2026 RGPS Passport Thunder Valley
Level: 30
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Gregory Pon went all-in for 1,250,000 from the hijack before Henri Perez Lopez made the call on the button. Victor Paredes also went all-in for approximately 2,000,000 from the big blind. Lopez called again to put both Paredes and Pon at risk.
Gregory Pon: 10♠8♠
Victor Paredes: Q♣Q♠
Henri Perez Lopez: 6♠6♥
Pon was in third place before the flop, but he vaulted into first in a hurry when the flop came 8♦10♥4♥ to give him two pair.
The 3♥ turn gave Lopez plenty of outs to score the double knockout.
Pon would secure the triple up on the A♦ river to stay alive, while Paredes won the side pot to stay in contention.
Gregory Pon opened to 400,000 on the button before Henri Perez Lopez defended his big blind to take a flop.
Both players checked the 3♦9♥10♣ flop to usher in the 2♥ turn. Lopez led for 350,000, and Pon made the call.
The 10♥ river did not slow Lopez down, as he opted to bet 500,000 on the river. Pon gave it a brief consideration before he tossed in a call.
Lopez showed Q♥5♥ for a flush as Pon mucked his hand to award the pot to Lopez.
Henri Perez Lopez opened to 400,000 from the cutoff before Victor Paredes put all his chips in the middle for 1,375,000 from the small blind. Lopez made the call as Paredes' tournament life was on the line.
Victor Paredes: J♣J♠
Henri Perez Lopez: 9♦9♣
Paredes had a significant lead with the better pocket pair, and the runout did not bring an upset as it came 10♥5♦K♦K♣6♠ to award Paredes the double.
Level: 29
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Zachary Smyth went all-in for 675,000 from the small blind and was called by Jedidiah Hoffman out of the big blind to be at risk.
Zachary Smyth: A♣Q♠
Jedidiah Hoffman: 4♥4♦
Smyth needed to hit his overcards, but that did not happen on the flop of 9♠2♠K♣.
Smyth gained a gutshot straight draw on the J♣ turn, but he was unable to convert on any of his outs on the 6♦ river to bow out in seventh place.
Smyth earned $13,600 for his finish.
Anthony Murphy shoved for 600,000 from the hijack and was called by Ryan Awwad from the cutoff to be at risk.
Anthony Murphy: 9♥9♦
Ryan Awwad: A♠K♦
Awwad pulled ahead on the flop of J♠A♦2♠ with a pair of aces.
Murphy could not recover on the 5♠ turn or the J♣ river to be eliminated in eighth place.
Murphy earned $13,600 for her finish.
Henri Perez Lopez shipped it from the small blind to put max pressure on Rickey Evans in the big blind. Evans called to put himself at risk for approximately 800,000.
Rickey Evans: A♣3♥
Henri Perez Lopez: Q♦9♦
Evans got it in with the best of it, but the flop was unkind when it came Q♠6♥J♥ to give Lopez the best hand with a pair of queens.
The 4♦ turn kept Lopez in the lead.
Evans would see his final card of the tournament in the 7♣ river to be eliminated in ninth place.
Evans would earn $8,300 for his finish.
Jedidiah Hoffman opened to 350,000 from the hijack before Ryan Awwad made it 800,000 from the small blind.
Hoffman called and sent them to a flop of 7♠6♠10♥.
Both players checked the flop to bring the 5♠ turn. Awwad fired 350,000, and Hoffman made the call.
The J♣ river resulted in another bet from Awwad to the tune of 500,000. Hoffman called to go to a showdown.
Awwad showed A♣10♣ for a pair of tens, but it was no good as Hoffman showed J♥J♦ for a set of jacks to claim the pot.