Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$251,340
Entries
426
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
RunGood Ambassador Joe Hebda Leads Surviving Day 1b Players
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Day 1b of the RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Casino $675 buy-in Main Event in Council Bluffs, Iowa attracted 166 entries, which along with Day 1a's has brought the field up to 315 and demolished the $100,000 guarantee – and there's still tonight's Day 1c flight to go!
After 13 levels of play, just 32 players survived the Day 1b fray including chip leader Joe Hebda, who bagged up 323,000. That's just shy of his fellow RunGood Ambassador, Ryan Tepen, who bagged 330,000 on Day 1a.
Plenty of notables took a shot in the Day 1b field only to fall in the massacre. Those players included RunGood Ambassadors Ross Bybee, Bernard Lee, and Bryan Campanello; RunGood Poker Series Downstream champ Saied Moradi; and three-time WSOP Circuit ring winners Stephen Kats. We expect most will try again in the third and final starting flight.
The Main Event, which will award the eventual winner a nice payday as well as a $10,000 seat into the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event, continues with Day 1c, which is happening now. Follow updates from that flight by clicking here.
End-of-Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
323,000 | -27,000 |
|
299,000 | -21,000 |
|
219,000 | 49,000 |
|
208,000 | 73,000 |
|
206,000 | 6,000 |
|
170,000 | -5,000 |
|
131,000 | 131,000 |
|
116,500 | |
|
104,500 | 49,500 |
|
102,500 | -32,500 |
|
91,500 | |
|
89,000 | 9,000 |
|
|
86,500 | |
|
85,000 | |
|
|
85,000 | |
|
|
85,000 | |
|
84,500 | |
|
83,000 | |
|
80,500 | |
|
77,500 | |
|
66,000 | |
|
65,000 | |
|
|
63,500 | |
|
62,000 | |
|
|
60,000 |
Two More Hands
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
The tournament staff just announced the remaining Day 1b players will play two more hands. We'll be back shortly with some chip counts and a brief recap of the Day 1b action. We will then jump into coverage of the Day 1c field.
Mader Meets His Maker
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Nebraska farmer Phil Mader just met his maker, and his name is Bob Slezak.
We learned the details after the fact, but according to Slezak, Mader had opened with a raise. Slezak called, as did another player, and the flop came down jack-high. Mader bet, Slezak just called, and the third player got out of the way. Long story short, Mader held 
, Slezak 
, and the two got it in on the turn.
Slezak's hand held, and Mader was left to decided whether or not to jump into the Day 1c flight, which is currently playing out on the other side of the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | |
|
Busted |
Monster Stacks at Table 31
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Joe Hebda was just moved to Table 31, which is without a doubt the table with the most chips spread about. Hebda has a monster stack, but not far behind — and with position — is Nick Marsh, who is seated to the RunGood Ambassador's direct left with 320,000. Also at the table are James Hall and Jamie Kerstetter, both of who are sitting pretty.
In a recent hand, there was around 20,000 in the pot and a flop of 
when Hebda bet 5,500 from the under-the-gun position and Hall called from middle position. The 
turn saw Hebda bet again, this time 11,500, and Hall considered it before releasing his cards.
There's only 15 minutes remaining in Day 1b. We'll have to wait and see if big fireworks fly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
320,000 | |
|
|
200,000 | -30,000 |
"Maybe I'll Get Lucky This Time"
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Just before the break, action exploded on a 
flop between Isaac Tucker and James Hall. Unfortunately we missed the exact action, but we do know Tucker got his tack of 95,000 or so all in and was in dire straits against James Hall.
Tucker: 
Hall: 
"Maybe I'll get lucky this time," said Tucker, who had flopped top pair but was crushed by Hall's set. Tucker needed a ton of help, but the 
turn took away any chance of it happening. The meaningless 
was put out on the river, and Tucker informed the table that he'd be back for Day 1c, which will be kicking off in just a few minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Last Break of Day 1b
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The players are now on a 15-minute break, the last of the flight, and the tournament staff will take this opportunity to race off the black T100 chips,
Various Chip Counts from Around the Room
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
170,000 | 139,800 |
|
|
135,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
135,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
85,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
80,000 | |
|
|
55,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 26,000 |