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Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Southern Indiana
$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Devon Sturges raised to 3,500 on the button, Ronnie Day three-bet to 11,000 in the big blind, and Sturges called.
The flop came 10♣5♥3♣ and Day continued for 9,000. Sturges then moved all in, and Day, with around 35,000 remaining, snap-folded.
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Mitchell Morales moved all in for 36,000 under the gun and Libby Wilson put him at risk in the small blind.
Mitchell Morales: A♦Q♠ 
Libby Wilson: K♥J♥
The J♦9♥4♥ flop not only gave Wilson top pair, but she also picked up a flush draw to take away some of Morales' outs. The turn was the 8♦, but Morales caught the A♣ on the river to win the pot and double up.
"I got lucky," he said.
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
KJ Helton raised to 5,000 under the gun and Libby Wilson three-bet to 15,000 in middle position. Helton then four-bet to 35,000, Wilson moved all in, and Helton called for 65,000.
KJ Helton: Q♠Q♥
Libby Wilson: K♠K♦
Helton found himself crushed by Wilson's kings, and the 7♠3♥9♥3♦K♣ board improved Wilson to a full house to give her the big pot and send Helton to the rail.
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
A player in early position bet 3,500 on a flop of 8♦A♠Q♥ and Jimmy Litton raised to 11,000 in the small blind. His opponent called, and the 4♠ fell on the turn.
Litton then moved all in, and his opponent tanked for a few minutes before calling for his last 20,000. He showed A♦10♥ for top pair, but Litton had flopped two pair with A♥8♠. The river was the 6♠, and Litton scored the knockout.
Truth Sublime was also recently eliminated. "They sucked out on me so many times," Sublime said as he went off to play a cash game.
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Matt Vaughan first became known in the poker world as a vlogger, building a following of more than 20,000 subscribers on YouTube. But a few years ago, he decided to take his career in a whole new direction.
In 2023, Vaughan became owner of The Barrel Social Club, a poker room in Franklin, Kentucky, alongside fellow vlogger Adam Rude. "It was kind of a dream of mine since seeing the Lodge and similar clubs open. I had the opportunity thanks to Adam Rude," Vaughan said.
"I jumped at the opportunity, and when we needed a lot more help with operations, decided to move over there and help out."
Vaughan admits he rarely gets to play poker anymore with his job, but he decided to make the trip to Caesars Southern Indiana this week. It's already been a successful week, as he finished in 10th place in the PokerNews PowerStack event. He jumped into Day 1b of the $800 Main Event late in the day, andn immediately found a double up in a preflop race. He then doubled right before the break when he picked up kings.
"I definitely can't complain about the main. I thought about not even playing tonight. I got in and on my second hand, I doubled up, 10s against ace-king. And then maybe two orbits later, I doubled up again with kings about ace-jack. So going about as well as it possibly could," Vaughan said.
Poker is just a hobby for him these days, and that suits him just fine. "Not that much at all. I work a lot. Playing is just a hobby again, which is kind of a weird full circle thing, but I enjoy it," he said.
"RunGood is amazing. I love these types of events. RunGood wasn't as big when I was first coming up in the game, so it wasn't nearby. I only played my first RunGood last year. So I'm excited to be playing more."
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players are going on a 15-minute break. Late registration for this flight will end once action resumes.
The tournament clock currently shows 68 entries, with around 35 players remaining.
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Alan Percal got in his last 32,000 from the small blind and was up against an opponent in the cutoff.
Alan Percal: 10♦10♠
Opponent: A♥K♠
Percal spiked a set on the 10♠6♥7♥ flop, while the 7♠ turn improved him to a full house. The river was the 2♣, and Percal doubled up.
Matt Vaughan also doubled up on the previous hand when he picked up two kings against Greg McCurry's ace-jack.
