After some previous action, Blair Hinkle raised to 2,100 and three players called.
The flop was and all four players checked. The turn was the and Ryan Gregor led from the small blind, making it 2,500 to go. Blair Hinkle and another player called.
The river was the and Gregor led again, this time making it 8,000. One player called and Hinkle folded.
Gregor showed for two pair and his opponent mucked.
James Mackey opened to 1,000 under the gun and got four callers, including Chris Juul from the big blind.
The flop came and Mackey was the first to bet, making it 2,500. Juul was the lone caller.
The turn was the and Juul checked. Mackey bet 5,000 and Juul made it 19,000, leaving only about 1,500 behind. Mackey had a little less than 10,000 remaining and folded.
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After a couple of limps, a player raised to 1,500 and [Removed:139] shoves on the button for 8,000. The limpers folded and the raiser immediately called and tabled two aces. Platt reluctantly showed two jacks.
The board ran out , giving Platt a full house and the double up.
[Removed:139] is in the field. The PokerNews Podcast co-host and commentator for PokerGO is in the field, making his first visit to a RGPS stop.
He has $277,859 in live tournament winnings to go with an impressive broadcasting resume. Platt's best two live cashes were from the WSOP Main Event in 2014 and 2015, with his biggest live cash coming in 2015 when he finished 60th in the WSOP Main Event.
Platt will continue to co-host the PokerNews Podcast and will likely be a strong presence on the PokerGo broadcast team for all the WSOP events this year. For now, he's trying to break the $300,000 live tournament winnings mark with a win here at the RGPS Kansas City Main Event.