$600 Main Event | 2024 RGPS Destination RunGood San Diego

02-25-2024 19:12 UTC-8

Lirio Fontamillas Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,481)

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Kirk Brown

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Lirio Fontamillas moved all in preflop and big stack Derrick Yamada called to put him at risk.

Lirio Fontamillas: A♣2♠
Derrick Yamada: Q♠7♠

Fontamillas was ahead with his ace-high, bit the flop of Q♥7♥A♥ was brutal as he made top pair but Yamada made two-pair for the lead. The runout of 5♣J♠ changed nothing and Yamada was pushed the pot while Fontamillas was eliminated in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derrick Yamada	3,900,000 800,000	800,000
Lirio Fontamillas	Busted

Tags: Derrick Yamada Lirio Fontamillas

02-25-2024 19:00 UTC-8

Luis Pedro Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,111)

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Kirk Brown

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Short-stacked Luis Pedro got all the chips into the middle preflop against Michael Holmes, who covered.

Luis Pedro: A♦10♣
Michael Holmes: A♠A♣

The board ran out 6♥2♣2♠6♣K♦ for Holmes' aces to hold and he was shipped the pot while Pedro made his way to the exit in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Holmes	2,775,000 -75,000	-75,000
Luis Pedro	Busted

Tags: Luis Pedro Michael Holmes

02-25-2024 18:54 UTC-8

Seth Harmes Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,781)

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Kirk Brown

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Seth Harmes moved all in preflop and Derrick Yamada made the call to put his tournament life on the line.

Seth Harmes: 6♣6♥
Derrick Yamada: K♠Q♣

Harmes was ahead in this flip with his pair, but the runout of J♣7♠5♠7♥Q♦ gave Yamada a queen on the river and Harmes was sent to the payout desk in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derrick Yamada	3,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Seth Harmes	Busted

Tags: Derrick Yamada Seth Harmes

Level: 23

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

02-25-2024 18:45 UTC-8

Break Time!

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Kirk Brown

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The players are now on a quick break and will return to action shortly.

02-25-2024 18:42 UTC-8

Tavish Margers Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,454)

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Kirk Brown

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

After an open from Lirio Fontamillas, Tavish Margers shoved all in for around 750,000 and Fontamillas called to put him at risk.

Tavish Margers: K♠Q♦
Lirio Fontamillas: A♣Q♣

Margers would need some help as Fontamillas had him dominated, but the runout didn't do it as it came 10♠4♣5♦5♠2♠ and he was sent to the rail as the first casualty at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lirio Fontamillas	1,765,000 465,000	465,000
Tavish Margers	Busted

Tags: Lirio Fontamillas Tavish Margers

02-25-2024 18:34 UTC-8

Final Table Time! (full)

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Kirk Brown

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

With the elimination of Keith Morgan in tenth place, the surviving nine players have been reseated at the final table as follows:

Seat	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Lirio Fontamillas	1,300,000	33
2	Tavish Margers	750,000	11
3	Derrick Yamada	2,100,000	53
4	Michael Holmes	2,850,000	71
5	Seth Harmes	730,000	18
6	Edward Liu	1,055,000	26
7	Luis Pedro	530,000	13
8	Andrew Whitmer	425,000	11
9	Kenneth Douglas	2,830,000	71

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Holmes	2,850,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Kenneth Douglas	2,830,000 630,000	630,000

Derrick Yamada	2,100,000 -15,000	-15,000
Lirio Fontamillas	1,300,000 290,000	290,000
Edward Liu	1,055,000 -495,000	-495,000
Tavish Margers	750,000 -225,000	-225,000
Seth Harmes	730,000 -130,000	-130,000
Luis Pedro	530,000 -345,000	-345,000
Andrew Whitmer	425,000 115,000	115,000

02-25-2024 18:17 UTC-8

Keith Morgan Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,744)

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Kirk Brown

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The complete action was missed on the hand, but Keith Morgan and Derrick Yamada got all the chips into the middle preflop, with Morgan at risk.

Keith Morgan: A♦J♠
Derrick Yamada: Q♥Q♣

Morgan needed some help to catch up, but the runout of 7♦5♣2♦3♥9♣ did him no favors and he was sent to the exit in tenth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derrick Yamada	2,115,000 465,000	465,000
Keith Morgan	Busted

Tags: Derrick Yamada Keith Morgan

02-25-2024 18:11 UTC-8

John Caldwell Eliminated in 11th Place ($3,744)

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Kirk Brown

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Short-stacked John Caldwell moved all in preflop and was called by Derrick Yamada to put him at risk.

John Caldwell: J♦3♣
Derrick Yamada: Q♣10♣

The flop of K♠J♣J♥ gave Caldwell the lead with trip jacks, but Yamada was still open-ended and the turn 6♣ further improved him to a flush draw.

Of course, the river was the A♣, giving Yamada both the straight and the flush to take down the pot, sending Caldwell to the rail in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derrick Yamada	1,650,000 670,000	670,000
John Caldwell	Busted

Tags: Derrick Yamada John Caldwell

02-25-2024 18:04 UTC-8

Harmes Strikes Back

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Kirk Brown

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

After being left relatively short after his run-in with Tavish Margers, Seth Harmes moved all in preflop for around 400,000 and Margers quickly made the call, looking to finish him off.

Harmes winced and flipped over 2♥5♥ and did not like that he was up against A♦A♣ once again.

The flop of 2♠4♦K♥ did give him some outs as he made a pair, and the turn was the miracle 5♠ to give him two pair to take the lead. Margers needed a four, king, or ace to win the pot, but the river was the brick 6♥ and Harmes was awarded the pot to get most of his chips back in dramatic fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tavish Margers	975,000 -635,000	-635,000
Seth Harmes	860,000 445,000	445,000

Tags: Seth Harmes Tavish Margers