$1,100 Main Event Day 1ab | 2026 RGPS Passport Bay Area

03-13-2026 15:59 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Mas	122,000 122,000	122,000

Aljoher Scores Elimination

Erick Torres

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Saad Aljoher got the hand going with a raise to 3,500 from under-the-gun. The hijack called before the cutoff chose to go all-in for 10,000. Aljoher jammed to put the hijack to a decision. The hijack folded as Aljoher had the cutoff at risk as they went to a showdown.

Opponent: A♣J♣ All in
Saad Aljoher: A♦K♠

Neither player hit the 9♦5♥2♥4♦5♦ as Aljoher won the ace-king high and knockout his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saad Aljoher	94,000 45,800	45,800

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03-13-2026 15:39 UTC-7

Hidalgo Wins the Race

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Erick Torres

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The hand began with a raise by the under-the-gun player to 3,000. The wager was called in the next seat over before Jack Hidalgo re-raised to 8,000 on the button. The under-the-gun player called before the next seat over jammed for 28,000. Hidalgo also went all-in for 67,000, and the under-the-gun player called to put both at risk.

Early Position: 10♥10♠ All in
Jack Hidalgo: A♥K♠ All in
Under-the-gun: K♦Q♣

Hidalgo needed help, and the cavalry arrived on the flop when the dealer fanned 2♣8♠A♦ to pull Hidalgo ahead.

The 9♦ turn, and the 5♠ river sealed the deal as Hidalgo scored the knockout and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Hidalgo	162,000 162,000	162,000

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Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

03-13-2026 15:15 UTC-7

Break Time

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Erick Torres

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break. Play will resume at the 1,000/1,500 level. Flight 1a has attracted a total of 110 players thus far.

03-13-2026 15:14 UTC-7

Nguyen Busts Opponent

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Erick Torres

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The button raised to 4,000 on the button. Andrew Nguyen chose to re-raise to 14,000 from the small blind and was called on the button.

Nguyen checked the 10♣A♦Q♣ flop, which led to a bet of 7,000 on the button. Nguyen called.

The J♠ led to another check from Nguyen before the button bet 15,000. Nguyen made another call.

The 6♦ river led to a bet of all-in for 23,500. The button took considerable time to mull over the decision before they made the call.

Nguyen showed K♣K♠ for a straight, as their opponent revealed the river was particularly cruel for them as they tabled 6♠6♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Nguyen (CA)	114,400

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03-13-2026 15:07 UTC-7

Aljoher Scoops Small Pot

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Erick Torres

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player from early position raised to 2,200 before the next seat over made the call. Saad Aljoher joined from the big blind to create a three-handed pot.

Aljoher bet 1,500 on the flop and was called by both his opponents.

The 2♥ turn led to a bet of 5,000 from Aljoher. This time, neither of his opponets called as he took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saad Aljoher	48,200

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03-13-2026 14:49 UTC-7

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Erick Torres

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

03-13-2026 14:44 UTC-7

Tanimoto Gets Full Value

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Erick Torres

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player from early position 2,200 before the hijack made the call. Arthur Tanimoto made the call from the cutoff before the big blind joined the fray.

All four players checked through the K♥5♥8♠ flop to bring the 10♣ turn.

The big blind and hijack checked the turn before Tanimoto bet 14,100. The big blind and early position player folded before the hijack made the call.

The 9♠ river led to a check from the hijack before Tanimoto shipped it for 17,800. The hijack made the call and Tanimoto revealed 10♦8♦, which was good enough to sink the Q♣Q♠ of the hijack as Tanimoto took down the pot.