$1,700 Main Event Day 1c | 2025 RGPS Grand Prix Maryland

11-01-2025 14:03 UTC-4

Shields Finds the Perfect River on Yang

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Yishu Yang bet 5,000 from middle position on a flop of J♣Q♠5♠ and Tyler Shields called in the small blind.

Yang then bet 12,500 on the K♣ turn, and Shields again called. The river was the 10♠ and Shields moved all in for 33,800.

"Where did you find that river, sir?" Yang wondered as she tanked for more than a minute before flinging J♥J♣ into the muck. Shields showed her A♣A♦ for a rivered straight as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Shields	70,000 25,000	25,000
Yishu Yang	35,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Tyler Shields Yishu Yang

11-01-2025 14:00 UTC-4

Venkatesan Fills Up on Sommers

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Kade Venkatesan bet 3,000 from the big blind on a flop of 7♠6♣6♥ and Lee Sommers raised to 11,500 in the hijack. Venkatesan called and the flop came the A♣.

Both players checked to see the 5♣ river, where Venkatesan bet 15,000. Sommers took a minute before calling, and Venkatesan showed A♠6♠ for a full house. Sommers flashed the A♦ as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kade Venkatesan	70,000
Lee Sommers	15,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Kade Venkatesan Lee Sommers

11-01-2025 13:52 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar	40,000 40,000	40,000

Ariel Krupnik	40,000 40,000	40,000

Yang Survives a Sweat

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player in middle position had a raise of 5,500 in front of him before Yishu Yang moved all in for 22,000 on the button. The small blind then reshoved, and the middle-position player folded, saying he had two nines.

Yishu Yang: 7♦7♠ All in
Opponent: A♣Q♣

Yang was racing for her tournament life as the flop came 10♥4♣3♦. The turn came the 7♣ to give her a set, but her opponent picked up a flush draw. The river was the 2♦ and Yang survived to double up.

"The turn was the perfect card," another tablemate said after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yishu Yang	50,000

Tags: Yishu Yang

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

11-01-2025 13:26 UTC-4

First Break

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players are going on the first 12-minute break of the day.

The field has grown to 53 entries so far today.

11-01-2025 13:17 UTC-4

Tindle Flops the Joint For a Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player in the small blind led out for 2,000 on a flop of 7♦3♥5♣ and Steve Tindle called in middle position.

The turn was the A♥ and the small blind moved all in for 10,000. Tindle snap-called and turned over 6♣4♠ for a flopped straight. His opponent could only show A♦2♥ for a pair of aces, and the A♣ river wasn't enough as Tindle sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Tindle	60,000

Tags: Steve Tindle

11-01-2025 13:10 UTC-4

Twyman Takes One Out

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player under the gun moved all in for 6,100 and Kai Nicholls called in the cutoff. John Twyman then reraised to 16,000 on the button, and Nicholls called.

The flop came 5♦4♥3♠ and Twyman bet another 20,000. Nicholls quickly folded, leaving Twyman and the at-risk player heads-up.

All-in player: 7♦7♠ All in
John Twyman: 8♥8♦

Both players showed a pair, but Twyman was ahead with his eights and poised for the knockout. The board ran out 9♦Q♦ and the under-the-gun player was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Twyman	85,000 20,000	20,000
Kai Nicholls	25,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: John Twyman Kai Nicholls

11-01-2025 13:04 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Spencer Meads	85,000
John Twyman	65,000 10,000	10,000
Rob Gardner	65,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Miravi	60,000 28,000	28,000
Louis Bailey	55,000
Sean Byars	55,000 10,000	10,000
Roger Laing	55,000 10,000	10,000
Kenneth Douglas	50,000 5,000	5,000
Reda Aziz	40,000 40,000	40,000
Lee Sommers	20,000 30,000	30,000
Brandon Frazier	10,000

11-01-2025 12:58 UTC-4

Cayetano Raises Out Nicholls in Four-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Four players went to a flop of 8♣5♦J♥ where Kai Nicholls bet 1,500 from under the gun. Only Jose Cayetano in middle position and a player on the button called.

Nicholls bet another 2,500 on the 10♦ turn, but this time Cayetano raised to 7,500. The button quickly folded, while Nicholls also gave up his hand.