$600 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 RGPS Joplin

04-13-2023 21:24 UTC-5

Dorothy Finds A Straight Flush

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the turn between Patrick Dorothy in the cutoff and another player in early position.

With a board reading 10♥A♦6♠5♠, the early position player bet 5,100 and Dorothy raised to 17,300. His opponent moved all in for 30,000 effective and Dorothy called to put himself at risk.

Patrick Dorothy: 4♠3♠
Opponent: A♣5♣

The river of 2♠ saw Dorothy make a straight flush and he doubled up through his opponent who was left with just one big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Dorothy	81,000

Tags: Patrick Dorothy

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

04-13-2023 21:35 UTC-5

Renko Knocks Out McEwen

Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player raised to 2,500 in first position which saw Preston McEwen call in the small blind and Sarah Renko call in the big blind.

The flop came out A♥9♣K♥ and McEwen moved all in for 6,000 which saw Renko call and the initial raiser fold.

Preston McEwen: 8♥4♥
Sarah Renko: A♦10♦

The board ran out J♦8♦ and McEwen was unable to make his flush, leaving Renko to eliminate the recently crowned Deepstack champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Renko	55,300 25,300	25,300
Preston McEwen	Busted

Tags: Preston McEwen Sarah Renko

04-13-2023 21:48 UTC-5

Eliminations And A Rebuy

Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Preston McEwen	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kyle Michael	Busted
Daniel Lowery	Busted
Brandon Elmore	Busted
Sam Washburn	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-13-2023 22:01 UTC-5

Skimbo Melts Hinkle's Snowmen

Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Michael Skimbo raised to 2,800 from the cutoff and in the small blind, Grant Hinkle moved all in for 24,000 which only Skimbo called.

Grant Hinkle: 8♠8♥
Michael Skimbo: K♥Q♥

The board ran out K♦10♠10♥A♦4♣ and the king-queen improved to kings up for Skimbo to eliminate Hinkle from the tournament.

Within minutes Hinkle had rebought and sat down at the same table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Skimbo	72,000
Grant Hinkle	30,000 -5,400	-5,400

Tags: Grant Hinkle Michael Skimbo

04-13-2023 22:16 UTC-5

Updated Counts Before Break

Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jael Lewis	183,000 -18,000	-18,000
Jesse Jones	152,000
Joey Gargiulo	98,000 38,000	38,000
Rodney Spriggs	95,300 -3,000	-3,000
Bryan Walden	92,300 54,900	54,900
Ashley Frank	81,000 10,000	10,000
Michael Miller	56,900 -8,500	-8,500
Sarah Renko	53,000 -2,300	-2,300
Brandon Robinson	32,400 -6,800	-6,800
Preston McEwen	32,000 2,000	2,000
Grant Hinkle	29,300 -700	-700

Kurt Haiss	25,300
Andrew Todhunter	Busted