$1,300 Main Event Day 1b | 2026 RGPS Passport Maryland

Apr 17, 2026

Arnwine and Izadi Go To-to-Toe

Nick Becker

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

Hamid Izadi raised to 6,000 in the hijack, Christopher Rutowski flatted in the small blind, and Justin Arnwine squeezed to 36,000 in the big blind. Only Izadi continued to the A♠6♠2♥ flop.

Arnwine bet 20,000 and Izadi called, bringing the 3♣ turn. Arnwine showed no signs of slowing down, firing out a bet of 60,000.

Izadi made it 160,000 to go, and Arnwine quickly moved all in to put Izadi at risk, who had about 175,00 back. Izadi quickly folded and the sizable pot was pushed Arnwine's way.

Tags: Christopher Rutowski Hamid Izadi Justin Arnwine

Apr 17, 2026

Some Updated Counts

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Nick Becker

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

Apr 17, 2026

Rockets for Chang

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Nick Becker

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

After an early position limp, Kashka Corpening raised to 7,000 in middle position, and Andrew Chang three-bet to 18,000 in the hijack. Brian Markman then four-bet jammed for 50,000 in the small blind, and only Chang called.

Brian Markman: Q♦Q♣ All in
Andrew Chang: A♣A♥

Chang's aces remained in the lead all the way, as the board ran out 4♦J♥9♠4♥4♣ to eliminate Markman.

Tags: Andrew Chang Brian Markman Kashka Corpening

Apr 17, 2026

WSOP Circuit Manager TJ Reid Reveals All | PokerNews Podcast #957

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Nick Becker

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

In the 957th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to sit down with TJ Reid, the recently-appointed Manager of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit.

Reid talks about his vision for the WSOP Circuit, upcoming plans, and how he'll help foster a better overall player experience. He offers a unique perspective as a player himself; in fact, he finished fourth in the WSOP Paradise $25K Super Main Event last December for $3,000,000. Speaking of which, Reid talks about that whole experience, including having a front-row seat to the infamous Eric Wasserson slowroll against Benny Glaser.

Find out all about those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Apr 17, 2026

Kuntz Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

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

Marcia Kuntz raised to 4,500 under the gun and was called by the player on the button.

The flop came J♥Q♣4♣, Kuntz bet 10,000, and the big blind thought for a moment before calling.

Both players checked on the K♣ turn and Kuntz fired out a bet of 15,000 on the 7♦ river.

The big blind got away from his hand and the pot was pushed to Kuntz.

Tags: Marcia Kuntz

Apr 17, 2026

Chill Wakes Up with Aces

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Nick Becker

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

Gregory Chill ended up getting it all in preflop for 24,500 in the big blind against the player in the cutoff, who slightly covered.

Gregory Chill: A♣A♥ All in
Cutoff: 4♠4♣

There were no fours to be found on the 8♠Q♣9♣3♥2♣ runout, earning Chill the much-needed double up.

Tags: Gregory Chill

Apr 17, 2026

Rutowski Puts Rigby to the Test

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Nick Becker

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

Action went three-ways to a flop of K♠3♣4♣ in a hand between the under-the-gun Nick Rigby, Christopher Rutowski in the cutoff, and Justin Arnwine in the small blind.

With 16,000 in the pot, it checked to Rigby, who bet 4,000, and only Rutowski called. Rigby slowed down with a check on the 6♦ turn and Rutowski bet 12,000. Rigby called, bringing the A♦ river.

Rigby checked again and Rutowski bet enough to put Rigby all in, who had 30,000 back. Rigby thought for a brief moment before giving up his hand.

Tags: Christopher Rutowski Justin Arnwine Nick Rigby

Apr 17, 2026