Main Event
Day 2 Started
2016 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$144,000
Entries
144
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000
Welcome to Day 1b of RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs
The very first $1,100 Main Event of the RunGood Poker Series has one flight in the books, and Day 1b is on tap for today after 68 players showed up for Day 1a, with 13 advancing.
Russell Licking and Justin Gardenhire dominated proceedings on the opening day, with Licking setting the bar to clear at 240,500 if anyone from Day 1b hopes to take the overall chip lead.
Day 1a play reached Level 15 before a hard stop was hit with 13 players, so 14-plus levels are on top once again for Day 1b, with each lasting 40 minutes under the new, longer structure for RunGood Poker Series. Again, players start with 20,000 in chips with 50/100 blinds, working up to 1,500/3,000/500. Unlimited reentry is allowed until the close of dinner break after Level 9.
Cards are scheduled to fly at noon local time at Horseshoe Council Bluffs.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Early Notables
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Just a Bit Late
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
These players recently bought into the tournament. Mark Fink advanced to the final table last time RunGood was in town, finishing eighth for just over $4,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Brin Crushing Already
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Jeff Brin just sat down but almost immediately found himself all in. As Dan Hamm told it, there were a couple of early limps before Brin raised in middle position, and Jim Devaney reraised in the blinds. An early limper tried calling but accidentally reraised, and Jose Mendoza, who had also limped, go it all in. Brin went all in, as did Devaney, and the limper followed suit.
Brin: 
Mendoza: 
Early position: 
Devaney: 
Devaney had the lead but it evaporated in short order as 
flopped. The 
turn gave Brin even more of a stranglehold, and the 
sent him the pot, busting three opponents in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 | 65,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Phan Firing Up
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Recent entrants include Kevin O'Donnell and Ryan Phan, as well as Jim Devaney reentering.
Phan has been on fire in 2016, with more than $150,000 in cashes. He's had much of that success here at his home casino, where he got second in the WSOP Circuit Main Event for nearly $70,000. He also finished fifth in the last RunGood event here in May for $6,844.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |