$600 Main Event | 2026 RGPS Passport Joplin

04-12-2026 13:43 UTC-5

Gatlin Sends Varnell to the Rail

Erick Torres

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The chips went in preflop as the small and big blind battled it out. Michael Varnell was at risk from the big blind for 152,000 against Joseph Gatlin in the small blind.

Michael Varnell: A♥10♠ All in
Joseph Gatlin: A♠4♠

Varnell had Gatlin's hand dominated, but the flop turned the tables on Varnell when it came 4♣6♠4♥ to give Gatlin trips fours.

The 2♥ turn ended the hand as the meaningless Q♥ hit the river to eliminate Varnell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Gatlin	576,000 375,000	375,000
Michael Varnell	Busted

Tags: Joseph Gatlin Michael Varnell

04-12-2026 13:39 UTC-5

Sommerer Rises Up the Charts

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Erick Torres

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

This level has been really good to Drew Sommerer thus far. Sommerer just won a big pot a few hands ago before he got entangled in a hand with Benjamin Rohrs.

Sommerer raised to 35,000 from under the gun before Benjamin Rohrs called from the small blind.

Rohrs checked the Q♥4♥8♣ flop. Sommerer continued for 24,000 and was called by Rohrs.

Both players checked through the 7♣ turn to bring the 4♣ river.

Rohrs bet 40,000 and was called by Sommerer.

Rohrs showed A♣9♠ for ace high. Sommerer showed a better ace high with A♥K♥ to take down the pot and add to his seven-figure stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drew Sommerer	1,140,000 719,000	719,000
Benjamin Rohrs	681,000 296,000	296,000

Tags: Benjamin Rohrs Drew Sommerer

Level: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

04-12-2026 13:12 UTC-5

Break Time

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Erick Torres

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Players are on a 10-minute break. Play will resume at the 6,000/12,000 level.

04-12-2026 13:03 UTC-5

Bustouts Keep Coming

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Erick Torres

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josiah Wiig	Busted
Charles Deatherage	Busted
Matthew Broome	Busted
Jarryd Hawkins	Busted
Landon Mabe	Busted
Seth Entwisle	Busted
Vincent Meyer	Busted
Phillip Poindexter	Busted
Scott Caldwell	Busted
Lucas Drummonds	Busted
Cameron Nesvold	Busted
Jesse Jones	Busted
Zack Busch	Busted

04-12-2026 12:59 UTC-5

Sanoubane Scores KO

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Erick Torres

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

There was approximately 60,000 already in the pot on a board that read A♥K♣10♣ when this hand was picked up.

Lucas Drummonds checked from the big blind before Bobby Sanoubane bet 28,000. Drummonds chose to check-raise to 56,000. Sanoubane shoved in response, and Drummonds called to be at risk.

Lucas Drummonds: A♣8♣ All in
Bobby Sanoubane: K♠K♦

Sanoubane was ahead with a set of kings, but Drummonds was alive with a flush draw.

The 9♥ turn kept Sanoubane in the lead.

Drummonds was unable to improve on the 10♥ river as Sanoubane hit a full house to knock out Drummonds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Sanoubane	615,000 544,000	544,000
Lucas Drummonds	Busted

Tags: Bobby Sanoubane Lucas Drummonds

04-12-2026 12:43 UTC-5

Huang Eliminates Broome

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Erick Torres

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Nicholas Rigby opened to 24,000 from early position before Matthew Broome shoved for 155,000 from the next seat over.

Jian Le Huang opted to shove from the small blind. Rigby folded and sent Broome and Huang to a showdown with Broome at risk.

Matthew Broome: A♥K♣ All in
Jian Le Huang: J♦J♣

Broome failed to improve on the 7♠4♠10♠10♥2♥ runout to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jian Le Huang	610,000 407,000	407,000
Nicholas Rigby	291,000 113,000	113,000

Matthew Broome	Busted

Tags: Jian Le Huang Matthew Broome Nicholas Rigby

04-12-2026 12:35 UTC-5

Recent Bustouts

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Erick Torres

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ernest Grant	Busted
Dustin Messner	Busted
Sarah Renko	Busted
Kenny Baggett	Busted
Dylan Murrell	Busted
Steven Dill	Busted
Thomas Atchison	Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

04-12-2026 12:32 UTC-5

Dodson Shuts it Down Preflop

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Erick Torres

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

Paul Dodson opened to 30,000 from under the gun and was called by Rodney Spriggs from early position.

Freeman Allen chose to re-raise to 100,000 from the small blind. Dodson responded with an all-in for approximately 410,000. Spriggs gave it some consideration before he made the fold.

Allen also folded to award the pot to Dodson without a showdown preflop.