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$1,100 Main Event
Day 1ab Completed
2026 RGPS Passport Bay Area
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport Bay Area
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$563,550
Total Entries
578
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
212
Players Left
27
Players Left 1 / 578
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Action continues in the RGPS Passport Main Event, with full chip counts and information for the late flight to be posted in the morning.
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
RunGood Poker Series hosted a total of 124 entries on Day 1a of the RGPS Passport Graton Casino Rohnert Park $1,100 Main Event as players began the chase for a slice of the $300,000 guarantee at the Graton Resort and Casino.
Andrew Nguyen (1,043,000) led all comers, bagging the Day 1a chip lead. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Marco Johnson (559,000) and Brendan Buckner (557,000) followed to round out the top three finishers after the opening flight.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Nguyen | United States | 1,043,000 | 87 |
| 2 | Marco Johnson | United States | 559,000 | 47 |
| 3 | Brendan Buckner | United States | 557,000 | 46 |
| 4 | Jason Stoddard | United States | 525,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Vera Dong | United States | 482,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Han Yan | United States | 389,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Benny Ruiz | United States | 294,000 | 25 |
| 8 | Wo Lin | United States | 225,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Norman Yeung | United States | 218,000 | 18 |
| 10 | Matthew Lee | United States | 156,000 | 13 |
Nguyen had a strong start to Day 1a, busting an opponent with a straight. Two levels later, Nguyen scored another knockout when his jacks held against his opponent’s pocket sixes. The hot streak continued in Level 13 when Nguyen’s aces held as his stack only trended upward since the start. He took advantage of that strong start to ride that wave to the top of the chip counts during the opening flight.
“To be honest, I really just play each hand one at a time. I never looked up and considered myself chip leader,” Nguyen said to PokerNews after he bagged as Day 1a chip leader. “The moment I sat down, I ran it up. Some days are just like that.”
Nguyen has been a poker player for 10 years. Initially, he played cash games, but the birth of his daughter changed his outlook. Since that time, Nguyen has become more of a tournament player for the last seven years. He also shared that he took a break in 2025 to spend more time with his family.
“When you transition to being a dad, cash games don’t fit with a dad schedule,” Nguyen said. “Over the past year, being able to spend time at home with my family, I feel a lot more reset.”
Nguyen will now enter Day 2 with a seven-figure stack, but he shared that he will enter Day 2 the same way he entered Day 1a.
“I’m not trying to get ahead of myself,” Nguyen said. “I’m trying to stay present and in the moment.”
Time will tell what moment awaits a Nguyen on Day 2.
Notables who played and did not bag for Day 1a include Charles Himes, Jeffrey Day, $250 Series Opener winner Ryan Rummonds, and Ryan Awwad.
The 2026 RGPS Passport $1,100 Main Event will feature two more starting flights on Saturday, March 14, beginning at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The remaining players who qualified across the four starting flights will combine on Day 2 on Sunday, March 15, at 12 p.m. All times listed are local time.
RGPS Passport Graton Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sat. Mar. 14 | 11 a.m. | $1,100 Main Event Flight 1c |
| Sat. Mar. 15 | 5 p.m. | $1,100 Main Event Flight 1d |
| Sun. Mar. 16 | 12 p.m. | $1,100 Main Event Flight Day 2 |
Day 1 will feature 30-minute levels with 40-minute levels scheduled to begin on Day 2. Players will be given a starting stack of 40,000.
Players are entitled to unlimited re-entries. Re-entry is permitted until the beginning of Level 11. Should a player qualify more than once for Day 2, they will take the highest stack into play moving forward and forfeit the other stacks, and will be rewarded a minimum cash prize for their forfeited stacks.
Check back here at PokerNews for all your live coverage needs of the RGPS Passport Graton Casino Rohnert Park $1,100 Main Event.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,043,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
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|
697,000 | |
|
||
|
|
574,000 | |
|
559,000
559,000
|
559,000 |
|
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557,000
347,000
|
347,000 |
|
525,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
|
482,000
482,000
|
482,000 |
|
438,000 | |
|
390,000 | |
|
|
389,000 | |
|
|
375,000
351,700
|
351,700 |
|
|
294,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
264,000 | |
|
226,000 | |
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
220,000 | |
|
218,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
198,000 | |
|
156,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
130,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
87,000 | |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
53,000 | |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
A player from early position took his final stand and jammed for 76,000 and was called by Han Yan on the button to be at risk.
Opponent: A♦J♣
Han Yan: 10♠10♥
It was a flip and this time the pair took it when the board ran Q♦9♣2♦3♦4♠ to award Yan the pot and sent everyone in flight Day 1a into the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
389,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Play is now hand-for-hand with 17 left and 16 set to advance to Day 2.
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Woming Lin raised from the cutoff and was called by the hijack to bring the 10♥J♥J♣.
The chips went in on the 10♥J♥J♣ flop as Lin had his opponent at risk with two cards to come.
Opponent: A♣J♦
Woming Lin: 10♠10♣
Both players caught a big piece of the flop, but Lin had the best of it with a full house.
The 8♣ turn, and the Q♦ river sealed the deal for Lin as he scored a knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A player from early position raised before Matt Lee jammed from the next seat over for 88,000 total. His opponent called, as he was at risk for his tournament life.
Matt Lee: Q♥Q♣
Opponent: 10♠10♣
Lee's queen stayed ahead on the 9♠5♥4♠2♦7♥ runout to secure the double late on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
201,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A player from early position raised to 25,000, and Andrew Nguyen called out of the small blind.
Both players checked the Q♠7♠8♥ flop to bring the 9♥ turn.
Nguyen fired 50,000, and his opponent folded after giving it some thought to yield the pot to Nguyen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
995,000
657,000
|
657,000 |
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