$600 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 RGPS Joplin

04-13-2023 22:16 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Jael Lewis	183,000	-18,000
Jesse Jones	152,000
Joey Gargiulo	98,000	38,000
Rodney Spriggs	95,300	-3,000
Bryan Walden	92,300	54,900
Ashley Frank	81,000	10,000
Michael Miller	56,900	-8,500
Sarah Renko	53,000	-2,300
Brandon Robinson	32,400	-6,800
Preston McEwen	32,000	2,000
Grant Hinkle	29,300	-700
Kurt Haiss	25,300
Andrew Todhunter	Busted

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

Tags: Grant Hinkle Michael Skimbo

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-13-2023 21:48 UTC-5

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

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
Preston McEwen	Busted

Tags: Preston McEwen Sarah Renko

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

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

04-13-2023 21:00 UTC-5

Kathy Schimmel Wins Event #1: $225 Seniors NLH For $8,472.

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kathy Schimmel Wins The Seniors Ring Event

The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint kicked off its first event this year at Downstream Casino with the $225 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em ring event on Tuesday, April 11th. The event saw a total of 179 entrants put their hat into the ring for the chance to win a ring, creating a prizepool of $32,220.

A total of 22 places were paid out, with the top prize of $8,472 being awarded to Kathy Schimmel. Schimmel took home her biggest career cash as well as her first RGPS ring.

Event #1: $225 Seniors Final Table Results

Place	Name	Payout
1	Kathy Schimmel	$8,472
2	Ricky Gebhart	$5,223
3	Jeff Grimes	$3,623
4	Donald Forshey	$2,568
5	Ronald Eden	$1,872
6	Richard Fuchs	$1,402
7	Michael Zimmer	$1,079
8	Mary Sonntag	$857
9	Robert Michael	$702

Tags: Donald Forshey Jeff Grimes Kathy Schimmel Mary Sonntag Michael Zimmer Richard Fuchs Ricky Gebhart Robert Michael Ronald Eden

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-13-2023 20:35 UTC-5

Miller Nearly Doubles Up

Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With a raise and a call in front of him, Michael Miller defended his big blind.

The flop rolled off A♣10♥4♠ and Miller checked to the hijack who bet 2,100. The other player folded and Miller raised to 6,500 which his opponent called.

The turn 10♦ saw Miller bet 6,300 and his opponent called once more.

The river came out a 9♣ and Millet bet 17,300 and his opponent called. Miller turned over A♦10♠ for tens full and he took down a massive pot.