$1,200 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Jacksonville

03-22-2024 15:52 UTC-5

Ellinghaus Shows a Bluff; Burchfield Folds

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was heads up with 21,000 in the middle and 7♣J♦2♦5♦ on the board when Blake Ellinghaus sent his opponent into the tank with a shove. After several moments of thought, his opponent tossed his hand in the muck and gave up the pot. Ellinghaus showed a dusty A♥8♠.

Nearby, Deborah Miller raised to 2,500 and Kris Burchfield defended the big blind. The flop was 10♥J♣7♣ and Miller took it down with a 2,500 bet.

Burchfield is back near the starting stack and Miller has given some back, but she is still above 100K.

Player	Chips	Progress
Deborah Miller	123,300 32,700	32,700
Blake Ellinghaus	66,800
Kris Burchfield	29,800 16,900	16,900

Tags: Blake Ellinghaus Deborah Miller Kris Burchfield

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

03-22-2024 15:21 UTC-5

Time for a Break

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Matt Hansen

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players have stepped out for another 15-minute break at the end of Level 6. There are currently 153 entries in the tournament and registration will remain open until Level 9.

03-22-2024 15:20 UTC-5

McCusker Beats Like

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Matt Hansen

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

An under-the-gun player raised to 1,500 before Jason Like made it 4,200 from the next seat over. Crystal McCusker called from the button and the player in the under-the-gun position joined in to see a flop.

The flop was 5♥10♥2♦ and The first opponent checked. Like tossed in 6,000 and McCusker called before the third player got out of the way.

The turn was J♣ and Like tossed out 20,000. McCuskey called with less and turned over K♥J♥, while Like had A♠2♠. The board finished up with 9♥ and McCusker collected the double with a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Like	209,000
Crystal McCusker	57,800

Tags: Crystal McCusker Jason Like

03-22-2024 15:01 UTC-5

Miller Leads the Latest Round of Chip Count Updates

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Matt Hansen

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Deborah Miller	156,000
Thad McNulty	122,000
Travis Simpson	89,000
Ewan Leatham	86,000
Ray Henson	74,300
Elanit Hasas	71,500
Angela Jordison	61,000

Nancy Birnbaum	55,500
Caitlin Comeskey	51,500

Edward Mroczkowski	48,000
Roy Crews	33,400
Dickie Malone	32,000
Raymond Leone	29,400
Keaton Lamb	16,700
Kris Burchfield	12,900

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

03-22-2024 14:40 UTC-5

More Faces From Around the Room on Day 1b

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Matt Hansen

03-22-2024 14:30 UTC-5

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Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

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03-22-2024 14:20 UTC-5

Henson Chipping Up; Kings for Arbaugh

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Matt Hansen

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

James Leonard raised to 1,200 before a player in the next seat over made it 4,000. Brian Arbaugh four-bet to 11,500 and Leonard folded before the third opponent went all in for around 30,000. Arbaugh called quickly and the cards were turned up.

Opponent: Q♠Q♦ All in
Brian Arbaugh: K♥K♣

The board ran out 9♥5♣9♣J♥5♥ and the kings held to send Arbaugh a nice pot.

Meanwhile, Ray Henson is chipping up on the other side of the room and he is near the 100K mark. Thad McNulty is also continuing to trend upwards after he beat quads with a straight flush earlier in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Arbaugh	130,000
Thad McNulty	115,000 45,500	45,500
Ray Henson	98,400 68,400	68,400
James Leonard	13,800 1,400	1,400

03-22-2024 14:00 UTC-5

PokerNews Podcast: Nik Airball 20-Minute Tank, Pet Peeves & Corey Eyring's Quest for $1,000,000

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Matt Hansen

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In the 822nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by WPT Global, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz & Kyna England come to you from Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas to discuss the latest poker news, stories, and gossip.

That includes Nik Airball's 20-minute tank in a big hand on The Lodge Poker Live Stream, which prompted Doug Polk to take action. That led to a discussion on pet peeves at the table, and in Mike's case, the pet part is quite literal.

The crew also plays the first edition of PokerNews Plinko, discusses Chad's poker thrift store "Tweet of the Week," and talks about the current state of poker given Bitcoin is at an all-time high. From there, they dive into the wild journey of poker vlogger Corey Eyring, who is risking his entire net worth in an attempt to win $500,000 by the end of the year. Whatever amount he ends up with, the plan is to place it all on a single roulette bet of either red or black. Chad chatted with Eyring about his crazy quest and highlighted various clips throughout the episode.

Finally, the crew once again touches on Kevin Martin's 24/7 stream while attempting to win $5,000 playing online, which came to an unceremonius end.

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