2022 RGPS Tunica

$575 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 RGPS Tunica

Event Info
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$301,000
Entries
602
Players Left
6
Average Chip Stack
2,508,333
Total Chips
15,050,000
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
184
Players Left
46

Davis Wins on the River

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

The board read {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs} with around 2,500 already in the middle and three players holding cards in front of themselves. Mark Davis was first to act, checking in the big blind and seeing a player bet 1,100 from under the gun. The player on the button raised to 3,000 and then Davis called, as did the under-the-gun player.

All three players checked the turn {3-Hearts} and the river came {9-Clubs}. Davis thought for a few moments and the under-the-gun player reached for chips as he did so. Davis paid no attention to the player on his left and reached for chips as well, grabbing 5,300 and sending it forward onto the felt.

After Davis's bet, the under-the-gun player's charade was up: he quickly folded, and the player on the button folded behind to earn Davis the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Davis us
Mark Davis
24,400
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Mark Davis

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

New Arrivals; ClubGG Qualifier Beireis Spotted

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Virginia Beireis
Virginia Beireis

The tournament field has grown to 126 as play now moves into Level 3. A couple of known faces have been seen making their ways to their newly-assigned seats after being late registrants to the tournament: RunGood Ambassador "Boston Rob" Mariano and Ryan Phan are two players to pay attention to through the remainder of the evening, as both are sure to be engaging with their tablemates while in play.

Also spotted in the field is ClubGG qualifier Virginia "P5145-5606" Beireis, who said this is her first live tournament.

"It's great," said Beireis of the experience thus far. "I'll be here all night!" she added.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Mariano us
Rob Mariano
25,000
25,000
25,000
Ryan Phan us
Ryan Phan
25,000
25,000
25,000
Virginia Beireis us
Virginia Beireis
25,000
25,000
25,000
ClubGG

"Are We All Gonna Chop It?"

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Five players went to a flop of {k-Spades}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} in a single-raised pot preflop, and five checks ensued.

The turn came {a-Diamonds} and the big blind checked to Ashley Peck, who bet 1,400 in early position. Kyle Cartwright called in the hijack, the cutoff folded, and the player on the button called. The big blind then folded.

"Three players," said the dealer, bringing the river {2-Clubs}., and Peck bet 1,500 more. Cartwright thought for a handful of seconds and tossed in chips to call, as did the player on the button.

"I have an ace," said Peck, tabling {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Cartwright turned over {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

"Are we all gonna chop it?" asked Peck. Her question was confirmed as the player on the button showed {a-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, with all three players' aces up chopping the pot due to the king kicker on board.

Player Chips Progress
Ashley Peck us
Ashley Peck
34,800
Kyle Cartwright us
Kyle Cartwright
23,200
-1,800
-1,800
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ashley PeckKyle Cartwright

Updated Counts

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michael Sanders us
Michael Sanders
44,200
17,200
17,200
Papa Karn us
Papa Karn
41,500
16,500
16,500
Julie Cornelius us
Julie Cornelius
36,700
11,700
11,700
Ryan Phan us
Ryan Phan
34,500
9,500
9,500
Jesse Lott us
Jesse Lott
33,500
7,900
7,900
Johnny Landreth us
Johnny Landreth
33,000
8,000
8,000
Daniel Lowery us
Daniel Lowery
25,000
Sanh Vuong us
Sanh Vuong
24,500
-500
-500
Donnie Phan us
Donnie Phan
19,600
Chris Fraley us
Chris Fraley
16,400
-8,600
-8,600
Kaleb Dunn us
Kaleb Dunn
10,600
-14,400
-14,400
Rob Mariano us
Rob Mariano
10,000
-15,000
-15,000
Dylan Lemery us
Dylan Lemery
5,800
-19,200
-19,200
Virginia Beireis us
Virginia Beireis
Busted
ClubGG

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

McEwen Shows a Five

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Preston McEwen
Preston McEwen

Preston McEwen was under the gun and in the process of making it 6,500 to go, with each of the two players on his direct left having 1,500 already in front of them on the felt. Both players called, putting 20,000 into the middle preflop.

McEwen was first to act on {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and checked, with the next player checking as well. The third player in the hand bet 5,000 and McEwen thought for a few moments before announcing a check-jam. The player on McEwen's left folded, and action was now back onto the flop bettor.

More than two minutes passed by with McEwen's opponent in the tank. The player eventually counted his remaining stack of roughly 14,000 and then slid his cards forward to the dealer, giving up contention of the hand.

McEwen said something quietly and looked down at one of his cards, tabling {5-Spades} and sending the other card to the dealer face-down in exchange for the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Preston McEwen us
Preston McEwen
69,500
44,500
44,500

Tags: Preston McEwen

William Rouse Wins Event #1: $165 RunGood Seniors ($3,855)

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
William Rowse - Event 1
William Rowse - Event 1

A handful of preliminary events have taken place leading up to this weekend's RGPS Contenders Tunica $575 Main Event, and PokerNews will be providing mini-recaps of those tournaments. The series kicked off this past Tuesday with the first-ever Seniors event inside Horseshoe Tunica. In total, 145 entries were logged with the top 15 places set to be paid.

After the bubble burst, it wasn't long before the final table was reached, and William Rowse ultimately came out on top via a three-way chop with Glen Biddle and David Gregg, with all three players earning $3,855 for their performances. Also at the final table was Papa Karn, who finished in sixth place for $1,044.

PlacePlayerPrize
1William Rowse$3,855*
2Glen Biddle$3,855*
3David Gregg$3,855*
4James Kizer$1,837
5Bradley Girdler$1,373
6Papa Karn$1,044
7James Hart$807
8Terry Drumwright$634
9Rhonda Hart$506

*Denotes three-handed deal.

Stay tuned for other results from prior tournaments, set to be posted amidst the live action from the tournament floor.

Tags: William Rowse

Walton "Back To Starting Stack"

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Hand #1: Rashad Walton was seen all in for his last 5,600 preflop on the button and received action from Robert Leth in the big blind.

Walton: {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Leth: {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Another player from an adjacent table had stood up and walked over to sweat Walton, calling for a ten that immediately landed on {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. The turn {a-Spades} gave him four more outs to sweat as Leth picked up a gutter to Broadway, but none fell on the river {5-Clubs} and Walton spiked the double.

Hand #2: "All in again!" said Walton to the same player that had just seen him double. It was the very next hand, and he was all in preflop once more from the cutoff against the big blind.

Walton: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Big Blind: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The dealer made the pot correct and then brought a flop of {7-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, followed by the turn {q-Spades}. Walton unsuccessfully called for an ace as the turn had come, and repeated his request once more. This time, the dealer complied as the river {a-Diamonds} came to improve Walton to top pair, top kicker and score him a second double in as many hands.

"Back to starting stack!" said a tablemate as the pot was shipped Walton's way.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Leth us
Robert Leth
67,000
Rashad Walton us
Rashad Walton
23,500

Tags: Rashad WaltonRobert Leth