$800 Main Event Day 1a | 2026 RGPS Passport Atlantic City

03-13-2026 19:19 UTC-4

Hwang Survives a Classic Flip

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A player in the hijack raised to 24,000 and the button called. Bob Hwang then moved all in for 163,000 in the big blind, the hijack reshoved, and the button got out of the way. "Good luck, boss," the hijack said to Hwang as they turned over their cards.

Bob Hwang: Q♦Q♣ All in
Opponent: A♠K♣

It was a classic flip, and Hwang's queens stayed in the lead through the 7♦6♣5♥5♦5♠ board to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bob Hwang	350,000

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03-13-2026 19:12 UTC-4

Rigby Scores a Double Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Nicholas Rigby just sent two players to the rail to boost his stack up to 600,000 and shared the details of the hand.

According to Rigby, he opened to 16,000 in middle position and the button called. The big blind then moved all in for 62,000 and Rigby called, while the button also called all in with an identical stack.

Rigby had king-queen, the button showed 10♥9♥, while the big blind had ace-ten. Rigby hit top pair on a king-high flop with two hearts, while the rest of the board ran out 5♠Q♦ to give him two pair and the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	600,000 170,000	170,000

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Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

03-13-2026 19:08 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Cohen	700,000 540,000	540,000
Federico Castro	550,000 230,000	230,000
Nicholas Rigby	430,000 315,000	315,000
Chris Conrad	300,000
Joseph Muldoon	220,000 60,000	60,000
James Dezendorf	200,000 125,000	125,000
Kevin Grabel	140,000 220,000	220,000

03-13-2026 19:05 UTC-4

Gibson Running Hot; Pahuja Survives Against Porter

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mukul Pahuja moved all in for 81,000 from the cutoff, Andrew Porter reshoved in the small blind, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Mukul Pahuja: 4♠4♣ All in
Andrew Porter: A♣8♦

Pahuja needed to survive the flip to stay alive, and Porter couldn't connect with the J♣5♠2♦10♣Q♠ board as Pahuja doubled up.

At another table, a player on the button was all in for 135,000 and Jeff Gibson put him at risk in the small blind.

All-in Player: K♠K♥ All in
Jeff Gibson: 10♥10♦

The at-risk player was a favorite with his kings, but Gibson spiked a set on the 8♦A♦10♠ flop to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 8♠J♥.

"When you're running good, you're running good," he told Gibson on his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Gibson	650,000 100,000	100,000
Andrew Porter	520,000 100,000	100,000

Mukul Pahuja	160,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Andrew Porter Jeff Gibson Mukul Pahuja

03-13-2026 18:54 UTC-4

Porter, IA Score Knockouts

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player in the cutoff moved all in for 45,000 and Andrew Porter called in the small blind.

All-in Player: A♣K♦ All in
Andrew Porter: 10♠10♣

Porter remained in the lead with his tens as the flop came 5♥4♣4♠3♥, while the 10♦ river improved him to a full house to send his opponent to the rail.

The next hand at this table, IA raised to 22,000 in the cutoff and Porter called on the button. Stephen Ko then moved all in for 130,000 in the small blind, and only IA called.

Stephen Ko: 10♦10♥ All in
IA: A♣A♥

Ko had run right into aces, and the 9♠8♥3♦2♦K♣ board offered no help as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Porter	620,000 620,000	620,000

IA	560,000 560,000	560,000
Stephen Ko	Busted

Tags: Andrew Porter IA Stephen Ko

03-13-2026 18:46 UTC-4

DeVore Flips One to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player in early position moved all in for 73,000, Sundiata DeVore reshoved in the hijack, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

All-in Player: A♣Q♥ All in
Sundiata DeVore: J♠J♦

The at-risk player needed to overcome DeVore's jacks to stay alive, but he couldn't connect with the 5♥5♦6♥2♠4♦ board and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sundiata DeVore	210,000

Tags: Sundiata DeVore

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

03-13-2026 18:38 UTC-4

"Better Lucky Than Good"; Ko Cracks Aces on the River

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David Salituro

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

A player on the button moved all in for 49,000 and Stephen Ko put him at risk in middle position.

All-in Player: A♥A♠ All in
Stephen Ko: A♦K♦

The at-risk player had found two aces and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came 5♣8♠Q♦. The 8♦ turn gave Ko a flush draw, and he hit his flush on the 7♦ river to send his opponent to the rail.

"Better lucky than good," a tablemate told Ko after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Ko	130,000 130,000	130,000
Russ Dunlevy	Busted
Daniel Buzgon	Busted

Tags: Stephen Ko

03-13-2026 18:34 UTC-4

Gibson Spikes the River to Double Off Moon

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David Salituro

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

Jeff Gibson raised to 13,000 in middle position and Seunghwan Moon called on the button, as did the big blind.

The flop came 7♠3♦6♠ and Gibson bet 20,000. Moon then raised to 50,000 and the big blind got out of the way, while Gibson moved all in for 261,000. Moon quickly called.

Jeff Gibson: Q♣Q♠ All in
Seunghwan Moon: 7♥6♥

Gibson showed two queens, but Moon had flopped two pair to take the lead. The 9♠ turn gave Gibson some hope with a flush draw, and he spiked his flush on the K♠ river to earn the double up.

Moon, who had built his stack up past 500,000 earlier today, was left with just 50,000 after taking this hit.