$640 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 RPT Jackpot Junction

08-01-2025 14:03 UTC-6

RPT Royalty Sitting Together

Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jamie Meidinger, Paul Jain, and Mark Dufner are a trio to keep an eye on in here in the early levels as they are all seated right next to each other.

Meidinger took down the $640 Main Event at Royal River Casino for $14,000 back in April. Jain is a former PRT Player of the Year and Fall of Famer, and Dufner is the reigning RPT Summer Main Event ring winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Meidinger	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paul Jain	60,000 60,000	60,000
Mark Dufner	60,000

Tags: Jamie Meidinger Mark Dufner Paul Jain

08-01-2025 14:17 UTC-6

James Gets Barnum to Fold Queens

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action picked up preflop in a hand between Miles Barnum in middle position and Ronald James in the big blind. When PokerNews got to the table, Barnum was facing a five-bet shove after having four-bet.

"Will you show if I fold?" asked Barnum, faced with a tough decision for his tournament life.

"That's kind of who I am," James said as he nodded that he would indeed show.

"Second question, would you do this with ace-king?" prodded Barnum.

"That I can't answer," replied James.

Barnum thought for a moment, ultimately arriving at a fold, tabling pocket queens. James was a man of his word and showed pocket tens to take down the pot and dodge disaster.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald James	80,000 20,000	20,000
Miles Barnum	46,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Miles Barnum Ronald James

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-01-2025 14:26 UTC-6

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Nick Becker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

08-01-2025 14:37 UTC-6

Scharlemann Wakes Up with Cowboys

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Nick Becker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Michael Dehen raised to 1,500 in early position and Joshua Scharlemann flatted in the cutoff.

The flop came 7♦6♦4♠ and Dehen continued with a bet of 1,500. Scharlemann made the call.

The turn landed the 4♦ and Dehen slowed down with a check. Scharlemann bet 4,000 and Dehen called.

The river brought the 8♠ bringing four cards to a straight and both players checked. Scharlemann tabled K♠K♥, besting the Q♦Q♥ of Dehen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Scharlemann	70,000
Michael Dehen	30,500

Tags: Joshua Scharlemann Michael Dehen

08-01-2025 14:41 UTC-6

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Nick Becker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Stene	60,000 60,000	60,000
Erviin Bjerga	60,000 60,000	60,000
Cash Mitchell	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paul Lee	60,000 60,000	60,000
Josiah Moore	60,000 60,000	60,000
Gayle Stevens	60,000 60,000	60,000
Brad Pausch	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jason Sell	60,000 60,000	60,000
Brad Magnus	60,000 60,000	60,000
Bradley Craig	60,000 60,000	60,000
Brett Kuznia	60,000 60,000	60,000
James Anderson (MN)	60,000
Victor Peppe	60,000 60,000	60,000
Randy Smith	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jonathan Surerus	60,000 60,000	60,000
Joseph Osterbauer	60,000
Thomas Gjerde	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andriy Linetskyy	60,000 60,000	60,000
Rodney Colson	60,000 60,000	60,000
Cary Long	60,000 60,000	60,000
Arlie Brandvold	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jon Christensen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Moldestad	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jon Maras	60,000 60,000	60,000
Marlin Leidholm	60,000 60,000	60,000

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08-01-2025 14:50 UTC-6

Schlueter Fades the River to Double

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Nick Becker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action picked up on the turn with Zachary Schlueter all in and at risk. Schlueter held top pair top kicker on a board of A♠6♥4♠2♠ against his opponent who had outs to gutshot as well as a flush draw.

Zachary Schlueter: A♣K♥ All in
Opponent: 8♦7♠