Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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
Stanford Shows the Stuff
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Cato Lower opened to 3,500 under-the-gun and was called by two players before it got to Cody Stanford in the cutoff who then bumped it up to 15,000.
Lower ended up making the call while the rest of the players got out of the way and the flop came 
.
Lower checked to Stanford who continued for 11,000 and Lower called to see the 
turn.
Checked to him again, Stanford bet once more, this time for 24,000. Lower thought for a few moments before making the call, which swelled the pot to over 100,000.
The river fell the 
and Lower again checked to Stanford, who then fired a third barrel of 35,000,leaving himself with around 30,000 behind.
Lower looked visibly frustrated as he stood up to get a closer look at the board and contemplate his decision. He then quickly mucked his cards and then Stanford was nice enough to show him the goods of 
for a whopping king-high as he was pushed the substantial pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | |
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Howard Exits
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
PokerNews didn't catch it, but was informed by Taylor Howard on his bustout hand.
The flop was 
and Howard bet 3,000 and was called by his opponent.
The turn came a 
and Howard checked to his opponent who bet 11,000. Howard then ripped it all in for around 50,000 but was quickly called, which put him at risk.
Taylor Howard: 
Opponent:
Although he was behind his opponent who already had top two-pair, Howard could still hit an eight or a king for a straight, but the river 
was a complete brick and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Margers Outflops Fitzer
Level 11
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a heads-up flop of 
, Rip Fitzer and Tavish Margers got it all in, with Margers at risk.
Tavish Margers: 
Rip Fitzer: 
Margers was far out in front with his set of sevens, but Fitzer wasn't dead yet as he could still hit a jack or a ten to win. The runout was not his friend, however, as it came 
to give Magers a full house for the double-up.
Meanwhile, Fitzer was left with only a few big blinds and exited a few hands later after failing to chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Break Time and Color-Up
Level 11
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining 19 players are on a 15-minute break and will return to the felt shortly. The purple 500-denomination chips will also be raced off during the break.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Updated Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
223,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
218,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
197,000 | |
|
|
176,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
175,000
164,700
|
164,700 |
|
165,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
145,000 | |
|
142,000 | |
|
135,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
128,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
120,000 | |
|
107,000 | |
|
106,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
104,000 | |
|
|
100,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
92,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
92,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
65,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
32,000 |
McEwen Exits
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After a raise to 16,000 by Preston McEwen preflop, three players saw the flop of 
.
Stefan DeLorenzo was first to act in the small blind and he led out for 20,000, but then McEwen moved all in for around 60,000 and action was then on Ivan Balanza on the button.
Balanza elected on a fold and DeLorenzo quickly made the call and flipped over 
for a flopped set of eights. McEwen shook his head and stood up as he tabled 
for top pair. The board ran out 
to secure DeLorenzo's victory and McEwen was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
140,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000