Level: 20
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
2026 RGPS Passport San Diego
$600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport San Diego
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$191,360
Total Entries
368
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
45
Players Left
1
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Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
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Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mike Coggins moved all in from early position, and action folded around the Pedro Prado in the big blind. Prado checked his cards, and moved his shorter stack into the middle.
Pedro Prado: A♦5♥ 
Mike Coggins: Q♥Q♦
Prado found additional outs on the 4♣J♣3♦ flop, but Coggins saw a clean 8♣ turn and 6♦ river to secure the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action was heads up to the 4♥9♠6♠ flop, and Jose Araya checked from the small blind. Michael Souza announced a bet of 150,000 in middle position, quickly calling after Araya moved all in.
Jose Araya: 9♣7♣
Michael Souza: A♠10♠
Souza's draw came in on the 5♠ turn, completing his flush as the A♥ river completed the board. Souza took down the pot, sending Araya out in 14th position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,230,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mike Zion opened to 50,000 from under the gun, and Jose Araya defended his big blind to see the 8♠A♣9♦ flop.
Araya checked to Zion, who continued for 75,000. Zion then check-raised all in, taking down the pot as Zion let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
340,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Eliminations have continued at a steady pace, as Afzal Atta lost a flip with Ax10x against Mike Zion's 7x7x to hit the rail in 16th place.
Shortly after, William Wolf three-bet to 185,000 in the small blind and Juan Gutierrez continued after his initial raise by four-betting all in. Wolf called, and the hands were turned up.
Juan Gutierrez: A♥Q♣
William Wolf: A♦K♣
Gutierrez missed until the river of the 3♦10♣5♥J♠Q♠ runout, but that left Wolf with Broadway to secure the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,380,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
|
675,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Alex Bykadorov moved his short stack of 150,000 into the middle, at risk against Aviram Parsha.
Alex Bykadorov: A♠J♥
Aviram Parsha: A♣K♠
Bykadorov could not find any help on the 9♦A♥5♦3♥Q♦ board, seeing his tournament run come to an end in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,380,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mike Zion | United States | 630,000 | 42 |
| 1 | 2 | Michael Souza | United States | 480,000 | 32 |
| 1 | 3 | William Wolf | United States | 945,000 | 63 |
| 1 | 4 | Kristopher Ferrara | United States | 470,000 | 31 |
| 1 | 5 | Juan Gutierrez | United States | 375,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 6 | Alan Jimenez | United States | 1,620,000 | 108 |
| 1 | 7 | Jose Araya | United States | 515,000 | 34 |
| 1 | 8 | Afzal Atta | United States | 265,000 | 18 |
| 1 | 9 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Stefan Isensee | United States | 520,000 | 35 |
| 2 | 2 | Pedro Prado | United States | 145,000 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Saba Golshan | United States | 800,000 | 53 |
| 2 | 4 | Aviram Parsha | Israel | 1,260,000 | 84 |
| 2 | 5 | Mike Coggins | United States | 570,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 6 | Glenn Nicolas | United States | 85,000 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 | Alex Bykadorov | United States | 150,000 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Maksim Tatarintsev | Russian Federation | 910,000 | 61 |
| 2 | 9 | Michael Farrell | United States | 1,350,000 | 90 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,620,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
1,350,000 | |
|
|
1,260,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
945,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
910,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
800,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
|
630,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
570,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
520,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
515,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
480,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
470,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
375,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
265,000 | |
|
|
150,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
145,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
85,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Justin Coliny Eliminated in 18th Place ($1,748); Tanner Schneeweis Eliminated in 19th Place ($1,748)
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Three players were standing up at the table, with two of them at risk as the cards were turned up.
Afzal Atta: Q♥6♥
Tanner Schneeweis: A♣9♠
Michael Farrell: A♠K♠
Atta found the help he needed on the 6♣10♣4♥7♦3♣ runout, making a pair to stay alive. Schneeweis came up empty, seeing his run end as Farrell scooped the side pot.
At a nearby table, Justin Coliny lost the rest of his short stack to Maksim Tatarintsev to finish in 18th position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
835,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
265,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
