After an under-the-gun limp and another limp, one player pushed all in for just 4,500. Ross Bybee made it 10,000 to go on the button, and Ryan Phan flatted in the small blind. The initial limpers called as well and it was five to the flop with four active as hit the felt. Phan bet out 18,000 and only Bybee called. Phan bet 20,000 on the turn, and Bybee again called. Both checked the river.
Phan turned over , and Bybee couldn't beat it. Neither could the all-in player and Phan scooped a huge pot to get to 200,000 and the chip lead.
Chuck "Lucky Chuckie" Marty got his last 57,900 in preflop with and got action from a player with . Keaton flopped a pot as hit and turned his opponent dead with the .
Henry Gingerich will not repeat as champion RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs.
According to the players at Table 36, Ross Bybee opened for 4,000 and the defending champ shoved for 24,000. Bybee called with and was racing against . The flop came , giving Bybee a set, and he locked it up on the turn.
Huy Nguyen bet 12,900 from the small blind on a completed community of , and Thaddeus Wolff put him all in for 12,500 more. Nguyen thought for a couple of minutes and resignedly dropped most of his remaining chips in to signify a call.
Wolff showed and Nguyen flicked his cards into the muck and headed out.
The small blind got it all in at Table 38 with and big blind Thaddeus Wolff woke up with . He flopped a set which he would ultimately prove to need as the river was a six.
Meanwhile, Adam Dinsmore busted out for a final time, and Steve Pham elected to reenter at the buzzer just before the level started and is back in the tournament.
Payout information is now up. Keep in mind that the top nine finishers will also receive $2,000 Blaycation packages to the RunGood Championship at season's end. The 283 runners created a prize pool of $166,970.