2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Joplin
Jeffrey Copeland opened the action with a raise to 125,000 from the cutoff, which was called by Colin Arnold in the big blind.
After the flop came 5♣8♠10♦ Arnold check-called a bet of 125,000 from Copeland.
The turn brought the K♣ and once Arnold checked, Copeland sized up to 350,000. Arnold wasted no time and mucked his hand to give the pot to Copeland.
Action folded to Keith Murrell in the hijack, and he moved all in for his stack of 310,000. Then, Colin Arnold in the cutoff three-bet all in, which got the button and the blinds to quickly fold, leaving the players heads up with Murrell at risk.
Keith Murrell: A♦7♦
Colin Arnold: A♥K♣
Arnold had Murrell dominated, and Murrell was left drawing dead on the turn once the board ran out 10♥3♥9♣K♦A♠ and Arnold took the pot with his two pair, aces and kings, sending Murrell to the payout desk in eighth.
Level: 24
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Justin Brevik raised to 100,000 from early position, which was called by Daniel Lowery on the button, and the big blind Keith Murrell.
After the A♣9♦7♥ flop, Murrell checked to Brevik who bet out 150,000. Lowery made the call, and Murrell folded.
Both players checked to showdown when the board ran out J♠ on the turn, and K♠ on the river. Lowery turned over 10x9x for a of nines, but Brevik had the winner with Q♣9♥ for a pair of nines as well, but his queen kicker played, giving him the pot.
Action folded to Daniel Lowery in the hijack, and he raised to 125,000. It folded to Joshua Brower on the button, and he three-bet all in for his stack of 625,000. It folded back to Lowery, who made the call to put Brower at risk.
Joshua Brower: A♠K♠
Daniel Lowery: 2♠2♦
Lowery was ahead with his pocket deuces, and when the board ran out 7♥9♠10♣Q♠5♣ his deuces were still best, giving him the pot and making Brower the first elimination of the final table.
Action folded to the small blind Connor Hayward who raised to 150,000, which was called by Jeffrey Copeland in the big blind, who made the call.
Copeland called a bet of 150,000 from Hayward after the K♣9♦K♥ flop.
The turn brought the 4♣ and Hayward checked to Copeland, who fired out 300,00, which got a quick fold from Hayward, giving the pot to Copeland.
Justin Brevik raised to 130,000 from under the gun, before Connor Hayward three-bet all in for his stack of 660,000 in middle position. It folded back to Brevik who made the call to put Hayward at risk.
Connor Hayward: Q♥Q♦
Justin Brevik: 3♠3♦
Hayward had the bigger pocket pair with his queens, and when the board ran out J♥7♠8♥5♠J♦ his queens were still best, giving him the double up.
Level: 23
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Action folded to Colin Arnold in the hijack, and he raised to 80,000. It then folded to Connor Hayward in the small blind who three-bet to 250,000. It folded back to Arnold who made the call.
After the 6♦J♣6♣ flop Arnold called a bet of 100,000 from Hayward.
Both players checked to showdown once the board ran out 10♣ on the turn and 7♥ on the river. Hayward turned over A♠K♣ for just ace high, while Arnold tabled the winner with 8♥8♦ to take the pot with his pocket eights.