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Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2026 RGPS Passport Austin
$600 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport Austin
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$512,054
Total Entries
1,018
Level
31
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
352
Players Left
43
Players Left 1 / 1,018
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Phillip Lee shared the action with PokerNews after a sizeable hand took place.
The hand began with an open to 6,500. Phillip Lee responded with a re-raise to 26,500. His opponent was not satisfied with the price and chose to pop it to 95,000. Lee jammed for his tournament life, and his opponent called off to be at risk.
Opponent: A♠6♠
Phillip Lee: 10♥10♦
Lee needed to fade the ace, but the flop brought additional hazards as it came K♠Jx4♠ to give his opponent a flush draw.
The turn increased his opponent's outs as it came the Q♥ to give his opponent a straight draw.
Lee was spared from the upset when the 4x bricked the river to award Lee the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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443,000
309,000
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309,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Drew "BetOnDrew" Gonzalez took a final stand and shipped 30,000 from early position.
The button got involved with a jam for 32,500, and the small blind opted to call to put both players at risk.
Drew Gonzalez: K♠J♠
Button: 9♣9♠
Small Blind: 2♣2♦
Gonzalez needed to improve, and the flop complied as it fanned out K♦8♠6♥.
The 3♣ turn and the 10♥ river did not hit his opponents to award Gonzalez the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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86,000 | |
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Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
The hand was picked up on the flop of 6♦2♥5♠. Larry Carillo and his opponent got entangled in a pot. After his opponent jammed, Carillo chose to call to put his opponent at risk.
Opponent: A♦6♣
Larry Carillo: 3♠2♠
Carillo was behind, but he had several outs to improve.
He didn't have to wait long to convert on his outs as the 2♣ came on the turn to improve him to trip deuces.
The 9♣ river did not alter the standings as Carillo took down the pot and eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Tagir Sabirzianov was the beneficiary of back-to-back hands to vault past the six-figure mark.
The first hand occurred when Sabirzianov raised to 5,500 from early position. A player in the middle position and both blinds came along with a call.
The flop came down 5♠5♥8♥. Sabirzianov bet 5,000 on the flop and was raised to 12,000 from the middle position player. The blinds folded, and Sabirzianov called to stay in the hand.
The A♠ turn led to a check from Sabirzianov before his opponent bet 15,000. Sabirzianov opted to check-raise all-in for 52,000 total, which resulted in a fold from his opponent.
The very next hand, Sabirzianov got the chips in preflop and had his opponent at risk.
Opponent: A♣Q♠
Tagir Sabirzianov: A♠A♥
Sabirzianov had his opponent's hand crushed, and the runout did not bring an upset as it came K♣3♣K♥K♦2♣ to award Sabirzianov the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Joel Doney was originally from New Orleans, but moved to the Austin, Texas area approximately five years ago.
Doney began playing during the Moneymaker boom and primarily played cash games up, but he has taken a shine to tournaments in the last several years, and he has done well for himself as he boasts over $600,000 in career earnings according to The Hendon Mob.
"I had a couple of big scores in tournaments, and I got the itch," Doney said. "You just have so many more (tournaments). I think they've been able to grow the ecosystem."
Doney has played at The Lodge Card Club since he moved to the area and stated that he likes how the room has a "home game feel" that he feels they have maintained to this day.
Now with the RunGood Poker Series coming to town, players like Doney have even more options for tournaments.
"Organizations like RunGood help bring more people in," Doney said. "Great series. Looking forward to the next ones."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,500
62,500
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62,500 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The hijack opened to 4,500, and Winston Djonli defended his big blind.
Djonli checked the K♠5♦2♦ and the hijack continued to 3,500, which led to a call from Djonli.
Both players checked the J♥ turn to bring the 8♥ river.
Djonli fired 6,500, and after some thought, the hijack called.
Djonli tabled K♣9♣ as his opponent tossed his cards in the muck to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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