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

08-01-2025 19:42 UTC-5

Wuetrich Triples Up with Kings

Nick Becker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alan Wuetrich raised to 3,000 under the gun, the player in early position called, as did Aaron Knudson in middle position. The player on the button then moved all in for 32,000 to put himself at risk. Wuetrich moved all in for 35,500, prompting early position to fold and the button to prematurely table his hand. Knudson then went into the tank before electing to make the call, having both of his opponents covered.

Button: A♠J♣ All in
Alan Wuetrich: K♣K♥
Aaron Knudson: 6♥6♠

The flop came 8♣5♦7♥ with Knudson picking up an open-ended straight draw. The turn landed the 2♥ and the river brought the 8♠, and Wuetrich's pair of kings held to earn him the triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Wuetrich	103,000 43,000	43,000
Aaron Knudson	68,000

Tags: Aaron Knudson Alan Wuetrich

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-01-2025 18:27 UTC-5

Biggest Stacks Around the Room

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Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Berger	201,300 201,300	201,300
Jacob Dostal	179,300 179,300	179,300
Claire Leclerc	177,800 117,800	117,800
Zachary Schlueter	177,600 47,600	47,600
Chad Knoblauch	154,700 154,700	154,700
Molly Mossey	147,200 7,200	7,200
Cheese Head	146,700 146,700	146,700
Jason Sell	141,200 81,200	81,200
Michael Taylor (ND)	139,800 84,800	84,800
Lucas Christoffer	135,600 75,600	75,600
Thomas Gjerde	135,100 75,100	75,100
Cary Long	133,300 73,300	73,300
Timothy Blue	127,900 67,900	67,900
Miles Barnum	126,000 80,000	80,000
Tyler Kolness	125,200 4,800	4,800
Keith Doering	118,000 11,000	11,000
Jon Christensen	108,600 48,600	48,600
Leo Leclerc	107,000 47,000	47,000
Jon Maras	106,100 46,100	46,100
Jose Campos Jr	105,800 45,800	45,800

08-01-2025 18:17 UTC-5

Dinner Break

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Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The remaining 98 players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break and will return to blinds at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante.

Play will resume at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.

08-01-2025 18:12 UTC-5

Doering Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The under-the-gun player moved all in for 3,000 and was called by Rejoice Providence in middle position and Keith Doering in the hijack.

Providence and Doering checked it down to the river on a board of 8♥6♠J♦Q♣3♦ and Doering tabled the winner with A♦5♠ for ace-high, besting the 7♦5♣ of Providence and the K♠10♠ of under the gun.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Doering	129,000 73,000	73,000
Rejoice Providence	59,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Keith Doering Rejoice Providence

08-01-2025 17:56 UTC-5

Colson Goes for All of It

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Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action picked up on the river with a sizable pot brewing in a hand between Rodney Colson in the cutoff and Josiah Moore on the button.

With about 20,000 in the middle and the board reading 4♦K♠7♠8♥5♠, Colson bet 6,300 and Moore bumped it up to 20,000. Colson thought for a moment before moving all in to put Moore at risk.

Moore quickly folded and the pot was pushed Colson's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Colson	137,000 77,000	77,000
Josiah Moore	35,300 24,700	24,700

Tags: Josiah Moore Rodney Colson

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

08-01-2025 17:37 UTC-5

Kolness Wakes Up with Aces

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Mark Dufner raised to 1,500 in the cutoff and Tyler Kolness three-bet to 4,500 on the button. Dufner then four-bet to 13,000 and Kolness quickly five-bet to 26,000. Dufner responded with a six-bet shove to put himself at risk and Kolness snap called.

Mark Dufner: K♥K♣ All in
Tyler Kolness: A♠A♣

There were no kings to be found on the 3♦6♦7♣3♣9♦ runout and Dufner was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Kolness	130,000 130,000	130,000
Mark Dufner	Busted

Tags: Mark Dufner Tyler Kolness

08-01-2025 17:17 UTC-5

Baumann Survives All In

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Alisa Baumann was all in for 8,100 in the small blind against Michael Taylor on the button who had her covered.

Alisa Baumann: 6♥5♥ All in
Michael Taylor: A♦4♥

The flop came 5♠Q♥A♣ with Taylor still in the lead. The 7♠ offered no help to Baumann but the 6♣ rolled off on the river, improving her to two pair, sixes and fives to stay alive.

At a nearby table, Terence Reid scored a knockout to get back above starting stack.

Molly Mossey was also seen with a mountain of chips, sitting with about 140,000 which is one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Molly Mossey	140,000 80,000	80,000
Terence Reid	63,500 3,500	3,500
Michael Taylor (ND)	55,000 13,000	13,000
Alisa Baumann	17,400 42,600	42,600

Tags: Alisa Baumann Michael Taylor Terence Reid

08-01-2025 17:02 UTC-5

Dream Spot for Vierstraete

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action picked up on the flop of 2♠5♠5♣ in a hand between Victor Peppe in middle position and Curtis Vierstraete in the big blind.

With about 5,000 in the middle, the rest of the money quickly went in with Vierstraete at risk for his remaining 11,700.

Curtis Vierstraete: A♠A♥ All in
Victor Peppe: K♠K♥

The board ran out 5♥, 2♣ and Vierstraete's full house, fives full of aces, earned him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Curtis Vierstraete	28,500 31,500	31,500
Victor Peppe	20,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Victor Peppe