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$1,100 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2026 RGPS Passport Bay Area
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport Bay Area
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$563,550
Total Entries
578
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
366
Players Left
47
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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
The third flight of the RunGood Poker Series Passport Bay Area $1,100 Main Event fielded a total of 242 entries, resulting in 31 players being entitled to bag and advance to Day 2 of the $300,000 guarantee main event at the Graton Resort and Casino.
Brett Murray (877,000) led Day 1c, finishing with the most chips. Zhengun Guan (840,000) and Grant Maruya (774,000) trailed Murray to round out the top finishers of the third flight.
Top Ten Counts Day 1c
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Murray | United States | 877,000 | 73 |
| 2 | Zhengun Guan | United States | 840,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Grant Maruya | United States | 774,000 | 65 |
| 4 | Deyvi Pineda | United States | 704,000 | 59 |
| 5 | Veda Deviren | United States | 541,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Xi Guo | United States | 515,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Andrew Yurchak | United States | 472,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Kyle Hill | United States | 447,000 | 37 |
| 9 | Zach Smyth | United States | 391,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Steven Gnatovich | United States | 370,000 | 31 |
Murray is no stranger to tournament poker. The Northern California grinder has amassed over three million in earnings, according to The Hendon Mob. Murray is a three-time RGPS winner, with his most notable score coming in 2022 at the RGPS Contenders Season Finale $2,500 Main Event, when he took first place for $172,845.
Murray spoke to PokerNews after his chip-leading Day 1c performance.
“It only matters at the end. Hopefully, I have the chip lead at the end of tomorrow,” Murray said.
Murray did not let his opponents off the hook during the waning moments of Day 1c. The Santa Rosa resident was not shy about putting his chips to work.
“We were getting close to the money. I had a bunch of chips, so I was applying pressure,” Murray said.
Murray was not the only former RGPS Main Event champion to bag on Day 1c, as Toan Nguyen (330,000), winner of the 2025 RGPS Reno Grand Prix, also bagged. Nguyen will aim to add RGPS ring number three to his cabinet and add to his over quarter of a million in earnings at RunGood events.
RGPS ring winner Steven Gnatovich (370,000) also bagged and will be looking for ring number two.
Joe Nguyen has been a model of consistency with over $150,000 in career earnings at RunGood events, but his first ring has evaded him as Nguyen is still chasing that first title to add to his resume.
The 2026 RGPS Passport $1,100 Main Event will host Day 1d before turning the page to Day 2, where players will begin the spring to an RGPS Main Event title on Sunday, March 15, at 12 p.m. local time.
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,053,000
1,053,000
|
1,053,000 |
|
||
|
877,000
877,000
|
877,000 |
|
||
|
840,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
774,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
704,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
|
625,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
571,000
571,000
|
571,000 |
|
|
541,000
541,000
|
541,000 |
|
|
515,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
472,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
|
448,000
448,000
|
448,000 |
|
|
447,000
447,000
|
447,000 |
|
391,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
|
370,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
330,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
317,000
317,000
|
317,000 |
|
302,000
302,000
|
302,000 |
|
|
294,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
293,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
291,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
|
279,000
279,000
|
279,000 |
|
279,000
279,000
|
279,000 |
|
||
|
239,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
|
234,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
|
221,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The button jammed for 189,000 and was called by Vedat Deveren out of the big blind.
Opponent: A♦9♣
Vedat Deveren: A♠K♥
Deveren had his opponent's hand dominated.
The 6♣Q♣A♣ flop was precarious as his opponent improved his equity with a flush draw. The A♥ turn did not alter the standings, and the J♥ river ended Day 1c as Deveren took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Simon Hong's yo-yo experience on the bubble has everyone still in their seat as Hong has now doubled twice when on fumes.
The second double-up occurred when a player raised to 30,000 from early position, and Hong went all-in for his final 24,000 from the small blind to be at risk.
Simon Hong: 4♥3♥
Opponent: K♣10♦
Hong outflopped his opponent on the 2♣3♠Q♠ flop.
Hong held on when the 9♦ turn and 7♥ river completed the board to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Play is now hand-for-hand on Day 1c of the RGPS Passport $1,100 Main Event.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Grant Maruya got involved in an all-in confrontation preflop as he had his opponent at risk.
Opponent: K♥10♥
Grant Maruya: A♠9♠
The flop was neutral as it came J♣2♥8♦, but the turn was a difference maker as it came the A♦ to upgrade Maruya to a pair of aces, but he was not out of the woods yet as his opponent could still spike a queen to survive.
The 6♥ put to bed any hope of a comeback as Maruya scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000
537,000
|
537,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The chips got in preflop with the early position player at risk for his final few blinds against Andrew Yurchak, who called from the cutoff.
Opponent: A♣4♠
Andrew Yurchak: A♦A♥
Yurchak was in a dominant position, but the flop offered a sliver of hope for his opponent as it came Q♠4♥5♠ to give them a pair.
The 6♠ was an ominous turn as it gave his opponent a flush draw to crack his aces, but the river was safe when it came 6♦ to score Yurchak the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
409,000 |
