$800 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 RGPS St. Louis

09-28-2023 21:09 UTC-5

Lemery Wins With Aces

Liam Gannon

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

A player opened to 3,000 in early position which saw one player call in the cutoff. In the small blind, Dylan Lemery three bet to 11,500 which both players called.

The flop came out 7♦7♠4♦ and Lemery continued for 10,000 which only the early position player called.

On the K♣ turn, Lemery put out a bet of 17,000 which his opponent quickly folded to.

"Bad turn," Lemery lamented as he showed A♦A♥ for aces up as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Lemery	345,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Dylan Lemery

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-28-2023 20:56 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Lemery	296,000 184,000	184,000
David Prociak	156,000 106,200	106,200

Chris Audrain	68,500
Dennis Laurence	59,500 22,000	22,000
Dan Hamm	30,000
Roger Bennett	19,500 -10,500	-10,500
Jaymie Virtusio	Busted
Mark Koeln	Busted

McEwen Still Running Well

Liam Gannon

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

Preston McEwen raised to 2,000 in first position which saw action fold around to Ryan Kinder in the hijack who three bet to 6,000 and the big blind called. McEwen moved all in for 22,500 effective and both Kinder and the big blind called to put themselves at risk.

Ryan Kinder: A♠K♠
Big blind: A♣5♣
Preston McEwen: 3♥3♠

The board ran out Q♥2♣3♦Q♣A♥ and the threes turned into threes full of queens for McEwen to eliminate two players to add to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Preston McEwen	98,600 34,500	34,500
Ryan Kinder	Busted

Tags: Kyle Kinder Preston McEwen

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

09-28-2023 20:05 UTC-5

Koeln Puts On His Cape

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Mark Koeln raised to 2,000 in the hijack which saw a player in the big blind three bet to 4,500 and Koeln called.

The flop came out K♥4♣5♣ and the big blind bet 5,000 which Koeln called.

Once more the big blind bet on the turn Q♥, this time to the tune of 10,000 and Koeln called.

On the river 3♣ the big blind bet 15,000 and Koeln sighed and put in the call.

The big blind turned over A♣J♥ for just ace-high while Koeln showed K♠7♦ for a pair of kings which was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Koeln	183,000

Tags: Mark Koeln

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

09-28-2023 19:40 UTC-5

Virtusio Doubles Up

Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player raised to 1,200 in late position which saw another player call in the cutoff. In the big blind, Jaymie Virtusio moved all in for 10,500 which saw action fold around to the initial raiser who called and the other player folded.

Opponent: 6♣4♣
Jaymie Virtusio: A♣K♣

The board ran out 8♦5♦8♠Q♦9♥ and the ace-king held up for her to double up.