Poker content creator Ashley Frank was all in against a bigger-stacked opponent.
Ashley Frank: K♣K♠ 
Opponent: 10x10x
"PokerFace Ash" stayed ahead as the board ran out 8♦A♦Q♥J♥3♥ to earn her a double with the money bubble approaching.
"That's the biggest pair I've seen for hours," groaned the opponent about his tens.
"Girl power!" exclaimed table mate Daniel Hughes.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
As recounted by the table, Rodney Spriggs opened to 9,000 and last year's runner-up Blair Hinkle three-bet to 28,000 with just a few chips behind. Spriggs responded with a four-bet jam and Hinkle called it off.
Blair Hinkle: JxJx
Rodney Spriggs: AxJx
A flop of KxQxXx gave Spriggs plenty of hope of cracking jacks, but a brick runout secured a double for Hinkle.
"He was greedy," remarked Spriggs in a line that has been repeated throughout the flight.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
A middle position player opened to 5,000 and Ashley Frank three-bet to 22,000 in the small blind. Her opponent called.
Frank sized down to 11,000 on the 3♣5♠K♦ flop and the opponent folded to win the content creator the pot.
Defending champion Dakotah O'Dell jammed a stack of 48,500 from the cutoff and was called by Jonathan Aspenlieder in the small blind with a bigger stack.
Dakotah O'Dell: K♦Q♣
Jonathan Aspenlieder: J♠J♦
O'Dell couldn't pull ahead in the flip as the board ran out 9♥4♣6♣10♣6♦ to mark the 2023 RGPS Joplin champion's elimination.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The RunGood Poker Series is back in Joplin, where last year’s $600 Main Event saw Dakotah O’Dell defeat Blair Hinkle to claim his second RGPS title and the top prize of $63,647.
The event attracted a total of 683 entrants, creating a prize pool of $348,330 to smash the $100,000 guarantee.
| Rank | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakotah O'Dell | $63,647 |
| 2 | Blair Hinkle | $42,427 |
| 3 | Jason Darland | $31,210 |
| 4 | Richard Hawkins | $23,338 |
| 5 | Jared Ward | $17,591 |
| 6 | Kevin Unkel | $13,411 |
| 7 | Danny Barnes | $10,345 |
| 8 | Jael Lewis | $8,081 |
| 9 | John Reynolds | $6,374 |
With registration now closed, the floor has announced that there were 146 runners in Day 1b. That means that up to 18 players will bag and tag for Day 2 and will be in the money.
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