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$600 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Ohio
$600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Ohio
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$200,000
Total Entries
360
Places Paid
37
Level
28
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
75,000
Entries
37
Players Left
1
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Level 28
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
The first RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) title at Lake Erie Poker Room was up for grabs as the remaining 37 players took to the felt to decide who would take the top prize of $40,875 and the ring during the championship day of the RGPS Golden Expedition Lake Erie $600 Main Event. A total of 360 players took their shot, creating a prize pool of $200,000, but in the end, it was Michael Barlow who took down the title.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Barlow | United States | $29,318 |
| 2 | Antonio Ndoja | United States | $29,316 |
| 3 | David Hanna | United States | $29,316 |
| 4 | Joffrey Gaetz | United States | $15,270 |
| 5 | Patrick Beatrez | United States | $11,000 |
| 6 | Joel Brink | United States | $8,645 |
| 7 | Jonathan Tackett | United States | $6,760 |
| 8 | Nicholas Lanzi | United States | $5,290 |
| 9 | James Garr | United States | $4,185 |
Barlow garnered the distinction of RGPS main event champion after he agreed to an even chop with Antonio Ndoja and David Hanna with three left at the final table.
Barlow shared some of his thoughts with PokerNews following the conclusion of the tournament.
“I typically don’t like to chop,” said Barlow. “I was last in chips, and they were giving me even money. It wouldn’t have been the most economical to turn down the deal.”
Barlow convinced Ndoja and Hanna to flip for the ring. Only Ndoja opted to take a shot at winning the flip. Barlow and Ndoja were both dealt nine cards and used the nine cards to make the best hand with five community cards. Barlow won the flip and the ring with it.
This is Barlow’s second RunGood title. He won his first title with his brother Matthew when they took down the RGPS Resort Ohio Tag Team event in 2024.
Ndoja came out on the wrong end of the flip, but he shared with PokerNews that after the stacks tightened up, he began to think about the chop as a possibility.
“I didn’t want to leave ten grand up to chance,” said Ndoja following the tournament. “He (Barlow) won a big flip. We were pretty even, and my advantage dwindled. I decided to go with it.”
Ndoja shared that this chop will likely be the last, and he plans to continue to work on his game and become a force at the table in the near future.
“From now on there will be no more chops,” said Ndoja. “I’m newer on the scene, and I hope to keep working on my game and being a threat in the next two years.”
Day 2 Action
Sean Doyle came into the day third in chips, but he did not last long despite that. Doyle was the first to exit the tournament on Day 2 after he called off his chips and ran into a full house from Hanna.
World Series of Poker bracelet winner William Kopp and Day 1a chip leader Daniel Hughes were among the next crop to exit the tournament during the first level of play on Day 2.
RGPS Ambassador Robert Gardner was unable to get much going on Day 2 as he fell in 28th place to exit the tournament.
Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Sean Troha got a foothold when he knocked out John Pshock, but Troha’s run would be a turbulent affair from that point forward. Troha would stumble in a pot against Ndoja before being left with crumbs after a loss to Brink. Troha would rebound with a series of double-ups, but he ran out of steam, exiting in 17th place.
RGPS Ambassador Keith Becker was next to go after Troha, bowing out in 16th place.
Barlow made a splash when he scored a double knockout, sending out Jefferson Wilson and Jon Hoellein in 11th and 12th, respectively.
David Bobkovich was the next to go, setting up the final table showdown.
Ndoja, Barlow, and Hanna entered the final table as the top three stacks in that order. Ndoja went to work early when he busted James Garr in ninth, Nicholas Lanzi in eighth, and Jonathan Tackett in seventh place to start the final table.
Joel Brink was the next to go when he fell in sixth place after Barlow, and Hanna checked it down on a runout before Hanna tabled the winner.
Hanna was back at it again when he knocked out Patrick Beatrez in fifth place before Joffrey Gaetz was the next to go in fourth place.
A deal began to enter the conversation in earnest when Ndoja, Barlow, and Hanna reached the final three, but the trio had trouble reaching a deal initially. Eventually, a deal was struck when they agreed to an even-money chop.
Barlow and Ndoja did a wild flip that involved nine cards each and a community board of five. Barlow came out on top with a higher full house of tens full of aces to beat Ndoja’s tens full of jacks to claim the RGPS ring.
This concludes coverage from PokerNews at the Lake Erie Poker Room for the RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition Lake Erie $600 Main Event. Check back here at PokerNews for more coverage of poker from around the world.
Level 28
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
Michael Barlow won the flip against Antonio Ndoja to win the title of RGPS Golden Expedition Lake Erie $600 Main Event champion.
Barlow, Ndoja, and David Hanna agreed to an even three-way chop.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for a reaction from the winner and a recap of today's action.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Barlow | United States | $29,318* |
| 2 | Antonio Ndoja | United States | $29,316* |
| 3 | David Hanna | United States | $29,316* |
| 4 | Joffrey Gaetz | United States | $15,270 |
| 5 | Patrick Beatrez | United States | $11,000 |
| 6 | Joel Brink | United States | $8,645 |
| 7 | Jonathan Tackett | United States | $6,760 |
| 8 | Nicholas Lanzi | United States | $5,290 |
| 9 | James Garr | United States | $4,185 |
*denotes a three-way even chop
Level 28
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
After much deliberation, the remaining three players have reached a deal. Stay tuned for details of the deal at the RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition Lake Erie $600 Main Event.
Level 28
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
Play will continue with three left on Day 2.
Level 28
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
Play has been paused as the final three players discuss a deal.
Level 28
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
Joffrey Gaetz shoved for his final 800,000 from the cutoff. Antonio Ndoja called on the button before David Hanna shipped it for 2,400,000 from the big blind. Ndoja called and put Hanna and Gaetz at risk.
Joffrey Gaetz: A♠8♥
David Hanna: K♣K♠
Antonio Ndoja: 7♦7♠
Hanna had the best of it, but he did not want to see an ace or a seven.
The J♠2♦5♣ flop kept Hanna in front of the pack.
Gaetz gained a straight draw on the 4♣ turn, but Hanna was still in the lead.
The K♦ river was the final card Gaetz would see, as he was eliminated in fourth place.
Gaetz earned $15,720 for his efforts.
Level: 28
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 75,000
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 75,000 ante
David Hanna opened from the hijack before Patrick Beatrez shoved for 650,000 from the cutoff. Hanna called and put Beatrez at risk.
Patrick Beatrez: K♣Q♥
David Hanna: A♦Q♣
Beatrez was in trouble as he needed a king to outrun Hanna's ace-queen.
Beatrez would not find a king on the 9♥2♦7♥7♦8♠ runout as he exited the tournament in fifth place.
Beatrez earned $11,000 for his efforts.
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 75,000 ante
Antonio Ndoja made it 275,000 from early position before Patrick Beatrez went all-in for 325,000 from the big blind. Ndoja called and put Beatrez at risk.
Patrick Beatrez: J♦J♠
Antonio Ndoja: K♠Q♠
Ndoja outflopped Beatrez when it came 2♦Q♣3♦.
The K♦ turn improved Ndoja to two pair, but Beatrez held the only diamond for a flush draw.
Beatrez survived when the 8♦ hit the river, awarding him the double up.
