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

Aug 03, 2026

Randy Gil Eliminated in 11th Place ($14,000)

Erick Torres

Level 28 : Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Randy Gil shoved for his final 825,000 on the button and was called by Rajat Paliwal from the big blind to be at risk for his tournament life.

Randy Gil: K♦7♥ All in
Rajat Paliwal: K♥9♥

Gil was in search of a seven as his king had kicker problems as they went to a runout.

The 5♣2♠10♠ flop gave Gil little to work with as his tournament life was waning.

Paliwal held on the 6♣ turn, and the A♥ river was of no use to Gil as he exited in 11th place.

Gil earned $14,000 for his finish.

Tags: Rajat Paliwal Randy Gil

Level: 28

Blinds: 75,000/125,000

Ante: 125,000

Aug 03, 2026

Dinner Time

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Erick Torres

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Players are on a 40-minute break. A total of 11 players remain in the hunt for the RGPS Passport Season Finale title. Action will resume at the 75,000/125,000 level.

Aug 03, 2026

Lyle Wong Eliminated in 12th Place ($14,000)

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Erick Torres

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

This hand was picked up on the flop of 4♥Q♥K♣ with about 500,000 in the middle.

Lyle Wong checked his option out of the small blind before Rajat Paliwal bet 175,000 from under the gun. Wong check-raised all-in for 1,130,000 and Paliwal called to put Wong at risk.

Lyle Wong: K♥10♥ All in
Rajat Paliwal: A♥J♥

Wong had a strong hand with top pair and a king-high flush draw, but this was a situation where his flush draw was no good as Paliwal held the better flush draw and the straight draw to boot.

The Q♠ turn was safe for Wong as he had to fade one more card to secure the double.

The river was unkind as the A♣ peeled on fifth street to signal Wong's demise as he busted from the tournament.

Wong earned $14,000 for his 12th-place finish.

Tags: Lyle Wong Rajat Paliwal

Aug 03, 2026

Aaron Overton Eliminated in 13th Place ($12,000)

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Erick Torres

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Aaron Overton put his tournament life on the line when he shoved for 1,035,000 from early position. Rajat Paliwal made the call out of the big blind to put Overton at risk.

Aaron Overton: 6♦6♥ All in
Rajat Paliwal: A♠K♦

The flop was not a welcome sight for Overton as it came 10♠K♣9♣ to give Paliwal a pair of kings and leave Overton searching for two outs.

The 8♦ turn gave Overton a gutshot straight draw to go with his outs to a set, but the river had other plans as it came the K♥ to improve Paliwal to trips.

Overton earned $12,000 for his 13th-place finish.

Tags: Aaron Overton Rajat Paliwal

Aug 03, 2026

Jingtao Zhu Eliminated in 14th Place ($12,000)

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Erick Torres

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jingtao Zhu shipped her final 200,000 from under the gun. Ricardo Bibat called from early position before JC Tran joined from the big blind to put Zhu at risk while Bibat and Tran played a side pot.

Tran checked the 6♥K♣4♦ flop, which led to a bet of 200,000 from Bibat. Tran called.

The K♥ turn led to a check from both Tran and Bibat to bring the A♣ river.

Tran checked again before Bibat bet 500,000. Tran folded as Bibat and Zhu went to a showdown.

Zhu showed she had the king with K♠7♦ for trip kings. Bibat got a big reaction when he tabled A♦A♥ for a rivered full house to eliminate Zhu in 14th place.

Zhu earned $12,000 for her finish.

Tags: JC Tran Jingtao Zhu Ricardo Bibat

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Aug 03, 2026

Nines for Selvakumaran

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Erick Torres

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

Ajit Selvakumaran shoved for 735,000 from under the gun and was called by Randy Gil from the small blind to be at risk.

Ajit Selvakumaran: 9♥9♠ All in
Randy Gil: A♣Q♣

Selvakumaran faded the overcards on the 8♠6♦4♥ flop.

The 2♠ turn and the 10♦ river did not alter the standings as Selvakumaran secured the double.

Tags: Ajit Selvakumaran Randy Gil

Aug 03, 2026

Chavez Doubles Through Zhu

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Erick Torres

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

Franklin Chavez opened to 175,000 from the hijack before Jingtao Zhu went all-in for 1,840,000. Chavez called to be at risk for 1,340,000.

Franklin Chavez: Q♦Q♠ All in
Jingtao Zhu: 7♠7♦

Chavez was poised for a double, and the runout did not bring a seven as it came J♥8♦K♥J♠4♦ to award Chavez the double and shrink Zhu's stack.

Tags: Franklin Chavez Jingtao Zhu

Aug 03, 2026

Shahin Shojaeyan Eliminated in 15th Place ($12,000)

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Erick Torres

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

This hand was picked up on the flop of 2♠5♣10♠. Shahin Shojaeyan andJason Smith got into a series of raises that led to Shojaeyan being all-in and at risk for 3,600,000 against Smith.

Shahin Shojaeyan: Q♥Q♣ All in
Jason Smith: 10♥10♣

Smith flopped a set of tens, which was much to the disappointment of Shojaeyan as his queens were drawing to two outs with two cards to go.

The 3♠ turn was a blank, and the 3♥ river was the final card Shojaeyan would see as he was eliminated from contention.

Shojaeyan earned $12,000 for his effort.

Tags: Jason Smith Shahin Shojaeyan