2026 RGPS Passport Southern Indiana
Action folded around to the player in the small blind, who moved all in for about 7,000, and Charlie Dawson called in the big blind.
Small blind: A♠K♥
Charlie Dawson: 10♠7♠
Dawson pulled ahead on the 7♦J♠4♣ flop, pairing his seven. The 3♥ turn and 8♥ river offered no help to the small blind, and he was sent to the rail.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Chris Audrain was in the small blind and got it all in preflop with the covering stack against the short-stacked player in the hijack.
Hijack: K♣Q♣
Chris Audrain: A♠9♣
It was a fair fight, but Audrain's hand remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out 8♠7♥2♦8♥6♣.
After two limps, Devon Sturges raised to 3,300 in the hijack, and Robin Hiser three-bet to 6,000 in the cutoff. One of the limpers called, as did Sturges.
The flop of 3♠2♦5♦ checked through to the 2♣ turn where it checked to Sturges, who bet 13,500. Only Hiser called.
The river landed the 4♦, completing flush and straight draws, and Sturges moved all in for 55,000 effective to put Hiser at risk.
Hiser went into the tank for a couple minutes before eventually flicking in the call with A♥Q♥ for the wheel. She was releived to see that her hand was best when Sturges turned over 10♣9♣.
Action went three-ways to a flop of 4♣8♦9♦ in a hand between George Durham in late position, the player on the button, and Carl Masters in the big blind.
It checked to the button, who fired out a nearly pot-sized bet of 8,000, and only Durham called, bringing the 7♥ turn.
Durham moved all in to put the button at risk, who had a little less than 10,000 behind, and the button quickly called.
Button: J♥J♦
George Durham: 5♥4♥
The 5♠ rolled off on the river, giving Durham two pair, fives and fours to send his opponent packing.
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Kenny Traut raised to 1,400 in the cutoff and the player in the big blind three-bet to 4,000. Traut made the call.
The flop came 10♠6♠10♥ and the big blind continued with a bet of 6,000. Traut raised to 15,500 and the big blind quickly moved all in for about 27,500 total. Traut snap called.
Big blind: A♣A♦
Kenny Traut: 10♣8♥
The board ran out J♦, 10♦ with Traut improving to quads on the river to send his opponent packing.
In the 960th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Maurice Hawkins, who finally took them up on their long-standing offer to come on the show and share his side of the story.
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Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600