$1,100 Main Event | 2023 RGPS Baltimore

09-10-2023 18:01 UTC-4

Barry Bets River

Kirk Brown

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

James St. Hilaire opened to 55,000 from the button and was called by Aaron Pinson and Thomas Barry in the blinds.

The flop came out 4♣2♦Q♣ and action checked through to the 9♥ on the turn.

Pinson and Barry checked once more and Hilaire decided to toss out a bet of 75,000 which produced a fold from Pinson and a call from Barry.

On the river 5♣, Barry then led out for 150,000 and Hilaire went deep into the tank. After several minutes of shaking his head and rechecking his cards, he eventually disgustedly slid his cards into the muck to award the pot to Barry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pinson	1,475,000 155,000	155,000
Thomas Barry	1,280,000 455,000	455,000
James St. Hilaire	975,000

Tags: Aaron Pinson James St Hilaire Thomas Barry

09-10-2023 17:48 UTC-4

Jay Jin Eliminated in 8th Place ($6,000)

Kirk Brown

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

James St. Hilaire opened for 55,000 and action folded around to Jay Jin who moved all in for 250,000. Hilaire paused for a few moments but ended up making the call to put him at risk and the cards were tabled.

Jay Jin: K♠Q♥
James St Hilaire: 5♥5♣

"Ooh, fair fight! Ok dealer, we need some paint!" Jin declared.

Unfortunately for him, the runout of 4♦2♦7♠10♦6♠ was nowhere close and he was eliminated in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
James St. Hilaire	975,000 255,000	255,000
Jay Jin	Busted

Tags: James St Hilaire Jay Jin

Level: 20

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

09-10-2023 17:25 UTC-4

Final Table Time (full)

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Aaron Pinson	1,320,000	66
2	Thomas Barry	825,000	41
3	Ari Katz	1,475,000	74
4	Ryan Brown	360,000	18
5	Timothy Little	350,000	18
6	Jay Jin	270,000	14
7	James Sloat	375,000	19
8	James St. Hilaire	720,000	36

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Katz	1,475,000

Aaron Pinson	1,320,000 20,000	20,000
Thomas Barry	825,000 310,000	310,000
James St. Hilaire	720,000 -15,000	-15,000
James Sloat	375,000 15,000	15,000
Ryan Brown	360,000 45,000	45,000
Timothy Little	350,000 -220,000	-220,000
Jay Jin	270,000 60,000	60,000

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09-10-2023 17:18 UTC-4

Z Stein Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,772)

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

After an open from Z Stein, big stack Ari Katz moved all in to cover him, and Stein went into the tank. After around 30 seconds, Stein made the call to put himself at risk and the cards were tabled.

Z Stein: A♠9♣
Ari Katz: K♠K♥

Katz was a big favorite going in, and the flop of K♦8♠3♦ was very favorable.

"Yeah, that's a good flop for me," Katz confirmed.

The board completed with the 5♦6♠ to secure Katz's victory and Stein was eliminated in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Katz	1,475,000 625,000	625,000

Z Stein	Busted

Tags: Ari Katz Z Stein

09-10-2023 17:13 UTC-4

Alvin Anton Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,772)

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of A♠9♠4♦, Alvin Anton bet out 40,000 after a check from Thomas Barry, who then check-raised all in to cover.

Anton snap-called to put himself at risk and the cards were tabled.

Alvin Anton: A♣4♣
Thomas Barry: 3♠4♠

Anton was ahead with his flopped two-pair, but the turn 7♠ immediately gave Barry the lead with a flush. Anton needed an ace or a four to stay alive but the river was the brick 6♣ and he was eliminated in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Barry	515,000 230,000	230,000
Alvin Anton	Busted

Tags: Alvin Anton Thomas Barry

09-10-2023 17:01 UTC-4

Final Table Bubble

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With the back-to-back eliminations of Roy Kim in 12th and David Danlag in 11th, the field is now down to 10 and the players are one spot away from reaching the final table. There is no pay jump between 10th and ninth so hand-for-hand will not be implemented.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Danlag	Busted
Roy Kim	Busted

Tags: David Danlag Roy Kim

09-10-2023 16:58 UTC-4

Pinson Felts Verdu

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a three-way flop of 3♥K♠4♠, Aaron Pinson led out for 55,000 and Josh Verdu moved all in for around 200,000. The other player quickly got out of the way while Pinson made the call to put him at risk.

Josh Verdu: Q♠J♠
Aaron Pinson: K♣8♣

Pinson was ahead with his pair of kings but still needed to dodge a spade to keep it that way. The turn 9♥ gave Verdu more outs with a gutshot straight draw but the river 8♥ did not do it and he was eliminated as Pinson moved into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pinson	1,300,000 615,000	615,000
Josh Verdu	Busted

Tags: Aaron Pinson Josh Verdu

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

09-10-2023 16:37 UTC-4

Sloat Spins it Up

Kirk Brown

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

James Sloat was down to only 55,000 when he got it all in on a flop of 6♠A♥7♣. James St. Hilaire made the call but then Jay Jin raised it up to 75,000 to successfully isolate.

James Sloat: 6♥7♥
Jay Jin: A♦J♥

Jin had top pair but it was no good against the bottom two-pair of Sloat. and the turn 5♥ further improved him to a flush draw. The river came the brick 10♦ to secure Sloat's victory and he was awarded the pot for a full triple-up.

The very next hand, Sloat picked up pocket aces and managed to get a lot of value on the river of a 2♠9♠7♦3♣9♣ board against Roy Kim to further increase his stack to 360,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
James St. Hilaire	735,000 200,000	200,000
James Sloat	360,000 27,000	27,000
Roy Kim	325,000 -135,000	-135,000
Jay Jin	210,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: James Sloat James St Hilaire Jay Jin Roy Kim