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

08-02-2025 21:07 UTC-6

Stay Here to Stay

Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Brady Roth open-shoved in early position for 34,500 and Derek Stay raised to 65,000 on the button to isolate. Both of the players in the blinds folded and cards were turned on their backs.

Brady Roth: 10♦9♦ All in
Derek Stay: K♠K♦

Roth found some hope on the Q♥7♠J♠ flop, picking up an open-ended straight draw. However, he couldn't get there when the board ran out 6♠, 2♠ and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Stay	210,000 33,500	33,500
Brady Roth	Busted

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08-02-2025 21:01 UTC-6

River Saves Friedrich

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Eric Oldenkamp got it all in preflop for 27,000 against the under-the-gun Joshua Friedrich who had the covering stack.

Eric Oldenkamp: Q♠Q♦ All in
Joshua Friedrich: 10♥10♣

The flop came 2♥8♣A♥ with Oldenkamp's pair of queens still in the lead. Friedrich picked up outs with a flush draw on the 8♥ turn and found the 10♦ on the river to send Oldenkamp packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Friedrich	85,000 25,000	25,000
Eric Oldenkamp	Busted

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08-02-2025 20:58 UTC-6

Houangvahn Wins a Flip to Stay Alive

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Anthony Houangvahn was all in and at risk for 26,500 in the hijack against Bradley Rohrer in middle position.

Anthony Houangvahn: 10♠10♥ All in
Bradley Rohrer: A♣J♥

The flop came 9♦10♦3♦ with Houangvahn improving to top set. The 2♥ turn and 9♠ river offered no help to Rohrer who was left with just 5,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Houangvahn	58,000 1,800	1,800
Bradley Rohrer	5,500 54,500	54,500

Tags: Anthony Houangvahn Bradley Rohrer

08-02-2025 20:45 UTC-6

Biggest Stacks Around the Room

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Phillip Nesburg	414,000 99,300	99,300
Tyler Kolness	405,500 127,900	127,900
Benjamin Valder	301,500 149,500	149,500
Richard Gamez	271,500 11,500	11,500
Cody Torke	256,000 9,000	9,000
Keith Doering	225,000 115,000	115,000
Zachary Schlueter	217,000 98,200	98,200
Bruce Larson	197,000 197,000	197,000
Michael Dehen	191,000 131,000	131,000
Derek Stay	176,500 116,500	116,500
Kanat Ozturk	172,500 172,500	172,500
Chandra Kontham	172,000 7,800	7,800
John Volgren	170,000 87,000	87,000
Michael Taylor (ND)	165,000 3,000	3,000
Chastity Askvig	162,500 53,100	53,100

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-02-2025 20:30 UTC-6

Break Time

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante.

08-02-2025 20:24 UTC-6

Grothe's Queens Hold

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jake Grothe got it all in preflop in early position with the covering stack against the player in the hijack who had about ten big blinds.

Hijack: 8♣8♠ All in
Jake Grothe: Q♦Q♥

The flop came K♦J♦A♦ with Grothe still far out in the lead. The turn landed the A♥ and the river brought the Q♠, improving Grothe to a full house, queens full of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Grothe	69,700 9,700	9,700

Tags: Jake Grothe

08-02-2025 20:17 UTC-6

Christensen Hits Broadway

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

PokerNews got to the table with Jon Christensen all in and at risk on a flop of 10♦7♣K♠.

Jon Christensen: Q♣J♦ All in
Opponent: K♦Q♠

Christensen was behind but had plenty of outs with his open-ended straight draw. The A♦ landed on the turn, giving him Broadway and the 6♠ rolled off on the river to earn him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Christensen	77,000 77,000	77,000

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08-02-2025 20:09 UTC-6

Big Slick for Votava

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jory Barker raised to 3,400 in the cutoff and was called by Timothy Votava in the small blind and Tony Uhlir in the big blind.

The flop came Q♠6♣A♣ and it checked around to Barker who continued with a bet of 4,500. Votava called and Uhlir got out of the way.

Both players checked on the 7♠ turn and the river brought the 7♥. Votava put out a small bet of 5,500 and after some brief consideration, Barker flicked in the call.

Votava tabled A♠K♣ for two pair, aces and sevens and Barker tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Uhlir	212,500 152,500	152,500
Jory Barker	141,000 1,000	1,000
Timothy Votava	107,700 47,700	47,700

Tags: Jory Barker Tony Uhlir Timothy Votava

08-02-2025 19:58 UTC-6

Schummer Cracks Yang's Kings

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Nao Yang got it all in preflop for just over 35,000 in middle position against the under-the-gun Brian Schummer who had the covering stack.

Nao Yang: K♥K♠ All in
Brian Schummer: A♠K♣

The flop came 8♠4♦3♠ with Yang still in great shape to double up with his pair of kings.

The 5♥ landed on the turn giving Schummer outs to a wheel and he got there when the 2♦ rolled off on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Schummer	76,000 16,000	16,000
Nao Yang	Busted

Tags: Brian Schummer Nao Yang