Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2022 RGPS San Diego
$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 RGPS San Diego
Buy-in
$600
Entries
460
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 10,000
Ante
10,000
Entries
84
Players Left
11
Pedro Forces Fold
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
On a heads-up turn of 
, Luis Pedro in the hijack bet out 12,000 and was called by Monte Hardinger in the cutoff.
The river came the 
and Pedro then moved all in for 13,500, which sent Hardinger into the tank.
"Man I really want to call you," Hardinger admitted after a while, clearly conflicted about this decision.
After another minute or so, another player at the table called the clock and Hardinger was given a 30-second countdown.
When his count approached zero, Hardinger shook his head and threw his cards into the muck and Pedro was awarded the substantial pot of around 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Bland's Hand Sends Opponent to Stands
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
After action limped around, the short-stacked player on the button open-shoved for his remaining stack of 13,500 and was called off by Anthony Bland under-the-gun.
Button Player: 
Anthony Bland: 
"Ok it's a flip," Bland said when he saw what he was up against.
The flop was favorable to Bland as it came 
to give him an open-ended straight draw to go with his pair and the turn 
gave him what he needed. His opponent could still hit a ten for a bigger straight, but the 
on the river didn't do it and the button player was eliminated as Bland was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
Break Time
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the night and will return shortly.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Alsup Triples Up
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Rich Alsup raised to 2,000 from middle position and was called by Monte Hardinger in late position. Then Taylor Howard in the cutoff raised the price of poker to 7,000 and action folded back around to Alsup.
Apparently this amount was still not enough as Alsup then ripped it all in for 18,800 and Hardinger followed suit for less. Howard quickly made the call and the cards were tabled, with Howard covering.
Monte Hardinger: 
Rich Alsup: 
Taylor Howard: 
Alsup was a favorite going into this matchup, and the board of 
kept him in the lead as he scored a big triple up as Hardinger was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
PN Podcast: Hall of Fame Poker Room, Hellmuth's Bad Picks & Guest Chad Eveslage
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Jesse Fullen, and Connor Richards talk about the opening of the Hall of Fame Poker Room at Bally's (soon to be Horseshoe Las Vegas), actor Vince Vaughn taking on former Main Event champs, and the FTX crypto crash.
They also highlight winners from the PokerStars WCOOP, APPT Cambodia, and Bar Poker Open before talking about Phil Hellmuth's crappy record in his NFL "Pick of the Week." However, it's not all bad news as Houston's Mattress Mack won $75 million thanks to the Astros winning the World Series. It was the largest sports-betting win in history!
Finally, this week's guest is Chad Eveslage, who in the last 18 months has won two WPT titles and his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet. Eveslage, who has $6,725,332 in career tournament earnings, recently won WPT Five Diamond for $1,042,300 and before that the WPT Venetian for $910,370 in June 2021. Find out more about one of poker's hottest players in this exclusive interview.
Speaking of the WPT, don't miss out on hearing about this week's ClubWPT Qualifier, who punched their ticket to the upcoming $15M GTD WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Ellison Gets There with Miracle River.
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
On a heads-up flop of 
, Tom Ellison and Rip Fitzer got all the money in the middle, with Ellison at risk.
Tom Ellison: 
Rip Fitzer: 
Fitzer had Ellison heavily dominated with his superior kicker, and the turn 
kept him in the lead, but the river was brutal as can be as it gave Ellison two-pair to win the pot.
Fitzer was then left with only 10,000 and he busted a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000