$600 Main Event Day 1a | 2026 RGPS Passport Austin

01-29-2026 21:14 UTC-5

Flashback: Jesse Jones Wins First Stop of 2026 RGPS Passport Season

Erick Torres

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Last weekend at the inaugural stop of the 2026 RunGood Poker Series Passport Season, Jesse Jones triumphed over Joshua Hatfield in the $800 Main Event, earning a payday of $34,074 along with his third RGPS ring.

The event drew 209 entries, all of whom braved the frigid, snowy weather in Oklahoma. Of those, only 23 players advanced and returned for the final day of action. Jones entered Day 2 as the runaway chip leader, and it looked as if he was going to have a smooth day at the office all the way through.

Hatfield had other plans and made Jones' victory anything but easy once heads-up play began. After a lengthy duel, in which the chip lead swapped back and forth multiple times, Jones accomplished what he set out to do and claimed the lion's share of the $146,300 prize pool.

2026 RGPS Passport Tulsa Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (USD)
1	Jesse Jones	United States	$34,074
2	Joshua Hatfield	United States	$22,720
3	Bobby Randolph	United States	$16,488
4	Tracey Rudd	United States	$12,158
5	Timothy Black	United States	$9,114
6	Coulter Conner	United States	$6,949
7	Randy Cramer	United States	$5,384
8	Braden Garrison	United States	$4,243
9	Richard Gebhart	United States	$3,409

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Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

01-29-2026 21:00 UTC-5

Shriki Wins Big Pot

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Erick Torres

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Shlomi Shriki began with a raise to 3,5000 from under the gun. His wager was called by the small blind before the big blind chose to re-raise to 20,000. Shriki opted to go all-in for 41,200.

The small blind also jammed for 24,500, and both were called and at risk after the big blind stuck around.

Small Blind: 8♥6♥ All in
Shlomi Shriki: A♠K♥ All in
Big Blind: A♥Q♥

The flop gave the small blind additional outs as it fanned out 2♣4♦5♦, but the K♣ turn put Shriki firmly in the lead.

Shriki secured the pot when the A♣ river peeled to award him a big pot as players inch closer to the end of registration for Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shlomi Shriki	107,000 62,000	62,000

01-29-2026 20:52 UTC-5

RGPS Ambassadors Join the Field

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Erick Torres

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jamie Kerstetter, Nikki Limo, and Terrance Reid have joined the field, boosting the total entries to 106 on Day 1a.

01-29-2026 20:45 UTC-5

Triple Digit Entries on Day 1a

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Erick Torres

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The number of entries has hit triple digits as a total of 101 entries have committed to Day 1a at the time of this posting.

Registration will remain open for a couple more levels, as registration will end at the beginning of Level 9.

01-29-2026 20:42 UTC-5

Flush for Leach

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Erick Torres

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was approximately 14,000 in the pot on the flop of 4♣K♦A♦ before a check from the small and big blind led to a bet of 7,700 from the hijack. David Leach responded with a jam for 39,500, which led to folds from both blinds before the hijack went into the tank.

The hijack called after considerable thought to put Leach at risk.

David Leach: 7♦4♦ All in
Hijack: A♠9♠

The hijack opponent made the correct call as he held the lead, but Leach was live with a flush and two pair outs to stay in contention.

The 10♥ turn was the right color, but the wrong suit. Leach was given a welcome sight as the 2♦ peeled on the river to improve Leach to a flush and sink his opponent, who was left with a paltry 1,200 in chips following the loss.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Leach	95,000 21,000	21,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

01-29-2026 20:15 UTC-5

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Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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Level: 6

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

01-29-2026 20:01 UTC-5

Geard Ends it on the Flop

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Erick Torres

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action opened when a player from early position raised to 1,800. The raise was called by Blake Geard on the button before both blinds came along to create a four-handed pot.

The J♥7♦2♥ flop led to three checks before Geard shoved for 22,000. The all-in was good enough as all three opponents folded to award the pot to Geard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Geard	27,400

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