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$800 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2026 RGPS Passport Atlantic City
$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport Atlantic City
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$497,000
Total Entries
710
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
107
Players Left
13
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Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Day 1b of the RunGood Passport Season Atlantic City Main Event here at the Borgata Hotel, Spa and Casino drew 107 entries, bringing the field to 303 total entries so far across the first two starting flights. By the end of the night, 13 players managed to advance to Day 2, joining the 24 survivors from Day 1a.
The Main Event is well on track to surpass the $300,000 guarantee, with the entries from the first two flights contributing $212,100 to the prize pool so far, and two more flights still to go.
Lucas Vergara got off to a rocky start today, busting earlier in Day 1a of the Main Event, and quickly losing another bullet in the early levels of Day 1b. Undeterred, Vergara fired once more, grinding a short stack for several more levels before finally catching some momentum late in the night. Vergara was one of two massive stacks on the bubble, alongside Richard Smith. The two chip leaders had opposite trajectories from there, with Smith losing a chunk of his stack, while Vargara ended with 1,454,000, good for not only the Day 1b chip lead, but also the overall chip lead going into Day 2. Vergara also has a ton of momentum on his side, after achieving two breakthrough six-figure scores earlier this year.
Day 1b Full Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Vergara | United States | 1,454,000 | 121 |
| 2 | Richard Smith (NJ) | United States | 701,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Travis Hartshorn | United States | 636,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Keith Becker | United States | 498,000 | 42 |
| 5 | Wodyang Lin | United States | 461,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Michael Klein | United States | 459,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Stephanie Rivkin | United States | 369,000 | 31 |
| 8 | Philip Saracino | United States | 225,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Joseph Rapp | United States | 175,000 | 15 |
| 10 | Marguerite Spagnuolo | United States | 146,000 | 12 |
| 11 | John Cipriano | United States | 94,000 | 8 |
| 12 | Michael Sweeney | United States | 51,000 | 4.5 |
| 13 | Frank Loffreno | United States | 33,000 | 3 |
Vargara has more than double the chips of any other player, with Smith being his closest rival, ending with 701,000. Smith enjoyed a dominant chip lead for most of the day after cracking pocket kings and pocket aces to knock out two opponents.
Rounding out the podium with 636,000 is Travis Hartshorn, who was all-in and at risk against Vergara just two eliminations away from the money. Hartshorn doubled that hand, and soon after doubled with aces against Smith’s pocket kings to finish the night with the third-largest stack.
Some notable players to play Day 1b but fall before the end of the night include Russ Dunlevy, Michael Marder, and Nicholas Rigby.
Day 1b ended with 29 minutes left on Level 19, while Day 1a has seen the earliest finish to a starting flight so far, ended with 18 minutes remaining on Level 16 (5,000/10,000 (10,000).
Two more starting flights remain, with Day 1c taking place tomorrow at 11:15 a.m. Day 1d, featuring a turbo structure with 20-minute levels, will take place the same day at 5:15 p.m., before the fields combine for Day 2 on Sunday at noon.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for our continuing coverage of the Main Event!
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,454,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
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|
701,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
636,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
498,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
461,000
461,000
|
461,000 |
|
459,000
421,000
|
421,000 |
|
369,000
369,000
|
369,000 |
|
225,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
175,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
146,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
94,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
51,000
419,000
|
419,000 |
|
33,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Day 1b has ended, with 13 players advancing from the 107-entry field.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the night's action.
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Delilah Lerner was all-in preflop from the hijack and up against the covering stack of Lucas Vergara on the button.
Delilah Lerner: A♠A♣ 
Lucas Vergara: K♠J♠
The board ran out 7♥9♥10♦8♣K♥, giving Vergara a jack-high straight to eliminate Lerner on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,490,000
422,000
|
422,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Travis Hartshorn shoved from the button, covering both opponents in the blinds. Marguerite Spagnuolo called from the small blind for 69,000, putting herself at risk.
Marguerite Spagnuolo: A♥A♠
Travis Hartshorn: J♦5♣
The board ran out 10♣9♥2♣K♠9♦. Hartshorn had turned a gutshot but bricked the river, and Spagnuolo doubled up on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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168,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With 14 players remaining and 13 paid spots, the Main Event is now hand-for-hand!
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Lucas Vergara shoved from the button, covering both opponents in the blinds. Action folded around to Travis Hartshorn in the big blind.
"Good one" Hartshorn declared upon looking at one hole card. After looking at his second hole card, he thought for a few seconds before calling with his stack of 221,000, putting himself at risk two eliminations away from making the money.
Travis Hartshorn: A♣6♣
Lucas Vergara: Q♦10♦
Hartshorn had a big lead with top pair on the A♠3♣J♦ flop, while Vergara had a gutshot. Vergara picked up a flush draw on the A♦ turn. The flush came in on the 3♦ river, but Hartshorn had made a running full house to double up through the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,068,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
460,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
A player in the hijack was all-in for 87,000, and up against Delilah Lerner who with 88,000 had him slightly covered from the big blind.
Hijack: Q♦J♦
Delilah Lerner: A♦A♠
Lerner was a big favorite with aces, but the K♦5♦5♠ flop gave her opponent plenty of outs wit ha flush draw. The player in the hijack picked up two more outs on the J♣ turn, but the 3♥ river was a brick, and he was sent to the rail three spots shy of making the money, while Lerner picked up a crucial double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
193,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,094,000
714,000
|
714,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,017,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
470,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
450,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
|
185,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
180,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
175,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
165,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
88,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
38,000
352,000
|
352,000 |
|
|
37,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
