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$600 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2026 RGPS Passport Austin
$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport Austin
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$512,054
Total Entries
1,018
Level
31
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
118
Players Left
15
Players Left 1 / 1,018
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Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Players showed up at the Lodge Card Club to take their shot at Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series Passport Austin $600 Main Event with a total of 118 entrants during the first flight. This meant that 15 players were allowed to bag and advance to Day 2.
It was Joe Roh (753,000) who finished at the top of the heap to secure the title of Day 1a chip leader. Roh boasts nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in live earnings according to The Hendon Mob. Roh will look to add to that tally as he enters Day 2 with a healthy stack.
RGPS Ambassador Kris Burchfield (658,000) and Cy Stone (512,000) rounded out the top three stacks from the opening flight.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Roh | United States | 753,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Kris Burchfield | United States | 658,000 | 55 |
| 3 | Cy Stone | United States | 512,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Kevin Easterling | United States | 473,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Emmanuel McKenzie | United States | 446,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Zachary Evers | United States | 265,000 | 22 |
| 7 | Spenser Sembrat | United States | 260,000 | 22 |
| 8 | Patrick Salmins | United States | 218,000 | 18 |
| 9 | Joseph Guastella | United States | 191,000 | 16 |
| 10 | Wade Warren | United States | 182,000 | 15 |
Notables that entered but were unable to bag for Day 2 included: Terrance Reid, Jamie Kerstetter, Nikki Limo, Ebony Kenney, and current POY leader Rob Gardner.
Patrick Salmins had a hot start to Day 1a, rising to as much as 660,000 by Level 11. The rest of the evening was not as successful for Salmins as he ended the day with a bag of 218,000.
PokerNews photographer Spenser Sembrat advanced to Day 2 after a couple of timely all-in double and triple-ups kept Sembrat in the hunt.
There are still four more opening flights remaining for players to punch their ticket to Day 2 of the main event, with Friday and Saturday hosting two flights each day at 11:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., respectively. Players will then return on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 12:15 p.m. and will play down to a winner to decide who will be the first RGPS Passport Austin Main Event Champion.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for coverage of action tomorrow on Day 1b.
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
753,000
753,000
|
753,000 |
|
||
|
658,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
512,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
473,000 | |
|
446,000
446,000
|
446,000 |
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
260,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
218,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
|
191,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
182,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
181,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
171,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
168,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
148,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Day 1a has concluded. Stay tuned here at PokerNews for a recap of today's action.
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Both tables witnessed knockouts at the same time to end RGPS Passport Austin Day 1a.
Kevin Easterling managed to score an elimination when his pocket jacks held against pocket eights.
Cy Stone managed to secure a knockout at the next table over when his pocket kings held up against the KxQx of his opponent to send everyone home for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
473,000 | |
|
|
412,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The hand began with a raise to 24,000 from under the gun before Lisa Graviel chose to go all-in for 69,000. The original raiser made the call to put Graviel at risk.
Lisa Graviel: Q♥Q♠
Opponent: K♦10♦
Graviel avoided elimination when the board ran out 10♥A♦2♣6♣4♥ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
138,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
A player raised to 24,000 from early position before Cy Stone called from the button and sent them to a flop heads up.
Both players checked through the 2♦A♣10♦ flop to bring the 9♠. Stone bet 30,000 after it was checked to him, which garnered a call from his opponent.
Both players checked the 2♥ river.
The early position player showed Q♠Q♦, but it was no good as Stone tabled A♥5♥ for a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
230,200
|
230,200 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Players are on a 5-minute break. Play will resume at the 6,000/12,000 level with 17 players remaining on Day 1a.
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Kirs Burchfield continues his march up the leaderboards after he was involved in a cooler against Patrick Salmins.
Salmins opened the action with a raise to 20,000 from early position before Burchfield chose to re-raise to 63,000.
Salmins responded with a jam and was called by Burchfield, who put himself at risk for 314,000.
Kris Burchfield: A♣A♠
Patrick Salmins: Q♣Q♥
Burchfield woke up with aces at the right time as he had Salmins in trouble as they went to a runout.
The flop slammed the door on any hope of an upset as it came 9♦9♣A♥. The 7♥ turn, and the J♦ river completed the board as Burchfield soared past the half-million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
628,000
362,000
|
362,000 |
|
|
76,000
584,000
|
584,000 |
