Break Time
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on a short break.
2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Main Event
Day: 2
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
The Chips Get in on Action Flop
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
"All in and a call," the dealer yelled in the last hand before the break.
We made our way over to discover action had exploded on a 
flop between Henry Gingerich and Mike Vanier. The former, who had a stack of 278,000, held the 
for the nut flush draw, and the latter, who was the shorter of the two with 271,000, had flopped trips with the 
.
With nearly 600K on the line, the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Gingerich made his flush, but he was not out of the woods as Vanier could still fill up. That proved easier said than done though as the useless 
bricked on the river. Vanier was clearly upset with his bad luck, and he had to exit in 23rd place for $2,011.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000 | 220,000 |
|
Busted |
Start-of-the-Day Chip Leader Exits in 24th Place
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | 340,000 |
|
Busted |
Fielder & Mendoza Off to the Races
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jeff Fielder managed to get his stack of 152,000 all in preflop and was flipping against Jose Mendoza.
Mendoza: 
Fielder: 
The 
flop was gin for Fielder, and after the 
appeared on the turn he just needed to dodge a seven on the river to double. That's just what he did too as the harmless 
rolled off. Fielder doubled on the hand while Mendoza was crippled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 178,000 |
|
40,000 | -160,000 |
Bernard Lee Thrown Down the Hall
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Goldman Gone in 26th Place
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Action folded to a short-stacked Kyle Goldman on the button and he moved all in for approximately 80,000. Jim Devaney folded from the small blind, but Adam Dinsmore opted to call from the big.
Goldman: 
Dinsmore: 
Goldman was behind, but he took the lead on the 
flop. Unfortunately for him, it was only temporary as the dealer burned and turned the to pair Dinsmore. The 
river failed to help Goldman, and he had to settle for 26th place and $2,011 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
The Three-Table Redraw
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | David Rockvam |
| 5 | 2 | Kevin Jones |
| 5 | 3 | Ryan Tepen |
| 5 | 4 | Robbie Kent |
| 5 | 5 | Jamie Kerstetter |
| 5 | 6 | Nick Weaver |
| 5 | 7 | Ryan Phan |
| 5 | 8 | Dan Thomas |
| 5 | 9 | -empty- |
| 9 | 1 | Mark Fink |
| 9 | 2 | James Hall |
| 9 | 3 | Cary Long |
| 9 | 4 | Mike Lang |
| 9 | 5 | Bernard Lee |
| 9 | 6 | Adrian Jimenez |
| 9 | 7 | Scott Dasovic |
| 9 | 8 | Paul Ewen |
| 9 | 9 | Joe Hebda |
| 10 | 1 | Calvin Musil |
| 10 | 2 | Mike Vanier |
| 10 | 3 | Jeff Fielder |
| 10 | 4 | Kyle Goldman |
| 10 | 5 | Jim Devaney |
| 10 | 6 | Adam Dinsmore |
| 10 | 7 | Fred Walker |
| 10 | 8 | Jose Mendoza |
| 10 | 9 | Henry Gingerich |
Marsh Bogged Down and Out
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000 | 100,000 |
|
250,000 | 206,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Rife Flips for His Tournament Life
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Raymond Rife got his last 80,000 all in preflop and found himself in a race situation against Jim Devaney.
Devaney:
Rife: 
Rife needed to improve to stay alive, and he failed to do it on the flop. The 
turn gave Devaney a set, and that meant Rife needed a jack and a jack only to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
, the last card Rife would see before taking his leave in 32nd place.
Rife followed both Wayne Sahl (33rd) and David Hengen (34th) out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000 | 70,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000