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$300 PokerNews PowerStack Mystery Bounty
Day 1bc Completed
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Dallas
$300 PokerNews PowerStack Mystery Bounty
Day: 1bc
Players Left 79 / 648
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
1
856,000
2
765,000
3
644,000
4
486,000
9
403,000
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action continues in the $300 PokerNews PowerStack Mystery Bounty, with full chip counts and information for the late flight to be posted in the morning.
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Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action has wrapped up in Day 1b of the $300 PokerNews PowerStack Mystery Bounty here at the RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition Dallas hosted by Palace Poker. Of the 90 runners who started the day, only 11 players will return for Day 2 on Sunday, all of whom are already in the money.
Local poker vlogger Christopher Arterberry, who goes by "CH Poker" on YouTube, bagged the chip lead in the second of six flights with 644,000, finishing as the only player to surpass the half-million mark.
Shortly after late registration closed, Arterberry was down to about seven big blinds and turned his stack of 11,000 into over 100,000 in back-to-back hands where he doubled up and then quadrupled up. He rode that momentum all the way to the finish line and will look to add some Mystery Bounties to his content come Sunday.
Behind Arterberry in second sits John Blansett, who bagged a respectable 486,000, and rounding out the podium is Matthew Thomas with 458,000.
Day 1b Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Arterberry | United States | 644,000 |
| 2 | John Blansett | United States | 486,000 |
| 3 | Matthew Thomas | United States | 458,000 |
| 4 | Matthew Trancucci | United States | 432,000 |
| 5 | Brian Nieboer | United States | 363,000 |
| 6 | Zachary Moger | United States | 295,000 |
| 7 | Connie Roe | United States | 251,000 |
| 8 | Kevin Small | United States | 217,000 |
| 9 | Kevin Valek | United States | 182,000 |
| 10 | Julian Desmond | United States | 150,000 |
| 11 | Lynn Samples | United States | 138,000 |
Notable Eliminations
Jesse Keel, who took down the $200 Texas 10K Ring Event last night for $5,198, was in the mix on Day 1b but couldn't find a bag for Sunday.
Jeremiah Smith, Roger Vazquez, and Michael McBarron were among a few players who returned after falling short on Day 1a. They still have four more flights available to try to book a ticket into Day 2.
Ryan Wallace lost a flip with pocket fives against Kevin Small's ace-ten to exit on the stone bubble. He was short stacked in the big blind and was ahead until Small paired his ace on the turn.
Day 1c is currently underway and Day 1d and 1e will take place on Saturday, August 15 at 11:00 am and 6:00 p.m., respectively. Day 1f is the final flight and will be a turbo beginning at 10:00 p.m.
Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field (rounded down) remains and those who bag will be in the money. Day 2 will then start at the earliest blind level of the six flights on Sunday, August 16, where the event will play down to a winner.
The final table will be livestreamed on Palace Poker's YouTube Channel, so remember to tune in!
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the entirety of the $300 PokerNews PowerStack Mystery Bounty here at the 2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Dallas.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The final 11 players of Day 1b are bagging up for the night and will return for Day 2 on Sunday, August 16 at 10:00 a.m. local time where the event will play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for end of day chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Kevin Small raised to 25,000 in the cutoff and Ryan Wallace reraised all in from the big blind for 34,000 total to put himself at risk. Small made the call.
Ryan Wallace: 5♣5♦ 
Kevin Small: A♠10♠
Wallace remained in the lead on the K♥7♠Q♣ flop, but Small pulled ahead on the A♣ turn when he paired his ace. The A♦ river offered no help to Wallace and he was sent to the rail on the stone bubble.
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Julian Desmond raised to 16,000 on the button and Lynn Samples three-bet jammed in the small blind for 143,000 to put herself at risk.
Desmond thought for a moment before reluctantly tossing his cards into the muck.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action picked up on the river in a hand between Lynn Samples in the small blind and Connie Roe in the big blind.
With about 55,000 in the middle and the board reading A♥9♦7♦Q♥3♠, Samples bet 30,000 and Roe thought for a moment before making the call.
Samples mucked her cards and Roe collected the pot without showing her hand.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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