$600 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2026 RGPS Passport Austin
$600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport Austin
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$512,054
Total Entries
1,018
Level
31
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
121
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1,018
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Level 31
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
The final day of the first-ever RunGood Poker Series at the Lodge Card Club was a lengthy affair as players battled for over 13 hours to decide who would be crowned the first RGPS Passport Austin $600 Main Event champion. Jose Garcia outlasted a field of 1,018 entries to earn the first-place prize of $88,007 and take home the RGPS ring and trophy.
“I’m very happy,” said Garcia. “It feels good. I’m excited.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Garcia | United States | $88,007 |
| 2 | Andrew Robinson | United States | $61,547 |
| 3 | James Black | United States | $40,069 |
| 4 | Kyle Stein | United States | $29,069 |
| 5 | Kevin Easterling | United States | $22,149 |
| 6 | Matthew Costentino | United States | $17,804 |
| 7 | James Cazin | United States | $14,742 |
| 8 | Thomas McCutcheon | United States | $11,706 |
| 9 | Zachary Evers | United States | $8,691 |
Jose Garcia had a disastrous end to Day 1a. He had approximately 800,000 in chips with just a few players left to bag for Day 2, but Garcia was the victim of an ace-high hero call by David Kim that chopped his stack down. Garcia lost an additional hand that taxed him, and he went from a potential Day 1a chip leader to entering Day 2 with 271,000.
Garcia shared with PokerNews that he regretted how the ending of Day 1a played out.
“I could have come into Day 2 with a big stack,” Garcia said, shaking his head at how it began to unravel. Thankfully for Garcia, he still had enough chips to play with, and what didn’t kill him made him stronger.
“I want to thank my wife, my parents, and my friends,” Garcia said. “They believed in me more than I did.”
His support network’s belief in him was not unfounded, as Garcia is now a poker champion.
Garcia’s underdog story continued all the way to the final table. He entered with the least amount of chips of the final nine players with 455,000, but by the first break, he had grown his stack to 2,050,000.
Garcia hit a setback when he tried to bluff Matthew Costentino, but a quick double through James Cazin got Garcia back off the mat with a stack of 3,900,000.
A pivotal hand occurred during Level 28 when Garcia eliminated James Cazin in seventh place when his pocket nines held against Cazin’s ace-king.
Garcia’s stack shrank before he doubled against the then chip leader Andrew Robinson to pull back over eleven million in chips.
The rollercoaster final table continued for Garcia when he lost an all-in to James Black, but he quickly rebounded when his pocket queens held against Robinson to close the gap three-handed.
This proved to be a turning point as Garcia regained his aggressive form when he fired all three streets with just ten-high to push out Robinson and take the chip lead.
Garcia never looked back, eliminating both Black and Robinson to take down the title.
Day 2 Action
There was a flurry of eliminations at the start of the day. Notable Nikki Limo came in with a short stack and was unable to make it out of the initial stages of the day, busting early on Day 2.
Day 1a chip leader Joe Roh and notable Joshua Hale were also unable to make it to the first break of the day. Andrew Neeme’s hopes of winning the RGPS main event title ended during Level 19.
By the time the players reached the three-table redraw it was Jackson Morisey who led all challengers, but it was Matthew Costentino who surged during this period knocking out Joshua Brower, Day 1c chip leader Terrance Reid, and James Holland.
Costentino’s momentum was stunted when Thomas McCutcheon doubled through him. Costentino rebounded when he secured the knockout of Jackson Morisey to send them to the final table. Costentino would battle, but a cooler against Andrew Robinson left him with little chips when his queens ran into Robinson’s kings, resulting in a sixth-place finish.
Robinson appeared poised to capture the title when he eliminated Kyle Stein, but his run began to unravel when Garcia began to pour it on late.
This concludes the coverage of the RGPS Passport Austin Main Event. Check back here at PokerNews for all your poker updates and news.
Level 31
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Jose Garcia took the top prize of $88,067 and the first-ever RGPS Main Event title at the Lodge Card Club. Stay tuned here at PokerNews for a complete recap of Day 2.
Level 31
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
The heads-up match ended just after two hands, after Andrew Robinson jammed on the button for 6,100,000 and was called by Jose Garcia out of the big blind to put Robinson at risk.
Andrew Robinson: A♠6♥
Jose Garcia: A♥9♥
Robinson's ace was dominated. The flop did not bring much solace as it came 5♦J♠7♠.
The turn gave Robinson some hope as the 3♠ peeled to give him a straight draw, but it was not meant to be as the 7♣ hit the river to eliminate Robinson in second place.
Robinson earned $61,547 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,900,000
7,700,000
|
7,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 31
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Jose Garcia decided to go all-in from the small blind, and James Black chose to make a stand with a call from the big blind to be at risk for 5,300,000.
James Black: Q♥5♦
Jose Garcia: J♥10♣
The flop came down 3♠2♥A♥ to keep Black ahead, but the turn was unfriendly as it came the J♣ to give Garcia the lead.
The 2♣ was the final card Black would see in the tournament as he finished in third place.
Black earned $40,069 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,200,000
6,100,000
|
6,100,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 31
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
James Black began the hand with a limp on the button before Jose Garcia chose to raise to 2,000,000 from the big. blind. Black stuck around with a call.
The 7♥9♥Q♦ led to a check from Garcia. Black put out a bet of 1,300,000, but Garcia responded with a check-raise to 3,200,000. Black called after giving it significant thought.
Garcia did not slow down on the 5♠ turn and jammed to put Black to a decision. Black folded to awrd the pot to Garcia.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,100,000
5,600,000
|
5,600,000 |
|
|
6,100,000
5,200,000
|
5,200,000 |
|
|
||
Level 31
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,500,000
13,000,000
|
13,000,000 |
|
|
11,300,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,100,000
15,700,000
|
15,700,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Level 30
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break. Three still remain in the $600 RGPS Passport Austin Main Event.
Level 30
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Jose Garcia chose to go all-in from the small blind and was called by James Black with Black at risk.
James Black: 4♦4♣
Jose Garcia: K♣4♥
Black's hand stayed ahead on the A♦6♠Q♦ flop, but the 10♣ turn gave Garcia additional outs.
The 3♥ river was not one of them as Black won the hand to stay in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,600,000
5,200,000
|
5,200,000 |
|
|
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|
|
7,500,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
