2016 RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs

$675 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2016 RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$31,443
Event Info
Buy-in
$675
Entries
209
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Steve Pham
Steve Pham
101,000
87,725
87,725
Kipp Smith us
Kipp Smith
59,500
500
500
Jon Lawson us
Jon Lawson
50,000
17,000
17,000
Mike Rieck us
Mike Rieck
43,800
17,250
17,250
Dylan Meier us
Dylan Meier
43,000
-2,500
-2,500
Henry Gingerich us
Henry Gingerich
41,000
17,900
17,900
Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
40,600
9,600
9,600
Thadd Wolff us
Thadd Wolff
39,000
19,000
19,000
JR Reiss us
JR Reiss
39,000
19,000
19,000
Kevin Berthelsen us
Kevin Berthelsen
18,400
-30,600
-30,600
Yash Mudireddy
Yash Mudireddy
12,000
1,000
1,000
Bhaskar Setti us
Bhaskar Setti
10,400
-2,000
-2,000
Ryan Tepen us
Ryan Tepen
Busted

Fink Out

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Mark Fink
Mark Fink

Kevin Berthelsen just busted Mark Fink when they got all in preflop with a short-stacked Fink's {5-}{5-} dominated by {10-}{10-}. The tens held up and Fink took his leave.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Berthelsen us
Kevin Berthelsen
46,000
27,600
27,600
Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

"You're Crazy, Man"

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Kipp Smith, pictured at a different event.
Kipp Smith, pictured at a different event.

Just before the new level, we found Kipp Smith firing 11,000 out of the big blind on a {5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Spades} flop. His opponent in middle position called, and Smith bet 16,000 more on the {4-Hearts} turn. He was called once more, so he finally checked the {10-Clubs} river. The middle player tossed 20,000 in, enough to put Smith all in for his last 17,400. Smith shook his head but called right away.

His opponent threw {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} into the middle, and Smith showed {9-Spades}{6-Spades} for tens and sixes.

"You're crazy, man," he said with a smile.

Player Chips Progress
Kipp Smith us
Kipp Smith
100,000
40,500
40,500

Tags: Kipp Smith

13 and 13

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Thirteen is the magic number, according to the tournament director. The tournament will play until 13 players remain or 13 levels have been played.

Reiss Eliminated

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

JR Reiss, a veteran of the game with $650K in tourney cashes dating to 2000, just went bust. He moved all in for 22,400 on a {10-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{5-Spades} flop, and Chunlei Yuan tank-called him.

Yuan: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}
Reiss: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Reiss was drawing, and the {k-Diamonds} turn increased his outs by bringing a flush draw. The {8-Clubs} river was a brick though.

Player Chips Progress
Chunlei Yuan
Chunlei Yuan
79,500
JR Reiss us
JR Reiss
Busted

Tags: Chunlei YuanJR Reiss

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Bartlett Pays Off Hengen

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Cody Bartlett raised to 4,800 under the gun, and both blinds gave him action. They checked to him on the {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop, and Bartlett bet 7,000. Big blind David Hengen put in 12,000 and was informed he would need to make it 14,000, which he did. Bartlett quickly called. Hengen bet 16,000 on the {j-Clubs} turn, and Bartlett called. He bet 17,000 more on the {k-Diamonds}, and Bartlett snap-called.

"I have a jack," Hengen said, showing {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

That was good, as Bartlett mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
David Hengen us
David Hengen
146,000
64,000
64,000
Cody Bartlett us
Cody Bartlett
15,000
-41,000
-41,000

Tags: David HengenCody Bartlett

Trying to Go Hero

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Steve Pham
Steve Pham

Steve Pham and Drew Woodke were the two chip leaders, and they just clashed in a huge pot.

The board read {10-Clubs}{q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades} on fourth street, and Pham checked to Woodke, who bet 7,000 on the button. Pham made it 19,000 to go, and Woodke called. On the {3-Diamonds} river, Pham bet 31,500, and Woodke snap-called.

Pham showed {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Woodke couldn't beat the trips.

"Tried to go hero on that one," Woodke mused. "All I had was a seven."

Player Chips Progress
Steve Pham
Steve Pham
200,000
99,000
99,000
Drew Woodke us
Drew Woodke
98,800
-53,700
-53,700

Tags: Steve PhamDrew Woodke