Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
After an open from Blair Hinkle to 25,000, Taylor Howard moved all in for 117,000. Robert Sudan made the call from the big blind and Hinkle also just called.
On the flop 8♣K♦5♠, Sudan led for 50,000 into the side pot and Hinkle thought for a few seconds before making the call.
The turn was the Q♥ and Sudan decided to slow down and check, at which point Hinkle moved all in to cover him. Sutton quickly folded and the cards were tabled between Hinkle and Howard.
Taylor Howard: 7♦7♣
Blair Hinkle : A♦A♥
Howard could only catch a seven to stay alive, but the river 10♣ did not provide and he was sent to the payout desk.
Ironically, Sudan moved all in the very next hand with 7♥7♦ and was called by Tyler Klumb with A♠J♠. The runout of J♦4♠K♣5♠2♦ paired Klumb's jack to earn him the pot while Sudan was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Blair Hinkle |
769,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
||
Robert Sudan | Busted | |
Taylor Howard | Busted |
The 44 players remaining in Day 2 are now on their first 15-minute break of the day and will return to battle shortly. The blue 1,000 chips will also be raced off and colored up at this time.
Level: 18
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Barksdale |
1,650,000
826,000
|
826,000 |
|
||
Stephen Moy |
1,250,000
557,000
|
557,000 |
Mike Vanier | 1,070,000 | |
Tyler Klumb |
875,000
447,000
|
447,000 |
Matt Snook |
815,000
477,000
|
477,000 |
Abbas Pasha |
785,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dalton Smith | Busted | |
Logan Cate | Busted | |
Courtney Stott | Busted | |
Robert Sudan | Busted | |
Taylor Howard | Busted | |
Ryan Witler | Busted | |
David Gallimore | Busted | |
Joshua Kopp | Busted | |
Casey Paprocki | Busted | |
Corey McBreen | Busted | |
Parker Wall | Busted | |
Tye Miller | Busted | |
Mark Treinen | Busted | |
Thomas Wikoff | Busted | |
Duane Gerleman | Busted | |
Bao Lin | Busted | |
Vinh Nguyen | Busted |
In a heads-up pot between Nick Barksdale and Donald Nimneh, there is close to 550,000 in the middle with a board that read 10♦3♣6♦Q♦9♦ when Nimneh bet 275,000.
Barksdale went into the tank for a good while, pondering this decision, as he and Nimneh had a lot of history in pots.
"Ugh... Nice hand," Barksdale sighed as he tossed out the calling chips.
"I don't have a diamond," Nimneh shook his head and tabled Q♣4♥ for a pair of queens, but Barksdale flipped over 8♦9♣ for a rivered eight-high flush to take down the substantial pot, adding to his chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Barksdale |
1,940,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
||
Donald Nimneh |
710,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Cody Bartlett posted a runner-up finish in the 2021 RGPS Council Bluffs Main Event for $24,167. Two years later, Bartlett got to heads up again in the 2023 edition and defeated Ted Forshey for his first RGPS title and a career best score of $63,305.
“It feels amazing,” the new champion said. “I ran really well, played well and good cards really help win poker tournaments.”
Although the heads-up match began with Forshey in the lead, the pots went Bartlett’s way until they had a roughly even match. The final hand occurred when Forshey was on the button with jack-four suited and Bartlett three-bet holding jacks. Forshey moved all in for the rest and Bartlett called to hold up, and the two combatants shook hands. Forshey took home a career-best $44,377 for his runner-up finish.
Rank | Name | Hometown | Payouts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cody Bartlett | Grand Island, NE | $63,303 |
2 | Ted Forshey | Desoto, KS | $44,377 |
3 | Joel Brown | Omaha, NE | $28,537 |
4 | James Girouard | Sioux Falls, SD | $20,013 |
5 | Scott Buller | Lincoln, NE | $15,368 |
6 | David Gallimore | Albuquerque, NM | $12,701 |
7 | Robbie Kent | Omaha, NE | $10,565 |
8 | Jason Crews | Pleasant Hill, IA | $8,436 |
9 | Gabe Neighbors | Grinnel, IA | $6,329 |
Mike Vanier moved all in preflop for around 350,000 and Pasha quickly called to put him at risk.
Mike Vanier : A♠9♣
Abbas Pasha : Q♠Q♥
Pasha was a favorite to knock out Vanier, but the runout of 8♠K♥8♣A♦8♦ gave Vanier the dreaded ace on the turn to give him the superior hand for the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Vanier |
750,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
Abbas Pasha |
475,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |