$600 Main Event | 2023 RGPS San Diego

11-19-2023 23:20 UTC-7

Johnny Groat Eliminated in 3rd Place ($15,325)

Kirk Brown

Level 26 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

After being left short, Johnny Groat moved all in preflop and was called by both Derrick Yamada and Steve Hoang to put him at risk.

Yamada and Hoang checked all the way through to the river 9♣8♠4♥3♣7♠, where Yamada then led out for 400,000 and Hoang promptly folded.

Yamada then flipped over the stone-cold nuts with J♦10♦ while Groat rolled over Q♣2♣ to send him out in 3rd place for a healthy score of $15,325.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derrick Yamada	7,000,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Steve Hoang	1,970,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000
Johnny Groat	Busted

Tags: Derrick Yamada Johnny Groat Steve Hoang

11-19-2023 22:15 UTC-7

Maurice Thomas Eliminated in 4th Place ($9,665)

Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

Maurice Thomas moved all in preflop and Steve Hoang made the call to put his tournament life on the line.

Maurice Thomas: A♦4♥
Steve Hoang: A♣J♠

Thomas was going to need some help to stay alive, and although the flop of 7♦7♥6♠ provided some hope with a possible chop, the runout 8♦J♦ failed to do so and he was eliminated in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Hoang	4,400,000 -700,000	-700,000
Maurice Thomas	Busted

Tags: Maurice Thomas Steve Hoang

11-19-2023 22:05 UTC-7

Jasmin Grabic Eliminated in 5th Place ($7,455)

Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

After being left short from losing a big pot to Steve Hoang, Jasmin Grabic got it all in preflop against Hoang.

Jasmin Grabic: A♣5♠
Steve Hoang: Q♠Q♣

Grabic would need some help to stay alive, but the runout of 7♥K♣2♠10♥7♣ did him no favors and he was sent to the rail in 5th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Hoang	5,100,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Jasmin Grabic	Busted

Tags: Jasmin Grabic Steve Hoang

11-19-2023 20:15 UTC-7

Brendan Wiley Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,175)

Kirk Brown

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Short-stacked Brendan Wiley moved all in preflop and was called by Steve Hoang to put him at risk.

Brendan Wiley: 7♣7♦
Steve Hoang: A♣3♣

Wiley was ahead going into this bout with his sevens, but an ace appeared right on the flop of 6♦A♥K♠ to give Hoang the lead. No sevens appeared on the 8♥3♦ runout to save Wiley and he was therefore eliminated in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Hoang	4,270,000 670,000	670,000
Brendan Wiley	Busted

Tags: Brendan Wiley Steve Hoang

11-19-2023 19:52 UTC-7

Randy Shamo Eliminated in 7th Place ($5,185)

Kirk Brown

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action was missed on the hand, but Randy Shamo and Steve Hoang got it all in preflop, with Shamo at risk.

Randy Shamo: K♦10♦
Steve Hoang: A♣3♣

According to the table, the board wound up double-pairing and Hoang took down the pot with ace-high while Shamo was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Hoang	3,800,000 700,000	700,000
Randy Shamo	Busted

Tags: Randy Shamo Steve Hoang

11-19-2023 19:24 UTC-7

Anastasia Knapp Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,260)

Kirk Brown

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Before the flop, Anastasia Knapp and Maurice Thomas got all their chips into the middle, with Knapp at risk.

Anastasia Knapp: 5♦5♣
Maurice Thomas: A♥A♦

Knapp was going to need a lot of help to survive this one, but unfortunately, the runout of 2♣Q♥K♥6♣K♦ did her no favors and she was eliminated in 8th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Thomas	650,000 200,000	200,000
Anastasia Knapp	Busted

Tags: Anastasia Knapp Maurice Thomas

11-19-2023 18:30 UTC-7

Richard "Coach" Furfaro Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,395)

Kirk Brown

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

On a heads-up turn of 9♥J♠7♣10♥, Richard "Coach" Furfaro moved all in and big stack Randy Shamo made the call t put him at risk.

Richard "Coach" Furfaro: K♠Q♠
Randy Shamo: 5♥6♥

Furfaro was looking strong with his turned nut straight, but the wind was taken out of his sails when the J♥ peeled off on the river to give Shamo a backdoor flush. Furfaro shook his head in disbeleif as the pot was pushed over to Shamo and he exited the tournament in ninth place as the first casualty at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Shamo	2,100,000 500,000	500,000
Richard "Coach" Furfaro	Busted

Tags: Randy Shamo Richard "Coach" Furfaro

11-19-2023 17:40 UTC-7

Lewis Christensen Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,395)

Kirk Brown

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

Lewis Christensen moved all in preflop and was called by Randy Shamo to put his tournament life on the line.

Lewis Christensen: A♠4♦
Randy Shamo: A♥9♦

Things were looking tough for Christensen as Shamo had his ace dominated, but the flop of 10♥4♣2♠ put him into the lead with his four. Unfortunately, the 9♥ smacked down on the turn to swing the lead back into Shamo's favor and the river 7♥ changed nothing. Shamo was then pushed the pot while Christensen made his way to the exit in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Shamo	1,600,000 375,000	375,000
Lewis Christensen	Busted

Tags: Lewis Christensen Randy Shamo

11-19-2023 17:33 UTC-7

Bruno Samoun Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,860)

Kirk Brown

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

Bruno Samoun moved all in preflop and was called by big stack Steve Hoang to put him at risk.

Bruno Samoun: Q♦10♣
Steve Hoang: A♠5♥

Hoang was ahead with his ace-high, and the runout of 3♦7♠J♥5♠3♥ kept it that way to eliminate Samoun in 11th place for a payout of $2,860.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Hoang	1,775,000 125,000	125,000
Bruno Samoun	Busted

Tags: Bruno Samoun Steve Hoang

11-19-2023 17:25 UTC-7

Bhargav Kakani Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,860)

Kirk Brown

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

After losing a massive pot by doubling up Steve Hoang, Bhargav Kakani moved all in preflop to be called by none other than his nemesis, Hoang.

Bhargav Kakani: 10♥9♠
Steve Hoang: K♥9♥

Kakani needed to hit a ten or make a straight, but the runout of A♥2♠3♠J♠2♣ did neither and he was eliminated from the tournament in 12th Place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Hoang	1,650,000 875,000	875,000
Bhargav Kakani	Busted

Tags: Bhargav Kakani Steve Hoang