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Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Joplin
$700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Players Left 85 / 225
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377,000
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159,000
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103,000
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99,000
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Nicholas Guglielmo raised to 2,500 in the hijack and Arturo Toscano three-bet to 7,000 in the cutoff. Toran Tate then moved all in for 14,700 in the small blind.
The action was still on Guglielmo while Toscano grabbed some of his stack and held it over the felt. Guglielmo eventually folded, while Toscano then put in the chips.
Toran Tate: Q♥J♦ 
Arturo Toscano: K♦Q♠
Toscano had Tate dominated as the flop came 10♠9♣5♦. The turn was the A♦, and Tate spiked a straight on the 8♦ river to win the pot and double up yet again.
A tournament official came over and gave Toscano a three-hand penalty after the hand.
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Around 50,000 was already in the middle as Noel Schuh, Samuel Courtois, and Derald Neugebauer went to a flop of 3♣J♥Q♠. Schuh then moved all in for 30,000 in middle position, Courtois reshoved in the hijack, and Neugebauer folded on the button.
Noel Schuh: K♦K♣
Samuel Courtois: Q♦Q♣
Schuh turned over two kings, but Courtois had spiked top set to take the lead. The board ran out 8♥3♥, and Courtois took the massive pot to send Schuh to the rail.
"That's a shitty way to go out," Courtois consoled Schuh after the hand.
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Toran Tate moved all in for 8,000 from middle position and James Beeler called in the cutoff.
Toran Tate: K♣9♣
James Beeler: 10♠9♠
Tate hit top pair on the K♥6♠4♠ flop, while Beeler picked up a flush draw. The 8♥ turn was safe for Tate, and he improved to two pair on the 9♥ river to secure the double up.
Jeff Copeland has fired another bullet and rejoined the field.
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tim Black raised to 2,500 under the gun before William McCracken moved all in for 13,200 in the hijack. Pavan Katragadda called in the small blind, while Black then reshoved for 28,000. Katragadda again called to put both opponents at risk.
William McCracken: Q♣J♥
Tim Black: A♣A♠
Pavan Katragadda: A♦10♠
Black had found two aces and was a big favorite to scoop the pot as the flop came Q♠5♣5♥. The A♥ turn improved Black to a full house, while the river came the 4♠. He doubled up off Katragadda, while McCracken was sent to the rail.
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Pavan Katragadda raised to 3,400 in the hijack and was called by Evan Freeman on the button and William McCracken in the big blind.
Action checked to Freeman on the Q♣9♥9♠ flop, and he bet 8,000. Only McCracken called.
Freeman then moved all in on the 5♣ turn before McCracken had a chance to act. A tournament official was called over, and McCracken then tossed his cards into the muck.
"This is like the fourth time it's happened," he told the tournament official, who then gave Freeman a one-round penalty.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Jeff Copeland raised to 2,000 in the hijack, Nicholas Guglielmo three-bet to 5,000 in the cutoff, and Copeland called.
Both players checked the 7♠J♣4♠ flop. Guglielmo then bet 5,000 on the 6♣ turn, and Copeland called.
The river was the A♥ and Copeland moved all in for 10,000. Guglielmo snap-called and turned over J♦J♥ for top set, and Copeland mucked A♠J♠ for two pair as the RunGood ambassador headed to the rail.
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
With around 15,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♠2♥7♥, Derald Neugebauer bet 10,000 from the small blind and William McCracken called in middle position.
The turn was the 4♣ and Neugebauer bet 15,000. McCracken called to see the 8♦ river, where Neugebauer bet another 20,000. McCracken folded this time, and Neugebauer took down the pot to move up past 100,000.
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Jesse Jones riased to 2,000 on the button and Vincent Ramirez called in the big blind.
Jones continued for 1,000 on the J♠J♦2♠ flop, and Ramirez called. Jones then bet 5,000 on the 5♣ turn, but this time Ramirez came back with a raise to 18,200. Jones quickly folded.
