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

03-14-2026 19:20 UTC-4

Multiway Hand Goes to Gmerek

Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

An under-the-gun player opened to 2,400, a player in the hijack called, Kris Gmerek called on the button, and a player in the big blind called.

The flop came A♦2♠8♦. Action checked around to the hijack who bet 8,000. Only Gmerek called.

The hijack checked to Gmerek on the 7♠ turn and Gmerek shoved for a bit over 50,000, forcing a fold from his one remaining opponent.

Gmerek showed that he had A♣Q♣ for top pair before taking the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kris Gmerek	81,000

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Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

03-14-2026 19:05 UTC-4

Ciabaton Hero-Calls for the Double

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With two players seeing a completed board of 8♦K♦A♣Q♦4♦ and around 30,000 in the middle, Dayanna Ciabaton bet 3,000 from early position, and a player in the hijack moved all-in, covering Ciabaton who had around 35,000 behind. Ciabaton briefly went into the tank.

"Did I induce that?" Ciabaton asked her opponent, who offered no reply. Soon after, another player at the table called the clock. With just a couple of seconds remaining before her hand would be declared dead, Ciabaton called, putting her tournament life at risk.

The player in the hijack could only show Q♠J♥ for third pair, turned into a bluff. Ciabaton tabled A♠4♠ for two pair to secure a full double up, while her opponent was left short-stacked and busted soon after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dayanna Ciabaton	104,000 104,000	104,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

03-14-2026 18:43 UTC-4

Top Two for Namazi

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With the board reading A♥J♦5♣ and a bit over 15,000 in the middle, Mehdi Namazi bet 5,800 from the small blind, and a player on the button called.

Namazi shoved for 23,400 on the K♣ turn, and his opponent snap-called with a covering stack.

Mehdi Namazi: A♠K♠ All in
Opponent: A♦Q♥

Namazi had top two pair, while the player on the button had top pair with a gutshot. Namazi's hand remained best on the [8s
river, and he doubled up through his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Namazi	76,000 18,000	18,000

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Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

03-14-2026 18:28 UTC-4

Lee Cracks Scavo's Aces

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Louis Bailey opened to 800 from under the gun, Timothy Lee called from the cutoff, and John Scavo squeezed to 4,000 from the button. Only Lee called.

The flop came 3♠2♥9♦, and Lee check-called a 3,000 continuation bet from Scavo.

Lee checked the 8♥ turn and Scavo bet 12,500. Lee shoved for around 40,000, and Scavo called with a covering stack.

John Scavo: A♠A♥ All in
Timothy Lee: 9♣8♣

Lee had turned top two pair to crack Scavo's aces, and he remained ahead on the 5♥ river for a full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Louis Bailey	102,000 2,000	2,000
Timothy Lee	89,000 89,000	89,000
John Scavo	11,000 11,000	11,000

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Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

03-14-2026 18:07 UTC-4

Bailey Gets Paid With Set

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With two players seeing a board of J♠A♠7♦10♥, a player was all-in from under the gun and up against the covering stack of Louis Bailey.

Under the Gun Player: A♣K♠
Bailey: 10♠10♦

Bailey was in great shape with a set against his opponent's top pair and gutshot. The 8♣ river was clean for Bailey to send his opponent to the rail and win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Louis Bailey	104,000 104,000	104,000

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03-14-2026 18:02 UTC-4

Stapleton Scores First Knockout of the Day

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Day 1d of the Main Event has just recorded its first casualty, with Liam Schmidt recently falling to Joe Stapleton, who recounted the two hands that led to Schmidt's elimination.

According to Stapleton, he opened from under the gun to 400, and Schmidt three-bet to 2,400 from the button. Stapleton called.

The flop came Q♠9♥8♠, and Stapleton checked. Schmidt fired a 2,400 continuation-bet, Stapleton check-raised to 9,000, and Schmidt called.

Stapleton check-called a 13,000 bet from Schmidt on the 2♦ turn, before both players checked the 10♦ river. Stapleton showed 10♠9♠ for two pair to win the hand, taking a big chunk out of Schmidt's stack.

The following hand saw Schmidt get his remaining chips in preflop with pocket sevens, only to lose a flip against Stapleton's ace-king after Stapleton spiked an ace on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Stapleton	90,000 90,000	90,000
Liam Schmidt	Busted

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