2026 RGPS Passport Reno
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Players are now on a 15-minute break. Play will resume at the 2,000/4,000 level. A total of 29 players remain on Day 1c.
Aquil Salahudeen opened with a raise from early position before Chris Elkins responded with an all-in for 29,000 from the big blind. Salahudeen put in the call to put Elkins at risk.
Chris Elkins: K♠J♠
Aquil Salahudeen: Q♥Q♣
Elkins needed help to crack Salahudeen's pocket queens, and the cavalry came right away as the flop put Elkins in the lead when it came 5♦9♥K♣.
The A♣ turn, and the 8♥ river was of no consequence as Elkins held to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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155,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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62,000
14,500
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14,500 |
Joshua Prager opened to 8,000 from early position. He was called by the button to go to a heads-up flop.
The Q♣5♥5♦ flop led to a check from Prager. The button bet 5,000, and Prager called.
Both players checked through the K♠ turn, which brought the 7♥ river. P
Prager led for 13,000 and was called by his opponent. Prager showed K♥2♥ and won the pot as his opponent folded without showing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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109,500
109,500
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109,500 |
Lee Markholt got the action going with a raise to 7,500 from under the gun. Arthur Tanimoto shipped it from the hijack for 52,500, and was called by Markholt to be at risk.
Arthur Tanimoto: K♦K♣
Lee Markholt: A♣K♠
Tanimoto was in a good position to double. He had to fade the ace, but the ace came in a hurry as the flop came A♥7♠10♠ to vault Markholt into the lead.
The 9♠ turn, and the 7♦ river did not change Tanimoto's fortune as Markholt secured the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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114,000 | |
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Busted | |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The hand began when Greg Raymer opened to 5,000 from early position before the hijack and cutoff both called.
The 6♥K♦7♥ flop led to a bet of 6,000 from Raymer. The hijack and the cutoff both called.
Raymer and the hijack both checked the Q♣ turn. This led to a bet of 15,000 from the cutoff. Raymer called, and the hijack folded.
The 4♦ river led to another check from Raymer before the cutoff put out a bet of 25,000. Raymer called.
The cutoff showed A♥6♥ for a missed flush draw, while Raymer revealed Q♥10♥ for a pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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159,000
84,000
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84,000 |
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There were approximately 20,000 already in the middle on a board that read K♣10♦3♦5♣. The middle position player checked before Aquil Salahudeen chose to bet 17,000 from the cutoff.
His opponent responded with a check-raise all-in for 63,000 total, which put Salahudeen in the tank. He mulled over his decision and cut out the chips necessary to call before he finally put them in to put his opponent at risk.
Opponent: J♣10♣
Aquil Salahudeen: K♠Q♣
Salahudeen was not out of the woods yet, as his opponent had several outs to improve.
The A♠ river was not one of those outs as Salahudeen took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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208,000 |