2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Kentucky
Chip Counts
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Camdon Wake limped on the button, and Nathan Johnson made the call in the small blind. Robert Barca looked at his cards and checked his big blind option.
Johnson and Barca tapped the table after seeing the K♦9♣A♦ flop, and Wake slid out a bet of 15,000. That resulted in a pair of folds, and the dealer sent the pot to Wake.
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Action folded to Sean Whelan on the button, who slid out a raise to 10,000. Ken Baime defended his big blind, and both players checked the 5♠8♣K♦ flop.
Baime then led out for 15,000 on the 7♣ turn, and Whelan counted out the call. The K♣ river saw Baime fire again, this time for 40,000. That produced a quick fold from Whelan, and Baime raked in the pot.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Another milestone has been reached at The Barrel, with the total record prize pool still to be determined.
The Main Event field continues to grow, as Day 1f is nearing the end of late registration. That final flight has now seen over 100 entries, bringing the prize pool over $400,000 for the week.
Sean Whelan opened to 8,000 in the cutoff, and David Lovelace made the call in the big blind. Lovelace checked the 4♦2♣9♣ flop, where Whelan continued for 11,000.
Lovelace called again, and both players checked the 2♠ turn. The dealer revealed the 7♣ river, and Lovelace led out for 20,000. Whelan quickly called, turning over K♥K♦ to take the pot as Lovelace showed a bluff with 6♠3♥.
Kenneth Allison moved all in from the cutoff for 22,000, and Ukjoong Kim made the call in the big blind.
Kenneth Allison: J♣4♣
Ukjoong Kim: K♣6♣
Allison was unable to connect with the 5♦8♦A♥5♣3♦ runout, as Kim's king was enough to secure the knockout.