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

09-19-2025 23:24 UTC-4

Pheasant Wins a Flip

Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Steve Pheasant's stack of 48,000 was in the middle from the big blind, at risk against Joshua Treibley in early position.

Steve Pheasant: A♣K♥ All in
Joshua Treibley: 8♣8♦

Pheasant reacted as he found top pair on the 2♦4♠A♠ flop. Treibley count not connect on the 3♦ turn or 6♠ river, losing the flip to double up Pheasant.

That left Treibley with just 3,000, which was gone on the next hand as he hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Pheasant	101,000 71,000	71,000
Joshua Treibley	Busted

Tags: Joshua Treibley Steve Pheasant

09-19-2025 23:14 UTC-4

River Value for Ares

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Dennis Firestone raised to 6,000 from under the gun, opening for the third hand in a row. Action folded around to Jebadiah Steward, who called in the small blind. Jonathan Ares followed with a call in the big blind.

The K♥2♥4♥ flop was followed by a trio of checks, with another round of checks after the 7♠ turn.

Ares then led out for 8,000 on the 6♥ river, and Firestone called before Steward folded. Ares showed A♣Q♥ for a flush, taking down the pot as Firestone mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Firestone	132,000 9,000	9,000
Jonathan Ares	117,000 35,000	35,000
Jebadiah Steward	66,000

Tags: Dennis Firestone Jebadiah Steward Jonathan Ares

09-19-2025 22:59 UTC-4

Counts Around the Room

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Motter	154,000 103,000	103,000
Zachary Gruneberg	96,000 54,000	54,000

Jonathan Ares	82,000 25,000	25,000
Adam Williams	54,000 28,000	28,000
Joshua Treibley	52,000 9,000	9,000
Ross Bryant	49,000 19,000	19,000
Chadd Beatty	Busted

Neal Liptak	Busted
Christopher Sarago	Busted
Thomas Abbas	Busted
Michael Vogelsong	Busted
Mark Brodsky	Busted
Benjamin Weaver	Busted
Allen Kerlin	Busted
Shane Ramsey	Busted
Steven McKinney	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

09-19-2025 22:52 UTC-4

Giles Leads the River

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Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Brian Morrow opened to 6,000 on the button, with Tyler Giles tossing out a call in the small blind.

Giles checked the 2♣Q♣4♦ flop, making another call when Morrow continued for 8,000.

Both players checked the Q♠ turn, and the A♣ river completed the board. Giles led out for 10,000, taking down the pot as Morrow slid his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Giles	142,000 40,000	40,000

Brian Morrow	118,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Brian Morrow Tyler Giles

09-19-2025 22:45 UTC-4

Morrow Takes Out Two

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Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Brian Morrow raised to 10,000 in early position, finding calls from Andrew Miller in the cutoff and Brandon Mueller in the big blind.

The stacks of Miller and Mueller were in the middle after the 4♣Q♣K♣ flop, with Morrow calling and covering both.

Brandon Mueller: A♦8♦ All in
Andrew Miller: A♣Q♥ All in
Brian Morrow: Q♠Q♦

Morrow had flopped a set of queens, improving to a full house on the K♠ turn. The dealer completed the board with the A♠ river, sending Mueller and Miller out while Morrow stacked up some new chips.

At a nearby table, Nicholas Rigby was also eliminated late in Level 10.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Morrow	134,000 113,500	113,500
Andrew Miller	Busted
Brandon Mueller	Busted
Nicholas Rigby	Busted

Tags: Andrew Miller Brandon Mueller Brian Morrow

09-19-2025 22:34 UTC-4

Waters Cracks Kings, Takes Out Bitzer

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Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dominic Lake opened to 4,500 from the cutoff before Kent Bitzer moved all in for 16,000 on the button. Patrick Waters then shoved his stack of around 55,000 in the big blind, and Lake called it off.

Kent Bitzer: K♣Q♣ All in
Patrick Waters: A♠8♠ All in
Dominic Lake: K♠K♦

Waters connected with the 3♣Q♦A♦ flop, finding top pair to take the lead. The 9♥ turn and 8♣ river changed nothing, leaving Waters with more than a double-up.

Lake could only watch as his kings were cracked, while Bitzer was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Waters	143,000 81,000	81,000
Dominic Lake	42,000 42,000	42,000
Kent Bitzer	Busted

Tags: Dominic Lake Kent Bitzer Patrick Waters

09-19-2025 22:19 UTC-4

Fast Start for Rigby

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Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After entering at the end of late registration, Nicholas Rigby was involved in a three-way pot to the 6♠3♣2♦A♦ turn.

Andrew Wessner checked from the big blind before Rigby fired 11,000 into the middle from early position. Adam Williams folded in middle position, followed by Wessner sliding his cards to the dealer.