2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Houston
Chip Counts
Hayden Fortini raised it up in early position and Kristopher Burchfield shipped all in for 72,000 on the button. The action was back on Fortini who quickly called to put Burchfield at risk.
Kristopher Burchfield: A♦K♥
Hayden Fortini: A♣Q♣
Burchfield was in front with the better ace and the A♠J♦4♠9♣4♣ runout secured him a double up.
At the other table, Gabriel Andrade got his last 20,000 chips in the middle with 10♥9♥ but was eliminated after not connecting with the board.
The cards are back in the air and late registration has officially closed for Day 1a. A Total of 45 entries were recorded for the opening flight, resulting in five players making the money and four players advancing to Day 2 on Sunday. Fifth place will pocket $920 for their efforts.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The late registration period is nearing the end as the remaining 14 players are going on another 15-minute break. The numbers for Day 1a will be tallied when the cards go back in the air.
Grant Matatall raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Kimberly Stone shipped all in with a fresh stack of 60,000 chips after just re-entering the field. The action folded back to Matatall who hesitated before flicking in a chip.
Kimberly Stone: 9♣9♦
Grant Matatall: 5♠5♥
The flop of 9♠8♥8♣ gave Stone a full house and a virtual checkmark. The Q♥ and 7♣ runout was just a formality as Stone earned a double-up on her first hand of this entry.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The action folded to Alexandra Loveless in the small blind who made it 9,000 to go. Tong Mu just got moved to the table and called from the big blind. The flop came A♥9♣2♦ and Loveless continued with a bet of 8,000 which Mu called.
The turn brought the A♦ and Loveless sized up a bet of 25,000. Mu still called and the 2♠ double-paired the board on the river. Loveless quickly jammed all in for 62,000 and Mu asked for a count before dumping his cards into the muck.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Tong Mu and Thomas Shipp went heads-up to a flop of Q♥9♣6♣ and Mu check-called a bet of 8,000 from Shipp. The turn was the A♣ and Mu check-called another bet of 18,000 from Shipp.
The 4♣ on the river put four clubs on the board and Mu checked once more. Shipp looked back at his cards and then counted out a bet of 30,000. Mu reluctantly called but Shipp quickly conceded the pot. Mu tabled his K♥Q♣ for a rivered flush and dragged in a healthy pot.