Million Dollar Main Event Day 2 | 2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley

07-30-2023 21:13 UTC-7

Final Break

Kirk Brown

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining players are now on their final 15-minute break of the night and will return for two more levels.

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

07-30-2023 21:45 UTC-7

Table	Seat	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
23	1	Adam Dunkle	800,000	53
23	2	Darren Rabinowitz	1,035,000	69
23	3	Adam Miller	345,000	23
23	4	Jared Jaffee	1,156,000	77
23	5	Timon Rooney	120,000	8
23	6	Scott Mataya	265,000	18
23	7	Alexander Rodriguez	800,000	53
23	8	Michael Zimmer	475,000	32
23	9	Adam Hannula	365,000	24

26	1	John Kenner	325,000	22
26	2	Daniel Turner	1,075,000	72
26	3	Man Pham	244,000	16
26	4	Bin Duan	494,000	33
26	5	Paul Sampson	1,611,000	107
26	6	Phatseluck Yang	1,601,000	107
26	7	Ben Ludlow	109,000	7
26	8	Ravi Udayakumar	176,000	12
26	9	Jeff Platt	165,000	11

27	1	Tongzu Ding	735,000	49
27	2	Kevin O'Donnell	1,040,000	69
27	3	Tyler Patterson	510,000	34
27	4	Anubhav Jolly	1,082,000	72
27	5	Gregory Flowers	1,010,000	67
27	6	Aaron Overton	620,000	41
27	7	Deven Cannon	215,000	14
27	8	Shijia Liu	1,140,000	76
27	9	Yotam Shmuelev	360,000	24

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Sampson	1,611,000 -19,000	-19,000

Phatseluck Yang	1,601,000 41,000	41,000
Jared Jaffee	1,156,000 836,000	836,000

Shijia Liu	1,140,000 653,000	653,000
Anubhav Jolly	1,082,000 564,000	564,000
Daniel Turner	1,075,000 495,000	495,000
Kevin O'Donnell	1,040,000 411,000	411,000
Darren Rabinowitz	1,035,000 723,000	723,000
Gregory Flowers	1,010,000 160,000	160,000
Alexander Rodriguez	800,000 251,000	251,000
Adam Dunkle	800,000 -103,000	-103,000
Tongzu Ding	735,000 207,000	207,000
Aaron Overton	620,000 472,000	472,000
Tyler Patterson	510,000 337,000	337,000

Bin Duan	494,000 120,000	120,000
Michael Zimmer	475,000 248,000	248,000
Adam Hannula	365,000 15,000	15,000
Yotam Shmuelov	360,000
Adam Miller	345,000 35,000	35,000
John Kenner	325,000 -160,000	-160,000
Scott Mataya	265,000 100,000	100,000
Man Pham	244,000 -3,000	-3,000
Deven Cannon	215,000 -248,000	-248,000
Ravi Udayakumar	176,000 -374,000	-374,000

Jeff Platt	165,000 2,000	2,000

Platt Runs into It

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded to Jeff Platt in the small blind and he shipped it for his last 100,000 to be called by John Kenner in the big blind to put him at risk.

Jeff Platt: K♣6♠
John Kenner: A♦A♥

Platt would really need some help as he ran into Kenner's aces, but the flop of A♠2♠8♣ was not his friend as it left him drawing very slim. The turn K♠ gave him a nice sweat with a spade draw, but the K♥ on the river was just an insult to injury as he made trips but also gave Kenner the nut full house. Kenner was then pushed the pot while Platt made his way to the payout desk in 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kenner	590,000 265,000	265,000
Jeff Platt	Busted

Tags: Jeff Platt John Kenner

07-30-2023 22:30 UTC-7

Ludlow Hits the Rail

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

PokerNews missed the hand but was informed by the busted player, Ben Ludlow, what had transpired.

After three players limped to Ben Ludlow in the big blind, who decided to check to see the flop of K♠J♦5♦. After a check from the small blind, Ludlow jams for his remaining 70,000 and received two callers to put him at risk.

His opponents then checked it down through the runout 9♥3♠ and Ludlow tabled Q♦9♦ for a bricked flush while the cutoff tabled AxJx for a pair of aces to win the pot while Ludlow was sent to the payout desk in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Ludlow	Busted

Tags: Ben Ludlow

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

07-30-2023 22:42 UTC-7

Last Level of the Night

Kirk Brown

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

This will be the last level of the night with players bagging to return tomorrow for Day 3.

07-30-2023 22:56 UTC-7

Final Two Tables

Kirk Brown

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

With the elimination of Jared Jaffee in 19th place, the remaining 18 players have been reseated at the final two tables as follows:

FInal Two Table Redraw

Table	Seat	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
23	1	John Kenner	510,000	26
23	2	Phatseluck Yang	750,000	38
23	3	Tyler Patterson	550,000	28
23	4	Adam Dunkle	625,000	31
23	5	Shijia Liu	1,475,000	74
23	6	Kevin O'Donnell	975,000	49
23	7	Adam Hannula	950,000	48
23	8	Tongzu Ding	580,000	29
23	9	Aaron Overton	915,000	46

27	1	Man Pham	175,000	9
27	2	Daniel Turner	450,000	23
27	3	Darren Rabinowitz	2,200,000	110
27	4	Paul Sampson	3,625,000	181
27	5	Alexander Rodriguez	1,615,000	81
27	6	Deven Cannon	570,000	29
27	7	Anubhav Jolly	1,190,000	60
27	8	Gregory Flowers	1,100,000	55
27	9	Michael Zimmer	375,000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Sampson	3,625,000 2,014,000	2,014,000

Darren Rabinowitz	2,200,000 1,165,000	1,165,000
Alexander Rodriguez	1,615,000 815,000	815,000
Shijia Liu	1,475,000 335,000	335,000
Anubhav Jolly	1,190,000 108,000	108,000
Gregory Flowers	1,100,000 90,000	90,000
Kevin O'Donnell	1,040,000
Adam Hannula	950,000 585,000	585,000
Aaron Overton	915,000 295,000	295,000
Phatseluck Yang	750,000 -851,000	-851,000
Tongzu Ding	735,000
Adam Dunkle	625,000 -175,000	-175,000
Tongzan Ding	580,000 580,000	580,000
Deven Cannon	570,000 355,000	355,000
Tyler Patterson	550,000 40,000	40,000

John Kenner	510,000 -80,000	-80,000
Daniel Turner	450,000 -625,000	-625,000
Michael Zimmer	375,000 -100,000	-100,000
Yotam Shmuelev	360,000 360,000	360,000
Man Pham	175,000 -69,000	-69,000

07-30-2023 23:20 UTC-7

Jolly Flops Set to Double

Kirk Brown

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

After a preflop betting war, Gregory Flowers moved all in and Anubhav Jolly made the call to put himself at risk of elimination.

Anubhav Jolly: 9♦9♣
Gregory Flowers: A♥K♥

Jolly was in the lead going into this flip, and the flop was very favorable for him as it came 9♠5♠J♥ to give him a set of nines. The turn 7♦ left Flowers drawing dead and the meaningless 5♣ completed the board to award the pot to Jolly for a big double-up at the end of the night.