Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Tyler Barnes raised to 20,000 in early position and Jon Braker in early position raised to 55,000 which saw action fold back around to Barnes who four-bet to 150,000 which Braker called.
The flop rolled out 9♥8♦7♦ and Barnes moved all in for 129,000 and Braker quickly folded.
"I'm sure you can guess what I had," Braker mentioned while the 2023 champion raked in the pot.
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 14: 3,000/6,000, 6,000
Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Jenifer Grisset all in and at risk for her last 145,000 against Byron Abernathy.
Jenifer Grisset: A♣Q♠
Byron Abernathy: A♥K♠
The board ran out 10♠7♦6♣4♥3♠ and the ace-king held up for Abernathy to continue to grow.
Shortly after, Scott Wilkinson was eliminated by Abernathy who's stack continued to climb, nearing the seven figure mark.
Level 14: 3,000/6,000, 6,000
A player opened to 15,000 in the cutoff and on the button, Kevin Elwood three-bet to 55,000. In the big blind Edward "Wayne" Welch moved all in for 139,000 and only Elwood called.
Edward Welch: A♦A♥
Kevin Elwood: A♠K♦
The board ran out Q♦7♦2♠8♣Q♥ and the aces up were good for Welch to take down the pot.
Level 14: 3,000/6,000, 6,000
Nikhil Kurmadasu moved all in from early position and in the big blind, Shannan Roberts called to put himself at risk for his last 81,000.
Shannan Roberts: A♠Q♠
Nikhil Kurmadasu: 8♦8♥
The board ran out 6♠9♥2♣J♥7♦ and the eights held up for Kurmadasu to win the pot and eliminate Roberts from the tournament.
The RGPS in Tulsa kicked off with Event #1: $250 Seniors drawing out a 223 entrants over the eight levels of late registration. This generated a prize pool of $44,600 that only 28 of the 50+ players could get a piece of.
At the end of the day it was Oklahoma tournament regular Mashir Khan taking his first ring, for $8,000 after a four-way deal was struck. This brings Khan's lifetime total for tournament cashes up to $240,821 and he looks to parlay some of his winnings into the Main Event.
RGPS Tulsa Seniors Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mashir Khan | $8,000 |
| 2 | Jody Shelenhamer | $6,997 |
| 3 | Michael Blanton | $6,997 |
| 4 | Philip Roth | $3,697 |
| 5 | Eugene Alloway | $2,783 |
| 6 | Richard Stanton | $2,119 |
| 7 | Gary Kuykendall | $1,637 |
| 8 | Michael Williams | $1,284 |
| 9 | Patrick Olsen | $1,021 |
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The final 63 players have takein their seats and are looking for the massive first place prize of $70,169.