Ian Jeffries had his stack in the middle at table 24, at risk against Ty Watson on his immediate left.
Ian Jeffries: 8♣8♥ 
Ty Watson: 9♠9♣
Watson saw a clean runout of Q♦3♠10♣6♣3♥, leaving his pocket nines in front to send Jeffries to the rail.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Action folded around to Bryan White in the cutoff, who raised to 600. Billy McBrayer then three-bet from the small blind to 2.500, and White made the call.
McBrayer led out for 1,800 on the 2♣A♦5♥ flop, good enough to claim the early pot as White let his hand go.
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Action is underway on Day 1a, and cards are in the air.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The 2026 RGPS Golden Expedition season continues with a return to Horseshoe Tunica, where the latest RunGood ring will be up for grabs in the $600 Main Event this weekend.
The first of three opening flights gets underway at 6:00 p.m. local time, with two more starting days to follow on Saturday, November 14. The tournament features unlimited reentry across the first two days, with all players looking to earn a spot in the money for Day 2 while chasing the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Last time in Tunica, William Latta outlasted a field of 495 entries to claim his first RGPS ring and the top prize of $49,110 in the RunGood Passport Season Tunica $600 Main Event
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Latta | United States | $49,110 |
| 2 | Kyle Cartwright | United States | $32,740 |
| 3 | Michael Monaghan | United States | $24,098 |
| 4 | Parker Williams | United States | $17,944 |
| 5 | Robert Richardson | United States | $13,519 |
| 6 | Nathan Wills | United States | $10,306 |
| 7 | Benjamin Miller | United States | $7,952 |
| 8 | Michael Cordell | United States | $6,211 |
| 9 | Adam Cotant | United States | $4,911 |
Players will begin with 30,000 chips, playing blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante to start the opening level of the Day 1a. Levels will be 30 minutes in duration for all starting flights, before extending to 40 minutes for Day 2.
The schedule includes 15-minute breaks after every two hours of play, and late registration remains open until the start of Level 9. Action will continue until just 12.5% of each field remains, before the surviving players combine to battle in the money on Sunday, November 15.
Any players that advance to final day more than once will see their higher chip stack carry forward, while any additional stacks will earn the lowest Day 2 payout.
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| November 13 | Day 1a | 6:00 p.m. |
| November 14 | Day 1b | 11:00 a.m. |
| November 14 | Day 1c | 6:00 p.m. |
| November 15 | Day 2 | 12:00 p.m. |
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$600 Main Event
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