Let's Do It Again -- Day 1b Set to Begin
The RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Casino $675 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed Main Event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which is taking place just across the river from Omaha, Nebraska, kicked off last night with the first of three starting flights, one that attracted 149 entrants and saw 24 survive the night.
Today, many of the fallen, and no doubt a bunch of first-timers, will take their shot in the second flight. Day 1b will kick off at 12:00 p.m. local time and play 13 levels (12 of which will be 30 minutes, and the last one 45 minutes). Then, at 7 p.m. tonight, the third and final flight will take place.
Today we expect to see a bunch of familiar faces including Wisconsinites Josh Reichard and Dan Almerli; World Series of Poker bracelet winner Eric Rodawig; RunGood Downstream champ Saied Moradi; and of course representatives from RunGood Gear including team members Bernard Lee, Jordan Morgan, Jamie Kerstetter, Bryan Campanello, Clint Tolbert, and Joe Hebda.
One RunGood Ambassador we won't see today is Ryan Tepen. That's because the Missourian finished Day 1a with a stack of 330,000, which was enough to make him the Day 1a chip leader. He will return at 12:00 p.m. local time alongside all the Day 1 survivors to play down to a winner, who will receive a nice payday as well as a $10,000 seat into the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event. Before that happens though, there's plenty of action to be had.
Cards will be in the air shortly, so stay tuned!