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$1,700 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Maryland
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Maryland
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$384,030
Total Entries
251
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
67
Players Left
9
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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Justin Arnwine is easy to spot in a tournament room. The colorful Maryland-based pro can usually be found sporting a Hello Kitty-themed outfit, but he stood out today on Day 1a of the $1,700 RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix Maryland Main Event for another reason: his massive chip stack.
Arnwine ended the first starting flight as the overwhelming chip leader with 801,000, as nine players out of 67 entries survived to bag up for Day 2 on November 2. Arnwine was helped by a series of massive all in confrontations, first spiking a straight on the river to crack an opponent’s two aces, then hitting an ace on the flop to beat Brandon Friedman’s two kings. A hand after losing a chunk of his stack after running his tens into Morgan Petro’s kings, Arnwine got it right back by winning a big flip against Michael Lisman’s jacks.
Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Arnwine | United States | 801,000 | 134 |
| 2 | Nicholas Rigby | United States | 561,500 | 94 |
| 3 | Kashka Corpening | United States | 329,000 | 55 |
| 4 | Morgan Petro | United States | 284,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Chang | United States | 217,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Russell Brooks | United States | 156,000 | 26 |
| 7 | Lara Eisenberg | United States | 125,000 | 21 |
| 8 | Nathan Bomey | United States | 117,000 | 20 |
| 9 | Changfeng Fan | United States | 99,000 | 17 |
Arnwine will try to convert his chip lead into a victory once play resumes on Sunday, something he knows how to do. He has nearly 150 tournament victories on his career resume, many of them here at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill. Most of his results have come in small buy-in events, but Arnwine has still managed to compile nearly $1.3 million in live earnings.
Nicholas Rigby ended up in second place with 561,500. The Pennsylvania pro, who first shot to fame by playing the “Dirty Diaper” three-deuce, used his relentless aggressive style to quickly amass a big stack after entering right after the dinner break. He quadrupled his starting stack within 30 minutes, then flopped a wheel to bust Christopher Caruso. A hand later, he picked up queens to take out Caitlin Comeskey, then had two jacks against Adam Glasgow’s fours for another knockout. Rigby finally brought the night to a close by rivering a straight to bust Nicholas Eckhart on the money bubble. Rigby already has an RGPS title to his name, taking down the RGPS Grand Prix Southern Indiana Main Event in August for $52,323.
Kash Corpening was on the fortunate end of the most highlight-worthy pot of the day, showing down two aces against two opponents both holding two kings on one of the first levels. He then doubled up off Rigby on the money bubble to finish with 329,000 and in third place. Petro (284,000) and Jeffrey Chang (217,000) round out the top five, while WSOP bracelet winner Lara Eisenberg (125,000) also survived the day.
Day 1a ended with seven minutes remaining in Level 15 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. The action on Day 2 picks up on the earliest finishing time for one of the starting flights. Day 1b begins tomorrow at 11:15 a.m., while Day 1c is on November 1. All surviving players return on November 2 at 12:15 p.m. for the event’s final day, with everyone already in the money.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow following all the action from the second starting flight of the RGPS Grand Prix Maryland.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
801,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
||
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561,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
329,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
284,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
217,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
156,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
125,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
117,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
99,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nicholas Rigby raised to 25,000 in the cutoff and Nicholas Eckhart called in the big blind. Rigby moved all in on the Q♦Q♣10♦ flop, and Eckhart folded. Rigby showed the 10♣.
"Six-seven of hearts," Eckhart said.
The next hand, Rigby again raised to 20,000. under the gun and Eckhart called all in for 17,000.
Nicholas Eckhart: J♣9♣ 
Nicholas Rigby: 5♣3♥
Eckhart remained in the lead through the turn on a board of A♦10♦6♠4♥, but Rigby hit the 7♣ on the river to make a straight.
"Are you kidding me?" Eckhart cried out as he was eliminated on the bubble.
The remaining nine players are bagging up their chips for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Heads-up on a board of 9♠7♠6♦3♦, Kash Corpening bet 24,000 from the small blind and Nicholas Rigby called in the cutoff.
Corpening bet another 30,000 on the 4♣ river, but this time Rigby raised to 120,000. Corpening quickly folded, andn RIgby showed K♦10♠ as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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320,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
In a limped pot between the blinds, Justin Arnwine led out for 6,000 on the 5♣J♥8♣ flop and Morgan Petro called.
Arnwine checked the 2♦ turn and Petro bet 15,000. Arnwine then raised to 75,000, and Petro took a minute before folding. Arnwine showed J♣8♥ for two pair as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
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310,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nicholas Rigby raised to 20,000 in the cutoff and Kash Corpening called in the small blind. "Alright, I guess it's time," Nicholas Eckhart said as he called all in for less in the big blind.
Rigby bet 15,000 on the Q♥4♠9♣ and Corpening called to create a side pot. Rigby then bet 30,000 on the A♣ turn, and Corpening folded this time.
Rigby turned over K♠9♦ for a pair of nines, but Eckhart had Q♠6♣ for a pair of queens. The river was the J♣ and Eckhart doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
380,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
50,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Morgan Petro shoved from the small blind and Russell Brooks called for 75,500 in the big blind.
Russell Brooks: 6♣6♦
Morgan Petro: K♥Q♠
Brooks was racing for his survival on the bubble, and the 2♥5♣3♦9♣2♦ board kept his pair in the lead to earn him the double up.
At the other table, Nicholas Rigby and Kash Corpening went to the turn on a board of 10♣3♦8♣2♠ when Corpening got his last 177,000 in from the small blind and Rigby put him at risk in the cutoff.
Corpening showed 3♥3♠ for a set, while Rigby had a straight draw with J♦9♣. The river was the 9♥ and Corpening held on to earn the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
400,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
380,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
150,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Nicholas Rigby raised to 15,000 in the cutoff and Nicholas Eckhart called in the big blind.
Rigby moved all in on the J♣7♣10♣ flop and Eckhart quickly folded. "I'm playing like such a wimp," Eckhart said.
Eckhart then moved all in for 17,000 under the gun and Rigby called.
Nicholas Eckhart: A♠8♦
Nicholas Rigby: K♥Q♣
The board ran out 7♠9♥6♦7♦2♣ and Eckhart's ace-high remained in the lead to earn him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
50,000 |
