2026 RGPS Passport Thunder Valley
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Players are on a 15-minute break. Action will resume at the 8,000/16,000 level. A total of 69 players remain.
Drew Gonzalez went all-in for his final 126,000 from the cutoff and was called by Greg Byard out of the small blind to be at risk for his tournament.
Drew Gonzalez: A♠K♣
Greg Byard: A♣10♠
Gonzalez held the advantage before the flop, and expanded on that lead after the 3♦K♠4♦ flop gave him a pair of kings.
The A♥ turn sealed the deal in his favor as the meaningless 6♣ peeled on the river to award Gonzalez the pot.
Yutian Zou on the button and Ryan Nishizaki clashed in an all-in pot preflop with Nishizaki at risk for approximately 58,000 from the big blind.
Ryan Nishizaki: 7♣6♣
Yutian Zou: Q♠6♥
Zou had Nishizaki's hand dominated, and the flop kept Zou in the lead when the dealer fanned out Q♥4♣J♥ to give Zou top pair.
The 3♣ turn gave Nishizaki a sliver of hope as he gained a gutshot straight draw, but it was not meant to be as the 9♠ river peeled to award Zou the pot and eliminate Nishizaki from contention.
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Rickey Evans opened to 25,000 from early position before Phatseluck Yang went all-in on the button for approximately 94,000. Evans made the call to put Yang at risk.
Phatseluck Yang: 5♣5♦
Rickey Evans: A♥K♦
Evans outflopped Yang in a big way when it came 7♠K♥K♣ to give Evans trip kings after the first three cards.
The 6♣ turn was of no help to Yang, and the 7♦ river gave Evans a full house as Yang fell during the second level of Day 2.