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$1,200 Main Event
Day 1ab Completed
2026 RGPS Passport Dallas
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport Dallas
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$500,000
Total Entries
468
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
65
Players Left
8
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Level 17
: 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 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The first of seven starting flights is in the books in the $1,200 Main Event here at the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season Dallas hosted by Palace Poker. Of the 40 entries tallied in Day 1a, only 5 players will return for Day 2 on Sunday, all of whom have locked up a min-cash.
Content creator Eric "Slick Ric" Chang (589,000) bagged the chip lead in the opening flight, finishing as the only player above the half-million mark. He climbed steadily throughout the day and applied pressure on his opponents during the last few levels of play to continue to chip up.
Stephen Ticsay (458,000) and Alain Raad (409,000) both surged towards the top of the leaderboard late in the day and finished in second and third, respectively. Next in line in fourth is Jesse McVicker with 284,000 and the last woman standing is Dori Coyle in fifth with 261,000.
Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Chang | United States | 589,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Ticsay | United States | 458,000 |
| 3 | Alain Raad | France | 409,000 |
| 4 | Jesse McVicker | United States | 284,000 |
| 5 | Dora Coyle | United States | 261,000 |
Notable Eliminations
World Series of Poker bracelet winners Will Givens and Brian Green were both in the mix, but neither found any momentum on Day 1a. Palace Poker Ambassador James Coyle, who took down the $360 PokerNews PowerStack last weekend for $32,211, was eliminated just shy of the final table. He plans to fire another bullet tomorrow.
Local tournament crusher Harvey Castro built up a stack during the middle stages of the flight, but ultimately exited on the soft bubble. Debbie Lee had an up-and-down day and was eliminated on the stone bubble when she ran into the pocket queens of Raad.
Day 1b is currently underway and Day 1c and 1d will take place on Friday, March 27 at 11:00 am and 5:00 p.m., respectively. The final three flights are scheduled for Saturday.
Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field (rounded down) remains and those who bag will be in the money. Day 2 will then start at the earliest blind level of the seven flights on Sunday, March 29, where the event will play down to a winner.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the entirety of the $1,200 Main Event here at the 2026 RGPS Passport Season Dallas.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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745,000 | |
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589,000
29,000
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29,000 |
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||
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458,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
409,000 | |
|
398,000
398,000
|
398,000 |
|
284,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
261,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
112,000 | |
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The final five players of Day 1a are bagging up for the night and will return for Day 2 on Sunday, March 29 at 1:00 p.m. local time where the event will play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for end of day chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Alain Raad raised to 24,000 on the button and Debbie Lee defended in the big blind.
The flop came 10x4x2x and Lee check-raised all in for about 180,000 over Raad's continuation-bet of 15,000. Raad made the call to put Lee at risk.
Debbie Lee: 5x4x 
Alain Raad: QxQx
The board ran out Ax, Kx and Raad's pair of queens held to burst the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
409,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Eric Chang raised to 24,000 on the button and Alain Raad defended in the big blind.
The flop came 6♣7♣2♦ and Raad check-raised all in for about 130,000 over Chang's continuation-bet of 33,000.
Chang quickly gave up his hand and the pot was pushed Raad's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
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|
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231,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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646,000
128,000
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128,000 |
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|
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518,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
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231,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
224,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
207,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
175,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The remaining six players have been sent on a 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante.
