The official payout structure has been calculated and posted to the Payouts tab for the RGPS Downstream Showbound Main Event. A total of 45 spots will be paid with $42,781 going to first!
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Papa Karn has been nursing a short stack for the past few levels, eventually dropping to 10,200 at the start of this hand. Trisha Wu limped for 1,200 from under-the-gun and Papa Karn moved all in next-to-act. One player folded and the next player called. Everyone else folded and the hands were turned up.
Karn - 
Opponent - 
"Aw, man," Karn's opponent muttered when he saw Karn's kicker was best.
The board ran out dry for both players, 
, and Karn's ace-jack high was good enough to collect the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,600 | -500 |
Flight C collected a total of 136 entries by the close of registration at the start of Level 9. With 83 entries in Flight A and 153 entries in Flight B, the combined field comes to 372 entries for a prize pool of $186,000. The official payout structure will be provided as soon as it becomes available.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The players are enjoying the second and last 15-minute break of the day. At the conclusion of this break, the late registration and re-entry period will end. We'll bring you the official number for entries, prize pool, and payouts as soon as they become available.
When the players return from break, Level 9 will get underway with blinds of 600/1,200 with a 1,200 big-blind ante.
The action folded to Jesse Jones on the button and he opened for 2,000. The small blind folded and Jason White called in the big blind. The flop came 
. White checked and Jones bet 1,500.
The dealer added the 
on the turn and both players checked. The 
completed the board and White bet 6,000. Jones thought it over for about ten seconds and then placed a 1K chip in the middle to indicate a call.
White sheepishly turned over 
for air, prompting Jones to reveal 
for bottom pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
114,000 | -20,500 |
|
52,000 | 38,600 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Joey McCaig is having a rough go of it in the RGPS Showbound Main Event this weekend. He couldn't build any momentum if the first two flights and busted in the late levels. He seems to be turning things around in Flight C.
In the last hand of Level 7, McCaig and two other players saw a flop of 
. McCaig was first to act in the small blind and lead with a bet of 5,000 into a 15,000-chip pot. His first opponent in the big blind folded but the player in late position called.
The dealer added the to the board and McCaig thought for a few seconds before announcing himself all in. His opponent asked for a count and the answer came back as 23,400. McCaig's opponent has 55,000 chips behind and must commit half his remaining stack to call. After a minute of thought, though, he decides to let McCaig have it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,500 | 25,500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
