Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 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
Settis Outs Fouts, Berthelsen Building
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Mike Fouts, who won the RGPS Council Bluffs Main Event in 2018 for $36,780, shoved all in on the button and Bhaskar Setti called from the small blind after taking a few moments to think about it.
Setti, who is originally from India and now lives in Omaha, showed 
and was ahead of the 
of Fouts.
Setti hit an ace on the flop and held to eliminate Fouts.
The next hand, Kevin Berthelsen opened to 1,000 and Setti called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Berthelsen checked. Setti bet 1,500 and Berthelsen called.
The turn was the 
and Berthelsen check-called again, this time to the tune of 3,000.
The river was the 
and Berthelsen put 10,000 of his 120,000 stack into the pot. Setti quickly folded.
Berthelsen already has more than six times the starting stack as we approach the end of level five.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
121,000 | |
|
36,500 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Break Time
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
The players are on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Barb Stahlecker Is a Big Fan of the RGPS, Wants a Seniors Tournament
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Barb Stahlecker made the trip from Norfolk, NE to Council Bluffs, which she says is her favorite place to play. She's making her way through the Day 1a field, sitting just under starting stack.
Stahlecker has played Run Good Poker Series events for the past three years, twice a year. She's a fan, but thinks the tour should add some Seniors Events.
Barb has five grandkids and just celebrated her 18th wedding anniversary. She says her husband doesn't play poker, which is "good. We only need one of us."
Stahlecker is looking to add something to her $6,324 in career tournament winnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000 | 18,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
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Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
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Papa Karn Loses Huge Pot to Former RGPS Main Event Champ Drew Woodke
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Four players saw the 
flop.
The action checked to Papa Karn, father of Run Good Founder and CEO Tana Karn. He bet 1,800 and two players called.
The turn was the 
and paired the board. Karn bet again, this time making it 3,100 and his two opponents continued.
The river was the 
and Karn checked behind the player in the small blind. Drew Woodke asked for a look at Karn's remaining stack and then tossed out a bet of 5,000. The small blind folded and Karn called.
Woodke showed 
and was just better than Karn's . Woodke won the huge pot and Karn was eliminated on the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Retired Army Linguist Al Johnson
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Al Johnson plays poker about once a week and always tries to play the Thursday Run Good Poker Series tournament when its in town. He also likes to play the main event when he has time and he's in the field early in level two.
He retired from the Army in 2017 after 20 years as a linguist and his favorite place to be stationed was Korea. He's married with three daughters, the oldest of which is 25.
"It was all fun and games until they were twelve," he says.
Al lives with his family in Papillion, NE.
A friendly face at a Run Good event is not unusual, but Al stands out among the rest with a large frame and a smile to match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,000 | 21,000 |