2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Joplin

$700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Joplin
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥q♠
Prize
$48,516
Event Info
Buy-in
$700
Prize Pool
$240,000
Total Entries
400
Places Paid
49
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
84
Players Left
10
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Hawkins Flips Jones to the Rail

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jesse Jones
Jesse Jones

After a limp in front of him, Jesse Jones moved all in for 43,000 on the button. Josh Hawkins then reshoved in the small blind and Brian Garner took a few seconds before giving up his big blind, while the rest of the table also folded.

Jesse Jones: 3♠3♥ All in
Josh Hawkins: A♦J♣

Jones remained in the lead on the 6♦5♥2♣ flop, but Hawkins hit the J♥ on the turn to move in front. The river was the 7♦, and Jones was sent to the rail.

Garner then admitted he also had ace-jack.

Tags: Brian GarnerJesse JonesJosh Hawkins

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dorothy Survives, Morgan Does Not

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jay Morgan
Jay Morgan

Vincent Ramirez raised to 3,500 under the gun and received one caller before Patrick Dorothy also called all in from the hijack. Jay Morgan then moved all in for 25,000 in the big blind, Ramirez reshoved, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Patrick Dorothy: A♣Q♣ All in
Jay Morgan: A♥5♥ All in
Vincent Ramirez: A♠10♥

The board ran out J♦J♠7♦4♥8♣, and Dorothy remained in the lead with his queen-kicker to earn the triple up. Ramirez took the side pot to send Morgan to the rail.

Tags: Jay MorganPatrick DorothyVincent Ramirez

Dorothy Left on Fumes After Running Into Hawkins' Kings

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Josh Hawkins moved all in for 34,000 from the hijack and Patrick Dorothy put him at risk in the big blind.

Josh Hawkins: K♥K♦ All in
Patrick Dorothy: A♠J♥

Dorothy was looking for an ace to score the knockout, but Hawkins held on with his kings through the 3♥10♥7♣6♣9♥ board to secure the double up and leave Dorothy nursing a short stack.

Tags: Josh HawkinsPatrick Dorothy

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Break Time

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are going on a 15-minute break. Late registration for this flight will end once action resumes.

The tournament clock currently shows 83 entries, with 39 players remaining.

Guglielmo Sends One Out

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player in early position moved all in for 20,000 and Nicholas Guglielmo put him at risk in middle position.

All-In Player: 6♦6♠ All in
Nicholas Guglielmo: 10♣10♥

Guglielmo had his opponent dominated with his pair, and he ended up improving to a set on the K♦A♦3♥Q♣10♦ board to secure the knockout.

Tags: Nicholas Guglielmo

Litton Doubles Off Katragadda

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pavan Katragadda raised to 3,500 in middle position and picked up three callers, including Jimmy Litton in the cutoff as well as Nicholas Hebert in the big blind.

Katragadda continued for 7,000 on the J♦10♠2♦ flop and Litton moved all in for 20,700. The table folded back around to Katragadda, and he called to put Litton at risk.

Jimmy Litton: J♥7♥ All in
Pavan Katragadda: 9♣8♣

Litton was ahead with top pair, while Katragadda had a straight draw. The turn was the 4♣, while the A♠ river kept Litton in the lead to earn him a double up.

Tags: Jimmy LittonNicholas HebertPavan Katragadda

Murray Leaves Penn Short

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Eldon Penn had a raise of 7,000 in front of him from the cutoff before Brian Murray moved all in for 17,800 on the button. The table folded back to Penn, and he called to put Murray at risk.

Brian Murray: A♦K♦ All in
Eldon Penn: A♣10♠

"I was hoping you had a medium pair," Penn said after finding out he was dominated. He picked up a flush draw going to the river on a board of Q♣2♣2♦7♣, but Murray held on through the J♦ to secure the double up.

Tags: Brian MurrayEldon Penn

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante