Main Event | 2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs

03-08-2015 14:30 UTC-5

Mendoza Gets Lucky to Eliminate Feiz

Chad Holloway

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

Hamid Feiz got his last 95,000 all in preflop and was in great shape to double through Jose Mendoza.

Mendoza:
Feiz:

The flop paired Feiz, but it also gave Mendoza an open-ended straight draw. The turn was harmless enough, but the river wasn't. Mendoza spiked his Broadway straight and just like that Feiz had to make his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Mendoza	440,000 100,000	100,000
Hamid Feiz	Busted

Tags: Hamid Feiz Jose Mendoza

03-08-2015 15:43 UTC-5

Marsh Bogged Down and Out

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

After Jeff Brin exited in 31st place — a result of his flopped straight falling to Ryan Tepen's rivered full house — Nick Marsh, who was once flush with chips, followed him out the door in 30th place. His quick demise came in back-to-back hands.

In the first, action folded to Cary Long and he raised from the cutoff. Marsh, who was in the big blind, then moved all in and Long snap-called off for 121,000.

Long:
Marsh:

Marsh's pair was dominated, and he sent nearly half his chips across the table after the board ran out .

In the very next hand, action folded to Marsh in the small blind and he moved all in for roughly 150,000. Ryan Phan had him covered and called from the big.

Phan:
Marsh:

Marsh was dominated, and his tournament life was extinguished after the board came a dry .

A few rapid-fire eliminations had brought the field down to the final 26. They were supposed to redraw at 27, but a bust out occurred before it could happen, so just 26 will be finding new homes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Phan	370,000 100,000	100,000
Cary Long	250,000 206,500	206,500
Nick Marsh	Busted
Jeff Brin	Busted

Tags: Nick Marsh Ryan Phan Cary Long

03-08-2015 16:10 UTC-5

Bernard Lee Thrown Down the Hall

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We missed the elimination of RunGood Ambassador Bernard Lee, but fortunately we were able to learn some details secondhand.

Lee's demise came after James Hall raised from the cutoff holding the and Lee moved all in from the big blind with . Hall made the call and picked up an open-ended straight draw on the flop, which also contained a diamond. The turn put a second diamond on the board to give Hall even more outs, and he hit when the spiked on the river.

Lee exited in 25th place for $2,011.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Lee	Busted

Tags: Bernard Lee James Hall

03-08-2015 16:17 UTC-5

Start-of-the-Day Chip Leader Exits in 24th Place

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Of the 73 players that returned for Day 2, no one had more than Adrian Jiminez. He used that stack to make a run into the money, but his journey just came to an end in 24th place.

Jiminez had grown short when he got his last 130,000 all in preflop holding the and was up against the of the red-hot James Hall.

The paired Jiminez, but he needed to do it again to survive. The turn made it a moot point as Hall made a set, and Jiminez made his way to the payout desk to collect $2,011 after the completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Hall	580,000 340,000	340,000
Adrian Jimenez	Busted

Tags: James Hall Adrian Jimenez

03-08-2015 17:29 UTC-5

Rockvam and Hebda Eliminated in Quick Succession

Chad Holloway

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

After David Rockvam exited in 20th place, Day 1b chip leader and RunGood Ambassador Joe Hebda followed him out the door in 19th.

It happened when action folded to Hebda on the button and he open-jammed for nearly 290,000. The small blind folded, but chip leader James Hall looked down at a big hand in the big and made the call.

Hebda:
Hall:

Hebda picked the wrong spot to shove, and he paid the ultimate price after the board failed to deliver salvation. Hebda will take home $2,011 for his 19th-place finish while the final 18 players, who are guaranteed at least $2,438, will now breakdown into two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Hall	1,350,000 480,000	480,000
Joe Hebda	Busted
David Rockvam	Busted

Tags: David Rockvam Joe Hebda James Hall

03-08-2015 17:40 UTC-5

Scott Dasovic Eliminated in 18th Place ($2,438)

Chad Holloway

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

Paul Ewen opened for 35,000 under the gun and Scott Dasovic defended his big blind. When the flop came down , Dasovic led out for 60,000, Ewen raised to 160,000, and Dasovic three-bet jammed for roughly 353,000. Ewen, who didn't have much more than that, made the call and Dasovic discovered he picked a bad spot.

Dasovic:
Ewen:

Dasovic was dominated, and that didn't even take into account Ewen's flush draw, which hit on the turn. The meaningless was put out on the river for good measure, and a disappointed Dasovic headed to the payout desk to collect $2,438 for his 18th-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Ewen	750,000 375,000	375,000
Scott Dasovic	Busted

Tags: Paul Ewen Scott Dasovic

03-08-2015 17:48 UTC-5

Nick Weaver Eliminated in 17th Place ($2,438)

Chad Holloway

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

Action folded to a short-stacked Nick Weaver in the cutoff and he shoved for his last 81,000. Ryan Phan then isolated with an all-in three bet from the button and both blinds got out of the way.

Weaver:
Phan:

Weaver was in a bad spot, and it got even worse when the flop hit Phan big. The turn left Weaver drawing dead, and after the completed the board on the river, he made his way to the payout desk to collect $2,438.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Phan	660,000 70,000	70,000
Nick Weaver	Busted

Tags: Nick Weaver Ryan Phan

03-08-2015 17:54 UTC-5

Fred Walker Eliminated in 16th Place ($2,438)

Chad Holloway

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

A mistake may have just cost Fred Walker his tournament life.

The hand began innocently enough with James Hall opening for 35,000. Walker then three-bet all in for 110,000, but the problem was he acted out of turn. Mike Lang still needed to act, and as he told us after the hand, he had planned to move all in. Instead, he just called, which meant Walker's raise stood. Hall ended up folding, and then Lang snap-called.

Lang:
Walker:

The flop didn't help Walker, but the turn did give him a flush draw. Unfortunately for him, it didn't come in as the blanked on the river. Walker will take home $2,438 for his 16th-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Lang	570,000 180,000	180,000
Fred Walker	Busted

Tags: Fred Walker Mike Lang

03-08-2015 18:11 UTC-5

Jamie Kerstetter Eliminated in 15th Place ($3,242)

Chad Holloway

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

After being crippled down to 20,000 by Ryan Phan, RunGood Ambassador Jamie Kerstetter stuck to her guns and managed to work it back up to 250,000. A comeback looked like it could be in the cards, but any hope of that happening just came crashing down.

It happened when Kerstetter got her chips all in preflop against Adam Dinsmore.

Kerstetter:
Dinsmore:

Kerstetter had a kicker issue, and it didn't get resolved as the board ran out . Kerstetter smiled, and then took her leave in 15th place. Perhaps there is some small consolation in the fact that she managed to ladder up a rung.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Dinsmore	550,000 210,000	210,000
Jamie Kerstetter	Busted

Tags: Adam Dinsmore Jamie Kerstetter

03-08-2015 20:01 UTC-5

Mike Lang Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,298)

Chad Holloway

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

Cary Long raised to 58,000 under the gun and Mike Lang responded by three-betting all in for 480,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Long, and he made a quick call.

Long:
Lang:

Lang got it in good, but Long pulled out in front on the . Lang got out of his seat even before the appeared on the turn, and then officially bowed out in 12th place after the blanked on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Long	1,750,000 430,000	430,000
Mike Lang	Busted

Tags: Mike Lang Cary Long