$800 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 RGPS Grand Prix Council Bluffs

11-22-2025 00:42 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Nolan Garrett	490,000 155,000	155,000

Mark Coffin	205,000 115,000	115,000
Robert Sherraden	200,000 175,200	175,200
Raymond Rife	165,000 135,000	135,000
Blair Hinkle	152,500 121,000	121,000

Liam Gannon	65,000 21,500	21,500

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mullin	162,500 162,500	162,500

Dream Flop for Masters

Nick Becker

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Brian Craig raised to 3,000 in the hijack, Melissa King three-bet jammed for 11,000 in the cutoff, and Carl Masters called for 10,000 on the button to put himself at risk. Nolan Garrett called in the big blind and Craig decided to stick around.

Action checked down to the river on a runout of 7♦7♠8♥9♠4♠ and Masters tabled 7♣7♥ for quads to quadruple up.

King turned over A♦6♥ for ace-high while Nolan tabled Q♥4♥ for two pair to earn the small side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nolan Garrett	335,000 215,500	215,500

Carl Masters	43,000 23,000	23,000
Brian Craig	33,000 3,000	3,000
Melissa King	Busted

Tags: Brian Craig Carl Masters Melissa King Nolan Garrett

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

11-22-2025 00:13 UTC-5

Wiemers Wins a Flip

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Chris Wiemers was all in preflop and at risk in the big blind for 12,000 against Melissa King on the button in a classic coin flip situation.

Chris Wiemers: K♦10♥ All in
Melissa King: 7♠7♦

Wiemers pulled ahead on the J♠K♥9♠ flop, pairing his king. The 5♣ turn and 5♥ river earned him the much-needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Wiemers	26,500 3,500	3,500
Melissa King	11,000 79,000	79,000

Tags: Chris Wiemers Melissa King

11-22-2025 00:08 UTC-5

Flashback: Carl Masters Claims Victory in $600 Main Event

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Last weekend in Tunica, it took just over 12 hours on Day 2 of the 2025 RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix Tunica II to wrap up but it was all worth it for Carl Masters. Breathing a sigh of relief and satisfaction when it was all over, Masters put on a poker clinic at the final table en route to winning his third RGPS ring in the $600 Main Event at Horseshoe Casino Tunica.

It was one of the largest turnouts on tour as Masters overcame a field of 645 entries, which crushed the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool. For his victory, Masters will pocket $60,251 after overcoming a hard-fought heads-up battle with Rafael Lopez. In the last hand of the night, Masters found himself ahead the entire way and managed to fade the two live cards from Lopez to seal the deal.

RPGS Grand Prix Tunica II Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Carl Masters	United States	$60,251
2	Rafael Lopez	United States	$40,172
3	Eric Salazar	United States	$29,598
4	BJ McBrayer	United States	$22,054
5	Jason Maeroff	United States	$16,621
6	Josh Butler	United States	$12,672
7	Cody Stanford	United States	$9,775
8	Brian Durr	United States	$7,629
9	Marlon Hammond	United States	$6,026

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11-21-2025 23:57 UTC-5

Coffin Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action went five-ways to a flop of Q♠2♠5♦ with 18,000 in the middle. It checked over to the player in the hijack who bet 5,000 and only the under-the-gun Mark Coffin and Dalton Smith in middle position made the call.

The 5♣ turn checked through, as did the K♥ river. Coffin tabled the winner with 7♣7♥ for two pair, sevens and fives, besting the A♠8♠ of Smith and J♠10♠ of the hijack.