Koskovich the First to Go Courtesy of the Downstream Champ

Back in February, Saied Moradi topped a field of 328 players to win the 2015 RunGoodGear.com Poker Series Main Event at the Downstream Casino Resort, which is located on the outskirts of Joplin, Missouri. As part of a four-way chop, Moradi took home $27,116 for his performance.

Moradi took a shot here in Council Bluffs yesterday, but failed to make it through. Not surprisingly, he's back on Day 1b to give it another go, and this time he's gotten off to a hot start by scoring the first elimination of the day.

It happened when Paul Koskovich of Sioux Falls opened for 225 from early position and Moradi called from the hijack. Isaac Tucker then three-bet to 600 from the button, Koskovich called, and Moradi pushed back with a four-bet to 3,225. Tucker called, as did Koskovich, and all three players took a flop of .

Koskovich checked, Moradi bet 6,000, and Tucker got out of the way. Koskovich proceeded to check-raise all in, and Moradi snap-called.

Moradi:
Koskovich:

Moradi was ahead with two pair, but Koskovich help a flush draw. Unfortunately for him, neither the turn nor river completed it and Koskovich became the first elimination of Day 1b, though he did ask where he should go to reenter.