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$800 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2026 RGPS Passport Reno
$800 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport Reno
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$165,900
Total Entries
237
Level
24
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
102
Players Left
12
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Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 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 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Manuel DeAlmeida treaded water for the bulk of Day 1c, but he hit his stride late to become the Day 1c chip leader at the RunGood Poker Series Passport Reno at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. DeAlmeida was one of 12 players who outlasted a total of 102 entries to earn their right to play on Day 2 of the main event and earn a piece of the $150,000 guarantee prize pool.
DeAlmeida was followed by Shawn Roberts (398,000) and Christopher Nichols (322,000) as the top three finishers of Day 1c.
DeAlmeida spoke to PokerNews about his thoughts on Day 1c. He explained that he moved to the final table he played at with 50,000, and his expectations went from staying afloat to peering at the RGPS main event title and ring as he will enter Day 2 with a big stack.
“I was just trying to get through; now I have something to play,” said DeAlmeida.
DeAlmeida shared that he is originally from New York, but now calls San Francisco home and has been playing poker for approximately 25 years. When he was younger, he said that he binked a deep run in a tournament, but over the years drifted away from tournaments and became more of a cash game player. However, a couple of years ago, he began to get the bug to play tournaments again and chase the prestige of titles and rings rather than profitable cash sessions.
“I felt like I binked and ran well,” DeAlmeida said about his deep run when he was younger.
“I felt like I could beat cash games more consistently,” DeAlmeida said. “Now I’m more about the trophies and not the money.”
DeAlmeida found success late when he won an uncontested pot against Bill Dehart, who was the chip leader at the time, to grow his stack to 150,000.
DeAlmeida struck again shortly after in another pivotal hand as his kings held to vault to 280,000. It was smooth sailing from there for the Day 1c chip leader as he continued to amass more chips and finish atop the flight leaderboard.
Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel DeAlmeida | United States | 430,000 | 43 |
| 2 | Shawn Roberts (CA) | United States | 398,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Christopher Nichols | United States | 322,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Bill Dehart | United States | 298,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Nicholas Iriarte | United States | 291,000 | 29 |
| 6 | Gennadiy Fedunov | United States | 277,000 | 28 |
| 7 | Daniel Hughes | United States | 270,000 | 27 |
| 8 | Joshua Prager | United States | 255,000 | 26 |
| 9 | Greg Sayabalian | United States | 228,000 | 23 |
| 10 | Greg Raymer | United States | 156,000 | 16 |
Former WSOP Main Event Champion and RGPS Ambassador Greg Raymer broke through on Day 1c. Raymer got traction when he caught his opponent bluffing on the river to climb to 159,000. Raymer continued to maneuver through the field before he made his presence felt later in the flight when his ducks held against his opponent’s overcards to grow his stack to 238,000. Raymer would go on to bag 156,000.
Other notables to bag for Day 2 include RGPS Ambassador Daniel Hughes (270,000), Joshua Prager (255,000), and local player Gennadiy Fedunov (277,000).
Notables that took their shot and did not qualify were Denis Lee, Joseph Bergh, Andrew Greenawalt, and WPT champion Lee Markholt.
Attention will now shift to the completion of Day 1d as players are slated to return at 12 p.m. local time to begin Day 2 on Sunday, March 1.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews tomorrow for an update on Day 1d as well as full coverage of Day 2 of the RGPS Passport Reno $800 Main Event.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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430,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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|
400,000 | |
|
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398,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
322,000 | |
|
322,000
322,000
|
322,000 |
|
305,000 | |
|
298,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
291,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
277,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
270,000
256,000
|
256,000 |
|
255,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
240,000 | |
|
228,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
|
169,000 | |
|
156,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
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|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
104,000 | |
|
80,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Aquil Salahudeen shoved for his final 126,000 and was called by Christopher Nichols in the out of the small blind to put Salahudeen at risk.
Aquil Salahudeen: A♠4♠
Christopher Nichols: 9♦9♥
Nichols held on the Q♦7♠5♦2♦Q♠ runout to end Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
322,000
287,800
|
287,800 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A player in early position went all-in for 88,000 before Shawn Roberts chose to go all-in from the small blind to put the early position player at risk.
Opponent: K♦2♦
Shawn Roberts: J♦J♠
Roberst held on the 4♥3♥6♣7♥8♠ runout to eliminate his opponent and get the field one step closer to ending Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
404,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Richard Aiple jammed for his final 80,000 from early position and was called by an opponent in the big blind to be at risk.
Richard Aiple: A♦J♦
Opponent: 9♠9♥
The flop favored Aiple as it came K♦8♠A♥ to give him a better pair.
The J♣ turn improved him to two pair before the 5♥ river completed the board to award Aiple the pot late on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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180,000
116,000
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116,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
