$800 Main Event Day 1ab | 2026 RGPS Passport Reno

02-27-2026 15:40 UTC-7

Iriarte Doubles Through Fedunov

Erick Torres

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player limped in front of Daniil Fedunov before he raised to 3,000 from the cutoff. Nicholas Iriarte woke up with a hand and wanted to play for it all as he jammed for 14,800 from the big blind. The limper folded, but Fedunov made the call to put Iriarte at risk.

Nicholas Iriarte: A♦Q♦ All in
Daniil Fedunov: 8♣8♠

Fedunov held the slight lead preflop, but the flop had other plans as it fanned out 5♣Q♣4♣ to give Iriarte the lead with a pair of queens. Fedunov still had plenty of outs as he had a flush draw after the flop.

The 10♥ turn, and the 9♦ river were the wrong suits for Fedunov as Iriarte dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniil Fedunov	108,000
Nicholas Iriarte	31,200

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02-27-2026 15:33 UTC-7

Gil Notches a Knockout

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Erick Torres

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Randy Gil clashed with his opponent after Gil raised from the button and faced an all-in from the big blind. Gil called to put his opponent at risk.

Opponent: Q♣J♣ All in
Randy Gil: K♠J♠

The 8♥3♠A♦10♣Q♦ runout gave his opponent a pair, but it was not enough to overcome the straight of Gil as he took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Gil	26,000

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02-27-2026 15:26 UTC-7

Vanasdale Wins Multi-Way All-in

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Erick Torres

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players got the chips in the middle preflop after Lucas Hill chose to raise to 16,000 from early position after a limp before Joshua Prager made the call. Shawn Vanasdale chose to go all-in for 16,400 on the button before Hill shoved himself in response. Prager called to put both at risk for their tournament life.

Shawn Vanasdale: A♦K♣ All in
Lucas Hill: A♠K♦ All in
Joshua Prager: Q♣Q♠

Prager held the edge as they went to the runout and stayed ahead on the 2♦9♦10♣ flop.

The 7♦ turn gave both Vanasdale and Hill a flush draw, and the river improved both as it came the 10♦ to sink the pocket queens of Prager.

Vanasdale scooped the main pot as Hill took down the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Vanasdale	49,600 21,800	21,800
Joshua Prager	27,000
Lucas Hill	21,200

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Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

02-27-2026 15:09 UTC-7

Awwad Wins Skirmish

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Erick Torres

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ryan Awwad opened to 1,600 from under the gun, but he faced immediate resistance as the next seat over opted to re-raise to 4,100.

Awwad called and sent them to the A♣6♥7♠ flop.

Both players checked to bring the 2♠ turn.

Awwad checked, then called the bet of 2,200 from his opponent and sent them to the 6♠ river.

Awwad put together a bet of 3,100 and fired before his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Awwad	31,000

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02-27-2026 14:56 UTC-7

Lanahan Eliminates Woodside

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Erick Torres

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The chips got in the middle preflop as Nikki Woodside and Patrick Lanahan clashed in an all-in pot with Woodside at risk.

Nikki Woodside: A♥10♥ All in
Patrick Lanahan: J♠J♥

Woodside needed to improve, but no help came on the runout of 2♦3♣9♦8♦9♠ to be eliminated as Lanahan continued his strong start to Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Lanahan	110,000 42,000	42,000
Nikki Woodside	Busted

Tags: Nikki Woodside Patrick Lanahan

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

02-27-2026 14:45 UTC-7

Hulse Benefits from Cooler

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Erick Torres

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in early position chose to raise before Devon Hulse responded with an all-in for 21,500. His opponent called to put Hulse at risk for his tournament life.

Devon Hulse: A♦A♠ All in
Opponent: J♠J♣

Hulse saw a favorable flop as it came Q♣A♥3♥ to further solidify his lead.

The 7♦ turn, and the 10♠ river completed the board to award Hulse the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Devon Hulse	41,000 41,000	41,000

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02-27-2026 14:43 UTC-7

Lee Halts Bergh

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Erick Torres

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action started with a raise to 1,600 from early position before Denis Lee called from the next seat over. Joseph Bergh called from the big blind to create a three-handed pot.

The 4♠10♠2♣ flop was checked through to bring the A♣ turn.

Bergh took the initiative and fired 4,000. The early position player folded, and Lee made the call.

The Q♣ river did not slow down Bergh, who bet 7,000. Lee put together some chips before he raised to 21,000 to put Bergh to a decision.

Bergh gave it some thought before he mucked his hand to yield the pot to Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Bergh	112,000 13,000	13,000

Denis Lee	61,000

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02-27-2026 14:29 UTC-7

Berg Continues To Build Big Stack

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Erick Torres

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The hand began with a raise to 1,500 from early position. The raise was called by Joseph Bergh on the button before the small blind opted to go all-in for 7,700. The original raiser folded, but Bergh came along with a call to put the small blind at risk.

Opponent: 7♠7♦ All in
Joseph Bergh: A♠9♦

The flop was safe for the small blind when it came 10♦K♣4♥ to keep the pocket sevens ahead.

The turn was safe for the small blind, but it gave Bergh more outs as it came the J♠.

Bergh vaulted ahead on the river when the A♥ peeled to give him a better pair and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Bergh	125,000

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