Terry Hawkins got his last 3,400 in on a flop of 
from the cutoff against an opponent in middle position.
Hawkins: 
Middle Position: 
Hawkins was ahead with his top pair and was able to fade an ace coming as 
completed the runout, scoring him the double and keeping him alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,800
13,800
|
13,800 |
Hand #1: There was around 5,000 in the middle on a flop reading 
and Keith Smith checked in early position, first to act. The player on his left bet 2,200 and Rose Cooney called on the button before Smith check-raised to 5,000. The player on his left folded and Cooney called.
Action went heads up to the turn 
and Smith fired out another 5,000. Cooney folded and Smith showed 
for a flopped wheel.
Hand #2: On the next hand, Smith limped under the gun and Cooney limped behind in the cutoff. The big blind checked and the flop came 
and the big blind checked once more. Smith bet 1,200, Cooney called, and the big blind folded.
Action again went heads up to the turn 
and Smith bet 3,000. Cooney called again, and both players checked the river to take the hand to showdown.
Smith showed 
, pairing his king on the turn to improve from his flopped flush draw and overcard, and Cooney sent her cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,900 | |
|
22,600 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
69,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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|
|
56,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
47,500
45,300
|
45,300 |
|
|
45,500
20,800
|
20,800 |
|
|
38,500
200
|
200 |
|
|
38,000
17,400
|
17,400 |
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
14,400
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
13,600
-8,800
|
-8,800 |
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
||
|
|
Busted | |
The board read 
with heads-up action between Chad Marsh in the hijack and an opponent in the small blind. A small pile of chips was already in the middle and Marsh bet 3,500 after his opponent checked to him. The small blind called and the river came , prompting him to lead out with an all-in bet of around 6,000 more. Marsh immediately called.
Small Blind: 
Marsh: 
The small blind jammed on the river after completing his straight, but Marsh had turned a flush in addition to making an unnecessary higher straight by the river, too. The pot was shipped Marsh's way, and he now has over 40K. Marsh is looking to make his second run of the series, having also taken down event #5: $200 Double Green Chip Bounty for $3,295 plus bounties.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Kyle Reynolds opened to 1,800 in early position and was called by the hijack as well as ClubGG Qualifier John "CaptJohnHook" Terrano in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Terrano checked to Reynolds, who continuation-bet 3,200. The hijack called and then Terrano announced a check-raise to the minimum value of 6,400. Reynolds called and the hijack thought for a few moments before folding.
Heads-up action continued to the turn and Terrano continued for 12,000. Reynolds announced he was all in and Terrano called.
Reynolds: 
Terrano:
The turn had given Terrano top two pair but also improved Reynolds to Broadway, which remained the nuts as the river 
completed the runout and scored him the double.
"Nice hand, bro," said Terrano as Reynolds's stack of 25,800 was counted. Terrano sent the requisite amount across the table, and Reynodls now finds himself with over three starting stacks nearing the halfway point in Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,900
53,600
|
53,600 |
|
|
38,500 | |
|
|
||
Another round of counts from around the room has been provided as Level 7 is underway and 233 entries have now been recorded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
43,500
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
41,500
33,200
|
33,200 |
|
|
37,400
-39,100
|
-39,100 |
|
35,000
21,200
|
21,200 |
|
|
35,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
29,500
6,900
|
6,900 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,600
25,600
|
25,600 |
|
23,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
||
|
18,200
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,000
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
15,500
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
5,000
-29,500
|
-29,500 |
|
Busted | |
An early-position player open-jammed for 4,500 and received calls from the hijack, player on the button, and Mark Davis in the small blind.
All three players checked 
and Davis fired out 5,700 on . Both other players folded and the two remaining hands were tabled.
All-In Player:
Davis:
Davis was ahead with his flopped top pair, and the all-in player failed to hit his seven outer on the river to result in Davis earning the pot and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000
53,500
|
53,500 |
The dealer was in the process of scooping up 1,800 from three players in the player on the button, Aaron Graves in the small blind, and Kerry Hildebrand in the big blind.
All three players checked to the river as the board completed and Graves checked once more. Hildebrand bet 2,000 and the player on the button tossed out a T-5,000 chip, signifying a call. Action as then back on Graves, and he also tossed in a T-5,000 chip, but announced a raise to 5K as he did so.
Hildebrand and the player on the button each took a handful of seconds before folding, and Graves took down the pot with his river check-raise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,800
8,200
|
8,200 |
|
|
9,400
-6,100
|
-6,100 |
A sizeable 337 entries turned up to Horseshoe Tunica on Tuesday evening for Event #2 of the 2022 RGPS Contenders Tour, and as expected, the action did not disappoint.
Kyle Cartwright, who sits within the top 10 of Horseshoe Tunica's all-time money earnings list, was one of the first ones out in 31st ($189) after the bubble burst shortly beforehand when 33 players remained. The top seven all locked up prizes of more than $1,000, bounties not included, and the final four players ultimately decided on a chop, with Joanne Cain officially claiming first place and earning herself the trophy. Also involved in the chop were William Stanford, Alec Wilson, and Sanh Vuong
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joanne Cain | $4,467* |
| 2 | William Stanford | $4,467* |
| 3 | Alec Wilson | $4,467* |
| 4 | Sanh Vuong | $4,466* |
| 5 | Susan Segura | $1,855 |
| 6 | John Holley | $1,415 |
| 7 | David Lindahl | $1,096 |
| 8 | Mark Cooney | $862 |
| 9 | Bobby Bryant | $688 |
*Denotes four-handed deal.
Nikole Trentacosta open-jammed for a bit more than 25K ;utg and saw Brian Wells call all in for 6,900 in the cutoff.
Wells:
Trentacosta: 
Wells saw his tens remain on top as the runout came 
to score him the double at Trentacosta's expense.
Meanwhile, Scott Taylor has just been spotted with a stack of around 175,000, making him the likely chip leader at this point in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
20,300
-48,700
|
-48,700 |
|
|
||
|
16,300
16,300
|
16,300 |