$600 Main Event ($100,000 Guaranteed) Day 1a | 2023 RGPS Tulsa

01-27-2023 21:52 UTC-5

Frenzel Rising

Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with Brian Frenzel in the big blind, facing one player in the small blind and another in the cutoff.

With 4,200 in the pot, the small blind led out for 2,500 on the turn which saw both Frenzel and the cutoff call.

The river of checked through and Frenzel turned over for top pair, which was good. Fresh off of his win in the $250 Deepstack Event, Frenzel stacked up his chips to rise to one of the biggest stacks in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Frenzel	98,300 68,300	68,300

Tags: Brian Frenzel

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

01-27-2023 22:09 UTC-5

Jones Knocks Out Two

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Arlo Turner raised to 3,000 in first position, which saw Wesley Jones call from middle position. Action folded around to the small blind who moved all in for 19,800 which saw Turner move all in for 26,000 and Jones called having them covered.

Small blind:
Arlo Turner:
Wesley Jones:

The board ran out and Jones' two pair was good enough to take down the massive pot and send his stack into six figures.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Jones	134,500 104,500	104,500
Arlo Turner	Busted

Tags: Arlo Turner Wesley Jones

01-27-2023 22:22 UTC-5

Queens Working For Young This Time

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up with Alex Young all in and at risk for his remaining 26,000, having been called by his opponent.

Alex Young:
Opponent:

Having suffered a brutal beat earlier against his opponents pocket queens, Young found himself holding up on the runout and doubled up despite the earlier setback.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Young	57,600 39,800	39,800

Tags: Alex Young

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

01-27-2023 22:38 UTC-5

Assorted Chip Counts

Liam Gannon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Bennett	93,900 93,900	93,900
Raymond Speck	93,400 11,400	11,400
Papa Karn	72,000 42,000	42,000
Derek Gomez	62,000 32,000	32,000
Trevor Lewis	61,000 12,500	12,500
Kasey Stanford	51,200 21,200	21,200
Ashley Frank	51,200 21,200	21,200
Brent Harrington	31,800 1,800	1,800
Kris Burchfield	28,100 -1,900	-1,900

Daniel Pigago	27,100 27,100	27,100
Kerry Hildebrand	Busted
Melissa King	Busted

01-27-2023 22:45 UTC-5

Frank Fades To Double

Liam Gannon

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

A player in late position raised to 2,500 which saw a player in the hijack call and Ashley "PokerFaceAsh" Frank defended her big blind.

The flop came out which saw Frank check to the hijack who bet 6,000. The hijack raised to 16,000 and Frank moved all in for 55,000 which saw only the hijack call.

Ashley "PokerFaceAsh" Frank:
Hijack:

The board ran out and Frank dodged her opponents straight draw to hold and move her chip stack to six figures.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Frank	142,500 91,300	91,300

Tags: Ashley Frank

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

01-27-2023 23:12 UTC-5

Tothill Check-Raises Twice

Liam Gannon

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

Action was picked up on the flop between David Tothill in the small blind and another player in the cutoff.

On a board of , Tothill checked to his opponent who bet 2,700. Tothill raised to 10,500 and his opponent called.

Tothill checked when the rolled off and the cutoff bet 12,000. Tothill raised to 40,000 to put his opponent all in and after some deliberation, he called.

Opponent:
David Tothill: