Barksdale Has The Chips In His Corner; Nuwwarah and Hinkle Advance In Flight 1b
The second flight of the RunGood Poker Series $600 Main Event at Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in Council Bluffs saw a total of 134 entrants, put their name into consideration for the next Main Event Ring. After the dust settled, only 17 found their way to a bag at the end of the night.
Leading the way is Nick Barksdale who ended the day with 551,000. Barksdale saw many of his chips acquired in a cooler spot where he had the nut flush versus Brian Frenzel who possessed a lower flush. That pot catapulted him to the chip lead and he maintained it for the majority of the tournament.
RGPS Council Bluffs Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Barksdale | 551,000 |
| 2 | Mo Nuwwarah | 477,000 |
| 3 | Brian Pham | 475,000 |
| 4 | Richard Kling | 398,000 |
| 5 | Brian Ostendorf | 384,000 |
| 6 | Eric Colvin | 359,000 |
| 7 | Grant Hinkle | 356,000 |
| 8 | Ronald Bay | 176,000 |
| 9 | Matthew Palmer | 164,000 |
| 10 | Tony Birney | 152,000 |
Also finding their way through the day are Mo Nuwwarah (477,000) and WSOP bracelet winner Grant Hinkle (356,000). Both players are RGPS regulars and have positioned themselves for a run towards their next titles. Eric Colvin seemed destined to be the last player to leave before the money when he got his remaining chips in with pocket tens against his opponents pocket aces. Fate had other ideas as a running straight doubled him up on the second to last pot of the night and he ended the day with 359,000.
Players who saw their 1b bagging dreams coming to a close included Blair Hinkle, Jeff Tebben, Ryan Phan, Duster Ellis, and Brian Frenzel. They will all have two more opportunities to bag in the form of tomorrow’s flights at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Players will return on Day 2 at the beginning of level 15 where they will play until a winner is crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RunGood Poker Series.
was safe enough for the aces, but the turn 
saw outs open up in the form of a gutshot for the tens. The river 
saw the tens snag the lead to make a straight and win the hand. 
and the set of queens was good enough to win the pot and eliminate the final player of the night. 
and action checked over to Long who bet 15,000 which saw only Slang called. 
for queens and jacks with an ace which was good against the 
for queens and nines.
and Hinkle was able to make two pair to eliminate one player while doubling through the other.
and Bay eliminated his opponent and nearly doubled his stack.