$800 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 RGPS Grand Prix New Orleans

10-03-2025 21:30 UTC-5

Assorted Chip Updates

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Quick	78,000 2,000	2,000

Hamid Izadi	50,500 20,500	20,500
Faeze Abdulrahman	42,000 8,000	8,000
William Scarsdale	41,000 41,000	41,000
Daniel Howard	35,500 500	500
Mihail Karasoulis	26,000 3,000	3,000
Michael Murphy	26,000 26,000	26,000
Daniel Lowery	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

10-03-2025 21:24 UTC-5

"Straddle" Backfires on McEwen

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Preston McEwen min-raised to 1,600 from under the gun before seeing his cards. A player in the small blind three-bet to 4,100, John Cressend called in the big blind and McEwen called.

The flop came 6♠Q♣8♣. The player in the small blind bet 7,500, Cressend shoved covering both players, McEwen called with his remaining stack of roughly 20,000 and the small blind folded.

Preston McEwen: 10♥9♣ All in
Jophn Cressend: A♣10♣

McEwen had a double-gutshot but Cressend had a better made hand with ace-high and the nut-flush draw. The rest of the board ran out 4♥6♣ giving Cressend the nut-fluish to eliminate McEwen, who reentered shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cressend	72,000 72,000	72,000
Preston McEwen	30,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: John Cressend Preston McEwen

10-03-2025 21:04 UTC-5

Flashback: Chadd Beatty Wins RGPS Grand Prix Pennsylvania $800 Main Event

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The first ever RunGood Poker Series stop in Central Pennsylvania crowned a champion last month, as Chadd Beatty conquered the field in the RGPS Grand Prix Pennsylvania $800 Main Event.

The victory wrapped up a very successful week for the local cash game player, earning his second RGPS ring of the series at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course. The event drew 165 total entries, more than doubling the guarantee for a prize pool of $115,500.

RGPS Grand Prix Pennsylvania $800 Main EventFinal Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Chadd Beatty	United States	$26,018*
2	Rob Gardner	United States	$22,351*
3	Christopher Coles	United States	$13,520
4	Richard Wilburn	United States	$9,712
5	Zachary Gruneberg	United States	$7,179
6	Anthony Potis	United States	$5,465
7	Mark Brodsky	United States	$4,289
8	Patrick Waters	United States	$3,472
9	Jonathan Ares	United States	$2,903

*Denotes heads-up deal

Read the Full Recap Here

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

10-03-2025 20:54 UTC-5

Quick Scores KO with Quad Queens

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in middle position shoved for 5,900 and Daniel Quick looked him up from the hijack with a covering stack.

Opponent: 10♦9♦
Daniel Quick: Q♠Q♦

Quick was a massive favorite after the Q♣10♠4♦ flop gave him top set but his opponent picked up some outs with a flush draw on the 6♦ turn. The Q♥ river improved Quick to quads to win the hand and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Quick	76,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Daniel Quick

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

10-03-2025 20:17 UTC-5

Nick Rigby Won His 3rd RGPS Ring Last Night

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Kasey Taormino

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

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10-03-2025 20:14 UTC-5

Break Time

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 62 entries and there are still four more levels of late registration to go.

10-03-2025 20:00 UTC-5

Karasoulis Doubles with Ace from Space

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Mihail Karasoulis was all-in for a bit under 15,000 from the big blind and up against Faeze Abdulrahman who covered him from the button.

Mihail Karasoulis: A♥J♠
Faeze Abdulrahman: 8♦8♠

The board ran out 4♠7♣6♥7♦A♣ giving Karasoulis aces up on the river to double.