$800 Main Event Day 1bc | 2026 RGPS Passport Tulsa

01-25-2026 04:14 UTC-5

Garrison Doubles on the Bubble

Nick Becker

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

Level 15: Blinds 4,000/8,000

Action went three-ways to a flop of A♠K♥K♣ in a hand between the under-the-gun Daniel Hughes, Braden Garrison in middle position, and Eric Bunch in the big blind.

All three players checked to the 6♥ turn where it checked to Garrison who bet 28,000. Bunch folded and Hughes made it 75,000 to go. Garrison then took some time to think through his decision before reluctantly moving all in for 113,000 total to put himself at risk. Hughes reluctantly made the call.

Braden Garrison: 6♠6♣ All in
Daniel Hughes: 4x4x

Garrison was relieved to see that he had Hughes drawing dead, and the meaningless 7♥ rolled off on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braden Garrison	285,000 285,000	285,000
Eric Bunch	235,000 95,000	95,000
Daniel Hughes	135,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Braden Garrison Daniel Hughes Eric Bunch

01-25-2026 03:51 UTC-5

Break Time

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Nick Becker

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

The remaining 8 players have been sent on a 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante.

01-25-2026 03:36 UTC-5

Helmick Can't Find Help with Big Slick

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Nick Becker

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

Level 14: Blinds 3,000/6,000

Ashley Helmick open-shoved in early position for 97,000 and was called by Coulter Conner in the hijack who covered.

Ashley Helmick: A♣K♦ All in
Coulter Conner: J♠J♣

The flop came 4♦7♦7♥ with Conner's jacks still in the lead. Helmick picked up a flush draw on the 6♦ turn but couldn't find any help on the 2♠ river to exit on the soft bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Coulter Conner	490,000 203,000	203,000

Ashley Helmick	Busted

Tags: Ashley Helmick Coulter Conner

01-25-2026 03:27 UTC-5

Hughes' Check-Raise Takes It

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Nick Becker

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

Level 14: Blinds 3,000/6,000

Action went fives ways to a flop of 4♥5♥J♠ in a limped pot and it checked over to Richard Gebhart in late position who bet 25,000. Eric Bunch called on the button and Daniel Hughes bumped it up to 75,000 in the small blind.

Gebhart and Bunch both surrendered their hands and the pot was pushed Hughes' way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Hughes	240,000 20,000	20,000
Richard Gebhart	223,000 77,000	77,000
Eric Bunch	140,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Daniel Hughes Eric Bunch Richard Gebhart

01-25-2026 03:11 UTC-5

Conner Cracks Aces

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Nick Becker

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

Level 13: Blinds 3,000/5,000

Coulter Conner got it all in preflop for 137,000 in middle position against the under-the-gun player who had the covering stack.

Coulter Conner: A♥Q♥ All in
Under the gun: A♦A♣

Conner saw the bad news when the cards were tabled but picked up some hope with a gutshot on the 10♦K♥9♣ flop.

He got there on the J♠ turn, improving to Broadway, and the 2♥ rolled off on the river to complete the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Coulter Conner	287,000 142,000	142,000

Tags: Coulter Conner

01-25-2026 02:55 UTC-5

Bunch's Squeeze Gets Through

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Nick Becker

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

Level 13: Blinds 3,000/5,000

Coulter Conner raised to 14,000 in the hijack, the player on the button flatted, and Eric Bunch three-bet to 50,000 in the big blind.

Conner took some time to think through his decision before arriving at a fold. The button elected to toss his cards into the muck as well.

Bunch bagged 54,000 earlier today in Day 1b. Should he bag again here in Day 1c, his smaller stack will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and will be credited with a min-cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Bunch	265,000 211,000	211,000
Coulter Conner	145,000 87,000	87,000

01-25-2026 02:40 UTC-5

Gebhart Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

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

Level 13: Blinds 3,000/5,000

Richard Gebhart raised to 15,000 in early position and the player in the small blind flatted.

The flop of 8♥Q♣4♣ checked through to the 5♣ turn. The small blind led out for 20,000 and Gebhart called.

Both players checked on the 3♣ river and Gebhart tabled 10♣10♦, besting the A♠8♣ of his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gebhart	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Richard Gebhart

01-25-2026 02:25 UTC-5

Helmick Doubles Through Hughes

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Nick Becker

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

Level 12: Blinds 2,000/4,000

Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Daniel Hughes on the button, Ashley Helmick in the small blind, and the player in the big blind.

With about 30,000 in the middle and the board reading J♣10♠9♠2♥, Helmick moved all in for 66,000 to put herself at risk. The big blind folded and Hughes quickly called.

Ashley Helmick: K♣Q♦ All in
Daniel Hughes: 10♣2♣

The river landed the J♦ and Helmick's straight earned her the big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Hughes	220,000 220,000	220,000
Ashley Helmick	162,000 162,000	162,000

Tags: Ashley Helmick Daniel Hughes

01-25-2026 02:08 UTC-5

Conner Finds a Double Up

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Nick Becker

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

Level 12: Blinds 2,000/4,000

Coulter Conner moved all in for 26,000 in the hijack to put himself at risk and was called by the player in the big blind.

Coulter Conner: 10♠10♦ All in
Big blind: A♠8♦

The flop came 5♥9♥6♥ with Conner's pair of tens still in the lead. The turn brought the 9♦ and the river landed the 9♠, earning Conner the much-needed double up.