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Photo: James Gregg

Nathan Berg raised all-in from early position and James Gregg went over the top from middle position, giving him isolation.

Nathan Berg:
James Gregg:

It was a classic race, with the flop keeping things sweaty as it gave Berg more outs with a Broadway draw.

Unfortantley for Berg, the paired the board on the turn, and the river gave Gregg a jack-high straight, ending his night.

James Gregg - 140,000
Nathan Berg - 0

Reigning MSPT Player of the Year Jake Long has accumulated the most Gold Cards to date, collecting eight of them last season and another earlier this month, while MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard sits behind him with five.

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Photo: Sean Rempert

A series of preflop raises led to three-way all-in action between WSOP bracelet winner Will Givens from under the gun, Sean Rempert from the cutoff and Steven Dembiec from the button, with Givens putting both players at risk.

Sean Rempert:
Steven Dembiec:
Will Givens:

Givens was ahead holding a pair of aces, and the flop kept him in the lead.

However, the dealer then turned the , putting Rempert in the lead with sixes full of fives, and just as he was looking good to collect a triple-up, the came crashing down on the river, and his remaining chips were chopped-up between Dembiec and Givens.

Will Givens - 190,000
Steven Dembiec - 70,000
Sean Rempert - 0

Photo: Luyt Tran

Luyt Tran raised from the hijack and then called WSOP bracelet winner Jean “Prince” Gaspard’s three-bet jam from the button.

Jean “Prince” Gaspard:
Luyt Tran:

It was a flip, with Gaspard calling the correct side as the runout secured his double-up.

Luyt Tran - 110,000
Jean “Prince” Gaspard - 60,000

These 24 Players have already earned a $3,500 Seat to the $2M GTD RRPO MSPT Championship Main Event

Matthew Wantman

Kevin Meyers

Zilong Zhang

Vincent Moscati

June 'Oh Geez' Kim

Alex Foxen

Umut Ozturk

Jorden Helstern

Aaron Johnson

Wesley Cannon

Michael Estes

Yuchen "Carson" Chen

Lee Rzentkowski

Hamid Izadi

Sai Mudduluru

Peter Walsworth

Adam Walton

Josh Reichard

Andrew "Hunter" Willis

Mo Nuwwarah

Paul Lampl

Kirby Rogers

Jake Long

Greg Secord

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL POKER OPEN (RRPO)

MSPT Championship (MAJOR)

: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Hollywood, FL

: Nov. 18 - Dec. 2, 2026

: $3,500 Main Event (1.5X POY) / $2M GTD (Nov. 27 - Dec. 2)

: MSPT will be ADDING a $3,500 RRPO MSPT Championship Seat to every Main Event 1st Place in 2026

It’s time for our players’ extended dinner break.

Our remaining players will get forty minutes to step away from the tables, and we’ll take a coverage break as well, to gear up for the final levels of Day 1a.

We’ll see you back here for Level 10 in 40-minutes!

After notching his first-ever Main Event cash in 2014, DJ Buckley has become one of the most consistent players on the tour, earning himself a record 93 Main Event cashes.

With nine events remaining in the season, Buckley will look to keep notching the cashes under his belt to become the first player ever to earn 100 Main Event cashes and take his seat in the coveted MSPT Hall of Fame.

All-Time Main Event Cashes