2015 RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$34,267
Event Info
Buy-in
$675
Entries
283
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Bryan Doubles Through Phan

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Small blind Ryan Phan bet 3,000 on a {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop, and Jeff Bryan made it 7,000 from the small blind. Phan shipped it to put Bryan at risk for his remaining few thousand, and Bryan called it off.

Bryan: {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}
Phan: {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

Bryan faded the straight draw as {j-Spades} and {9-Hearts} hit the board.

"I'm surprised you called," he said.

"Backdoor flush draw," Phan said with a laugh. "I was committed."

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Bryan us
Jeff Bryan
26,000 4,600
Ryan Phan us
Ryan Phan
5,400 -14,600

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Rodawig Off to a Fast Start

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Eric Rodawig
Eric Rodawig

We found big blind Eric Rodawig raising all in over a bet of 3,100 from the player on the button on a board of {2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. Rodawig's opponent asked for a count, and the total was around 14,000 more. He folded after about another minute.

Rodawig is a regular in the limit events at the World Series of Poker and made the unofficial final table of a $1,500 Stud Hi-Low event this summer. He took home a bracelet in 2011 when he won the $10,000 Stud Hi-Low Championship for more than $440,000.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Rodawig us
Eric Rodawig
WSOP 1X Winner
29,000 29,000

Tags: Eric Rodawig

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Lawson Fades Four Outs

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Jon Lawson bet 1,000 from middle position and got a call before the small blind made it 3,000. Lawson came back with 7,000, chasing away the squeezed player on the {k-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop. The small blind called, and the turn was a {j-Hearts}. The small blind checked and Lawson bet 6,000. The small blind shipped all in and Lawson snapped.

Lawson: {2-}{2-}
Opponent: {k-}{j-}

Lawson needed to fade only kings and jacks, and the river was the {5-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Lawson us
Jon Lawson
53,500

Tags: Jon Lawson

Tang Picks Off Gardenhire

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Mike Tang, pictured at a previous RunGood event.
Mike Tang, pictured at a previous RunGood event.

We found Mike Tang in the big blind considering a bet of 6,150 from Justin Gardenhire on a board of {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{a-Spades}. The bet was about double the pot, and Tang flashed Gardenhire the {q-Clubs}.

"Queen of clubs?" Gardenhire said. "Oh, you're never folding.

"Alright," Tang said after thinking a bit. "I'll call."

Gardenhire said he couldn't beat it and Tang showed {q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}.

Tang has cashed in two previous RunGood main events, including a second-place finish at RunGood Downstream last year for $22,334. Gardenhire was also at that final table, where he finished third for $15,091.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Tang us
Mike Tang
40,000

Tags: Mike TangJustin Gardenhire

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

"I Had That Beat the Whole Way"

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

A player in the small blind bet 2,00 on an {8-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} board, and Bryan Campanello raised to 5,500 in middle position. A third player folded, and the small blind called. The river brought a four-straight with the {9-Diamonds}, and the small blind checked. Campanello went with a smaller bet of 2,300, and the big blind tanked awhile and showed {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} but mucked.

"I had that beat the whole way," Campanello declared.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Campanello us
Bryan Campanello
WSOP 1X Winner
29,800 13,800

Tags: Bryan Campanello

Bryan Finds a Big Fold Early

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Jeff Bryan opened for 250 and saw the player in the cutoff make it 550. The player on the button cold four-bet to 2,500, and Bryan thought awhile and folded, instructing the dealer to separate his cards so he could show them to his opponents after the hand. The cutoff called and then check-folded to a bet on the {j-}{j-}{7-} flop.

The player on the button flashed Bryan the {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}, and Bryan told the dealer to flip over his {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Bryan us
Jeff Bryan
21,400 1,400

Tags: Jeff Bryan