2025 RGPS Grand Prix Maryland
The table passed the time approaching the bubble engaging in the Jordan vs. LeBron debate with the Chicago-native dealer.
"One never lost in the championship. That's the end of the debate," Matt Mullins said.
"One also never played on a super-team," the dealer added, also taking the MJ side.
"I don't know. They were pretty good. You have Pippen, Rodman, and Horace Grant on your team, you're going to win some games," Mullins replied.
Meanwhile, Frankie Zeta had shoved for 68,000 under the gun as action folded around to Gintautas Putinas who snap-called in the big blind.
Frankie Zeta: J♥9♥
Gintautas Putinas: A♦A♣
Putinas had woken upu with aces, and Zeta couldn't catch up on the 2♥5♠8♣9♦7♠ board as he fell short of making it to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
290,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
240,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
240,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
230,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
140,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
130,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
115,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
75,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
70,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Heads-up on a board of A♣8♥5♣J♣ in a blind versus blind battle, Charles Furey bet 10,000 and Casey Hatmaker called.
The river was the 3♠ and Furey bet another 15,000. Hatmaker again called, and Furey showed A♦5♦ for two pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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470,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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70,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The table has become quite enamored with Matt Mullins' shark figurine, which he has poised atop his chip stack.
"The thing about the shark is, if you show up with that in Vegas, everyone will think you're a fish," Joe Crowley said.
"Everyone knows I'm a fish," Mullins replied.
Gintautas Putinas then raised to 12,000 in early positon and Crowley called in the big blind. Putinas continued for 15,000 on the 6♥4♥J♦ flop, Crowley moved all in for 37,000, and Putinas called.
Joe Crowley: J♠8♣
Gintautas Putinas: 9♦9♣
Crowley had outflopped Putinas' pair by hitting a jack, and the 10♠ turn and 10♦ river kept him in the lead and secured his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
60,000
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60,000 |
|
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110,000 |
Casey Hatmaker raised to 10,000 under the gun and Russ Dunlevy moved all in for 99,000 in the small blind. Hamid Izadi called in the big blind, and Hatmaker folded.
Russ Dunlevy: J♣J♥
Hamid Izadi: A♦K♠
"Good night, everyone," Dunlevy told his tablemates, already preparing for the worst, but he had nothing to worry about as the 3♣7♦3♦6♦4♠ board kept his jacks in the lead and earned him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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200,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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130,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Action folded to Casey Hatmaker who moved all in for 57,000 in the small blind, and Charles Furey snap-called in the big blind.
Casey Hatmaker: A♥2♥
Charles Furey: A♦7♠
Hatmaker was dominated going to the flop, which came 6♦2♦9♦ to give him the lead with a pair of deuces. Furey picked up the nut flush draw, but he missed the Q♣ turn and 6♥ river, and Hatmaker doubled up.
"If we see the flop, nothing changes," Furey said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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520,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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120,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
On the last hand of the previous blind level, Christopher Caruso raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and Charles Furey three-bet to 16,000 on the button. Caruso then moved all in for 145,000, and Furey took a minute before folding.
The next hand, Caruso again opened to 12,000 in the hijack and Furey three-bet to 27,000 in the cutoff. Caruso shoved for 160,000, but this time Furey snap-called.
Christopher Caruso: A♥8♠
Charles Furey: J♠J♣
"Where's that ace?" Caruso pondered, but he was left wondering as the 7♣2♦5♠10♦9♦ board offered no help and he headed off to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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550,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000