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

01-28-2023 16:21 UTC-5

Hill Versus Paxton

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the river between Dustin Hill in early position, and Douglas Paxton in the big blind.

The board read and the pot contained 11,200. Paxton checked to Hill who bet 8,500, which sent Paxton thinking for a few seconds.

"I missed my draw," said Paxton as he tossed his hand into the muck. Hill collected the pot in the hopes that he can top his runner-up finish last year.

At another table, Kerry Hildebrand was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Douglas Paxton	52,300
Dustin Hill	43,600
Kerry Hildebrand	Busted

Tags: Douglas Paxton Dustin Hill Kerry Hildebrand

01-28-2023 16:07 UTC-5

O'Dell Sends One Home

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dakotah O'Dell raised to 2,100 from middle position and a player from the small blind moved all in for 12,500. Action folded back to O'Dell who called and the cards were turned on their backs.

Opponent:
Dakotah O'Dell:

The board ran out and the RGPS Council Bluffs champion sent out one play as the field continued to grow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dakotah O'Dell	45,600

Tags: Dakotah O'Dell

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

01-28-2023 15:50 UTC-5

Taylor Bombs The River

Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Christopher Taylor defended his big blind, to a 1,200 chip raise from the hijack.

The flop of saw Taylor check to his opponent who continued for 1,500, which Taylor called.

Action checked through on the turn to the river and Taylor overbet the pot, to the tune of 7,000. His opponent glanced at Taylor, but quickly mucked, ceding the pot to Taylor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Taylor	36,700

Tags: Christopher Taylor

01-28-2023 15:37 UTC-5

Brian "The Golden Blazer" Frenzel Wins Third RGPS Title In Event #3: $250 Deepstack

Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In Event #3: $250 Deepstack, a total of 399 entrants came out to play and chase what would ultimately be the second biggest prize of the whole series. 51 players got a piece of the $79,800 prize pool, with many bigger names making it deep. RunGood regulars like Caitlin Comeskey (46th-$446), Michael Miller (23rd-$638), Derek Gomez (17th-$726), and Dustin Hill (12th-$1,221) all fell short of the final table.

Arlo Turner came into the final table with the massive chip lead, and it only seemed to grow as the players fell. He would fall short of winning his first RGPS ring, exiting the tournament in third place for $7,643 and the arena was left with RunGood regular Kasey Stanford battling heads up against two-time RGPS champion, Brian "The Golden Blazer" Frenzel.

After a relatively short heads up battle, Frenzel was crowned as champion. Collecting $16,760 for his third RGPS title and his first ever five-figure score. The former streamer was over the moon to win his biggest live score to date. He has solidified himself as a staple of the series, tying for third in terms of titles won in RunGood Poker Series History.

Final Table Results

Place	Name	Hometown	Prize
1	Brian Frenzel	Las Vegas, Nevada	$16,760
2	Kasey Stanford	Springfield, MO	$10,633
3	Arlo Turner	Tulsa, OK	$7,643
4	Robert Muckleroy	Tulsa, OK	$5,585
5	Braden Garrison	Tulsa, OK	$4,149
6	Donald Forshey	DeSoto, KS	$3,135
7	Michael Woods	Jones, OK	$2,409
8	Paul Griffith	Tulsa, OK	$1,883
9	Glenn Vermillion	Dub Town, OK	$1,500

Tags: Arlo Turner Braden Garrison Brian Frenzel Caitlin Comeskey Derek Gomez Donald Forshey Dustin Hill Glenn Vermillion Kasey Stanford Michael Miller Michael Woods Paul Griffith Robert Muckleroy

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

01-28-2023 15:06 UTC-5

Break

Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players have gone on their first 15-minute break.

01-28-2023 15:00 UTC-5

Millsap Rivers Watson

Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Joshua Watson raised to 1,100 from under the gun, and was called by John Millsap in late position, and another player called on the button.

Watson checked on the flop which saw Millsap bet 1,700, getting only Watson to call.

The turn saw Watson check again and Millsap bet 2,200, which Watson called.

Watson checked the river, and before Millsap bet his hand, Watson said "you rivered me," flashing his for nines full of queens and tossing it into the muck. Millsap flashed a , signaling that he did in fact river a better full house than him and he took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Watson	32,500
John Millsap	28,900

Tags: John Millsap Joshua Watson

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

01-28-2023 14:35 UTC-5

Token Versus Lewis

Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the turn between Alexander Token in middle position and Jacob Lewis in late position on the turn with 6,300 in the center.

On a board reading , Token checked to Lewis who bet 2,500 and Token called.

The river rolled off and Token took the betting lead, throwing out two blue chips to represent 10,000, eliciting a frown and a fold from Lewis. Token took a decent sized pot off of Lewis, closing the gap between their two chip stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Lewis	63,400
Alexander Token	49,400

Tags: Alexander Token Jacob Lewis