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

08-03-2025 01:57 UTC-6

Vierstraete On the Hunt for Double Bag Bonus

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Nick Becker

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Chastity Askvig was all in preflop and at risk for 191,000 against Curtis Vierstraete in a classic coin flip situation.

Chastity Askvig: 9♦9♥ All in
Curtis Vierstraete: A♣Q♠

Vierstraete pulled ahead on the 2♦A♥6♦ flop, pairing his ace. The A♠ turn and 2♥ river offered no help to Askvig and she was sent to the rail.

Vierstraete is now in good shape to secure the $2,000 double bag bonus after having bagged 251,000 last night in Flight A.

Player	Chips	Progress
Curtis Vierstraete	425,000 384,400	384,400
Chastity Askvig	Busted

Tags: Chastity Askvig Curtis Vierstraete

08-03-2025 01:52 UTC-6

Nesburg Not Slowing Down

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Nick Becker

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Phillip Nesburg got it all in preflop in the hijack with the covering stack against the player on the button who had about 150,000 to start the hand.

Opponent: A♠K♣ All in
Phillip Nesburg: A♥Q♣

Nesburg pulled ahead on the J♦5♣Q♥ flop, spiking a queen. The 2♦ turn and 7♣ river offered no help to the button and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phillip Nesburg	875,000 491,000	491,000

Tags: Phillip Nesburg

08-03-2025 01:38 UTC-6

Thorson Sends Pausch Packing in Brutal Runout

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Nick Becker

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded around to Ryan Thorson in the small blind who raised to 30,000. Brad Pausch three-bet jammed in the big blind for about 150,000 and Thorson quickly called only to see the bad news.

Brad Pausch: A♦A♣ All in
Ryan Thorson: A♥K♦

The flop came 5♠K♠J♥ with Thorson pairing his king to pick up some equity. The K♣ rolled off on the turn and everyone at the table jumped out of their seats seeing that Thorson was about to crack Pausch's aces.

The 9♥ rolled off on the river and Pausch was sent to the rail in dramatic fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Thorson (MN)	567,000 507,000	507,000
Brad Pausch	Busted

Tags: Brad Pausch Ryan Thorson

08-03-2025 01:30 UTC-6

Peppin Folds Tens and Then Wins with Kings

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Nick Becker

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Stephen Peppin raised to 25,000 in the cutoff and Mark Gusa three-bet jammed on the button for about 350,000 to put himself at risk. Peppin thought for a moment before folding pocket tens face up. Gusa showed pocket aces.

The next hand, Tim Stang raised to 30,000 in early position and Peppin three-bet to 65,000 in the hijack. Stang called and the two checked it down to the river on a board of Q♦A♣Q♠4♠5♣. Peppin tabled pocket kings and Stang mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Peppin	710,000 110,000	110,000

Mark Gusa	405,000 345,000	345,000
Tim Stang	285,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Mark Gusa Stephen Peppin Tim Stang

08-03-2025 01:23 UTC-6

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Nick Becker

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

08-03-2025 01:02 UTC-6

Break Time

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Nick Becker

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The remaining 54 players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante.

Play will continue until the field reaches 41 players.

08-03-2025 00:59 UTC-6

Dufner Saved on the River

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Nick Becker

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mark Dufner got it all in preflop for about 160,000 in the hijack against Stephen Peppin in the cutoff who had the covering stack.

Mark Dufner: 9♣9♥ All in
Stephen Peppin: A♥A♣

Dufner saw the bad news that he had ran head first into aces when the cards were turned on their backs.

The flop came 4♥2♣7♦ with Peppin's aces still in the lead. The 10♠ offered no help to Dufner and only a nine on the river would save Dufner.

The river brought exactly that - the miracle 9♦ to keep Dufner's tournament hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Peppin	600,000 125,000	125,000

Mark Dufner	340,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Mark Dufner Stephen Peppin

08-03-2025 00:50 UTC-6

Dream Spot for Larson

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Nick Becker

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bruce Larson was all in preflop and at risk for 109,000 in the dream spot against Alan Baker.

Bruce Larson: A♣A♦ All in
Alan Baker: K♣K♥

The board ran out 4♣9♥3♥2♣Q♦ and Larson's pair of aces held to secure him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruce Larson	228,000 31,000	31,000
Alan Baker	107,000 113,000	113,000

Tags: Alan Baker Bruce Larson

08-03-2025 00:42 UTC-6

Stang Goes For It All

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Nick Becker

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop of 7♦J♠7♥ in a hand between the under-the-gun Tim Stang and the player in the cutoff.

With over 50,000 in the pot, Stang led out for 16,000 and the cutoff bumped it up to 65,000.

Stang then came over the top and moved all in for 156,000 total to put himself at risk.

The cutoff thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Stang	275,000 82,000	82,000

Tags: Tim Stang