Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Ronnie Day raised to 10,000 in middle position, the player in the hijack flatted, and Robert Castoire three-bet to 40,000 in the cutoff. Day got out of the way and the hijack then moved all in for about 80,000 total to put herself at risk. Castoire called.
Hijack: Q♣10♣
Robert Castoire: A♦K♣
The hijack pulled ahead on the 8♥Q♥5♠ flop, pairing her queen. She was in great shape to double up after the 6♥ turn, but Castoire hit an ace on the A♥ river to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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290,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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250,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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Action picked up on the flop of Q♦6♦2♠, where Robert Castoire led out with a bet of 20,000 in late position. Jasper May called in the hijack and the player on the button raised to 60,000. Castoire folded and May called.
On the 5♠ turn, May moved all in for 267,000, enough to put his opponent all in, who had about 210,000 behind. The button went into the tank, eventually opting to surrender his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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445,000
112,000
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112,000 |
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175,000
89,000
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89,000 |
The player in the hijack raised to 10,000 and Michael Penrose defended in the big blind.
The dealer put out a monotone flop of 8♦K♦Q♦ and Penrose check-called a bet of 10,000 from his opponent.
On the 4♣ turn, Penrose check-called again, this time for 25,000, and the 5♥ rolled off on the river.
Penrose checked for a third time and the hijack moved all in for 53,000 to put himself at risk.
After a brief moment of thought, Penrose flicked in the call and showed Q♥8♣ for two pair, besting the A♣3♥ of the hijack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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370,000
271,000
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271,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante.
Jasper May got it all in preflop from the big blind with the covering stack against the player in the cutoff, who had 35,000 to start the hand.
Cutoff: Q♥10♣
Jasper May: A♦K♠
The cutoff couldn't find any help on the 6♦4♥3♥9♦6♥ runout, and the pot was pushed May's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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333,000
153,000
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153,000 |
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Action folded around to Ryan Stone in the small blind, who limped, and Ryan Appleberry raised to 12,000 in the big blind. Stone made the call.
The flop came 4♣3♠K♣ and Stone check-raised to 20,000 over Appleberry's bet of 8,000. Appleberry called and the turn landed the J♦, where both players checked.
The river fell the 10♣ and both players checked again and tabled king-five for a chopped pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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270,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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115,000
41,000
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41,000 |
After a dominating showing last fall at the final table, Nicholas Rigby topped a field of 358 entries to win RGPS Grand Prix Southern Indiana $800 Main Event for $52,323.
Rigby held the chip lead to begin the final table, and he said his plan was "aggression out of the gates." He swept up plenty of pots uncontested, and he won a huge all-in showdown against second-place Charles Rexroat to take more than 60% of the chips to five-handed play. Rexroat shoved into Rigby's aces up with a pair of tens in the hole, leaving the other players seemingly fighting for second.
"It feels great," Rigby simply said afterward.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Rigby | United States | $52,323 |
| 2 | Craig Welko | United States | $34,909 |
| 3 | Justin Donato | United States | $25,687 |
| 4 | Carl Masters | United States | $19,121 |
| 5 | Ricky Fryer | United States | $14,410 |
| 6 | Charles Rexroat | United States | $10,976 |
| 7 | Mike Talerico | United States | $8,470 |
| 8 | George Durham | United States | $6,616 |
| 9 | Ryan Stephens | United States | $5,238 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000