Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
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
Fink, Meyer Eliminated
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Mark Fink opened and got three-bet by cutoff Kipp Smith to 10,500. Fink jammed to put Smith at risk for 33,500, and the Nebraskan quickly called with 
. Fink had 
and the 
board was clean for Smith. Fink was left with 3,100 and went bust in short order.
At the other table, Shawn Meyer went bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,700
37,700
|
37,700 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Houston Eliminates One
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We didn't see the action, but a player got all in for what looked like around 60,000 on a 
flop from the small blind in a single-raised pot. Thomas Houston put him at risk from the big blind with 
and saw he was miles ahead of 
. The turn was a 
, ending the small blind's slim chances.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 |
Bag 'Em
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Two players went bust, so everyone left is bagging with two minutes left in the level.
At one table, a player was all in preflop for a short stack and called in two spots. Thomas Houston bet 20,000 into a dry side pot on a 
flop and his lone live opponent folded. The short stack had 
and Houston 
. Houston turned his opponent dead with the 
.
At the other table, Ryan Tepen was in the blinds and got a player with 41,000 in on a 
flop. Tepen had 
for trips and was fading the 
of his opponent. The combo draw bricked out, leaving Tepen's disgusted opponent busto.
End of Day 1b Counts
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
328,800
136,800
|
136,800 |
|
229,900
39,900
|
39,900 |
|
|
225,400
40,400
|
40,400 |
|
133,700
12,200
|
12,200 |
|
|
124,000
51,300
|
51,300 |
|
100,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
95,700
8,300
|
8,300 |
|
83,200
-2,800
|
-2,800 |
|
71,400
-17,100
|
-17,100 |
|
39,000
-400
|
-400 |
|
34,500 | |
|
|
32,800
3,300
|
3,300 |
|
32,400
400
|
400 |
No Joke: Tom Leto Leads Day 1b as Another 13 Bag
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Another Day 1 flight of RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs led to another hard as 13 players bagged a couple of levels before things were scheduled to end. The 76 who turned out pushed the two-flight total to 144 for the first $1,100 Main Event on the tour.
Tom Leto was the leader with an overwhelming stack of 328,800, far ahead of Day 1a leader Russell Licking's 240,500. Andre "Aces" Allen (229,900) and Thomas Houston (225,400) also finished with piles. RunGood Pro and two-time RunGood champ Ryan Tepen (133,700) also made it through, as did Phil Mader (83,200), Jeff Brin (71,400), and Terry Karn (32,400).
Allen is looking for another RunGood final table after making eighth place at RunGood North Kansas City for $1,595. He won a big race late when he raised to 7,500 at blinds of 600/1,200/200 and called the shove of a player in the big blind who had 35,700. Allen had 
and won against when the board came 
.
The last few levels were very good to Tepen, who is looking to add a trophy here to his wins at North Kansas City and RunGood Cup Championship in 2015. He won with all in preflop against 
, then took another race with 
against the sixes of former RunGood Council Bluffs champ Henry Gingerich. Then, Tepen flopped trip threes with and held against an opponent with on a flop to reach the hard stop for the night.
Players firing at least once and finding themselves busto included Ray Henson, Jeff Banghart, Greg Jennings, Aaron Johnson, Jamie Kerstetter, and Ryan Phan.
The 26 remaining runners gather Sunday at 11 a.m. to play to a winner who will claim $40,320.
Main Event
Day 2 Completed