$800 Main Event | 2026 RGPS Passport Atlantic City

03-15-2026 17:35 UTC-4

Buber Rides a Roller Coaster on Back-to-Back Hands

David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Yusuf Buber limped in from early position and Keith Becker moved all in for 440,000 in the hijack. Buber called to put Becker at risk.

Keith Becker: A♠J♥ All in
Yusuf Buber: 3♦3♥

Becker took out his camera and began filming as the flop came J♠6♦8♥ to give him top pair and the lead. The rest of the board ran out 8♣10♥ and Becker doubled up.

The next hand, Buber raised to 125,000 under the gun and was called by Cenk Cerci in the cutoff and Michael Klein on the button. Mykhailo Lendel then moved all in from the big blind, Buber called for 960,000, and the rest of the table folded.

Yusuf Buber: A♦Q♠ All in
Mykhailo Lendel: 7♥7♦

Buber was the one racing for his tournament life this time, and he hit top pair on the Q♣10♥9♦ flop. The board ran out 5♣J♠, and Buber doubled right back.

"Big swings for you," Klein told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cenk Cerci	3,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Yusuf Buber	2,000,000 800,000	800,000
Michael Klein	1,300,000 900,000	900,000
Keith Becker	1,000,000 600,000	600,000
Mykhailo Lendel	600,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Cenk Cerci Keith Becker Michael Klein Mykhailo Lendel Yusuf Buber

03-15-2026 17:29 UTC-4

Avery Williams Eliminated in 20th Place ($4,065)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Avery Williams opened to 200,000 from under the gun, Travis Hartshorn three-bet to 600,000 from his direct left, and Williams called.

The flop came A♦Q♥7♣. Williams check-called a 375,000 bet from Hartshorn.

Williams checked again on the K♠ turn and Hartshorn bet 775,000.

"This is so f***** up," Williams commented before moving all-in for roughly 1,700,000.

"Nice hand," Williams added.

Hartshorn seemed momentarily perplexed by Williams' words right before the shove, but after a few seconds he commented that he wasn't folding and made the call.

Avery Williams: Q♠Q♦ All in
Travis Hartshorn: K♦K♣

Williams was on the wrong side of a brutal cooler after flopping middle set only for Hartshorn to turn a higher set.

"Thought it was aces," Williams mentioned before the 5♦ river confirmed his elimination, while Hartshorn dragged in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Hartshorn	5,650,000 3,150,000	3,150,000
Avery Williams	Busted

Tags: Avery Williams Travis Hartshorn

03-15-2026 17:21 UTC-4

Kachittavong Holds to Double Off Foote

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In a battle between the blinds, Federico Castro led out for 75,000 on a flop of 5♣3♥Q♠ and Chris DeQuatro called.

Both players checked the 3♦ turn. Castro then bet 325,000 on the 2♥ river, and DeQuatro called with Q♦J♠ for two pair. Castro mucked.

The next hand, Castro bet 150,000 from the button on a flop of J♣9♦4♣ and was called by Soukha Kachittavong in the big blind and Joe Foote in early position.

The turn was the 10♦ and Kachittavong bet 400,000. Foote then moved all in, Castro folded, while Kachittavong committed his last 80,000.

Kachittavong showed K♥Q♥ for top pair, while Foote had Q♦J♦. Kachittavong was ahead with his king-kicker and needed to dodge Foote's flush draw, and Foote missed the 3♠ river as Kachittavong doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Foote	2,200,000 300,000	300,000
Soukha Kachittavong	1,500,000 400,000	400,000
Chris DeQuatro	1,300,000 220,000	220,000
Federico Castro	1,000,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Chris DeQuatro Federico Castro Joe Foote Soukha Kachittavong

03-15-2026 17:17 UTC-4

Alen Habib Eliminated in 21st Place ($4,065)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Day 1a chip leader Alen Habib never took his seat today. His stack has finally blinded out, resulting in his elimination in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alen Habib	Busted

Tags: Alen Habib

03-15-2026 17:15 UTC-4

DeQuatro on Right Side of the Ultimate Cooler

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chris DeQuatro shoved for 710,000 from under the gun, and Michael Cohen re-shoved with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Chris DeQuatro: A♣A♠ All in
Michael Cohen: K♦K♠

Cohen had crashed pocket kings into DeQuatro's pocket aces, and after he find no help on the 10♦J♠6♣10♠6♥ runout DeQuatro secured a full double at his expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris DeQuatro	1,520,000 880,000	880,000
Michael Cohen	855,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Chris DeQuatro Michael Cohen

03-15-2026 17:12 UTC-4

Akyildiz Survives a Flip to Double

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Aytumen Akyildiz raised to 100,000 on the button before John Alexander three-bet to 700,000 in the big blind. Akyildiz then moved all in for 970,000, and Alexander called.

Aytumen Akyildiz: A♣J♥ All in
John Alexander: 10♥10♦

Akyildiz took the lead on the J♣3♥4♦ flop with top pair, and Alexander couldn't catch up on the 5♦ turn or 7♦ river as he handed over the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aytumen Akyildiz	1,900,000 500,000	500,000
John Alexander	1,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Aytumen Akyildiz John Alexander

03-15-2026 17:04 UTC-4

David Lu Eliminated in 22nd Place ($4,065)

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Lu raised to 500,000 under the gun as action folded around to Mykhailo Lendel, who shoved from the big blind. Lu called for his last 130,000.

David Lu: A♦K♠ All in
Mykhailo Lendel: Q♣Q♠

It was a classic flip, but Lu couldn't improve on the J♠10♠3♦10♥4♥ board and Lendel took the pot with his queens to send Lu to the rail in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Lendel	1,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
David Lu	Busted

Tags: David Lu Mykhailo Lendel

03-15-2026 16:59 UTC-4

Cohen Spikes a Three-Outer

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Michael Cohen had shoved from the small blind for 695,000 over a raise and two calls. Federico Castro called from the big blind with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Michael Cohen: A♠J♣ All in
Federico Castro: A♣Q♠

Castro had Cohen pipped, but Cohen connected with his jack on the J♦5♣8♠ flop to take the lead. He remained ahead as the rest of the board ran out 6♥9♣ to double through Castro.

Player	Chips	Progress
Federico Castro	875,000 225,000	225,000
Michael Cohen	845,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Federico Castro Michael Cohen

Level: 23

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

03-15-2026 16:53 UTC-4

MR Eliminated in 23rd Place ($4,065)

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David Salituro

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

MR moved all in for 390,000 in middle position and Aytumen Akyildiz called on the button. Joe Foote then reraised to 1,000,000 in the small blind, and Akyildiz got out of the way.

MR: K♦9♠ All in
Joe Foote: A♥K♣

Foote picked up a flush draw as the K♥6♥4♥ flop kept him in the lead with his ace-kicker. The rest of the board ran out 3♦10♥ and Foote rivered the nut flush to secure the pot and send MR to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Foote	2,500,000 500,000	500,000
Aytumen Akyildiz	1,400,000 500,000	500,000
MR	Busted

Tags: Aytumen Akyildiz Joe Foote MR