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

Ahmed Spikes the River to Felt Henson

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player in middle position limped in and Ray Henson came along from the next seat over. Musa Ahmed raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and the blinds got out of the way before the player in middle position called. Ray Henson shoved for around 27,000 and Ahmed called. The player in middle position folded and action was heads-up with Henson at risk.

Ray Henson: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Musa Ahmed: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Henson flopped a set of sevens but the river ten made a straight to give Ahmed the pot and send Henson to the rebuy window.

Player Chips Progress
Musa Ahmed us
Musa Ahmed
140,000
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
30,000

Tags: Ray HensonMusa Ahmed

Lee Spikes the River to Beat Broadway

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was heads-up between John Lee and Eric Allen with the board showing {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} when all of the chips went into the middle. Lee was at risk for a total of around 30,000 and he turned over {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} for aces and kings, while Allen had {q-Clubs}{j-Spades} for the flopped Broadway straight.

The river fell {k-Spades} and Lee made a full house to beat the straight.

"This is why I drink," Allen joked to the table as he wished everyone luck in the rest of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
John Lee us
John Lee
63,000
63,000
63,000
Eric Allen us
Eric Allen
Busted

Tags: Eric AllenJohn Lee

Hoffmire Takes a Pot With a Flush

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
David Hoffmire
David Hoffmire

Action was three ways with a full board of {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} when a player in the small blind bet 3,700. David Hoffmire called and Sam Marcellus came along for a showdown.

The small blind showed {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, but Hoffmire had {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} to take the pot with a flush.

Despite losing the hand, Marcellus has chipped up in recent levels.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Marcellus us
Sam Marcellus
85,000
58,000
58,000
David Hoffmire us
David Hoffmire
49,300
16,300
16,300

Tags: David HoffmireSam Marcellus

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Irahete Takes Back-to-Back Hands

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Evelyn Irahete raised to 1,900 from the small blind and William Hill called from the big blind. The flop was {3-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Irahete continued for 2,500 and Hill ducked out of the way to give up the pot.

On the next hand, Irahete raised to 2,000 from the button and Hill called from the small blind before the big blind tossed in the chips to come along. The flop was {3-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs} and both blinds checked. Irahete fired a bet of 4,000 and they quickly got out of the way to give her another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Evelyn Irahete us
Evelyn Irahete
79,000
William Hill us
William Hill
33,000
-4,000
-4,000

Tags: Evelyn IraheteWilliam Hill

Kitagawa Shoves the River

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Kyle Kitagawa
Kyle Kitagawa

Kyle Kitagawa raised to 1,500 from middle position and the rest of the table got out of the way before a player in the big blind called.

The flop was {k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and the big blind checked before Kitagawa continued for 1,500. The big blind called and the turn was {6-Clubs}.

The big blind checked again and called when Kitagawa fired another 4,700. The river was {5-Hearts}.

The big blind checked for a third time and then went into the tank Kitagawa shoved for around 22,000. After a few minutes of thought, he tossed his hand in the muck and Kitagawa dragged the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Kitagawa us
Kyle Kitagawa
37,000
7,000
7,000

Tags: Kyle Kitagawa

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

A Few Assorted Break Time Chip Counts

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day. There are currently 207 entries at the end of Level 4. Registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 9.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Vlastnik us
Michael Vlastnik
93,700
-11,300
-11,300
Jane Bahk us
Jane Bahk
44,200
19,200
19,200
William Hill us
William Hill
37,000
27,500
27,500
David Hoffmire us
David Hoffmire
33,000
-3,700
-3,700
Debbie Fineberg us
Debbie Fineberg
32,000
-21,000
-21,000
Joe Molina us
Joe Molina
16,100
-6,700
-6,700
Mike Rosenbach us
Mike Rosenbach
16,000
-24,000
-24,000

Fujisaka Calls a River Bet

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was heads-up with {8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{9-Hearts} on the board when the small blind checked and Travis Fujisaka bet 1,200 from the button. The small blind called and the turn was {2-Clubs}.

Both players checked the turn and {9-Clubs} fell on the river. The small bet 3,500 and Fujisaka called while he turned over {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. The small blind had {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and Fujisaka's nines and eights were good enough to secure the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Travis Fujisaka us
Travis Fujisaka
66,500

Tags: Travis Fujisaka

Vlastnik Flops a Straight to Cross the 100K Mark

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Michael Vlastnik
Michael Vlastnik

Action was heads-up with 10,000 in the middle and {j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Hearts}{q-Hearts} on the board when Michael Vlastnik checked from the big blind. William Hill fired 7,000, but Vlastnik check-raised to 25,000 and Hill went into the tank.

After several minutes, Hill called and the turn was {7-Clubs}. Vlastnik shoved the rest of it for around 25,000 and Hill pushed out all of his chips to call. and Hill showed {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for two pair, but Vlastnik turned over {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for the straight to take the big early pot and cross the 100,000 mark.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Vlastnik us
Michael Vlastnik
105,000
105,000
105,000
William Hill us
William Hill
9,500
9,500
9,500

Tags: Michael VlastnikWilliam Hill