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Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition New Orleans
$800 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Players Left 24 / 207
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343,000
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285,000
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177,000
8
175,000
9
175,000
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Sidney Johnson opened to 2,000 from early position before Robert Mammelli made the call from the cutoff. Louis Lipps responded with a three-bet to 8,000 on the button to reopen the bidding. Johnson shipped it for approximately 18,000. Mammelli folded, but Lipps snap-called to put Johnson at risk.
Sidney Johnson: Q♦Q♠
Louis Lipps: A♥A♠
Johnson was well behind as they went to a runout, and he ran into the pocket aces of Lipps.
The flop brought immediate relief for Johnson as it came Q♥K♥9♠, giving Johnson a set of queens and the lead in the hand.
Johnson improved to a full house on the 9♣ turn.
The lead did not change on the 9♦ river as Johnson took down the pot after cracking the aces of Lipps.
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Charles Bartlett opened to 1,200 from under the gun. Henry Gill made the call from middle position. My Nguyen wanted to play for more and opted to three-bet to 3,000 from the hijack. Bartlett folded, but Gill made the call.
The J♦K♣9♦ flop led to a check from Gill and Nguyen, bringing the 6♠ turn.
Gill led out for 4,000 and was called by Nguyen.
The K♦ river did not slow down Gill, who chose to put out a larger bet of 10,000 on the river. Nguyen did not think too long before he folded to award the pot to Gill.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Players are on break for 15 minutes. Play will resume at the 300/600 level. Day 1a has hosted a total of 39 players thus far during the opening flight.
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
This hand was picked up with over 5,000 in the pot on a board that read 9♥4♦6♠. James Morris fired 1,100 from early position, but Henry Gill popped it to 2,500 on the button in response. Morris called.
The 10♣ turn was checked by Morris. Gill kept up the aggression with a wager of 2,000. Morris stuck around with a call.
Morris checked the Q♣ river. Gill sized up to 10,000 on the river. Morris did not think long before he folded to award the pot to Gill on the river.
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Nick Rodrigue got the bidding started with an open to 1,500 from early position. David Roisen made the call from the cutoff. The button and the big blind also called to create a four-handed pot preflop.
The 3♥3♣A♣ flop was checked to the button, and the button bet 2,000. The big blind and Roisen folded, but Rodrigue was not done with the hand and made the call.
Both remaining players checked the A♥ turn, which brought the Q♠ river. Rodrigue took the betting initiative with a wager of 2,000. The button wasted little time making the fold as Rodrigue took down the pot.
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
There were approximately 4,000 in the pot when this hand was picked up on the 9♠6♣9♥ flop. James Morris checked from early position before Jeremy Gaubert fired 4,000. Morris made the call.
Both players knuckled the 9♦ turn to usher in the 8♦ river. Morris fired 8,000 on the river, but it was not enough for Gaubert, who opted to go all-in for approximately 51,600 in response.
The jam put Morris into the blender as he thought over the hand and took an inventory of his stack. Morris smirked and shrugged his shoulders before he eventually mucked his hand as Gaubert took down the pot.
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
The hand began with an open to 600 by Preston McEwen from early position. He was called by the next seat over and by the cutoff. Ron Germany called on the button, and the big blind also came along with a call.
The 2♦7♣5♠ flop was checked to Germany before he put out a bet of 2,200. The big blind and the cutoff were the only two players to continue.
The remaining three players checked the 4♥ turn and the A♣ river to go to a showdown
Germany showed J♥7♥, which was good as both opponents mucked their hand to award the multiway pot to Germany.
