Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With 42 players remaining, the floor has announced hand-for-hand, as only 41 players will bag up for Day 2.
2025 RPT Jackpot Junction
$640 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 RPT Jackpot Junction
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$640
Prize Pool
$255,960
Entries
474
Level
32
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
268
Players Left
38
Players Left 1 / 474
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Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Richard Gamez open-shoved on the button for 223,000 and Timothy Votava reshoved in the small blind to isolate. The player in the big blind got out of the way.
Richard Gamez: J♦8♠ 
Timothy Votava: A♣J♣
The flop came 5♦10♦3♠ with Votava's ace-jack still far out in the lead. Gamez picked up outs to a flush draw and a gutshot on the 7♦ turn, and got there on the 4♦ river to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
200,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Nao Yang opened the action with a raise from under the gun and was three-bet by Richard Gamez in the hijack to 125,000. Yang thought for a moment before making the call.
The flop came K♣6♣9♠ and Yang moved all in for 303,000 to put himself at risk. Gamez snap called.
Nao Yang: Q♣J♣
Richard Gamez: K♠K♦
Gamez was in the lead with a set of kings but Yang had plenty of outs with a gutshot and a flush draw.
The turn landed the 4♠ and the river brought the 8♠ and Gamez's set of kings remained best to send Yang packing on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
928,000
458,000
|
458,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The remaining 41 players are bagging up for the night and have all made the money.
They will return for Day 2 on Sunday, August 3 at 11:00 a.m. local time where the event will play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for a recap of the day's action for Flight B.
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,226,000
516,000
|
516,000 |
|
||
|
1,009,000
947,000
|
947,000 |
|
|
928,000 | |
|
|
802,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
774,000
512,500
|
512,500 |
|
691,000
555,400
|
555,400 |
|
603,000
309,000
|
309,000 |
|
537,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
504,000
334,000
|
334,000 |
|
464,000
464,000
|
464,000 |
|
459,000
399,000
|
399,000 |
|
448,000
388,000
|
388,000 |
|
437,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
436,000
218,000
|
218,000 |
|
|
436,000
436,000
|
436,000 |
|
|
418,000
358,000
|
358,000 |
|
417,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
388,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
384,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
383,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
373,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
|
353,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
||
|
|
345,000 | |
|
322,000
322,000
|
322,000 |
|
299,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Action has wrapped up in Flight B of the RPT Minnesota poker debut here at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel after almost 17 levels of play. Of the 268 runners who started the day, only 38 players will return for the Championship Day on Sunday, all of whom are already in the money.
Stephen Peppin emerged as the overwhelming chip leader of Flight B, bagging an impressive 1,226,000. The Minnesota native ascended to the top of the counts late in the day after cracking Joseph Larson’s pocket aces and never looked back. He will enter the Championship Day second in chips behind Kurt Fetzer and will look to leverage his stack in search of a big payday.
Finishing Flight B second in chips is Kevin McMahon (1,009,000), sitting with just over a million. Right behind him is Richard Gamez with 928,000 who rounds out the podium.
Flight B Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Peppin | United States | 1,226,000 | 123 |
| 2 | Kevin McMahon | United States | 1,009,000 | 101 |
| 3 | Richard Gamez | United States | 928,000 | 93 |
| 4 | Phillip Nesburg | United States | 802,000 | 80 |
| 5 | Michael Dehen | United States | 774,000 | 77 |
| 6 | Gene Boyer | United States | 691,000 | 69 |
| 7 | Benjamin Valder | United States | 603,000 | 60 |
| 8 | Taylor Maas | United States | 537,000 | 54 |
| 9 | Arlo Strozewski | United States | 504,000 | 50 |
| 10 | Arlie Brandvold | United States | 464,000 | 46 |
Those who qualified for the finals on Sunday with two stacks include Curtis Vierstraete, Richard Perkerewicz, and Nancy Beasley. They will each receive a $2,000 double bag bonus and their smaller stack will be removed from play.
RPT Jackpot Junction Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $41,000 | 13-15 | $3,100 |
| 2 | $32,000 | 16-18 | $2,700 |
| 3 | $24,000 | 19-21 | $2,300 |
| 4 | $18,000 | 22-24 | $1,920 |
| 5 | $13,000 | 25-27 | $1,600 |
| 6 | $10,000 | 28-36 | $1,300 |
| 7 | $7,500 | 37-45 | $1,150 |
| 8 | $6,000 | 46-54 | $1,100 |
| 9 | $4,800 | 55-63 | $1,050 |
| 10-12 | $3,800 | 64-69 | $1,000 |
The 31 players from Flight A and the 38 players from Flight B will all return on Sunday, August 3 at 11:00 a.m. local time for the Championship Day. Action will resume with 12 minutes remaining in level 16 with blinds at 5,000/10,000/10,000 and the tournament will play down to a winner.
Be sure to follow PokerNews all weekend long for coverage and updates of the RPT Jackpot Junction.
$640 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
