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$600 Main Event
Day 1de Completed
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Ohio
$600 Main Event
Day: 1de
Event Info
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Ohio
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1de
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$200,000
Total Entries
360
Level
28
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
75,000
Entries
142
Players Left
16
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Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante
Action continues in this RGPS Golden Expedition event, with full chip counts and information for the late flight to be posted in the morning.
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Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante
The fourth starting flight of the RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition Lake Erie $600 Main Event hosted 81 entries, which resulted in nine players earning the opportunity to advance to Day 2 and continue the chase for a title, ring, and the biggest chunk of the $200,000 guarantee at the Lake Erie Poker Room.
Sean Doyle (812,000) outdid the rest as their performance resulted in him finishing at the top of the heap as Day 1d chip leader. David Hanna (598,000) finished with the second most chips of any player from the fourth opening flight, and Ronald Bell (533,000) rounded out the podium.
End of Day Chip Counts Day 1c
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Doyle | United States | 812,000 | 68 |
| 2 | David Hanna | United States | 598,000 | 50 |
| 3 | Ronald Bell | United States | 533,000 | 44 |
| 4 | Matthew Bates | United States | 350,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Robert Gardner | United States | 273,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Edward Tancredi | United States | 250,000 | 21 |
| 7 | Keith Becker | United States | 195,000 | 16 |
| 8 | William Kopp | United States | 116,000 | 9.5 |
| 9 | Michael Miller | United States | 114,000 | 9.5 |
After bagging, Doyle has cashed at a RunGood event for the first time in his poker career. Doyle began to build his stack late on Day 1d when he gained traction after taking a significant pot from William Kopp when Doyle’s ace-king held against Kopp. Doyle would take another bite out of Kopp when he got river value with his two pair to rise to the top of the chip counts at the time. Doyle would then go on to eliminate another Kopp in the tournament when he showed Kate Kopp the exit as he bested both Kopp siblings throughout Day 1d. Doyle sent everyone when he eliminated Daniel Hughes to end Day 1d.
Hanna will bring with him plenty of experience as he enters Day 2. Hanna has tallied over $160,000 in live career earnings, according to his The Hendon Mob page. The Ohio native has six RGPS cashes on his record, but he is still chasing the first RGPS ring of his career.
Bell is also chasing his first RunGood ring as he enters the room on Day 2. Bell has three cashes of his career at RGPS events, with the most recent happening at this series when he took second place in the $300 Seniors event. Bell will look to finish the job with a first-place finish.
Despite taking a hit late on Day 1d, World Series of Poker bracelet holder William Kopp (116,000) managed to bag and advance to the final day of play.
RGPS Ambassador Robert Gardner also qualified for Day 2 after a strong finish on Day 1d. Gardner has 33 cashes at RunGood events, but is still chasing that elusive first RunGood title of his career. Gardner can put that narrative to bed once and for all with a strong performance on the final day of play.
William’s sister and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Kate Kopp was unable to find a bag during Day 1d. World Poker Tour winner Veerab Zakarian also fell short on Day 1d. Three-time bracelet winner Sean Troha also failed to make the cut during the fourth flight of the main event.
Day 1e is currently underway and will represent the final batch of qualifiers to advance and make it to Day 2.
Day 2 is scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m. Blind levels will increase to 40 minutes on Day 2 as action will continue until a champion is crowned.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for coverage of the RGPS Golden Expedition Lake Erie $600 Main Event.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante
The final players are bagging for the night. Stay tuned here at PokerNews for a recap of today's action.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante
Sean Doyle clashed with Daniel Hughes as Hughes was at risk.
Daniel Hughes: A♥6♣
Sean Doyle: 7♥7♠
Hughes needed to find an ace or plenty of sixes, but neither came on the 5♥3♣3♠8♥8♣ runout as Hughes fell just short of a double bag.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante
William Kopp shoved from the small blind before Edward Tancredi called from the big blind and put himself at risk for 113,000.
Edward Tancredi: K♣5♣
William Kopp: Q♠8♠
Tancredi flopped Kopp dead when it came A♣3♣7♣, improving him to a flush.
The 8♥ turn and 3♥ river completed the board.
The very next hand, Kopp doubled through David Hanna to get a little bit more breathing room as he maneuvers a short stack.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante
Play has resumed on Day 1d. The field is one elimination away from bagging for Day 2.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante
Players are on a break. A total of 10 players remain with nine spots up for grabs to advance to Day 2.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante
Ryan Cecil jammed on the button for approximately 73,000 and was called by Matthew Bates from the big blind as Cecil was at risk on the bubble.
Ryan Cecil: Q♠10♠
Matthew Bates: 7♣4♦
Cecil was ahead preflop, but the flop gave Bates the best hand when it came J♠A♦4♠. Cecil was not down and out, as he had his overcards plus the flush draw working for him with two cards left.
The 7♥ turn gave Bates two pair and eliminated some of Cecil's outs, as he was left with just the spades to win the pot.
The 10♦ river was not enough, as Cecil was eliminated on the bubble.
