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$800 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Southern Indiana
$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Southern Indiana
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$250,600
Total Entries
358
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
64
Players Left
8
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Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1b's dust has settled at RunGood Grand Prix Caesars Southern Indiana $800 Main Event, and eight more players have punched tickets to Day 2 to join the six Day 1a survivors. Familiar RunGood face Craig Welko was among them, finishing second with 428,000.
The St. Louis native just scooped his first RunGood ring with a win in a Thursday preliminary event, pocketing $9,082. Welko has two other RunGood final tables to his credit. He was the beneficiary of a large late cooler when he was dealt pocket aces against kings to burst the bubble and send everyone home for the night.
The only player who finished ahead of Welko was Bryan Russell. His 577,000 is good for the overall lead, just ahead of Travis Rodgers, who had 558,500 on Day 1a.
The 64 entries on Day 1b push the two-flight total to 114.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Russell | United States | 577,000 | 96 |
| 2 | Travis Rodgers | United States | 558,500 | 93 |
| 3 | Brad Butcher | United States | 310,000 | 52 |
| 4 | JJ Kuchenmeister | United States | 230,000 | 38 |
| 5 | Alan Percal | United States | 202,000 | 34 |
| 6 | Craig Welko | United States | 196,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Jim Decker | United States | 180,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Chad Hunt | United States | 148,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Jon Howard | United States | 144,000 | 24 |
| 10 | George Durham | United States | 140,000 | 23 |
Two more starting flights remain, each scheduled for Saturday. Day 1c will begin at 11 a.m., while the 1d flight is at 6 p.m. PokerNews will be on hand again for more live updates as RunGood Poker Series continues to establish a new stop at Caesars Southern Indiana.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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577,000
77,000
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77,000 |
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428,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
230,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
217,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
148,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
144,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
108,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
90,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Craig Welko opened under the gun, Frank Covich called on his left, and action folded to the button, where Jon Howard made it 40,000. Welko shoved all in for about 200,000. Covich called off for around 145,000. Howard tanked awhile then folded.
Frank Covich: K♣K♥ 
Craig Welko: A♣A♦
Welko's aces held up as the board ran 6♣7♥7♣3♠6♠.
The remaining players are bagging their chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | |
|
|
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|
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330,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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250,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
232,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
170,000 | |
|
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128,000 | |
|
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103,000 | |
|
|
94,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
92,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Bryan Russell opened for 16,000 under the gun, the next player shoved for 55,000, and Tommy Young called in the big blind. Russell mucked.
Young: A♠10♠
Opponent: A♣K♦
All looked safe for Young's opponent to double up as 7♦5♦J♣6♠ came off the deck, but the 10♦ was a brutal river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Kevin Helming shoved in for 62,000 a little over the size of the pot, from the big blind on a K♥A♣6♠ flop. His opponent tanked a long time from the cutoff before calling with A♦2♥.
Helming had the leading kicker with A♥10♥, and the 3♠ and Q♣ didn't change that.
At the other table, Jason Sucher busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
164,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Charlie Dawson was exiting the tournament area moments after he held a big stack, and Bryan Russell was collecting his chips. Dawson said he held a straight flush draw but ran smack into the set held by Russell and couldn't get there.
At the other table, Rodney Deaton ran out of all-in luck after surviving multiple times as the shorter stack, leaving the field down to just 12.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000
283,000
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283,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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