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Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2026 RGPS Passport Maryland
$1,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Players Left 40 / 307
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494,000
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226,000
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break and will return to blinds at 1,000/2,000/2,000 at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time.
Late registration will close before the start of the next level.
Busted
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Action picked up on the river in a hand between the under-the-gun Christopher Caruso and George Karmires in the cutoff.
With the board reading 7♥J♥6♦A♠4♠, Caruso check-raised to 60,000 over Karmires' bet of 15,000. Karmires went into the tank, eventually calling the clock on himself.
As time counted down, Karmires ultimately found the fold with 4x4x for a set of fours, and was relieved to know that he made the right decision when Caruso showed 6♠6♣ for a set of sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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305,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Christopher Caruso raised to 3,000 under the gun, the player in the hijack flatted, and Pierce Picou three-bet jammed in the big blind for 14,200 to put himself at risk. Caruso got out of the way and the hijack called.
Pierce Picou: 6♦6♥ 
Hijack: J♦10♥
The board of K♠K♦4♦4♠9♣ ran out safe for Picou, keeping his tournament hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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260,000 | |
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34,400 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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250,000
99,000
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99,000 |
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155,000
21,500
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21,500 |
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100,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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85,000
12,500
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12,500 |
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80,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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75,000
21,600
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21,600 |
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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63,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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23,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The under-the-gun player raised to 2,500 and was called by Nick Byrnes in the small blind and Hamid Izadi in the big blind.
The flop of 10♠7♠6♦ checked through to the 5♣ turn. It checked to Izadi, who bet 3,000, and only Byrnes called.
On the 8♠ river, Byrnes check-folded when Izadi bet 10,000 and the pot was pushed Izadi's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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220,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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80,000
37,000
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37,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Yaser Al-Keliddar caught up with PokerNews to recount the hand that left him with just 100 chips.
According to Al-Keliddar, Ake Ngamsa raised to 2,300 in middle position and he three-bet to 7,000 in the cutoff with AxKx. Ngamsa called and the flop came AxKx2♣.
Ngamsa checked, he bet 6,000, Ngamsa raised to 15,000, and he called. The turn landed the 4♣ and Ngamsa check-called a bet of 17,000.
On the 9♣ river, Ngamsa moved all in for 36,000, and he called, having his opponent covered by just 100. Ngamsa turned over K♣Q♣ for the backdoor flush to scoop the pot.
Al-Keliddar was eliminated shortly after but may decide to reenter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted | |
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