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$800 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Tulsa
$800 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Tulsa
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$100,000
Total Entries
469
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
329
Players Left
41
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Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1bc of the RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix Tulsa $800 Main Event saw a healthy turnout that surpassed the $100,000 guarantee with a total of 329 entries in total across the two flights here at the Tulsa Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Day 1b permitted 21 players to advance to Day 2, while Day 1c granted 20 players the chance to advance to Day 2.
Rex Robinson led all players from flights Day 1bc. Robinson finished the evening with a stack of 688,000. Robinson was followed by Andre Allen (511,000) and John Heckenkamp (474,000) as the top three finishers across the two final flights of the main event.
It was Bobby Randolph who finished with the chip lead across Day 1b as he put together a stack of 452,000 to conclude his flight. Randolph got to work in the second half of Day 1b as he took a low six-figure stack and kept pushing up the standings, which culminated with a late elimination in the closing moments of Day 1b when he eliminated Susie Benzel to push close to the half-million mark.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rex Robinson | United States | 688,000 | 138 |
| 2 | Andre Allen | United States | 511,000 | 102 |
| 3 | John Heckenkamp | United States | 474,000 | 95 |
| 4 | Robert "Bobby" Randolph | United States | 450,000 | 90 |
| 5 | Justin Dreiling | United States | 420,000 | 84 |
| 6 | Trent Wilson | United States | 396,000 | 79 |
| 7 | Grant Hart | United States | 388,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Christy Cranford | United States | 353,000 | 71 |
| 9 | Rodney Spriggs | United States | 352,000 | 70 |
| 10 | Eric Bunch | United States | 345,000 | 69 |
Trailing Randolph on Day 1b was Justin Dreiling (420,000), who possessed the chip lead as late as the last level of play before he tapered off just slightly to lose the title of Day 1b chip leader when he hit a setback against Mika Evans that put a dent in his stack late to bump him down to the second biggest stack of the flight.
Grant Hart (388,000) also had a solid Day 1b, finishing within the top three stacks. Hart crossed the six-figure mark early in the day when his Big Slick eliminated two players, and he carried that momentum throughout the day as he continued to chip up and hit the finish line with a formidable stack.
Day 2 is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. local time. The play will resume at Level 13 with the blinds at 3,000/5,000 as players will battle it out to chase down the top prize.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for coverage of Day 2, as an eventual RGPS Tulsa Main Event Champion will be crowned.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
688,000
688,000
|
688,000 |
|
||
|
511,000
511,000
|
511,000 |
|
474,000
474,000
|
474,000 |
|
450,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
420,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
396,000
356,000
|
356,000 |
|
388,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
353,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
352,000
352,000
|
352,000 |
|
345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
319,000
319,000
|
319,000 |
|
296,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
267,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
265,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
263,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
260,000 | |
|
||
|
258,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
244,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
234,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
208,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
191,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
181,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
170,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | Lionel Jiang | United States | 171,000 | 34 | |||||
| 30 | 2 | Craig Savage | United States | 260,000 | 52 | |||||
| 30 | 3 | Craig Welko | United States | 263,000 | 53 | |||||
| 30 | 4 | Ira Lampley | United States | 113,000 | 23 | |||||
| 30 | 5 | Robert "Bobby" Randolph | United States | 450,000 | 90 | |||||
| 30 | 6 | Jefferson Morrill | United States | 319,000 | 64 | |||||
| 30 | 7 | Allan Lee | United States | 62,000 | 12 | |||||
| 30 | 8 | John Lopez | United States | 1,006,000 | 201 | |||||
| 30 | 9 | Papa Karn | United States | 151,000 | 30 | |||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 31 | 1 | Mika Evans | United States | 168,000 | 34 | |||||
| 31 | 2 | Seth Evans | United States | 296,000 | 59 | |||||
| 31 | 3 | Andre Allen | United States | 511,000 | 102 | |||||
| 31 | 4 | Merritt Kuhn | United States | 311,000 | 62 | |||||
| 31 | 5 | Melinda Hettick | United States | 153,000 | 31 | |||||
| 31 | 6 | Rick Waggle | United States | 121,000 | 24 | |||||
| 31 | 7 | Grant Hart | United States | 388,000 | 78 | |||||
| 31 | 8 | Andrew Todhunter | United States | 208,000 | 42 | |||||
| 31 | 9 | Nicholas Burris | United States | 191,000 | 38 | |||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 32 | 1 | Michael Perrone | United States | 114,000 | 23 | |||||
| 32 | 2 | Brad Stevens | United States | 112,000 | 22 | |||||
| 32 | 3 | Justin Coliny | United States | 194,000 | 39 | |||||
| 32 | 4 | Dexter Wise | United States | 125,000 | 25 | |||||
| 32 | 5 | Eric Bunch | United States | 345,000 | 69 | |||||
| 32 | 6 | Allen Roberts | United States | 285,000 | 57 | |||||
| 32 | 7 | Nathan Young | United States | 135,000 | 27 | |||||
| 32 | 8 | William McCracken | United States | 127,000 | 25 | |||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 33 | 1 | Joshua Brower | United States | 244,000 | 49 | |||||
| 33 | 2 | John Bredengerd | United States | 273,000 | 55 | |||||
| 33 | 3 | John Heckenkamp | United States | 474,000 | 95 | |||||
| 33 | 4 | Naga Valiveiti | United States | 123,000 | 25 | |||||
| 33 | 6 | Rodney Spriggs | United States | 352,000 | 70 | |||||
| 33 | 7 | Justin Dreiling | United States | 420,000 | 84 | |||||
| 33 | 8 | Jim Indiveri | United States | 79,000 | 16 | |||||
| 33 | 9 | Dax Alexander | United States | 520,000 | 104 | |||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 34 | 1 | Jon Kreder | United States | 143,000 | 29 | |||||
| 34 | 2 | Terry Harrell | United States | 205,000 | 41 | |||||
| 34 | 3 | Brandon Nuss | United States | 70,000 | 14 | |||||
| 34 | 4 | David Brown | United States | 265,000 | 53 | |||||
| 34 | 5 | Cory Sargent | United States | 181,000 | 36 | |||||
| 34 | 6 | Tim Black | United States | 51,000 | 10 | |||||
| 34 | 7 | Cory Smith | United States | 267,000 | 53 | |||||
| 34 | 9 | Cyrus Khorram | United States | 158,000 | 32 | |||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 36 | 1 | Brian Craig | United States | 170,000 | 34 | |||||
| 36 | 2 | James Fleming | United States | 301,000 | 60 | |||||
| 36 | 3 | Forrest Kollar | United States | 203,000 | 41 | |||||
| 36 | 4 | Grant Givens | United States | 170,000 | 34 | |||||
| 36 | 5 | Rob Gardner | United States | 168,000 | 34 | |||||
| 36 | 6 | Freeman Allen | United States | 234,000 | 47 | |||||
| 36 | 8 | James Haver | United States | 258,000 | 52 | |||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 37 | 1 | Christy Cranford | United States | 353,000 | 71 | |||||
| 37 | 2 | Marvin Donaldson | United States | 63,000 | 13 | |||||
| 37 | 3 | Yongil Park | United States | 117,000 | 23 | |||||
| 37 | 4 | Gideon Hawley | United States | 108,000 | 22 | |||||
| 37 | 5 | Edward "Wayne" Welch | United States | 149,000 | 30 | |||||
| 37 | 6 | Rex Robinson | United States | 688,000 | 138 | |||||
| 37 | 7 | Lauren Bunch | United States | 88,000 | 18 | |||||
| 37 | 8 | Trent Wilson | United States | 396,000 | 79 |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A total of 21 players will bag for Day 2, meaning 38 players have been permitted to advance thus far between the two starting flights. Day 1c is currently underway to decide how many will in total reconvene on Day 2, beginning at 12 p.m. local time.
Check back here at PokerNews for a recap of Day 1bc after the conclusion of Day 1c later this evening.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Bobby Randolph called the all-in of Susie Benzel, who jammed for 34,000 total to put Benzel at risk.
Susie Benzel: A♦7♦
Bobby Randolph: A♥K♥
Randolph's lead increased when the flop fanned out Q♥6♥J♦ as Randolph held the flush draw. The turn shut the door as it peeled the 2♥ to give Randolph a flush and sent Benzel out of the tournament when the 3♣ finished the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000
314,000
|
314,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Mika Evans began the hand with a raise to 16,000 from middle position. Justin Dreiling opted to re-raise to 38,000 from the hijack. Evans called to stay in the hand.
The Q♠Q♦10♣ flop resulted in a check from Evans before Dreiling chose to bet 22,000. Evans took a stand with a check-raise all-in, which elicited a fold from Dreiling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
408,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
220,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break. There are a total of 24 players left, with 21 players permitted to advance to Day 2. Play will resume at the 4,000/8,000 level.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Christy Cranford got it started with a raise to 19,000 from the hijack. The button asked for it all as they jammed for 57,000, which led to a call from James Haver in the small blind. Cranford came along also to create a three-handed pot with the button at risk.
Haver jammed for approximately 70,000 on the 10♣9♠A♦ flop. Cranford gave it a moment's consideration before she folded as Haver and the button went to a showdown.
Opponent: J♣J♠
James Haver: A♣Q♠
Haver showed his opponent the bad news as he overtook the jacks by flopping the ace. The jacks were unable to recover as the 6♥ turn and the 3♠ river awarded the pot to Haver.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
256,000
256,000
|
256,000 |
