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Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Tunica
$600 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Tunica
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$326,040
Total Entries
627
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
453
Players Left
56
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Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
In the 914th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Hayley Hanna (AKA Vegas Hayls), who is fresh off finishing fourth in the 2025 Arizona State Poker Championship. The trio discusses the sudden rise of Monarch, who is Finnish poker pro Ossi Ketola. While at the Onyx Cup in Cyprus, he challenged both Norway's Kayhan Mokri and Dan "Jungleman" Cates to high-stakes heads-up matches, and when all was said and done, Monarch was down eight figures!
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Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jim Schaeffer got it all in preflop with the covering stack against one of the short-stacked players at the table who had about 35,000 to start the hand.
Opponent: A♥9♣ 
Jim Schaeffer: A♣J♥
Schaeffer's ace-jack remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out 7♠5♠10♦A♦Xx.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining 54 players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Preston McEwen opened the action with a raise from under the gun and received four callers as action went five-ways to a flop of 7♥6♣Q♠. McEwen continued with a bet of 12,000 and got two callers, one of which being Zane Crawford in the cutoff.
The turn landed the J♣ and it checked over to Crawford who bet 30,000. The other player got out of the way, and McEwen moved all in to put Crawford at risk who had about 60,000 behind. Crawford went into the tank, eventually deciding to make the call to put himself at risk.
Zane Crawford: Q♦10♠
Preston McEwen: A♦Q♣
The 7♠ fell on the river, and the sizable pot was pushed McEwen's way.
"That was a good play, I didn't think you would check ace-queen there," said Crawford as he got up from the table.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action picked up on the river in a hand between Greg Raymer in the cutoff and the player in the small blind.
With about 40,000 in the middle and the board reading A♠4♠3♣6♣J♠, the small blind checked to Raymer who bet 20,000.
The small blind took some time to think through his decision before eventually tossing his cards into the muck.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Kevin Jenkins got it all in preflop from under the gun for 48,000 against the player in the small blind who had the covering stack.
Kevin Jenkins: Q♣Q♥
Small blind: A♠A♣
The flop came 9♦7♣8♥ with Jenkins still behind, and when the 4♠ landed on the turn, he began to get up out of his seat.
He immediately sat back down when the Q♦ rolled off on the river, keeping his tournament hopes alive.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The player in the cutoff raised to 7,000, Josh Borders flatted on the button, and Walker Miskelly defended in the big blind.
The flop came 5♥K♣Q♦ and it checked over to Borders who bet 16,000. Miskelly raised to 34,000, prompting the cutoff to fold and Borders to call.
On the 2♠ turn, Miskelly moved all in to put Borders at risk who had about 70,000 behind. Borders quickly gave up his hand and the pot was pushed to Miskelly.
