$2,700 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Thunder Valley

08-01-2025 20:12 UTC-7

Hesse Bests Nakagawa

Erick Torres

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

Elisa Nakagawa raised to 2,500 from the cutoff, which was called by Stephen Hesse on the button, and Adam Duong came along from the big blind.

The 5♥Q♥6♠ flop was checked by Duong before Nakagawa put out a bet of 15,000. Hesse gave it some thought before he put in the call, and Duong folded.

Both players checked the 7♠ turn to bring on the 7♣ river. Nakagawa bet 20,000, which led to a call from Hesse.

Nakagawa showed J♦J♠, but it was no good as Hesse revealed Q♣8♣ for a better two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Hesse	119,000
Elisa Nakagawa	90,400 26,400	26,400
Adam Duong	22,300 13,700	13,700

Tags: Adam Duong Elisa Nakagawa Stephen Hesse

08-01-2025 20:01 UTC-7

Tran Doubles Against Kriventsov

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Erick Torres

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

Stanislav Kriventsov raised to 3,700 from early position before Sang Tran called from middle position. Charles Himes came along with a call from the hijack to create a three-handed pot as they took a flop.

Kriventsov bet 6,000 on the flop of 4♠8♦6♦, but Tran had other plans and went all-in for 37,200. Himes folded, and Kriventsov made the call to put Tran at risk.

Sang Tran: 6♥6♣ All in
Stanislav Kriventsov: A♦9♦

Tran was best with a set of sixes, but Kriventsov had the dreaded flush draw to crack Tran's set.

The A♥ paired up Kriventsov, but was of no help, and the river was a red card, but it was the Q♥ to award Tran the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sang Tran	78,100 7,800	7,800
Charles Himes	66,300 35,100	35,100
Stanislav Kriventsov	28,000 15,400	15,400

Tags: Charles Himes Sang Tran Stanislav Kriventsov

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-01-2025 19:46 UTC-7

Anderson Continues to Stockpile on Day 1a

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Erick Torres

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

Bradley Anderson raised to 2,500 from early position before Adam Duong responded with a re-raise to 7,000. Anderson called to keep them heads up as they went to a flop.

Anderson chose to check the 8♣3♥Q♦ flop. Duong continued for 4,300 and was called again by Anderson.

The 8♦ turn led to a round of checks, which brought the free Q♣ river. Anderson elected to bet 17,000 on the river, and after some thought, was called by Duong.

Anderson showed K♣Q♥ for a full house to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Anderson (CA)	324,000 79,800	79,800
Adam Duong	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Adam Duong Bradley Anderson (CA)

08-01-2025 19:33 UTC-7

Spicer Sends Out Gongola

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Erick Torres

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

Lance Austin opened the action with a raise to 2,500 from early position. This resulted in a call from Darren Spicer on the button, Venkata Gongola from the small blind, and Randy Brown from the big blind.

It was checked to Spicer on the flop of 5♦9♥10♥ who fired a bet of 5,200. Gongola called, but Spicer and Austin folded.

The J♣ turn resulted in a check from Gongola before Spicer bet 15,000. Gongola opted to go all-in for 18,300 and was immediately called by Spicer to put Gongola at risk.

Venkata Gongola: A♥10♠ All in
Darren Spicer: 9♣9♠

Gongola was dead on the turn, making the K♥ river meaningless as Spicer's set was too much to overcome for Gongola.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Spicer	143,000 14,200	14,200
Lance Austin	126,000 13,200	13,200
Randy Brown	81,700 46,100	46,100
Venkata Gongola	Busted

Tags: Darren Spicer Lance Austin Venkata Gongola

08-01-2025 19:16 UTC-7

Williams Knocks Out Jorgensen

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Erick Torres

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

There was over 35,000 in the pot when this hand was picked up. Kenneth Jorgensen was already all-in preflop; thus, Justin Williams, Abhishek Singh, and Bin Duan took a flop of A♥5♥Q♠.

Williams bet 12,000, which garnered folds from Singh and Duan to go to a showdown against Jorgensen.

Kenneth Jorgensen: K♣10♣ All in
Justin Williams: A♦A♠

Jorgensen would need to hit his gutshot to get himself out of the predicament of being up against the top set of Wililams, but the jack never came as the turn came 6♥ and the river peeled the 4♥ to eliminate Jorgensen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Williams	91,000 68,000	68,000
Abhishek Singh	82,600 34,400	34,400
Bin Duan	72,000 72,000	72,000
Kenneth Jorgensen	Busted

Tags: Bin Duan Justin Williams Kenneth Jorgensen

08-01-2025 18:56 UTC-7

Top Counts After Dinner Break

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Erick Torres

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

Here are the top counts following the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Anderson (CA)	244,200 101,200	101,200
Joseph Ricardo	163,600 4,600	4,600
Lance Austin	139,200 67,200	67,200
Casimer Fijalkowski	137,000 137,000	137,000
Kais Mohammad	136,500 136,500	136,500
Paul Vang	132,200 16,200	16,200
Darren Spicer	128,800 128,800	128,800
Sorin Cristea	110,000 11,500	11,500
Adam Nattress	108,500 15,300	15,300
Todd Tucker	108,000 108,000	108,000