Ryan Phan was in the cutoff and checked a board of 
, and Kevin Berthelsen put 1,550 in. Phan dropped in a T5,000 chip and announced a raise. Berthelsen thought awhile and folded.
"You could have just checked," Phan chided him, showing 
for king-high.
"I almost shoved," Berthelsen said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 | 6,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Among the players who have recently joined the tournament: RunGood Pros Julie Anna Cornelius, Duma Lowery, and Jose Montes, who is on bullet two.
"Farmer" Phil Mader has also made the trek from Western Nebraska. He has just shy of $500,000 in cashes and sits seventh on Nebraska's all-time money list.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | -30,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 |
Bernard Lee bet 625 into two opponents on a completed board of 
, and only Kevin Berthelsen called.
"Two pair," Lee said, turning over 
.
It was good.
Lee, a RunGood Pro, has had success here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs before, making four deep runs in WSOP Circuit events here. The best result of those was a fourth-place finish in the Main Event back when it was a $5,000 buy-in in 2008 for $37,965.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000 | 1,000 |
|
19,500 | -500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
We found Travis Miles considering an all-in shove from Jose Montes on a completed board of 
. Miles pump-faked a couple of times but finally put in the 15,000 or so he needed to call.
Montes flipped over 
for a whiffed straight draw and immediately got up, and Miles turned over 
for a nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Day 1c is underway.
$675 Main Event
Day 1c Started
