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

Aug 03, 2026

Douglas Dossett Eliminated in 16th Place ($10,200)

Erick Torres

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

The details of this hand were recounted to PokerNews by players at the table.

It was a battle of the blinds for the fate of Douglas Dossett after he shoved preflop for 865,000 from the small blind and was called by Jingtao Zhu out of the big blind to be at risk.

Douglas Dossett: Qx10x All in
Jingtao Zhu: Q♦3♦

Zhu would outflop Dossett on the 3x5x8x flop to take the lead.

The turn would shut the door as Zhu turned trip tres on the 3x turn.

The river was a blank to eliminate Dossett from the tournament as he earned $10,200 for his 16th-place finish.

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Aug 03, 2026

Tran Busts Cervantes

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Erick Torres

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

Michael Cervantes opened to 950,000 from under the gun, leaving approximately 100,000 behind. JC Tran went all-in from the big blind. Cervantes called to put himself at risk.

Michael Cervantes: A♥Q♣ All in
JC Tran: J♥J♠

Tran would flop Cervantes nearly dead when it came 4♦J♣3♣ to improve to a top set.

The 3♥ turn was all she wrote for Cervantes as the 6♣ river completed the board to eliminate Cervantes in 17th place.

Tags: JC Tran Michael Cervantes

Level: 26

Blinds: 50,000/75,000

Ante: 75,000

Aug 03, 2026

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Erick Torres

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Aug 03, 2026

Velasquz Gets Paid

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Erick Torres

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

This hand was picked up on the turn of a board that read K♥3♠7♦10♦ with approximately 2,300,000 in the pot.

Romeo Velasquez shoved for his final 1,480,000 from the small blind position and was called by Jingtao Zhu on the button to be at risk.

Romeo Velasquez: K♠K♦ All in
Jingtao Zhu: A♣10♣

Zhu found out the bad news as she was drawing dead against the set of kings of Velasquez.

The 2♠ river was procedural as Velasquez scooped a huge pot.

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Aug 03, 2026

Dossett Tumbles Down the Charts

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Erick Torres

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

This hand was picked up on the turn with a pile of chips already in the middle on a board that read 3♥2♦3♠5♥. Jason Smith bet from the big blind position before Douglas Dossett chose to go all-in from early position. Smith called to put himself at risk for 1,660,000.

Jason Smith: J♣3♣ All in
Douglas Dossett: 8♠8♣

Smith held a firm lead with trips tres, as Dossett was drawing to two outs as they went to a river.

The 9♠ river was close to an eight, but not quite as Smith secured the double as Dossett went from chip leader to losing eighty percent of his stack in the first level back from break.

Tags: Douglas Dossett Jason Smith

Aug 03, 2026