2023 RGPS San Diego

$600 Main Event ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 1bc
Event Info

2023 RGPS San Diego

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$52,820
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$277,160
Entries
533
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
377
Players Left
47

Registration Closed

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The players have returned to their seats and registration has closed.

The tournament clock reads 237 entrants which means that 30 players will have bags by the end of the night.

Chip Counts Around The Room

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Brian Frenzel us
Brian Frenzel
151,000
101,700
101,700
Mark Feinberg us
Mark Feinberg
129,000
55,600
55,600
Anthony Bland us
Anthony Bland
109,000
19,200
19,200
Rodney Danger us
Rodney Danger
103,000
53,800
53,800
Joey Gargiulo us
Joey Gargiulo
95,500
65,500
65,500
Gabriel Habbaba us
Gabriel Habbaba
85,000
57,800
57,800
Cameron Brinsfield us
Cameron Brinsfield
83,000
4,000
4,000
Daniel Hughes us
Daniel Hughes
71,000
34,600
34,600
Scott Aulds us
Scott Aulds
68,000
42,800
42,800
Tavish Margers us
Tavish Margers
68,000
26,800
26,800
Rob Mariano us
Rob Mariano
48,000
48,000
48,000
Shun Wakita us
Shun Wakita
42,000
6,600
6,600
Haiquing Li us
Haiquing Li
32,000
2,000
2,000
Garry Gates us
Garry Gates
29,000
29,000
29,000
Johnnie Moreno us
Johnnie Moreno
26,000
26,000
26,000

Gates Shot Down By Frenzel

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Gerry Gates, Brian Frenzel
Gerry Gates, Brian Frenzel

Garry Gates moved in his remaining 20,000 from the cutoff, which saw Brian Frenzel call from the button, folding out all other players.

Garry Gates: {a-}{j-}
Brian Frenzel: {a-}{a-}

The board ran out {k-}{6-}{2-}{6-}{3-} and no help was brought to Gates while Frenzel ascended up the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Frenzel us
Brian Frenzel
179,000
28,000
28,000
Garry Gates us
Garry Gates
Busted

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Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Davies Holds In A Flip

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player in first position called and action folded to Daniel Davies in middle position who raised to 7,000. Action folded back to the initial caller who moved all in for 61,000 sending Davies into the tank. After some time he called and the hands were turned up.

Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Daniel Davies: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Davies' flopped set was good enough to hold up against his opponent, to send him up the chip counts biggest.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Davies us
Daniel Davies
231,000

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Gargiulo Takes The Chip Lead

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player raised to 5,000 on the cutoff, which saw action fold to Joey Gargiulo in the big blind who three-bet to 16,000 and his opponent called.

On a {j-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop, the cutoff moved all in for 109,000 and Gargiulo called.

Opponent: {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Joey Gargiulo: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Gargiulo's kings held up to take down a massive pot and ascend to the highest chip stack in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Joey Gargiulo us
Joey Gargiulo
418,500
211,500
211,500

Tags: Joey Gargiulo

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Mather Flops Quads

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Bob Mather
Bob Mather

A player moved all in for 19,000 in first position which saw action fold around to Bob Mather in the big blind who called.

Opponent: {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Bob Mather: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

The flop of {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} saw the window close for his opponent who stood up before the turn {j-Hearts} and river {9-Clubs} came out, giving the pot to Mather and sending his opponent out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Mather us
Bob Mather
86,500
56,500
56,500

Tags: Bob Mather

Saewitz Wins A Flip

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joshua Saewitz
Joshua Saewitz

A player moved all in for 34,000 from late position and action folded around to Joshua Saewitz in the cutoff who moved all in for more, folding out all other players.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Joshua Saewitz: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Saewitz' jacks held up to push him over six-figure.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Saewitz us
Joshua Saewitz
109,000

Tags: Joshua Saewitz

Feinberg Wins A Massive Hand With Jacks

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mark Feinberg
Mark Feinberg

Joey Gargiulo raised to 8,000 from middle position which saw multiple players call. In the small blind, Mark Feinberg raised to 32,000 and only the player on the button called.

The flop of {9-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{a-Spades} checked thorugh to the {j-Clubs} turn that saw Feinberg bet 30,000. The button moved all in and Feinberg snap-called.

Mark Feinberg: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Opponent: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The river {8-Hearts} changed nothing and Feinberg found himself on the good end of a massive cooler.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Feinberg us
Mark Feinberg
259,000
130,000
130,000

Tags: Joey GargiuloMark Feinberg