: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Tung flopped a set of queens to eliminate Sternberg from the tournament as the opening flight enters its final stages.

Player Chips Progress
Wing Tung us
Wing Tung
110,000
Deborah Sternberg us
Deborah Sternberg
Busted

Tags: Deborah SternbergWing Tung

Totah Busts One to Move Near 200K

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player on the button got his small stack into the middle and Peter Totah put him at risk.

Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Peter Totah: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{5-Spades}{10-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and the better ace held for Total to secure the elimination.

There are currently 81 players remaining in the flight and action will continue until 25 remain.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Totah us
Peter Totah
194,000 21,000

Tags: Peter Totah

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Mohan Chips Up; Brandvold Leaves Proudly

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Navin Mohan was stacking up the chips of Olin Brandvold as he was gathering his things to exit the tournament area.

Brandvold had {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} showing, but a rivered jack was unable to beat the flopped two pair of Mohan's {k-}{6-}.

"I'm glad it was you!" Brandvold said to Mohan as he was leaving.

Brandvold qualified for the tournament through a $90 satellite during the week, and he definitely enjoyed the experience.

"I'm going to walk proudly to the door with my free bottle of water," Brandvold told PokerNews. "If I drink enough of these, the tournament pays for itself."

Player Chips Progress
Navin Mohan us
Navin Mohan
231,000 231,000
Olin Brandvold us
Olin Brandvold
Busted

Tags: Navin MohanOlin Brandvold

Final Day 1b Tally

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A total of 200 players turned out for the second of four flights in the RGPS Main Event and 25 will move on to Sunday's Day 2 finale. Approximately 101 players remain in Day 1b.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500