2023 RGPS Tunica

RGPS Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2023 RGPS Tunica

Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$373,360
Entries
718
Players Left
1
Average Chip Stack
21,540,000
Total Chips
21,540,000
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
293
Players Left
35

Another Turn For Phan

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the turn between Donnie Phan in late position, a player on the button and another in the big blind with 7,500 in the center.

The board read 9867 and the big blind bet 6,000 to which Phan responded by moving all in for 18,700. The button called having Phan covered, while the big blind sigh called for less to put himself at risk and the three way all in saw all cards turned up.

Big blind: A10
Donnie Phan: Q3
Button: A10

Phan had to fade one opponent's nut flush draw and another's straight flush draw. He managed to do both on the 5 river and he scooped another massive pot on the heels of his double up.

Player Chips Progress
Donnie Phan us
Donnie Phan
64,300
39,700
39,700

Tags: Donnie Phan

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Sanders Gets Some Value

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Michael Sanders
Michael Sanders

Action was picked up in a four way pot with Michael Sanders in the small blind and Loi Hoang in the big blind with 2,500 in the middle.

The flop of 998 saw action check around to the 7 turn where Sanders bet 1,000 which Hoang and the hijack called.

Action checked through on the 3 river as SAnders turned over Q8 for nines and eights which was good for the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Loi Hoang us
Loi Hoang
32,100
Michael Sanders us
Michael Sanders
26,300
-3,700
-3,700

Tags: Loi HoangMichael Sanders

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mark Davis us
Mark Davis
96,000
77,400
77,400
WPT 1X Winner
Frank Covich us
Frank Covich
93,000
93,000
93,000
JW Carter us
JW Carter
88,000
58,000
58,000
Michael Miller us
Michael Miller
59,400
59,400
59,400
Joey Gargiulo us
Joey Gargiulo
53,100
23,100
23,100
Donnie Phan us
Donnie Phan
51,000
-13,300
-13,300
Tiffany Keathley us
Tiffany Keathley
46,500
16,500
16,500
Mike Cordell us
Mike Cordell
42,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jon Swift us
Jon Swift
35,000
35,000
35,000
Brian Frenzel us
Brian Frenzel
28,500
28,500
28,500
Christina Read us
Christina Read
27,400
-2,600
-2,600
Dylan Lemery us
Dylan Lemery
26,900
-3,100
-3,100
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
26,400
-3,600
-3,600
Forrest Kollar us
Forrest Kollar
26,100
-3,900
-3,900
Dawson Darbouze ht
Dawson Darbouze
23,600
-6,400
-6,400
Daniel Lowery us
Daniel Lowery
21,400
-8,600
-8,600
Matthew Higgins us
Matthew Higgins
Busted
Donovan Dean us
Donovan Dean
Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Dean Fills Up

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,500 which saw Donovan Dean defend his big blind.

The flop of 776 saw action check through to the turn of 6 that saw Dean bet 3,000 to which his opponent quickly called.

On the river 5, Dean sized up to 15,000 and his opponent called then mucked when he saw the 63 in Dean's hand for sixes full. Dean raked in a sizable pot to more than double his starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Donovan Dean us
Donovan Dean
61,200
61,200
61,200

Tags: Donovan Dean

Covich Climbing High

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Frank Covich in the small blind, Donnie Phan on the button and another player in middle position.

The board read 104J4 and with 3,900 in the center, Covich checked over to the middle position player who bet 3,000 which Phan called. Covich raised to 12,000 and both players called.

On the 3 river, Covich bet 25,000 which only Phan called, to which Covich responded by turning over 43 for fours full of threes. Phan shook his head and tossed his hand into the muck as Covich took a massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Covich us
Frank Covich
161,500
68,500
68,500
Donnie Phan us
Donnie Phan
28,100
-22,900
-22,900

Tags: Donnie PhanFrank Covich

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Gargiulo Outflops Cordell

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Joey Gargiulo
Joey Gargiulo

Mike Cordell raised to 1,600 in early position which saw action fold to Joey Gargiulo on the button who called and the button called as well.

The flop came out 643 and action checked over to Cordell who bet 2,500 and Gargiulo raised to 10,000. The small blind folded and Cordell moved all in for 24,600 which Gargiulo called.

Mike Cordell: AA
Joey Gargiulo: 52

The turn of K had Cordell drawing dead against Gargiulo's flopped straight and Cordell did not stick around for the Q river card and Gargiulo took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joey Gargiulo us
Joey Gargiulo
86,500
33,400
33,400
Mike Cordell us
Mike Cordell
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joey GargiuloMike Cordell