2026 RGPS Golden Expedition St. Louis

$800 Main Event
Day: 1ab
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Event Info
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition St. Louis
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$200,000
Total Entries
297
Players Left
40
Average Chip Stack
297,000
Total Chips
11,880,000
Level Info
Level
14
Blinds
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
6,000
Players Info - Day 1ab
Entries
165
Players Left
20
Players Left 40 / 297
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Unterreiner Stays Alive

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Robert Unterreiner
Robert Unterreiner

Andrew Bakota raised to 13,000 in middle position, Robert Unterreiner moved all in for 34,500 in the big blind, and Bakota called.

Robert Unterreiner: A♣K♦ All in
Andrew Bakota: Q♦10♥

Unterreiner hit top pair on the K♥6♦5♣ flop, then improved to two pair on the A♦ turn. The river was the 3♥, and Unterreiner doubled up.

Tags: Andrew BakotaRobert Unterreiner

Updated Chip Counts

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Welko Flips Lafata to the Rail

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mark Latafa
Mark Latafa

Craig Welko raised to 6,500 in middle position, Mark Lafata moved all in for 35,000 in the hijack, and Welko called.

Mark Lafata: 5♠5♦ All in
Craig Welko: K♦Q♦

Welko hit top pair on the K♣8♦6♠ flop to take the lead, while the K♥ turn improved him to trips. The river was the J♣, and Lafata was sent to the rail.

Tags: Craig WelkoMark Lafata

Heine Bets Out Welko

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Keith Heine raised to 6,000 in middle position and Craig Welko called in the cutoff.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 4♦10♦J♠2♠, where Welko bet 15,000. Heine called, and the 4♥ fell on the river.

Heine then led out for 32,000, and Welko snap-folded.

Tags: Craig WelkoKeith Heine

Green Falls to Heine

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Keith Heine
Keith Heine

Stephen Green bet 11,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 8♥10♣9♠, Keith Heine moved all in from middle position, and Green called for his last 40,000.

Stephen Green: A♠7♠ All in
Keith Heine: Q♦10♠

Heine was ahead with top pair, while Green was on a straight draw. The 2♣ turn was no help, while Heine improved to two pair on the Q♣ river to secure the pot and send Green to the rail.

Tags: Keith HeineStephen Green

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Wood Doubles Off Reed

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Greg Wood
Greg Wood

Matt Perlman raised to 6,000 in the cutoff and Greg Wood called on the button. Jeffrey Reed then moved all in for 55,000 in the big blind and Perlman folded, while Wood called for his last 22,500.

Greg Wood: 7♠6♠ All in
Jeffrey Reed: 5♣5♠

Wood took the lead on the 6♥10♣8♣ flop with a pair of sixes, and the rest of the board ran out Q♥4♦ to earn him the double up.

Tags: Greg WoodJeffrey ReedMatt Perlman

Welko Calls His Card

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Craig Welko
Craig Welko

Tyler Breeding raised to 4,500 in early position before Robert Unterreiner three-bet to 10,000 in the cutoff. Craig Welko then moved all in for 15,000 in the small blind and Mark Lafata reshoved in the big blind. Breeding folded, while Unterreiner snap-called for 23,500 more.

Craig Welko: A♣K♥ All in
Robert Unterreiner: K♣K♠ All in
Mark Lafata: J♥J♣

Welko called for the ace of spades as Unterreiner was ahead with his kings and poised to scoop the pot. The board came 9♣5♠4♠3♣, but Welko indeed spiked the A♠ on the river to win the pot and triple up, while Unterreiner took the side pot off Lafata.

"I did that, but didn't hit the ace," Greg Wood, observing from another table, said.

"You're not Player of the Year," Keith Heine replied.

"Make sure you put how he outplayed everyone on the river," Breeding added.

Tags: Craig WelkoGreg WoodKeith HeineMark LafataRobert UnterreinerTyler Breeding

Updated Chip Counts

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante