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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break. A total of 86 players remain. Action will resume at the 10,000/15,000 level.
2026 RGPS Passport Thunder Valley
$1,200 Million Dollar Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 RGPS Passport Thunder Valley
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$1,140,300
Total Entries
1,086
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
108
Players Left
1
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Michael Rappaport began the action with a raise to 26,000 from the cutoff. Mario Ribeiro Netto made the call from the small blind, and Lyle Wong joined from the big blind.
The A♥J♣2♥ flop was checked to Rappaport, who continued for 30,000. Netto folded, but Wong made the call.
Both remaining players checked the 5♥ turn and the 2♦ river to go to a showdown.
Rappaport tabled Q♠J♣ for a pair of jacks, but it was not good enough as Wong showed A♦8♦ for a pair of aces to claim the pot.
Netto was seen leaving the tournament area shortly after as he busted from the tournament.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
A three-handed all-in broke out preflop between Pedro Rodriguez, Aaron Overton, and Mario Ribeiro Netto, with Rodriguez and Overton at risk. Rodriguez was on the hook for 45,000, while Overton was all-in for 220,000.
Pedro Rodriguez: K♥Q♦
Aaron Overton: A♦Q♠
Mario Ribeiro Netto: J♠J♣
Netto had the preflop, but Overton captured it after the first three cards were spread when it came 2♦8♠A♥ to give Overton a pair of aces and a dominant lead.
The A♠ turn improved Overton to trip aces, and the 9♠ river was of no consequence to any of the three players as Rodriguez was eliminated and Overton scooped the chips.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Anton Saich shoved for his final 95,000 from the hijack before Ricardo Bibat made the call out of the big blind to put Saich at risk.
Anton Saich: A♦J♦
Ricardo Bibat: A♣K♦
Saich found out the bad news that his hand was dominated by the better ace of Bibat, but the flop turned the tables when it came 6♥10♥J♣ to give Saich a pair of jacks and the lead with two cards to go. Bibat wasn't left completely out in the cold as he gained a gutshot straight draw as well as his outs to a king.
The 7♦ turn was of no consequence.
Just as it appeared Saich was going to secure the double-up, the river was a rude awakening as it came the K♣ to give Bibat a pair of kings and eliminate Saich in the process.
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Play has begun on Day 2 of the RGPS Passport Season Finale $1,200 Million Dollar Main Event. A total of 108 players have taken their seats to start the day.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Today is the championship day at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort as the final 108 players will take their seats on Day 2 of the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season Finale $1,200 Million Dollar Main Event to pursue an RGPS title and the first-place prize of $163,700. A total of 1,086 entries created a prize pool of $1,140,300 in this year’s main event to set the stage for the final day of play.
Randy Gil (1,061,000) will enter as the chip leader at the onset of Day 2. Day 1b chip leader Douglas Dossett (1,054,000) finished just a tad behind Gil to take the honors of second in the overall chip standings. Day 1c chip leader Michael Cervantes (1,012,000) followed with the third most chips, while Jay Kasler (1,008,000) is the fourth member of the millionaire’s club as they take their seats on the final day.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Gil | United States | 1,061,000 | 106 |
| 2 | Douglas Dossett | United States | 1,054,000 | 105 |
| 3 | Michael Cervantes | United States | 1,012,000 | 101 |
| 4 | Jay Kasler | United States | 1,008,000 | 101 |
| 5 | Ricardo Bibat | United States | 960,000 | 96 |
| 6 | Paul Arguelles | United States | 940,000 | 94 |
| 7 | Jiechao Gao | United States | 900,000 | 90 |
| 8 | Matthew Luther | United States | 885,000 | 89 |
| 9 | Quan Liang Gao | United States | 811,000 | 81 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Lennon | United States | 762,000 | 76 |
Gil is in search of the second RGPS ring of his career. The former St. Mary’s college basketball player has taken his competitive background into poker, amassing over one million in career live earnings, according to The Hendon Mob.
Dossett has had a great week at Thunder Valley Casino Resort as he already took down the $300 Knockout with $100 Bounties event to score his first RGPS title. Dossett will look to double dip in the same series with a win in the main event. Cervantes peaked late on Day 1c to earn his million-chip stack. He has yet to capture an RGPS title, but came close in 2024 when he took second in the Buffaloooo PKO Event for $14,435.
Kasler has already made a final table at the RGPS Passport Season Finale when he finished fifth in the 30/30/30 event. Kasler would over triple his career earnings with a first-place finish, as his total career earnings come in just over $60,000, according to The Hendon Mob.
Main Event Payouts
Day 2 is scheduled to play eight-handed. A shot clock will also be implemented on Day 2 with players receiving five time banks to start the day. Players will receive an additional five time banks at the beginning of the final table.
Don’t go far and check back here at PokerNews for complete coverage of the final day’s action as a champion will reach the mountain top of the RGPS Passport Season Finale $1,200 Million Dollar Main Event at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
