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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Jacksonville
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1c
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550,000
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362,000
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
More than 10,000 was already in the middle as Micah Cunningham and an opponent went to the turn on a board of K♥A♥J♥2♦. The cutoff then bet 7,400, and Cunningham tanked for a few minutes before calling on the button.
The cutoff checked the Q♣ river, and Cunningham checked back with Q♦10♦ for a flopped straight. His opponent mucked A♠J♠. "I was a little worried about the hearts," Cunningham said.
Dimas Martinez, who won this event in 2024 after finishing runner-up the year before, is in the field today.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Three-handed on a flop of 3♠8♣K♠, Brett Myers bet 700 from the hijack before Corey Major raised to 1,700 in the small blind. Myers called.
Major checked the 5♦ turn, and Myers bet 3,000. Major called, and they both checked down the 7♦ river.
Myers showed K♣J♣ for top pair, and Major mucked.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Derahn Sikes bet 2,600 from the button on a board of 2♥J♣6♥4♦ before Dalip Madnani raised to 8,000 in the big blind. Sikes then moved all in for 22,500, and Madnani tanked for a minute before calling.
Sikes showed J♥3♥ for a pair and flush draw, while Madnani had him out-kicked with J♠10♥. The 10♣ river improved Madnani to two pair, and Sikes was sent to the rail as the first bustout of the day.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Five players went to a flop of A♠Q♣10♥ when a middle-position player bet 1,500. Motyk Scott called in the hijack, as did Troy Hoisington on the button.
Action checked to Scott on the Q♠ turn, and he bet 2,000. Only Hoisington called to see the 3♣ river. Scott checked over to Hoisington, who quickly checked back.
Scott turned over Q♦10♦ for a full house, and Hoisington mucked.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Kelley Slay bet 1,000 from the button on a flop of 10♠5♠9♥ and Virgie Hahn called under the gun.
Hahn then led out for 3,000 on the 7♠ turn, and Slay called. The river was the 4♣ and Hahn bet another 4,000. Slay tanked for a few minutes before calling, and Hahn showed 7♥6♥ for a pair of sevens. Slay turned over 10♥9♠ for two pair to win the pot.
Caleb Powell and Erik Nowosielski are also at this table.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Action is underway with 45 players currently registered.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Halloween is here, but instead of candy, hundreds of hungry poker players will be after chips today when Day 1c of the RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition $1,200 Main Event begins at noon local time.
Today marks the final shot for players to jump in and chase the championship ring and a share of the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool. There have already been 252 entries through the first two starting flights, with 32 players securing their tickets for Day 2.
Phuong Ta is the overall chip leader with 690,000, followed by Seth Etheridge (649,000) and Mary Darnell (571,000). Others through to Day 2 include Josh Adkins (551,000), Andrew Difeo (262,000), John O’Neal (206,000), WPT champion Blake Ellinghaus (184,000), Edward Mroczkowski (144,000), and 2023 champion Antwan Prince (127,000). The husband-and-wife duo of Mike and Shannon Scalice will return together tomorrow with 206,000 and 85,000, respectively, while RunGood ambassador Chris Conrad is further down the leaderboard with 59,000.
Current Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phuong Ta | United States | 690,000 |
| 2 | Sean Etheridge | United States | 649,000 |
| 3 | Mary Darnell | United States | 571,000 |
| 4 | Josh Adkins | United States | 551,000 |
| 5 | Sandro Sa | Brazil | 462,000 |
| 6 | David Greufe | United States | 337,000 |
| 7 | Andrew Difeo | United States | 285,000 |
| 8 | Ricky Patel | United States | 262,000 |
| 9 | Zack Ryan | United States | 239,000 |
| 10 | Danny Clarkson | United States | 239,000 |
Players on Day 1c will begin with a 30,000 starting stack. Levels will be 40 minutes throughout the day. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 10, with unlimited reentries allowed during the registration period. The day will conclude once 12.5 percent of the field remains.
Any of the 32 players who advanced from the first two flights can still play today. There is a $3,600 bonus for bagging multiple flights. All survivors then return tomorrow at noon to play down to a champion. The action on Day 2 picks up at the earliest finishing time from one of the starting flights, which currently stands at four minutes remaining in Level 15 with blinds of 3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante.
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