Main Event | 2016 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs

08-21-2016 19:44 UTC-5

Brandon Fish Eliminated in 4th Place ($11,520)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Brandon Fish shoved under the gun for 204,000. Mike Sortino jammed in the next seat for around 650,000. Russell Licking thought long and hard in the big blind.

"I like my hand," Fish declared.

"I'm ahead," Licking said.

Finally, he folded.

Sortino:
Fish:

Fish was hoping to have live cards but was glad to see flop to give him some equity with a pair and some backdoor draws. He expressed disgust when the hit the turn to leave him down to two outs, and a river was a blank.

Licking claimed to have mucked queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Sortino	850,000	225,000
Brandon Fish	Busted

Tags: Brandon Fish Mike Sortino Russell Licking

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

08-21-2016 19:16 UTC-5

Phil Mader Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,496)

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Phil Mader shoved his last 140,000 or so in and got a call from Thomas Houston.

Houston:
Mader:

Mader needed a king but did not find one, and the Nebraska farmer collected his dues for fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Houston	370,000	250,000
Phil Mader	Busted

Tags: Phil Mader Thomas Houston

08-21-2016 19:13 UTC-5

Jasen Currie Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,984)

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jasen Currie shoved in from early position for 260,000, and Mike Sortino called in the big blind after about 30 seconds.

Currie:
Sortino:

Sortino opened up a big lead with two pair on the flop and he held it through the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Sortino	625,000	196,000
Jasen Currie	Busted

Tags: Jasen Currie Mike Sortino

08-21-2016 18:57 UTC-5

Two Streets for Licking

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Thomas Houston opened to 40,000 in the last hand at the previous level, and Russell Licking reraised to 120,000. Houston called, and both players checked the flop, leading to a board of . This time, Houston check-called 50,000. He did the same for 100,000 on the river.

Licking showed for trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Russell Licking	1,400,000	400,000
Thomas Houston	120,000	-305,000

Tags: Thomas Houston Russell Licking

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

08-21-2016 18:43 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Russell Licking	1,000,000	-50,000
Mike Sortino	429,000	104,000
Thomas Houston	425,000	100,000
Brandon Fish	410,000	-90,000
Jasen Currie	295,000	109,000
Phil Mader	200,000	-75,000

08-21-2016 18:36 UTC-5

Tom Leto Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,192)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Tom Leto put his last 19,000 in from the button and was heads up with Russell Licking after the latter reraised on the button.

Leto:
Licking:

The board ran out , leaving Licking with a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Russell Licking	1,050,000	-130,000
Tom Leto	Busted

Tags: Tom Leto Russell Licking

08-21-2016 18:22 UTC-5

Fish Doubles Through Leto

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Brandon Fish raised preflop in middle position and got action from big blind Tom Leto. Leto check-called 50,000 on the flop and another 75,000 on the turn. On the river, Fish shoved for 124,000 and Leto splashed in a call after some thought.