Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2026 RGPS Passport San Diego
$600 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport San Diego
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$191,360
Total Entries
368
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
243
Players Left
30
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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138,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
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132,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
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123,000
123,000
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123,000 |
|
110,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
102,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
94,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
84,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
64,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
41,000
57,000
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57,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action was heads up to the 10♥8♥5♠6♥ turn, where Au Ho announced all in. William Wilson made the quick call, and the hands were turned up.
Au Ho: K♥9♠ 
William Wilson: A♥5♥
Wilson had Ho drawing dead with a flush, noting that his opponent completed an inferior flush on the 4♥ river as Ho made his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000 | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The tournament staff have confirmed that Day 1b attracted 155 entries, bringing the overall Main Event total to 280.
Action will continue today until 19 players remain, earning a spot in the money for Day 2.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Scott Aulds was all in and at risk, facing Fabrice Lapeyre in the cutoff.
Scott Aulds: J♠J♦
Fabrice Lapeyre: A♥K♥
Both players hit a piece of the 5♦J♣K♣2♥10♥ runout, with Aulds improving to a set of jacks to win the flip against Lapeyre.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
163,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
32,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Brian Winter checked the 4♦J♣9♣ flop from the big blind, and Anastasia Knapp slid out a bet of 2,500 from under the gun.
Winter replied with a check-raise to 8,000, and Knapp took some time before moving all in.
That produced a quick fold from Winter, and Knapp added to her growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
182,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
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27,000
3,000
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3,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Earlier this week at Jamul Casino Resort, Scott Aulds picked up right where he left off last time in San Diego with a win in the $300 PokerNews PowerStack event.
The victory marked his fifth career RGPS ring, and continued a long streak of strong play that saw the local general contractor earn a total of 12 tournament victories in 2025.
"I mean, what more could you ask for?" Aulds told PokerNews looking back on his success in the past year. "It was solid all the way through the year, I didn't have any really bad downswings. It was all uphill."
That success, coupled with a few successful results to begin the new year, has shifted Aulds' mindset and goals in poker for 2026.
"I was chasing trophies last year. So this year I'm chasing the money."
"I was chasing trophies and I wanted to see how well I could do in the mid-stakes, and just I started out so well. I wanted to finish strong and call it good, and then move on to the next stage - and chasing money is the next stage. That's my plan for this year."
Work allows Aulds to make time for poker, letting him chase his dreams on the felt. "It's a good balance because the company runs itself, and I just manage it and it gives me freedom to go out and I can work remotely when I need to."
One thing left on Aulds' poker wish list is a spot in the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas.
"I have a budget every year for Vegas, and I think I've been talking about just playing the Main Event. So I'm going to find my own way into the Main Event, and see how I do because I haven't played the Main Event yet. You know, of course, that's everybody's dream as well. So I'll get that off my bucket list."
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Maksim Tatarintsev opened to 6,500 from under gun, representing the exact amount of the big blind's remaining stack. Joshua Saewitz took some time before moving all in from middle position, sliding forward his stack of 57,500.
Action folded around to Tatarintsev, who stuck in the call.
Joshua Saewitz: A♥K♥
Maksim Tatarintsev: 6♠6♦
Saewitz was unable to connect on the 5♦J♥7♣7♦10♣ runout, hitting the rail while Tatarintsev picked up another big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
228,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
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Busted | |
