$1,110 Main Event Day 1bc | 2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Kansas City

May 17, 2025

Big Slick Knocks Out Two

Brett Slezak

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

Timothy Black opened to 10,000 from early position and Benjamin Stuart called in middle position. On the button, Keith Murrell jammed for his final 46,000. The big blind then reshoved for 57,000 and Black snapped it off covering to put both players at risk, and Stuart folded.

Keith Murrell: 8♠8♥ All in
Big Blind: 6♦6♣ All in
Timothy Black: A♥K♣

Black jumped into the lead on the A♦9♠3♥ flop and nothing changed on the 9♣4♠ runout as he claimed two knockouts to soar up the counts.

Tags: Benjamin Stuart Keith Murrell Timothy Black

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

May 17, 2025

Break

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Brett Slezak

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

The remaining 42 players are going on a 15-minute break.

Play resumes in Level 12 with blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000 with an average stack of 115,000, or 29 big blinds.

May 17, 2025

Ioakimides Flops the (Almost) Nuts to Double

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Brett Slezak

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

A player opened to 12,000 from under the gun before Andreas Ioakimides jammed for 53,000 from the hijack and his opponent snapped it off.

Andreas Ioakimides: A♠4♠ All in
Under the Gun: J♠J♣

Ioakimides needed some help to survive which he found on the 5♣3♠2♣ flop as he made broadway. The 6♥ turn brought some chop outs but the K♦ completed the board as Ioakimides flipped the script to secure the double.

Tags: Andreas Ioakimides

May 17, 2025

Tricky Turrentine

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Brett Slezak

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

A player in middle position opened before Jackson Turrentine three-bet to 21,000 in the big blind, and his opponent called.

On the J♠8♥8♦ flop, Turrentine continued for 11,000 and his opponent called.

Turrentine slowed down with a check on the A♥ turn and called a bet of 20,000.

On the 4♥ river, Turrentine weighed his options before he slipped it over. His opponent quickly jammed and Turrentine snapped it off for 25,500 effective. Turrentine tabled A♦8♣ for top boat as he secured the full double.

Tags: Jackson Turrentine

May 17, 2025

Day 1c Update

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Brett Slezak

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

The final starting flight is underway elsewhere in the room with 35 entries a few minutes into play.

Coverage will remain on Day 1b, and Day 1c coverage will pick up after the close of registration.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

May 17, 2025

Barksdale's Hand Caught in the Cookie Jar

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Brett Slezak

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

Action was picked-up three ways to the turn in a hand between Nick Barksdale in the big blind, Eric Medved from early position, and Eric Douglas in the cutoff.

With the board reading K♣10♠10♥10♣, Barksdale led for 7,500 from the big blind and only Medved called.

On the K♦ river, Barksdale jammed for 38,000 effective as the covering stack. Medved would go deep into the tank, convinced that his opponent had quads. After over a minute, he slid his stack forward to put himself at risk.

Eric Medved: A♠K♠ All in
Nick Barksdale: 5♠5♦

Medved held top boat and Barksdale was playing the board and Medved scooped a big one after a courageous bluff from Barksdale.

Tags: Eric Douglas Eric Medved Nick Barksdale

May 17, 2025

Chip Dusters and Sweepers

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Brett Slezak

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

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May 17, 2025

Three Ladies for Elmore

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Brett Slezak

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

Brandon Elmore opened from under the gun and was called by the hijack. The small blind would then jam for his remaining 13,000. Elmore rejammed and the hijack folded.

Small Blind: 9♠9♣ All in
Brandon Elmore: Q♦Q♣

"Nine-ball one time dealer!" pleaded the small blind as another questionable use of a one time was deployed. No such help was delivered on the A♦10♠6♠2♣Q♠ runout as Elmore improved to a set of queens to score an elimination.

Tags: Brandon Elmore