Main Event | 2015 RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs

08-30-2015 11:40 UTC-5

Welcome to Day 2 of RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs

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All three starting flights have wrapped up for RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs, and that means it's time for Day 2, when a champion will be crowned. Forty-nine players have put chips in a bag and will come back to contend for the crown and over $34,000 in first-place prize money, along with a $2,000 Blaycation package to the RunGood Cup Championship.

The leader among them will be Shawn Meyer, who comes back with 350,000 courtesy of a monster aces-over-kings clash late on Day 1b. Other top contenders include Ryan Phan (243,000), Ryan Tepen (176,500), Josh Reichard (154,000), and Stan Schrier (146,000). Phan and Tepen are looking for repeat final table appearances after finishing fifth and 10th, respectively, the last time the tour stopped here at the Horseshoe.

Plays kicks off at Level 14 (2,000/4,000/500) and continues with 45-minute levels until the final table has been reached. At that point, levels move to an hour.

Stay tuned to see who the latest RunGood champion will be.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Meyer	350,000
Ryan Phan	243,000
Scott Lodes	230,500
Jim Devaney	215,000
Ellen Soret	198,500
Tim Killday	196,500
Kelly Vandemheen	178,000
Ryan Tepen	176,500
Greg Dailey	168,000
Josh Reichard	154,000
Dai Ong	148,500
Stan Schrier	146,000
Duster Ellis	138,500
Thaddeus Wolff	138,500
Mike Tang	137,500
Michael Sanders	136,500
Chuck Marty	133,000
Henry Johnson	132,500
Jeff Epstein	130,000
Jeff Banghart	124,500
Don Boyer	123,000
Nick Manganaro	122,500
Terry Karn	110,500
Brandon Fish	103,000
Clint Lilienthal	101,000

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08-30-2015 14:05 UTC-5

Edens Pulling Off the Improbable; Manganaro Busted

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Stan Schrier opened to 15,000 and called a three-bet to 45,000 from Curtis Edens. The flop came and Schrier shoved all in. Edens called off his stack of about 40,000 more after thinking briefly.

Edens:
Schrier:

Edens held as the turned and the completed the board. He began the day with just 6,000 but has turned that stack of two big blinds into a solid 185,000.

At another table, Nick Manganaro busted. He said he shoved 13 big blinds over a Michael Sanders open with and lost to .

Player	Chips	Progress
Curtis Edens	185,000 179,000	179,000
Stan Schrier	55,000 -91,000	-91,000
Nick Manganaro	Busted

Tags: Curtis Edens Nick Manganaro Stan Schrier

08-30-2015 15:28 UTC-5

Reichard Back to Heaps

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Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

We found Josh Reichard leading a three-way preflop all in with . Michael Sanders had and David Wintroub had . Nobody improved on the community cards, and Reichard busted Wintroub and collected 159,000 from Sanders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	410,000 215,000	215,000
Michael Sanders	70,000 -160,000	-160,000
David Wintroub	Busted

Tags: David Wintroub Josh Reichard Michael Sanders

08-30-2015 17:23 UTC-5

Lodes Eliminated; Meyer Crippled

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 3,000 ante

Thaddeus Wolff opened for a raise and called the shove of Scott Lodes, who had about 270,000.

Lodes:
Wolff:

Lodes took the lead on the flop and he looked set to double after the turn. However, Wolff hit the to send Lodes packing.

At the other table, Shawn Meyer three-bet a Matt Sztamburski open and then called when Tim Woodson shipped it for about 470,000.

Meyer:
Woodson:

The board rolled out , and Meyer has only about 30,000 left as the final table combines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Woodson	470,000 -80,000	-80,000
Shawn Meyer	30,000 -520,000	-520,000
Scott Lodes	Busted

Tags: Scott Lodes Shawn Meyer Tim Woodson Thaddeus Wolff

08-30-2015 20:50 UTC-5

Tim Woodson Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,590)

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Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Tim Woodson shoved under the gun for about 260,000, and Ryan Tepen called from his immediate left. Everyone else mucked in turn.

Tepen:
Woodson:

The flop didn't help Woodson. The gave him a flush draw, but the river was his ticket to payouts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Tepen	1,100,000 300,000	300,000
Tim Woodson	Busted

Tags: Tim Woodson Ryan Tepen

08-30-2015 21:34 UTC-5

Mike Henrich Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,171)

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Josh Reichard opened for 65,000 under the gun and snap-called when Mike Henrich jammed in the big blind for about 350,000.

Reichard:
Henrich:

Reichard had it locked in by the turn as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	950,000 270,000	270,000
Mike Henrich	Busted

Tags: Josh Reichard Mike Henrich

08-30-2015 21:37 UTC-5

Matt Sztamburski Eliminated in 7th Place ($5,035)

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Ryan Tepen raised and call the shove of Matt Sztamburski before the flop. Tepen's held against .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Tepen	1,700,000 600,000	600,000
Matt Sztamburski	Busted

08-30-2015 21:40 UTC-5

Michael Sanders Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,959)

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

RunGood Pro Michael Sanders pushed all in from the button and Brandon Fish called for about 270,000 in the small blind with . Sanders had lives with and Ryan Tepen said he folded an ace. Nonetheless, neither player hit anything and the ace-high held.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Fish	1,575,000 205,000	205,000
Michael Sanders	Busted

Tags: Brandon Fish Michael Sanders

08-30-2015 21:50 UTC-5

Ryan Tepen Eliminated in 5th Place ($7,597)

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Josh Reichard opened for a raise and Ryan Tepen slid forward a tower of T5,000 chips to three-bet to what looked like 170,000 or so. Thaddeus Wolff moved all in from the big blind and Reichard quickly folded. Tepen didn't seem thrilled but called.

Tepen:
Wolff:

The flop came , clean for Wolff. A and river were as well, and the RunGood Pro sent his stack of about 1.1 million to his left.