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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Kentucky
$800 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Players Left 67 / 270
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to Robert Barca on the button, who moved his short stack all in. Seth Booth shoved his larger stack from the small blind, leaving Barca at risk.
Robert Barca: A♦7♦ 
Seth Booth: A♥K♦
The 2♥4♦5♦ brought Barca shop chop outs, but the 10♠ turn and 5♥ river left him second-best. Barca was sent to the rail, as Booth picked up the pot.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gregory Speed raised to 6,000 in the hijack, and Joshua Shapiro moved all in from the small blind for 41,500. Speed made the call, and the hands were turned up.
Joshua Shapiro: A♦Q♣
Gregory Speed: A♠J♣
Shapiro stood up to watch the 9♠4♥5♠7♣K♦ runout, seeing his kicker hold to secure the double.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The opening flight attracted a total of 80 entries, with 26 players still in contention.
Action will continue until the top 10 remain, when they will bag up in the money for Day 2.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Benjamin Purer raised from under the gun to 3,500, finding a calls from Andrew Bucaric and Michael Lerner on his left. Christopher Hollern came along in the small blind, as did Joshua Shapiro in the big blind.
The dealer fanned out the Q♠7♥9♦ flop, and all five players declined to bet. Hollern then led out for 6,000 on the 2♥ turn, with only Bucaric calling to see the 6♥ river.
Hollern fired a bet of 12,000, earning the pot as Bucaric folded.
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Matthew Johnson was all in from the big blind, at risk against table chip leader Baruch Biniaminov in middle position.
Matthew Johnson: A♣Q♦
Baruch Biniaminov: A♠K♥
Johnson was unable to improve on the 6♠4♠2♣7♣J♥ runout, as Biniaminov secured the knockout with his king kicker.
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Among the notable faces in the Main Event field at The Barrel Social Club was James Cloutier, who took a shot in the opening flight after participating in other ring events this week.
The Pennsylvania resident made his way down to Kentucky this week, searching for another RGPS ring after taking down the RGPS Passport Pennsylvania $800 Main Event back in April. When Cloutier found out about the series, it was an easy decision to visit the Bluegrass State.
"The Barrel is the second favorite place I have ever played at," Cloutier explained to PokerNews. "So once I saw that RunGood was coming here, I literally snap booked my trip."
The victory in his home state has enabled Cloutier to make more of an impact elsewhere, including an area that he is passionate about.
"I have done a few things in the poker scene since then, not necessarily because of the ring, just some things I had in the works. I did a giveaway with the Women's Poker Association when Phil Hellmuth did Queens and Cards down at Champions Club just a couple of weekends ago. We got over 140 people who applied through Facebook in order to do the drawing, so it was a huge turnout for it. That event, by all accounts, was a huge success [in Texas]. I try to promote that event as much as possible because I am very invested in the women's poker scene. I think it's one of the ways the poker community can grow is to get more women in the game."
Cloutier continues to enjoy his time at RunGood stops, and appreciates the value of the series whenever he has the chance to participate.
"I just feel like they run a very good product for the most part. I think smaller tournaments kind of have fallen, especially in the casino scenes. Smaller tournaments really need to be run well for the consumer base to have a place to come out, and play live and have a good experience. And I think Tana does a really good job of making sure his personnel are in place now, so that people can come and play at a very good price point and have a very good experience."
"The vibe is always more upbeat. And when you're trying to grow a product like poker, I think this is a good starting point."
RunGood players can expect to see Coutier again this fall, including an enticing first visit to the season finale.
"I'm actually going to go down and play at National Harbor when RunGood is there for a couple of events. I may go to Borgata when RunGood is there as well, time permitting. I'm definitely showing up when they go to Thunder Valley. I have that on my schedule since they're releasing the information about that, but I will be there and looking forward to that very much."
