$800 Main Event Day 1bc | 2025 RGPS Grand Prix Council Bluffs

Nov 22, 2025

The RGPS: Grand Prix Season Wraps Up at Thunder Valley

Nick Becker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The RGPS: Grand Prix season wraps up later this month with the RunGood Dream Factory.

Every RGPS ring winner from 2023, 2024, and 2025 is eligible to buy into the $300 Dream Seat Invitational at Thunder Valley Casino. First place will win an added seat into the prestigious PGT Championship $1,000,000 Free Roll in 2026.

Ring winners also gain access to exclusive Dream Factory festivities, including:

$300 Winner’s Circle Tournament , featuring an added $2,000 RunGood Japan Travel Package added to 1st Place
Winner’s Circle $6,000 Giveaway Show & Player Party

Nov 22, 2025

Rockets for Barksdale

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Nick Becker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action picked up on the turn with a sizable pot building between the player in early position and Nick Barksdale in late position.

With about 20,000 in the middle and the board reading J♣3♥7♠7♣, both players checked to the 2♣ river. Early position led out for 7,500 and Barksdale moved all in to put his opponent at risk who had just 7,000 behind.

Early position reluctantly made the call only to see the bad news that his J♠10♠ was inferior to Barksdale's A♠A♦.

Tags: Nick Barksdale

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Nov 22, 2025

Smith Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The under-the-gun player limped and it folded around to Dalton Smith in the small blind who bumped it up to 1,200. Under the gun made the call.

The flop of 8♣J♠5♣ checked through to the 4♣ turn where Smith led out for 1,300 and his opponent called.

On the A♦ river, Smith bet 2,500 and under the gun thought for a brief moment before making the call.

Smith tabled the winner with A♥7♥ for a pair of aces.

Tags: Dalton Smith

Nov 22, 2025

Ross Wins a Small One

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Randall Ross limped in the cutoff, the small blind completed, and the big blind checked.

The trio saw a flop of 3♠J♣9♠ and it checked to Ross who bet 800. Only the small blind continued.

The 8♣ turn went check-check, bringing the 2♥ river where the small blind led out for 1,200.

Ross made the call, tabling K♦J♠ for top pair, besting the A♠6♠ of the small blind who had a missed flush draw.

Tags: Randall Ross

Nov 22, 2025

Great Flop for Donaldson

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action went four-ways to a monotone flop of 6♥3♥5♥ with 3,500 in the middle and it checked through to the 2♦ turn.

Marvin Donaldson checked in the small blind, Zhi Zhou bet 1,000 in the big blind, and only Donaldson called.

On the 7♦ river, Donaldson bet 3,000 and Zhou flicked in the call. Donaldson turned over A♥10♥ for the flopped flush and the pot was pushed his way.

Tags: Marvin Donaldson Zhi Zhou

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Nov 22, 2025

Fee Takes It Down on the River

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Harold Kirkpatrick raised to 600 in the hijack and Stacy Fee defended in the big blind.

The flop came A♥6♣8♣ and Fee check-called a bet of 1,200, bringing the the 5♦ turn where both players checked.

On the J♠ river, Fee led out with a bet of 2,500, prompting Kirkpatrick to toss his cards into the muck.

Tags: Harold Kirkpatrick Stacy Fee

Nov 22, 2025

Some Early Entries

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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Nov 22, 2025

Donaldson Back in the Mix

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action went three-ways to a flop of A♣6♣8♠ in a hand between the player in the cutoff, Marvin Donaldson on the button, and the player in the big blind.

The trio checked it down to the river as the board ran out 10♥, J♦ and Donaldson tabled the winner with J♥7♠ for a pair of jacks.

After exiting on the stone bubble of Day 1a last night, Donaldson will look for redemption here on Day 1b.

Tags: Marvin Donaldson