Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
After a raise and a call in front of her, Ashley Frank three-bet in the small blind to 9,400 which two players called.
The flop rolled out 6♥3♣Q♦ and Frank continued for 8,000 which only the hijack called.
On the turn 5♥, Frank moved all in for 40,700 which had the hijack think for over a minute before he called to put her at risk.
Ashley "PokerFaceAsh" Frank: A♣A♠
Hijack: 10♥10♣
The river 7♦ kept Frank in the lead to double up at the expense of her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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127,200
97,200
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97,200 |
Action was picked up in a three way pot on the flop between Bryce Laymance in the big blind and Wesley Jones in late position.
The flop rolls out 10♠10♦J♣ and action checked through to Jones who bet 4,000, getting only a call from Laymance.
Both players check the turn 2♠ to the river J♦ where Laymance checked over to Jones who bet 5,000 and Laymance flicked in the call.
Jones tabled K♠J♠ for jacks full of tens and Laymance whipped his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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46,000 | |
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17,000
13,000
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13,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
John Heckenjkamp raised to 2,500 from middle position which saw four players call including Edward "Wayne" Welch in the small blind and Andrew Todhunter in the big blind.
The flop rolled out 8♣6♦5♦ and action checked over to Heckenkamp who bet 2,500 and everyone called except for Welch.
All players checked the J♠ turn to the 7♠ river where Todhunter bet 10,200, eliciting folds from everyone around the table.
"Got one through!" Todhunter screamed as he turned over A♦Q♣ for just ace-high as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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61,000
61,000
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61,000 |
|
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31,000
1,000
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1,000 |
Eldon Penn raised to 3,500 in the cutoff and on the button Kyle Seward moves all in for 10,300 which Penn calls.
Kyle Seward: 10♦8♦
Eldon Penn: J♠9♠
The board ran out 6♠K♣4♣7♦K♦ and the jack-high held up for Penn to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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78,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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Busted |
Action was picked up in a pot with cards on their backs with action briefly recapped the by the table.
Forrest Kollar had opened, prompting Joe Stapleton to three-bet, with another player behind him to four-bet. After that Kollar folded and Stapleton got in his final 23,000 into the center with his opponent calling.
Joe Stapleton: A♣A♦
Opponent: K♣Q♥
The board ran out as no favor to the king-queen and the EPT commentator took down the pot.
"That's the best ace I've seen all day," he joked as he stacked up his chips prior to the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000
18,000
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18,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The first open event of The RunGood Poker Series 2025 season materialized into Event #2: $250 Series Opener which drew out a total of 143 entrants. A prize pool of $28,600 was built to be divided up between the final 18 players.
At the day's end it was Casey Hindman who took the outright victory for his first ever RGPS victory. Hindman's history with the tour dates back quite a ways as he final tabled the main event in Joplin 11 years ago. His long history with the tour paid off today as he now wears the ring of the first open event of the 2025 year.
RGPS Series Opener Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Hindman | $7,193 |
| 2 | Michael Johns | $4,791 |
| 3 | Bobby Nair | $3,349 |
| 4 | Han Lam | $2,405 |
| 5 | Ethan Jackson | $1,779 |
| 6 | Christopher Hosier | $1,353 |
| 7 | Mark Johnson | $1,061 |
| 8 | Thomas Caluneo | $861 |
| 9 | Joshua Brower | $718 |
A player raised to 4,000 in late position and in the cutoff, Rosmel Munoz three-bet to 9,000 which saw all other players fold to the initial raiser who moved all in for 22,300 and Munoz called.
Opponent: A♥K♦
Rozmel Munoz: 2♦2♥
The board ran out 7♦10♣2♠K♣6♥ and the set of twos was good for Munoz to take dow the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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92,000 |