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

11-22-2025 14:26 UTC-5

The RGPS: Grand Prix Season Wraps Up at Thunder Valley

Nick Becker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The RGPS: Grand Prix season wraps up later this month with the RunGood Dream Factory.

Every RGPS ring winner from 2023, 2024, and 2025 is eligible to buy into the $300 Dream Seat Invitational at Thunder Valley Casino. First place will win an added seat into the prestigious PGT Championship $1,000,000 Free Roll in 2026.

Ring winners also gain access to exclusive Dream Factory festivities, including:

$300 Winner’s Circle Tournament , featuring an added $2,000 RunGood Japan Travel Package added to 1st Place
Winner’s Circle $6,000 Giveaway Show & Player Party

11-22-2025 14:11 UTC-5

Rockets for Barksdale

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Nick Becker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action picked up on the turn with a sizable pot building between the player in early position and Nick Barksdale in late position.

With about 20,000 in the middle and the board reading J♣3♥7♠7♣, both players checked to the 2♣ river. Early position led out for 7,500 and Barksdale moved all in to put his opponent at risk who had just 7,000 behind.

Early position reluctantly made the call only to see the bad news that his J♠10♠ was inferior to Barksdale's A♠A♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Barksdale	59,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Nick Barksdale

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

11-22-2025 14:02 UTC-5

Smith Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The under-the-gun player limped and it folded around to Dalton Smith in the small blind who bumped it up to 1,200. Under the gun made the call.

The flop of 8♣J♠5♣ checked through to the 4♣ turn where Smith led out for 1,300 and his opponent called.

On the A♦ river, Smith bet 2,500 and under the gun thought for a brief moment before making the call.

Smith tabled the winner with A♥7♥ for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dalton Smith	60,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Dalton Smith

11-22-2025 13:57 UTC-5

Ross Wins a Small One

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Randall Ross limped in the cutoff, the small blind completed, and the big blind checked.

The trio saw a flop of 3♠J♣9♠ and it checked to Ross who bet 800. Only the small blind continued.

The 8♣ turn went check-check, bringing the 2♥ river where the small blind led out for 1,200.

Ross made the call, tabling K♦J♠ for top pair, besting the A♠6♠ of the small blind who had a missed flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randall Ross	29,500 500	500

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11-22-2025 13:46 UTC-5

Great Flop for Donaldson

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action went four-ways to a monotone flop of 6♥3♥5♥ with 3,500 in the middle and it checked through to the 2♦ turn.

Marvin Donaldson checked in the small blind, Zhi Zhou bet 1,000 in the big blind, and only Donaldson called.

On the 7♦ river, Donaldson bet 3,000 and Zhou flicked in the call. Donaldson turned over A♥10♥ for the flopped flush and the pot was pushed his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marvin Donaldson	38,000 7,000	7,000
Zhi Zhou	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Marvin Donaldson Zhi Zhou

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

11-22-2025 13:34 UTC-5

Fee Takes It Down on the River

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Harold Kirkpatrick raised to 600 in the hijack and Stacy Fee defended in the big blind.

The flop came A♥6♣8♣ and Fee check-called a bet of 1,200, bringing the the 5♦ turn where both players checked.

On the J♠ river, Fee led out with a bet of 2,500, prompting Kirkpatrick to toss his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Esquivel	47,500 17,500	17,500
Stacy Fee	39,000 9,000	9,000
Harold Kirkpatrick	35,000

Tags: Harold Kirkpatrick Stacy Fee

11-22-2025 13:27 UTC-5

Some Early Entries

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Homan	30,000 30,000	30,000
Shannan Roberts	30,000 30,000	30,000
David Erwin	30,000 30,000	30,000
Chris Wiemers	30,000 30,000	30,000
Douglas Pappan	30,000 30,000	30,000
Martin Baum	30,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Day	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jamar Adams	30,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Miller	30,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Klein	30,000 30,000	30,000
Forrest Kollar	30,000 30,000	30,000
James Smith	30,000 30,000	30,000
Siphonh Tran	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dee Wampler	30,000 30,000	30,000
Shane Fuller	30,000 30,000	30,000
Eric Marsh	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kelly Cortum	30,000 30,000	30,000
Scott Solon	30,000 30,000	30,000
Brian Craig	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dalton Smith	30,000 30,000	30,000
Robert Kent	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jimmy Litton	30,000 30,000	30,000
Steven Wampler	30,000 30,000	30,000
Craig Welko	30,000 30,000	30,000
Todd Pauly	30,000 30,000	30,000

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11-22-2025 13:13 UTC-5

Donaldson Back in the Mix

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action went three-ways to a flop of A♣6♣8♠ in a hand between the player in the cutoff, Marvin Donaldson on the button, and the player in the big blind.

The trio checked it down to the river as the board ran out 10♥, J♦ and Donaldson tabled the winner with J♥7♠ for a pair of jacks.

After exiting on the stone bubble of Day 1a last night, Donaldson will look for redemption here on Day 1b.