Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2023 RGPS San Diego
$600 Main Event ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 RGPS San Diego
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$277,160
Entries
533
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
156
Players Left
20
Kulish Drills The River
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Victor Kulish raised to 12,000 from the hijack and in the small blind, another player moved all in for 36,000 which saw only Kulish call.
Opponent: 
Victor Kulish: 
The board ran out 
and Kulish drilled a jack on the river to send out his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,000 | 4,000 |
Acker Sends Out Margers
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player on the button raised to 10,000 and Tavish Margers moved all in from the small blind for 78,000. In the big blind Tim Acker moved all in for more and the button folded.
Tavish Margers: 
Tim Acker: 
The board ran out 
and the pair of eights turned into a flush, leaving Margers drawing dead and Acker to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
223,000 | 181,100 |
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Chipleader Crite Takes Two Pots
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action was picked up on the flop between Gary Crite in the small blind, and another player in the hijack with a pot already have been built preflop.
The flop came out 
and Crite checked to the hijack who bet 10,000 and Crite called.
The turn of saw the betting lead switch to Crite who bet 25,000 and his opponent called.
Crite sized up to 40,000 on the 
river which his opponent called but mucked when he saw the 
of Crite.
The following hand, Crite called a 10,000 raise on the button from Yary Hing in middle position and saw a flop four ways.
The 
saw action check to Hing who bet 17,000 getting only a call from Crite.
Crite called the 26,000 bet on the turn.
On the river 
, Hing bet 28,000 which sent Crite into the tank. He thought for over thirty seconds about his decision, but ultimately landed on call.
Hing turned over for a pair of jacks, but it was no good against Crite's 
for a pair of kings and he took a commanding chip lead above the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000 | |
|
56,000 | -111,000 |
Peebles Flies With Rockets
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Stevy Sa raised to 12,000 in the cutoff and int he big blind, Corey Peebles moved all in for 65,000 which saw Sa call.
Corey Peebles: 
Stevy Sa: 
The board ran out 
and the aces held up for Peebles to double up through Sa.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
136,000 | 54,000 |
|
123,000 | 52,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Break
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Players have gone on another 15-minute break
Alsup Doubles Through Gargiulo
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Rich Alsup raised to 6,000 on the button which saw only Joseph Gargiulo call in the big blind.
The flop rolled out 
and Gargiulo checked to Alsup who continued for 4,000, which Gargiulo responded to by raising to 15,000. Alsup re-raised to 30,000 and Gargiulo called.
The turn rolled off a , Gargiulo moved all in for 65,000 effective and Alsup called with the shorter stack.
Rich Alsup:
Joseph Gargiulo: 
The river did not fill out Gargiulo's straight draw and The WSOP Bracelet winner found himself soaring up the counts, eager to final table this event once more.
Gargiulo was left with just over 10,000 and was eliminated shortly afterwards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | |
|
Busted |
Gates Shoves On Foster
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A player raised to 6,500 from early position and was called by Grant Foster in middle position. Action folded around to Garry Gates who defended his big blind and saw a flop three ways.
The flop of saw Gates check to the initial raiser who checked as well. Foster bet 7,000 and Gates responded by moving all in for 35,000.
The initial raiser folded and Foster rechecked his cards very briefly before tossing his hand into the muck and Gates raked in a decent sized pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 73,000 |
|
72,000 | 10,700 |