2025 RGPS Grand Prix New Orleans

$800 Main Event
Day: 1bc
1a1bc2
Event Info
2025 RGPS Grand Prix New Orleans
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$45,897
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$200,000
Total Entries
307
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
225
Players Left
27
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Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Benton Puts de Olivieira to the Test

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Evan Benton opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Dante Prado de Olivieira defended from the big blind.

The flop came AKJ and de Oivieira check-called a 3,000 bet from Benton.

Both players checked the 9 turn leading to the J river. Benton shoved with a covering stack and de Olivieira mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Evan Benton
121,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Dante Prado de Olivieira
11,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Dante Prado de OlivieiraEvan Benton

Rhodes Doubles Through Stanford

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Cody Stanford opened to 3,000 from the button, Joshua Rhodes three-bet shoved for 41,000 from the small blind and Stanford called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Joshua Rhodes: 1010 All in
Cody Stanford: A10

Rhodes was a big favorite needing to fade only one overcard from Stanford. The case ten on the 10Q6 flop extended his lead and he remained ahead as the rest of the board ran out K6 to double through Stanford.

Player Chips Progress
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Joshua Rhodes
84,500
84,500
84,500
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Cody Stanford
38,000
45,000
45,000

Tags: Cody StanfordJoshua Rhodes

Chip leaders and Assorted Chip Updates after Second break

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Brian Woodbury
120,000
120,000
120,000
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Hamid Hosseini
115,000
17,000
17,000
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Eric Nicol
110,000
6,500
6,500
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Teresa Lammie
100,500
83,500
83,500
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Frank Alpandinar
89,000
21,000
21,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Cody Stanford
83,000
83,000
83,000
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Michael Chilton
82,000
8,000
8,000
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Preston McEwen
75,000
8,000
8,000
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Susan Murphy
68,000
49,000
49,000
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Michael Murphy
58,000
58,000
58,000
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Hamid Izadi
52,000
52,000
52,000
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Michael Benton
35,000
21,000
21,000
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Chad Tardiff
34,000
52,000
52,000
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Dante Prado de Olivieira
28,000
26,000
26,000
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Mark Davis
27,500
36,500
36,500
WPT 1X Winner
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Joshua Floyd
22,200
58,800
58,800

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Break Time

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day. Late registration will close following this break and blind levels will increase from 30 minutes to 40 minutes.

McEwen Forces Two Folds

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Preston McEwen opened to 2,500 from under the gun and received calls from players in the small blind and big blind.

All three players checked the J88 flop leading to the 9 turn. Action checked around to McEwen who bet 3,000 and both opponents called.

McEwen continued for 17,000 when checked to on the 4 river and this time both opponents opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Preston McEwen
67,000

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Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

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

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

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

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Chadd BeattyUnited States$26,018*
2Rob GardnerUnited States$22,351*
3Christopher ColesUnited States$13,520
4Richard WilburnUnited States$9,712
5Zachary GrunebergUnited States$7,179
6Anthony PotisUnited States$5,465
7Mark BrodskyUnited States$4,289
8Patrick WatersUnited States$3,472
9Jonathan AresUnited States$2,903

*Denotes heads-up deal

Tardiff Fires Two Barrels

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

A player from early position opened to 2,100 and Dante Prado de Olivieira called in middle position before Chad Tardiff three-bet to 6,200 from the cutoff. Only de Olivieira called.

The flop came A66 and de Olivieira check-called a 3,500 bet from Tardiff.

Tardiff bet 10,000 when checked to on the 7 turn and this time de Olivieira folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Chad Tardiff
86,000
86,000
86,000
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Dante Prado de Olivieira
54,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Chad TardiffDante Prado