$1,200 Million Dollar Main Event | 2026 RGPS Passport Thunder Valley

Aug 03, 2026

Ricardo Bibat Eliminated in 3rd Place ($81,000)

Erick Torres

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

JC Tran raised to 1,100,000 on the button before Ricardo Bibat ripped it in for his whole stack. Tran snap-called as Bibat was at risk for it all.

Ricardo Bibat: [Acs5c] All in
JC Tran: A♥A♦

Bibat ran right into the aces of Tran, who was in a dominant position to score the knockout and get the tournament to heads-up.

Bibat was unable to find the miracle to crack Tran's aces on the Q♥2♥J♦10♦Q♣ runout as he exited in third place.

Bibat earned $81,000 for his finish.

Tags: JC Tran Ricardo Bibat

Aug 03, 2026

Jason Smith Eliminated in 4th Place ($61,000)

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Erick Torres

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Jason Smith shoved for his final 1,700,000 from the small blind. JC Tran called out of the big blind as he sought to finish the job after hitting quads on Smith earlier.

Jason Smith: K♣J♠ All in
JC Tran: A♠8♠

Tran flopped the better equity when it came 2♥2♠4♠ for a flush draw.

The 9♣ turn kept Smith searching for his king or jack.

Tran sealed it on the 9♥ river as Smith was eliminated in fourth place.

Tran earned $61,000 for his finish.

Tags: JC Tran Jason Smith

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Aug 03, 2026

Four of a Kind for Tran

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Erick Torres

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jason Smith opened to 500,000 on the button before JC Tran went all-in for 6,075,000. Smith quickly made the call to put Tran at risk.

JC Tran: 6♦6♥ All in
Jason Smith: 8♦8♥

Tran was in trouble as his future prospects in the tournament looked grim, but the flop changed that in a hurry when it came 10♠6♠2♠ to give Tran a set.

As if a set wasn't enough, the 6♣ came on the river to give Tran quads and seal the deal on the hand.

The A♠ completed the board as Tran received a pivotal double.

Tags: JC Tran Jason Smith

Aug 03, 2026

Michael Rappaport Eliminated in 5th Place ($46,000)

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Erick Torres

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

JC Tran opened to 500,000 from the cutoff before Michael Rappaport shipped it for 6,125,000 from the small blind. Ricardo Bibat made the call out of the big blind before Tran got out of the way as Rappaport and Bibat went to a showdown with Rappaport at risk.

Michael Rappaport: 8♣8♥ All in
Ricardo Bibat: A♣10♥

Bibat outflopped Rappaport when it came A♠7♣2♥ to give Bibat a pair of aces.

The 9♠ turn was of no use to Rappaport, and the 6♠ river was the final card of his tournament as Rappaport hit the exit in fifth place.

Rappaport earned $46,000 for his finish.

Tags: JC Tran Michael Rappaport Ricardo Bibat

Aug 03, 2026

Yotam Shmuelov Eliminated in 6th Place ($35,000)

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Erick Torres

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Rajat Paliwal opened to 500,000 from the cutoff. Ricardo Bibat made the call out of the small blind, but Yotam Shmuelov wanted to play for it all as he shipped it for 1,775,000 from the big blind. Paliwal called, while Bibat folded as Paliwal and Shmuelov went to a showdown with Shmuelov at risk.

Yotam Shmuelov: A♠Q♥ All in
Rajat Paliwal: A♦A♣

Shmuelov held a formidable hand, but it paled in comparison to Paliwal's aces as they went to a runout.

Paliwal's lead grew even further when the flop came all clubs as the dealer fanned out 4♣8♣5♣ to give Paliwal the flush draw.

The K♥ was all she wrote for Shmuelov as the 9♣ river improved Paliwal to a flush to close the door on Shmuelov's tournament run.

Shmuelov earned $35,000 for his sixth-place finish.

Tags: Rajat Paliwal Ricardo Bibat Yotam Shmuelov

Aug 03, 2026

Updated Chip Counts

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Erick Torres

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Level: 31

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Aug 03, 2026

Break Time

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Erick Torres

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break. The six remaining players will return to the 125,000/250,000 blind level.

Aug 03, 2026

Bibat Bests Tran

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Erick Torres

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

JC Tran opened to 400,000 from the hijack before Ricardo Bibat called out of the small blind.

The Q♠9♦3♣ flop led to a check from Bibat. Tran continued for 300,000, and Bibat called.

Bibat checked again on the 3♠ turn. Tran put out a second barrel of 750,000 before Bibat came along with a call.

Both players checked the 10♣ river to go to a showdown.

Bibat tabled J♣10♥, which was good, as Tran shook his head and mucked his hand in response.

Tags: JC Tran Ricardo Bibat