$1,200 Main Event Day 1ab | 2026 RGPS Passport Dallas

03-26-2026 16:49 UTC-5

McVicker Applies the Pressure

Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jesse McVicker raised to 7,000 under the gun, Harvey Castro flatted in middle position, and William Pengelly three-bet to 25,000 in the cutoff.

McVicker then moved all in to put both of his opponents at risk, resulting in two folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse McVicker	241,000 75,500	75,500
William Pengelly	106,000 80,000	80,000
Harvey Castro	97,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Harvey Castro Jesse McVicker William Pengelly

03-26-2026 16:42 UTC-5

Lee Triples Up

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Debbie Lee was down to just a few big blinds and moved all in from under the gun to put herself at risk. Shannon Lee, who slightly covered, jammed in the hijack, and Brian Green, who had both of his opponents covered, called in the cutoff.

Debbie Lee: A♣Q♥ All in
Shannon Lee: 8♠8♦ All in
Brian Green: A♠K♣

The flop came J♦6♠6♥ with Shannon still in the lead. Debbie pulled ahead on the Q♣ turn, pairing her queen, and the 7♠ rolled off on the river to secure her the triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Debbie Lee	30,000 80,000	80,000
Brian Green	14,500 35,500	35,500

Shannon Lee	2,000 48,600	48,600

Tags: Brian Green Debbie Lee Shannon Lee

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

03-26-2026 16:30 UTC-5

Catch the Latest Edition of The Rundown

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

03-26-2026 16:20 UTC-5

Raad Crosses the 100k Mark

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alain Raad raised to 5,000 in the hijack and the player in the small blind called. The flop came 10♦3♣5♣ and the small blind check-called a bet of 4,000 from Raad.

On the J♥ turn, the small blind check-raised all in for 35,500 over Raad's bet of 13,000. Raad went into the tank before ultimately deciding to make the call.

Small blind: K♥J♠ All in
Alain Raad: A♣A♦

The 2♥ river was safe for Raad and the small blind was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Raad	111,500 61,500	61,500

Tags: Alain Raad

03-26-2026 16:06 UTC-5

Numbers for Day 1a

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With late registration now closed, the floor has announced that of the 40 entries for Day 1a, 5 players will bag up and advance to Day 2 on Sunday.

Currently, 19 players remain in contention.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

03-26-2026 16:01 UTC-5

Lee Wins Another

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Nick Becker

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

Debbie Lee raised to 3,000 in middle position and was called by John Ryan on the button and William Pengelly in the small blind.

The flop of 4♦A♣2♠ checked through to the 3♣ turn. It checked to Ryan on the button, who bet 3,500, and only Lee called.

The river fell the 4♣, completing any backdoor flush draws, and Lee fired out a big bet of 20,000. Ryan thought for a moment before surrendering his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Pengelly	186,000 22,300	22,300
Debbie Lee	110,000 1,000	1,000
John Ryan	53,000 4,500	4,500

Tags: Debbie Lee John Ryan William Pengelly

03-26-2026 15:49 UTC-5

Lee Jams the River

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Nick Becker

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

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Eric Chang in the small blind and Debbie Lee in the big blind.

With just under 50,000 in the middle and the board reading 2♥J♣7♠A♠6♠, Chang checked and Lee moved all in for 60,500 to put herself at risk.

Chang went into the tank, thinking out loud, before reluctantly tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Chang	120,500 30,500	30,500

Debbie Lee	109,000 20,500	20,500

Tags: Debbie Lee Eric Chang

03-26-2026 15:41 UTC-5

Some Updated Counts

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Nick Becker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse McVicker	165,500 56,600	56,600
Eric Chang	151,000 6,500	6,500

Alfredo Arreola	116,500 86,400	86,400
Debbie Lee	88,500 11,500	11,500
Justin Bond	87,500 81,900	81,900
Zachary Baron	57,500
Reid Walker	55,500 55,500	55,500
William Givens	50,000

Alain Raad	50,000
Stephen Ticsay	50,000
Jose Montes	50,000 5,800	5,800
John Ryan	48,500
Harvey Castro	48,000
Michael Bahls	Busted
Kamran Jamal	Busted