2023 RGPS Tunica

$600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 RGPS Tunica

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$46,804
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$312,520
Entries
601
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
76
Players Left
1

Donnie Phan Eliminated in 11th Place ($4,657)

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Donnie Phan
Donnie Phan

After some back-and-forth betting action, Donnie Phan moved all in and was called by Kevin Broadway, putting Phan at risk.

Donnie Phan: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Kevin Broadway: {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

Although Phan had his opponent dominated, a seven appeared right in the window of the {2-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop to give Broadway the lead. The runout of {a-Spades}{6-Clubs} locked up the win for Broadway and Phan was sent away in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Broadway us
Kevin Broadway
1,500,000
800,000
800,000
Donnie Phan us
Donnie Phan
Busted

Tags: Donnie PhanKevin Broadway

Mike Chilton Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,875)

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
MIke Chilton
MIke Chilton

Mike Chilton moved all in for a little over a million and was called by Brendan Terrana, putting Chilton at risk.

Mike Chilton: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Cliff Hart: {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}

Hart was ahead going into this battle, and the flop of {2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} put him in perfect shape as he flopped top set to leave Chilton drawing stone dead. To add insult to injury, the board ran out {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} to give Chilton a meaningless top-two pair and he was sent to the payout desk in 10th place.

Player Chips Progress
Cliff Hart us
Cliff Hart
3,500,000
3,500,000
3,500,000
Mike Chilton us
Mike Chilton
Busted

Tags: Cliff HartMike Chilton

Michael Monaghan Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,875)

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Michael Monaghan
Michael Monaghan

Short-stacked Michael Monaghan was in the big blind when he got it all in against Ricky Loyd.

Michael Monaghan: {3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Ricky Loyd: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Monaghan needed a lot of help to stay alive, but the runout of {7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{k-Clubs} ended up improving Loyd to a straight and Monaghan was eliminated in 9th place as the first final table casualty.

Player Chips Progress
Ricky Loyd us
Ricky Loyd
2,400,000
100,000
100,000
Michael Monaghan us
Michael Monaghan
Busted

Tags: Michael MonaghanRicky Loyd

Patrick Rogers Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,438)

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante
Patrick Rogers
Patrick Rogers

Patrick Rogers shipped it from the small blind and was called by Cliff Hart in the big blind, putting Rogers at risk.

Patrick Rogers: {j-}{3-}
Cliff Hart: {a-}{4-}

PokerNews missed the runout but was told that Hart paired his ace to win the hand and sent Rogers to the rail in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
Cliff Hart us
Cliff Hart
4,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
Patrick Rogers us
Patrick Rogers
Busted

Tags: Cliff HartPatrick Rogers

Jason Arnold Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,532)

Level 26 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jason Arnold
Jason Arnold

After an open from Khanh Chau, Jason Arnold moved all in. Ricky Loyd then moved all in over the top and the other players got out of the way. The cards were then on their backs, with Arnold at risk of elimination.

Jason Arnold: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Ricky Loyd: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

Arnold was ahead going into this matchup, but the flop of {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs} quickly dashed his hopes as Loyd took the lead. the board completed with {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} to further improve Loyd to the nut full house and Arnold was eliminated in 7th place.

Player Chips Progress
Ricky Loyd us
Ricky Loyd
6,250,000
2,650,000
2,650,000
Jason Arnold us
Jason Arnold
Busted

Tags: Jason ArnoldKhanh ChauRicky Loyd

James "Coach" Milligan Eliminated in 6th Place ($12,376)

Level 27 : Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
James "Coach" Milligan
James "Coach" Milligan

short-stacked James "Coach" Milligan moved all and was called by big stack Ricky Loyd to put him at risk.

James "Coach" Milligan: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Ricky Loyd: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

Milligan was ahead going into this matchup, but the runout of {4-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Spades} was not kind as it gave Loyd a runner-runner flush to eliminate Milligan in 6th place.

Player Chips Progress
Ricky Loyd us
Ricky Loyd
8,800,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
James "Coach" Milligan us
James "Coach" Milligan
Busted

Tags: Ricky LoydJames "Coach" Milligan

Khanh Chau Eliminated in 5th Place ($16,220)

Level 27 : Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Khanh Chau
Khanh Chau

Short stacks Khanh Chau and Brendan Terrana got their chips in the middle before the flop, with Terrana barely covering.

Khanh Chau: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Cliff Hart: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Hart was a big favorite going into this bout, and the board runout of {2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{j-Spades}{k-Spades} improved him to the top full house and Chau was sent to the rail in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Cliff Hart us
Cliff Hart
3,200,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Khanh Chau us
Khanh Chau
Busted

Tags: Cliff HartKhanh Chau

Back in Black

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Kelly Black
Kelly Black

After being left short, Kelly Black moved all in for 500,000 and was called by both Cliff Hart and Kevin Broadway.

After the board of {4-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Spades} was checked through by his opponents, Black flipped over {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for trip jacks to win the pot for a much-needed triple-up.

"Wow really threw a hail-mary there," Black said to himself as he stacked the new chips.

Black then took down several pots in a row and managed to climb himself back up to 4,500,000.

Player Chips Progress
Kelly Black us
Kelly Black
4,500,000
4,100,000
4,100,000

Tags: Cliff HartKelly BlackKevin Broadway

Cliff Hart Eliminated in Fourth Place ($21,501)

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Cliff Hart
Cliff Hart

After being left short, Cliff Hart put the rest of his chips in the middle on a {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{q-Hearts} board, along with Kevin Broadway and Ricky Loyd.

Broadway and Loyd then checked through the turn and river {10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and Hart tabled {j-Spades}{2-Spades} for jack-high but Broadway flipped over {q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a rivered pair of queens while Loyd held {10-Spades}{8-Clubs} for an inferior pair of tens.

Broadway was pushed the pot as Hart exited the tournament in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Ricky Loyd us
Ricky Loyd
8,000,000
-600,000
-600,000
Kevin Broadway us
Kevin Broadway
3,000,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
Cliff Hart us
Cliff Hart
Busted

Tags: Cliff HartKevin BroadwayRicky Loyd

Kelly Black Eliminated in Third Place ($28,846)

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Kelly Black
Kelly Black

After losing a couple of big pots in a row, Kelly Black found himself extremely short once again. Ricky Loyd then put him all in for the last of his chips, and Black had a decision to make.

"Wow, I've got a really crap hand, but I really don't have a choice," he admitted as he made the call for his tournament life.

Kelly Black: {2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Ricky Loyd: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Black needed a tremendous amount of help, but the flop of {q-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} left him drawing completely dead as Loyded flopped a set of eights. The board completed with a meaningless {7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and Loyd was pushed the pot as Black made his way to the payout desk in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Ricky Loyd us
Ricky Loyd
9,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Kelly Black us
Kelly Black
Busted

Tags: Kelly BlackRicky Loyd