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Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players are on break for 15 minutes. Registration will close following the conclusion of the break. Day 1a has attracted a total of 61 entries. Play will resume at the 1,000/1,500 level.
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Tulsa
$800 Main Event
Day: 1ab
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Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Brent Spencer decided to go all-in for 35,000 from the hijack. Lisa Schuessler followed with an all-in of her own when she shipped it to 21,900 from the cutoff. Logan Langley also went all-in for 12,600 from the small blind as the trio went to a three-way all-in, with Schuessler and Langley at risk.
Logan Langley: 9♣7♣
Lisa Schuessler: K♣K♦
Brent Spencer: K♥J♣
Schuessler had the best of it as they went to a runout, but with five cards to go, anything could happen.
The 8♣7♦5♦ flop gave Langley some life as he flopped a pair of sevens and a gutshot straight draw.
The 6♠ turn was just what Langley needed as he turned a straight, taking the lead.
Langley hit an unnecessary trips on the 7♠ river as he scored the triple up.
Schuessler would have to settle for the side pot as Spencer took the hit from both players.
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Daniel "Donk" Hughes got involved in a big pot. Hughes began the action with an open to 1,600 from early position. Bruce Vang called from the next seat over, but Joshua Brower chose to three-bet to 7,300. Hughes fought fire with fire and chose to four-bet shove for 30,400. Vang folded, but Brower made the call.
Daniel Hughes: A♣A♦
Joshua Brower: K♣K♥
Hughes had the best of it as he caught Brower in a cooler with aces versus kings.
There was no drama on the 5♠9♥J♥3♠10♥ runout as Hughes scored the double up.
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
David Burke made it 2,400 from middle position before Hank Shephard responded with a jam for 30,500 on the button. Burke made the call, and the cards were on their backs, with Shephard at risk.
Hank Shephard: K♣K♥
David Burke: K♣10♥
Shephard had Burke crushed as they went to a runout.
Shephard stayed ahead on the flop, but the flop did give Burke a gutshot straight draw when it came 6♦Q♥A♥.
The jack never came on the 8♣ turn or the 6♠ river as Shephard doubled.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
This hand was picked up on the flop of 10♠8♥6♥ before Marvin Donaldson bet 2,000 from the big blind. A player from the hijack called before former RGPS Hard Rock Tulsa champion Nicholas Burris made it 8,000 from the cutoff. Donaldson folded, but the cutoff called.
The cutoff shoved for 20,000 on the A♣ turn. Burris called and put the cutoff at risk.
Opponent: J♦9♥
Nicholas Burris: 10♦6♦
Burris held the lead with two pair, but his opponent had an open-ended straight draw to stay in contention.
The straight did not come on the 8♠ river as Burris scored the elimination.
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The pot had grown to over 15,000 on a board that read 2♠9♥8♣ between Melinda Hettick in the big blind and Jack Willman from the hijack.
Hettick checked her option on the flop before Willman bet 15,000. Hettick was undeterred as she chose to check-raise to 34,500 in response.
Willman gave it consideration before he chose to fold as Hettick managed to take down the pot without any further action on the flop.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
William McCracken made it 2,000 from early position before Norman Glueckert shoved for his final 3,200 on the button. David Caron joined with a call from the big blind, and McCracken also called, putting Glueckert at risk.
The flop came 6♥9♥7♥ before Caron bet 4,500. McCracken called.
Caron slowed down with a check on the 6♣ turn before McCracken fired 7,000 in response. Caron folded as McCracken went to a showdown against Glueckert.
Norman Glueckert: A♣Q♦
William McCracken: 6♦5♦
Glueckert was drawing dead as the turn improved McCracken to trip sixes and had a lock on the hand.
The Q♠ river was cruel as it gave Glueckert a pair of queens that were no good, eliminating him from Day 1a.
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Norman Glueckert and David Burke clashed in an all-in pot preflop as Burke was at risk for 17,000.
David Burke: K♣J♣
Norman Glueckert: J♠J♥
Glueckert had Burke in trouble as Burke's only live card was his king as they went to a runout.
The flop kept Glueckert in control when it came 2♣6♠5♦ as Burke was still in search of a king.
Burke's search was over on the turn when the K♦ hit, pulling him into the lead.
The 9♦ river completed the board and awarded Burke the double up.
