$800 Main Event Day 1b | 2026 RGPS Passport Southern Indiana

1 day 8 hours ago

Trips Good for Rion

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action went five-ways to a flop of 2♠Q♣Q♦ where everyone checked to the 5♥ turn.

James Rion led out for 1,000 in the small blind and only the player on the button called.

On the 9♦ river, Rion led out again, this time for 2,000, and the button flicked in the call.

Rion tabled K♥Q♥ for trip queens and the button nodded his head before mucking his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Rion	32,500 2,500	2,500

Tags: James Rion

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

1 day 8 hours ago

Johnson Gets Some Respect

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 600, Michael Chilton three-bet to 1,500 in the cutoff, and Kevin Johnson cold four-bet to 4,500 in the big blind. Only Chilton called.

The dealer put out a monotone flop of 6♣4♣8♣ and Johnson continued with a bet of 1,300. Chilton made the call.

The turn landed the 4♠ and Johnson bet again, this time for 5,000. Chilton called once more and the 6♥ rolled off on the river.

Johnson then moved all in for 14,100 to put himself at risk.

"I'm gonna show you some respect, sir," said Chilton as he tossed J♣J♥ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Johnson	37,500 7,500	7,500
Michael Chilton	32,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Kevin Johnson Michael Chilton

1 day 8 hours ago

Deaton Wins a Small One

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action went heads-up to a flop of A♦2♦K♠ in a hand between Rodney Deaton on the button and Matthew Redding in the big blind.

Redding check-called a bet of 1,100, bringing the 5♣ turn, where he led out for 2,100. Deaton called and the river fell the 4♦.

Redding check-folded when Deaton fired out a bet of 7,000 and the pot was pushed Deaton's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Deaton	34,100 4,100	4,100

Matthew Redding	26,100 3,900	3,900

Tags: Matthew Redding Rodney Deaton

1 day 9 hours ago

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Duthie	30,000
Kevin Johnson	30,000
John Darr	30,000
Robert Schindler	30,000
Michael Chilton	30,000 30,000	30,000
Devon Sturges	30,000 30,000	30,000
Matthew Redding	30,000
Donnie Phan	30,000
Troy Dever	30,000
Rodney Deaton	30,000

Vincent Laudicina	30,000
Wayne Reichenbach	30,000
Ronald Bennett	30,000
James Rion	30,000
John Scheker	30,000
Kevin Helming	30,000
Alan Percal	30,000 30,000	30,000

Hassan Mihankhah	30,000
Peter Williams	30,000
Paul Jamison	30,000
Chad Hunt	30,000
George Durham	30,000
Bruce Turner	30,000

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Cards are in the air in Day 1b of the RGPS Passport Season Southern Indiana $800 Main Event.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

1 day 10 hours ago

RGPS Passport Southern Indiana Main Event Continues with Day 1b

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Nick Becker

The RunGood Poker Series Passport Southern Indiana continues with Day 1b of the $800 Main Event taking place today at 6:00 p.m. local time. The tournament features a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool, with four Day 1 starting flights taking place over three days. Players who advance from each flight will combine and return on Sunday, May 3, for Day 2, when a winner will be crowned.

Last summer, the 2025 Grand Prix edition of the event attracted 358 runners, and through the first starting flight, 46 entries have been tallied this time around. Only 5 of those competitors will be advancing to Day 2, all of whom have already made the money. The field size should grow substantially as the Friday and Saturday flights play out, heading into the Kentucky Derby weekend.

Gene Grieshaber concluded Day 1a as the player on top with a staggering 642,000. Shon Smith (289,000) and Kurt Jewell (249,000) bagged the middle stacks, while Brevin Andreadis (109,000) and Shane Ball (66,000) finished at the bottom of the pack.

Day 1a Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Gene Grieshaber	United States	642,000
2	Shon Smith	United States	289,000
3	Kurt Jewell	United States	249,000
4	Brevin Andreadis	United States	109,000
5	Shane Ball	United States	66,000

Players will begin each starting flight with 30,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Blinds will be 30 minutes in length during the Day 1 flights and will increase to 40 minutes for Day 2. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9, where players have the option to forfeit their stack and reenter for $800.

Should a player choose to play multiple Day 1 flights, only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to Day 2. Any lower stack(s) will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and receive a min-cash.

Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field (rounded down) remains and those who bag will be in the money. Day 2 will then start at the earliest blind level of the four flights on Sunday, May 3, where the event will play down to a winner.