Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2019 RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$203,490
Entries
399
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Eric Kyle and Mike Vanier Jockey For Top Spot
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Mike Vanier was in the big blind and a player shoved from middle position for 12,000. Vanier eventually called after mulling it over for a moment or two.
Vanier showed 
and was ahead of the 
of his opponent. The board ran out 
and Vanier won the hand, eliminating his opponent.
Meanwhile, Eric Kyle is running hot and has managed to stack over 200,000 chips and currently holds the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000 | 235,000 |
|
171,000 | 171,000 |
|
69,000 | 69,000 |
|
25,800 | 25,800 |
|
11,000 | 11,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Break Time, Registration Closes at the Start of the Next Level
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The players are on their final break of the night and registration will close at the start of level nine.
Dan Dykehouse Is Looking for His Shot on Poker After Dark
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Dan Dykehouse is in the field, hailing from Sioux Falls, he travels to play several events a year at the Horseshoe in Council Bluffs.
He says it's a great room with a great staff and thinks it would be exciting to be on Poker After Dark. If he final tables this Main Event, he will be one step closer to the PAD stage, earning his spot in the RGPS Showbound satellite.
He works as a general manager and when he was asked how long he's been playing poker, he responded with a bit of a sigh.
He's made it this far through the field as the break approaches, with four more levels to play before the players bag for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 | 26,000 |
What a Flop: Jerry Heathershaw Flops a Set
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jerry Heathershaw got all in on the 
flop against an opponent holding 
. Heathershaw showed 
for a set and had his opponent covered.
The turn eliminated any drama when the 
paired the board. The river was the 
and Heathershaw collected the pot and stacked over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Kip Smith's Kicker is Better
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Four players saq the 
flop and Kip Smith was left heads up after check-calling a 2,500 bet from the player in the cutoff.
The turn was the and Smith check-called another 3,000. The river was the and both players checked.
Smith showed 
and outkicked his opponent who held only 
.
Smith is from Grand Island, NE and has $110,776 in career tournament winnings with five cashes in Run Good Poker Series Events.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000 | 48,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Elizabeth Hunter, a Regular Returning to Poker
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Elizabeth Hunter says she's a regular but took a few years off to focus on getting her daughter through high school and out of the house. She succeeded and is now back on the grind, sitting with just over 18,000 chips on Day 1a of the RGPS Main Event.
She came to Omaha by way of St. Louis and has been working for a transportation company for a "long time."
With her daughter working and settled after graduating from high school, Hunter, who has $17,452 in career tournament winnings, has now returned her focus to being a regular poker player and is looking to add to that number. Her biggest cash to date is $11,390 for a third-place finish in 2014 here in Council Bluffs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,200 | 18,200 |