$600 Main Event | 2026 RGPS Passport Joplin

04-12-2026 12:21 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Imel	Busted
Ben Miller (MO)	Busted
Matthew Pearce	Busted
Kenneth Mills	Busted
Brandon Nuss	Busted
Aaron Drummond	Busted
David Burke	Busted
Andy Chen	Busted
Dale Whiteside	Busted
Todd Tucker	Busted

Broome Doubles Through Rohrs

Erick Torres

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The board read 5♦8♦4♣A♣ when this hand was picked up. Matthew Broome checked from the big blind before Benjamin Rohrs bet 30,000. Broome went all-in for 69,000 in response, and Rohrs called to put Broome at risk.

Matthew Broome: A♠Q♣ All in
Benjamin Rohrs: A♥10♦

The 2♦ river sealed it in favor of Broome, who scored the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Rohrs	385,000 277,000	277,000

Matthew Broome	179,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Benjamin Rohrs Matthew Broome

04-12-2026 12:03 UTC-5

Double for O'Dell

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Erick Torres

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dakotah O'Dell raised to 18,000 from the cutoff and was re-raised to 50,000 by Joshua Manus from the next seat over.

O'Dell shoved for 168,000 and was called by Manus to be at risk.

Dakotah O'Dell: 10♠10♣ All in
Joshua Manus: A♣J♥

Manus gained some outs on the 4♠K♣Q♠ with a straight draw.

The 9♦ turn eliminated some outs from Manus.

O'Dell hit a straight on the J♣ river to earn the pot and stay in contention on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dakotah O'Dell	351,000 106,000	106,000
Joshua Manus	323,000 121,000	121,000

Tags: Dakotah O'Dell Joshua Manus

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

04-12-2026 11:52 UTC-5

Blind Versus Blind

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Erick Torres

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ben Miller raised out of the small blind before Matthew Rogers responded with a re-raise to 65,000 from the big blind.

Miller went all-in and was called by Rogers to be at risk.

Ben Miller: 7♥7♣ All in
Matthew Rogers: Q♣Q♠

The flop kept Rogers in the lead when it came 8♥10♣5♠.

The 3♠ turn changed nothing, and the 8♣ river was inconsequential as Rogers eliminated Miller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Rogers	630,000 311,000	311,000
Ben Miller (MO)	Busted

Tags: Ben Miller Matthew Rogers

04-12-2026 11:44 UTC-5

Early Bustouts

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Erick Torres

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Duster Ellis	Busted
Samuel Hawley	Busted
Aaron Habiger	Busted
Philip Carselowey	Busted
Keith Murrell	Busted

04-12-2026 11:26 UTC-5

Quads for Abernathy

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Erick Torres

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Byron Abernathy raised to 12,000 before Kurt Haiss shoved for his final 54,000. Abernathy quickly called to put Haiss at risk.

Kurt Haiss: A♠10♣ All in
Byron Abernathy: Q♣Q♦

Haiss needed an ace, but the flop brought doom to his doorstep in a hurry as Abernathy slammed four of a kind on the Q♠Q♥J♠ flop.

The 3♠ turn and 5♣ river were inconsequential as Haiss hit the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Abernathy	325,000 97,000	97,000
Kurt Haiss	Busted

Tags: Byron Abernathy Kurt Haiss

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

04-12-2026 11:12 UTC-5

Early Exit for Brower

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Erick Torres

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joshua Brower shoved for his final 27,000 from the cutoff and was called by Tim Black in the small blind.

Paul Dodson decided to go all-in from the big blind to put Black to a decision. Black folded as Dodson had Brower covered and at risk.

Joshua Brower: A♥10♥ All in
Paul Dodson: K♦K♠

Brower needed an ace. The flop did not bring an ace, but it brought a piece for Brower when it came 2♣10♠3♥.

The 9♥ turn gave Brower more outs, but he wiffed on all of them on the 4♣ river to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Dodson	267,000 50,000	50,000
Timothy Black	142,000
Joshua Brower	Busted

Tags: Joshua Brower Paul Dodson Tim Black

04-12-2026 11:05 UTC-5

Payouts Announced

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Erick Torres

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A total of 752 entries helped create a prize pool of $379,760. First place will be awarded $67,849 with a minimum payout equaling to $978.

RGPS Passport Joplin Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$67,940	15-16	$3,587
2	$45,236	17-20	$2,972
3	$33,347	21-24	$2,493
4	$24,857	25-32	$2,118
5	$18,738	33-40	$1,823
6	$14,286	41-48	$1,589
7	$11,017	49-56	$1,404
8	$8,596	57-64	$1,256
9-10	$6,785	65-72	$1,140
11-12	$5,421	73-80	$1,048
13-14	$4,383	81-87	$978