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

10-04-2025 20:54 UTC-5

Miskelly Doubles Again Through Kennedy on the Stone Bubble

Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 5♠Q♦6♠A♣ Walker Miskelly was all-in, having started the hand with around 160,000, and up against Chris Kennedy who covered him.

Walker Miskelly: A♦6♣
Chris Kennedy: A♠4♠

Kennedy had top pair and the nut-flush draw but was behind Miskelly who had aces up. The K♥ river was a brick for Kennedy and Miskelly doubled up through Kennedy for the second time in quick succession.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Kennedy	360,000 110,000	110,000
Walker Miskelly	340,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Chris Kennedy Walker Miskelly

10-04-2025 20:41 UTC-5

Hand for Hand

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With 16 players remaining and the top 15 advancing to Day 2 and making the money, the tournament staff have announced the start of hand for hand play.

10-04-2025 20:39 UTC-5

Miskelly Doubles Through Kennedy

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player opened from middle position, another player called from the hijack and Chris Kennedy called from the button. Walker Miskelly shoved for 71,000 from the big blind and action folded around to Kennedy who called with a covering stack to put Miskelly at risk.

Walker Miskelly: 8♥8♠ All in
Chris Kennedy: 6♥6♣

The 7♠9♠K♥3♣3♠ runout kept Miskelly ahead with the higher pocket pair to doble through Kennedy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Kennedy	470,000 65,000	65,000
Walker Miskelly	175,000 104,000	104,000

Tags: Christopher Kennedy Walker Miskelly

10-04-2025 20:32 UTC-5

Assorted Chip Updates as the Bubble Approaches

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Kennedy	535,000 280,000	280,000
Joshua Rhodes	415,000 330,500	330,500
Michael Murphy	374,000 199,000	199,000
Brian Woodbury	315,000 119,000	119,000
Brian Borne	305,000 7,000	7,000
Dee Wampler	225,000 95,000	95,000
Frank Alpandinar	160,000 75,000	75,000

Teresa Lammie	110,000 25,000	25,000
Walker Miskelly	71,000 71,000	71,000
Cody Reed	Busted
Chad Tardiff	Busted
Preston McEwen	Busted
Evan Benton	Busted

Hamid Hosseini	Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

10-04-2025 20:07 UTC-5

Lammie Doubles Through Borne

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of J♥3♦10♣ and around 30,000 in the middle, Teresa Lammie was all-in from the hijack for 53,000 and up against the covering stack of Brian Borne in the big blind.

Teresa Lammie: A♠Q♥ All in
Brian Borne: 10♥9♥

Borne was ahead with second pair on the flop but Lammie made a straight on the K♥ turn. Born did not make a running flush when the river cam ethe K♦ and Lammie doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Borne	298,000 53,000	53,000
Teresa Lammie	135,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Brian Borne Teresa Lammie

10-04-2025 19:47 UTC-5

Wampler Claims the Rest of Nicol's Chips

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Eric Nicol was down to around 20,000 after leading the field with over 300,000 just an hour earlier. He shoved from under the gun and Dee Wampler, who had doubled up through Nicol not long before to start his downfall, called with a covering stack from the big blind to put him at risk.

Eric Nicol: 7♠3♠
Dee Wampler: A♦6♥

The board ran out A♥7♦8♣Q♠6♣ giving Wampler top pair to win the hand.

"Chip lead to out in 45 minutes," Nicol commented as he exited the tournament area.

Elsewhere in the tournament area, Hamid Izadi and Susan Murphy were recently eliminated from Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dee Wampler	320,000 86,000	86,000
Eric Nicol	Busted
Hamid Izadi	Busted
Susan Murphy	Busted

Tags: Dee Wampler Eric Nicol

10-04-2025 19:31 UTC-5

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Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

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Level: 13

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

10-04-2025 19:27 UTC-5

Kennedy Holds with Kings to Keep the Streak Alive

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player from under the gun opened to 8,000 and Chris Kennedy three-bet to 23,000 from his direct left. Action then folded around to a player in the hijack who shoved with a covering stack. Kennedy, who had over 100,000, called and was at risk.

Chris Kennedy: K♥K♦ All in
Hijack: J♠J♣

Kennedy was a big favorite with pocket kings but the Q♣3♣4♣ flop gave his opponent a flush draw for some additional outs. The rest of the board ran out 4♦8♦, keeping Kennedy's kings in front for the double up.

Kennedy mentioned earlier today that before today's Main Event he had played five RunGood events so far, making the final table each time. Time will tell if Kennedy can keep his final table streak going with a sixth final table in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Kennedy	255,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Christopher Kennedy