$1,000 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 RGPS Cleveland

11-09-2023 22:57 UTC-5

Impellizzeri Falls To Douglas

Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mark Douglas raised to 5,000 in the hijack which saw two players call and John Impellizzeri in the big blind move all in for 35,000. Douglas moved all in for more which saw the other players fold and both players turned up their hands.

John Impellizzeri: A♦Q♥
Mark Douglas: 9♦9♠

The board ran out 8♠4♦5♣3♠10♣ and the nines held up for Douglas to win and Impellizzeri was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Douglas	83,000
John Impellizzeri	Busted

Tags: John Impellizzeri Mark Douglas

11-09-2023 23:01 UTC-5

Kopp Gets Birthday Run Good

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player opened to 6,000 on the button and Nicholas Rigby called in the small blind. In the big blind, Katie Kopp moved all in for 45,000 which saw the button call and Rigby fold.

Katie Kopp: 7♣7♥
Button: A♦Q♥

The board ran out 4♣4♥4♠7♦6♠ and the sevens full was good for Kopp as she doubled up.

Today is also the WSOP bracelet winner's birthday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Kopp	106,000

Tags: Katie Kopp Nicholas Rigby

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

11-09-2023 23:44 UTC-5

Recent Casualties

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominic Finch	Busted
Emily Berglund	Busted
Daniel Hughes	Busted
Dionta James	Busted
Michael Lech	Busted

Tristan Robertson	Busted
Richard Schnoering	Busted
Richard Viebranz	Busted

11-09-2023 23:57 UTC-5

Vaughn Climbing High; Eliminates Ondo and Lanese

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

John Lanese called in the hijack and on the button, Michael Ondo raised to 11,000 which saw John Vaughn call and Lanese called as well.

The flop came out 9♥9♦3♠ and Vaughn checked over to Lanese who moved all in for 34,000. Ondo moved all in for 160,000 total and Vaughn called to put them both at risk.

John Lanese: 8♦3♦
Michael Ondo: A♥10♥
John Vaughn: 9♠8♠

The board ran out 3♥4♣ which saw Vaughn fill up to eliminate both players and take a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Vaughn	445,000
John Lanese	Busted
Michael Ondo	Busted

Tags: John Lanese John Vaughn Michael Ondo

11-10-2023 00:04 UTC-5

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The players have gone on another 15-minute break.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

11-10-2023 00:29 UTC-5

Lewis Sends Out Ezzie

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Raymond Ezzie all in for his last 110,000 against Shmaryahu Lewis who held the covering stack.

Raymond Ezzie: A♥10♥
Shmaryahu Lewis: A♦K♣

The board ran out J♥A♣5♣2♥6♣ and the ace-king held up for Lewis to add to his growing stack, while Ezzie exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shmaryahu Lewis	478,000 53,000	53,000
Raymond Ezzie	Busted

Tags: Raymond Ezzie

11-10-2023 00:39 UTC-5

Rigby Knocks Out Kopp

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Nicholas Rigby raised to 12,000 on the button and in the small blind, Katie Kopp moved all in for 98,000. The big blind folded and Rigby called to put Kopp at risk.

Katie Kopp: A♠Q♥
Nicholas Rigby: A♣10♣

The board ran out 3♦9♥10♠J♥6♠ and Rigby paired up his kicker to eliminate the WSOP bracelet winner from the tournament.