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

11-21-2025 22:01 UTC-5

Sherraden Wins Flip to Survive

Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Robert Sherraden got it all in preflop in the big blind for 10,900 against the player in the hijack who had the covering stack.

Robert Sherraden: A♦J♣ All in
Hijack: 10♥10♣

The flop came 5♠2♣5♥ with the hijack's pair of tens still in the lead. Sherraden picked up a wheel draw on the 3♦ turn and got there on the 4♣ river to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Sherraden	24,800 5,200	5,200

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Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-21-2025 21:49 UTC-5

Big Slick for Anderson

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The player in the cutoff moved all in for 7,400 to put himself at risk and was called by Jessica Anderson in the small blind.

Cutoff: A♣J♦ All in
Jessica Anderson: A♠K♣

Anderson's ace-king remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out 6♣5♦3♥7♠9♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Anderson	120,500 120,500	120,500

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11-21-2025 21:39 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Melissa King	90,000 60,000	60,000

Masters Runs into Aces

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dalton Smith raised to 2,000 on the button and Carl Masters three-bet to 8,000 in the small blind. Smith then four-bet jammed to put Masters at risk who had about 21,000 behind. Masters made the call.

Carl Masters: J♠J♥ All in
Dalton Smith: A♠A♥

The flop came 9♦10♠8♦ with Smith's aces still in the lead. The 4♦ turn and K♠ river offered no help to Masters and he was sent to the rail.

Masters opted to rebuy and received a fresh 30,000 starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dalton Smith	65,000 35,000	35,000
Carl Masters	30,000 7,000	7,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

11-21-2025 21:03 UTC-5

First Break

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Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players have been sent on the first 15-minute break of the day and will return to blinds at 300/600 with a 600 big blind ante.

11-21-2025 21:02 UTC-5

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Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

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11-21-2025 20:48 UTC-5

Hernandez Fades the Spade

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Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Brett Slezak raised to 1,200 under the gun and Adrian Hernandez three-bet to 2,700 from early position. The player in the hijack cold called, as did the player on the button.

The dealer put put a monotone flop of J♠6♠8♠ and it checked to Hernandez who moved all in for 14,000 to put himself at risk. Action folded back around to Slezak who flicked in the call.

Adrian Hernandez: 8♣8♦ All in
Brett Slezak: K♠J♦

Hernandez had flopped a set of eights but Slezak still had outs with a flush draw. Hernandez was able to avoid a spade as the board ran out 5♥, J♥, earning him the double up.

This wasn't the first time Hernandez and Slezak went toe-to-toe, as Hernandez took down the $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH Ring Event last night with Slezak finishing runner-up.