$600 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 RGPS Mission RunGood San Diego

02-22-2025 01:24 UTC-8

Feder Sends One Home

Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Brett Feder defended his big blind to a raise to the tune of 15,000 from Zackery Rodriguez.

Both players checked the flop of 10♦10♠2♦ to the J♦ turn where Feder bet 30,000. Rodriguez moved all in for 98,000 and Feder called.

Zackery Rodriguez: A♦K♥ All in
Brett Feder: Q♣10♥

The river 7♥ did not complete the Rodriguez' flush draw and Feder raked in a sizable pot as the night came to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Feder	340,000 310,000	310,000
Zackery Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Brett Feder Zackery Rodriguez

Level: 13

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

02-22-2025 00:53 UTC-8

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

02-22-2025 00:53 UTC-8

Perry Flips His Coin... and Loses

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Michael Perry all in and at risk for his last 31,000 and Jeffrey Burquist holding the covering stack.

Michael Perry: 4♠4♥
Jeffrey Burquist: A♦J♣

Before the flop was dealt, Perry held his coin and called heads while tossing it in the air. It landed on tails, signifying the pot would go in the direction of Burquist and the board obliged with the runout of 6♥6♣Q♥7♣Q♦, counterfeiting Perry's pair and eliminating him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Burquist	96,000 18,000	18,000
Michael Perry	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Burquist Michael Perry

02-22-2025 00:42 UTC-8

Santiago Jams on Tatarintsev

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Defending champion Maksim Tatarintsev raised to 8,000 from the hijack and on the button Fernando Santiago called.

The flop rolled out 8♥5♠3♥ and Tatarintsev bet 9,000 which Santiago called.

Tatarintsev checked the 2♥ turn to Santiago who bet 9,000 and Tatarintsev raised to 35,000. Santiago moved all in for 168,000 effective and the defending champion wasted little time in tossing his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Santiago	375,000

Maksim Tatarintsev	133,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Fernando Santiago Maksim Tatarintsev

02-22-2025 00:17 UTC-8

More Casualties

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Astivan Batoo	Busted
Douglas Jones	Busted
Smriti Dewari	Busted
George Kalfayan	Busted
Jonathan Groat	Busted
Derrick Yamada	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

02-22-2025 00:12 UTC-8

Jacks Hold For Aulds Lang Syne

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Liam Gannon

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

Action was picked up with cards on their backs in the biggest pot of the tournament.

After various bets preflop, Prakhar Jain was all in for his last 134,000 up against Scott Aulds who held the bigger stack.

Prakhar Jain: A♣K♠ All in
Scott Aulds: J♥J♣

The board ran out 8♥10♣4♥6♦7♥ and the jacks held up to give the overall tournament lead to Aulds while Jain was left to take the elevator ride down to the casino floor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Aulds	310,000 145,000	145,000
Prakhar Jain	Busted

Tags: Prakhar Jain Scott Aulds

02-22-2025 00:00 UTC-8

Aulds Turns Kornecook

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Liam Gannon

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

Scott Aulds raised to 6,000 from middle position and in the big blind, Thomas Kornecook called.

The flop rolled out 10♠3♣5♣ and Kornecook checked over to Aulds who bet 7,000, prompting Kornecook to move all in for 21,000 and Aulds called.

Thomas Kornecook: 10♦8♥ All in
Scott Aulds: A♥9♠

The board ran out A♣4♣ and the turn ace was good enough for the recently crowned three-time RGPS ring winner to take down the pot and eliminate Kornecook.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Aulds	165,000 36,000	36,000
Thomas Kornecook	Busted

Tags: Thomas Kornecook Scott Aulds

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000