$575 Main Event | 2022 RGPS Council Bluffs

02-20-2022 10:42 UTC-5

Welcome To Day 2 of the RunGood Poker Series Contenders Council Bluffs $575 Main Event

HillKerby

Sunday is marathon day at the RunGood Poker Series Contenders Council Bluffs $575 Main Event, and 137 players will return to Horseshoe Councill Bluffs with their hopes of being the one player to outlast everybody else. A total of 813 entries were recorded over the tournament's three starting flights this weekend, and an extended day at the felt will see the eventual champion earn themselves $80,853.

Entering the day with the overall chip lead is Brett Reichard (465,500), whose late-night surge in last night's final flight ultimately left him more than 40% clear of his next closest competitor in Day 1a chip leader Isidro Sandoval (331,000). Day 1b chip leader Daniel Thomas starts the day in third, and Mike Vanier and Beriz Turnadzic round out the top five, each with a stack of 277,500.

Other notable players in contention include Luke Blindert (235,000), Ryan Phan (175,500), Mark Fink (136,000), Johnnie Moreno (91,000), and RunGood Ambassador Blair Hinkle (74,500).

Play will resume with six minutes remaining in Level 13 (2K/3K/3K) and continue with 45-minute levels until the start of Level 22 (15K/25K/25K). The top 90 places will be paid, meaning about 35% of the returning field will walk away empty-handed. Everybody who does make it into the money will earn a min-cash of $937, with payouts increasing regularly all the way through to the finish.

Cards are in the air at 11 a.m. local time, and a full day of action-filled poker will be getting underway shortly. PokerNews will be on hand to keep you updated every step of the way, so don't go anywhere.

Tags: Beriz Turnadzic Blair Hinkle Brett Reichard Daniel Thomas Isidro Sandoval Johnnie Moreno Luke Blindert Mark Fink Mike Vanier Ryan Phan

02-20-2022 12:13 UTC-5

Royal Flush Over Quads

HillKerby

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On the very first hand of the day at Table 3 moments ago, Nancy McDonald opened to 12,500 in early position and was called by Saif Sayah in the small blind. The flop came and Sayah checked to McDonald, who continuation-bet 8,000.

Action checked through the turn and the river came . The rest of the chips made it into the center, and the room erupted.

McDonald:
Sayah:

McDonald had hit running sevens to make quads, only to see Sayah turn over a flopped Royal Flush to eliminate her from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saif Sayah	207,500 105,500	105,500
Nancy McDonald	Busted

Tags: Nancy McDonald Saif Sayah

02-20-2022 14:42 UTC-5

Ryan Phan Eliminated on the Bubble by Kaleb Dunn

HillKerby

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Randy Wilson opened to 15,000 in early position and Ryan Phan re-jammed for 72,000 in the cutoff. Kaleb Dunn went into the tank for a while before announcing a call, and then Wilson spent over a minute in thought before announcing he had a made hand as he sent it to the muck.

Phan:
Dunn:

Phan was unable to find a nine on the runout and was eliminated in 91st place as the Bubble Boy of the RGPS Conteners Tunica $575 Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Wilson	365,000 -15,000	-15,000
Kaleb Dunn	230,000 93,000	93,000
Ryan Phan	Busted

Tags: Kaleb Dunn Ryan Phan

02-20-2022 20:07 UTC-5

Henrich Doubles, Reichard Falls

HillKerby

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hand #1: Jeff Tebben opened to 65,000 in the cutoff and Mike Henrich re-jammed on the button for 180,000. Tebben called.

Henrich:
Tebben:

The board ran out and Henrich held to double.

Hand #2: Moments later, Day 1 chip leader Brett Reichard was eliminated from an adjacent table after open-jamming for 400,000 on the button and being called by Eric Kyle in the big blind.

Reichard:
Kyle:

Reichard stood no chance on the runout, resulting in his elimination in 19th place. Two tables now remain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Kyle	1,030,000 320,000	320,000
Mike Henrich	420,000 55,000	55,000
Jeff Tebben	355,000 -70,000	-70,000
Brett Reichard	Busted

Tags: Brett Reichard Eric Kyle Mike Henrich

02-20-2022 20:19 UTC-5

Isidro Sandoval Eliminated in 18th Place ($4,150)

HillKerby

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Isidro Sandoval went all in from early position for 100,000 and Shem Yusuf re-jammed for 560,000 one seat over. Everybody folded behind.

Sandoval:
Yusuf:

Sandoval was unable to find a three on the runout and was eliminated in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shem Yusuf	720,000 15,000	15,000
Isidro Sandoval	Busted

Tags: Isidro Sandoval Shem Yusuf

02-20-2022 20:34 UTC-5

David Caron Eliminated in 17th Place ($4,150)

HillKerby

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Mike Henrich opened to 65,000 in middle position and saw Dan Dykhouse re-jam in the hijack. David Caron called all in for 40,000 in the small blind and Henrich announced a call all in for less.

Caron:
Henrich:
Dykhouse:

A jack appeared on the flop to put Henrich out in front, where he further improved to top two pair as the turn and river completed the runout. His stack was totaled to be 440,000, and Dykhouse was left with just 80,000 after paying him off.

On the next hand, however, Dykhouse quadrupled after preflop action culminated with an isolation-raise from Jeff Tebben's , which left him flipping for his tournament life with . Two kings came on the flop and Dykhouse was back in action.

Caron's elimination brings the field down to 16.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Henrich	970,000 550,000	550,000
Dan Dykhouse	345,000 -265,000	-265,000
Jeff Tebben	270,000 -85,000	-85,000
David Caron	Busted

Tags: Dan Dykhouse David Caron Jeff Tebben Mike Henrich

02-20-2022 20:52 UTC-5

Jeff Tebben Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,150)

HillKerby

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jeff Tebben re-jammed for his last 200,000 in the small blind after facing an open from Donald Nimneh on the button. Nimneh called.

"You're ahead," said Tebben as he showed . Nimneh tabled .

The flop came to give Tebben eight straight outs in addition to his two live cards.

"That's not the worst flop," Tebben stated. The turn came , and he changed his tune upon adding diamond flush outs: "Oh, now I have too many outs. I can't hit," he said. He was right, as the board paired on the river and he was eliminated in 16th place.

With 15 players now remaining, all in contention are guaranteed a payday of at least $5,038.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donald Nimneh	1,200,000 70,000	70,000
Jeff Tebben	Busted

Tags: Jeff Tebben Donald Nimneh

02-20-2022 21:04 UTC-5

Travis Bettcher Eliminated in 15th Place ($5,038)

HillKerby

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Rob Palacios opened to 90,000 in the hijack and Travis Bettcher re-jammed for 355,000 in the small blind. Palacios immediately announced a call and showed Bettcher the bad news.

Bettcher:
Palacios:

"Nice hand," Bettcher acknowledged. "It happens," he added of his tournament fate as the runout resulted in him taking 15th place in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Palacios	1,170,000 70,000	70,000
Travis Bettcher	Busted

Tags: Rob Palacios Travis Bettcher

02-20-2022 21:22 UTC-5

Dan Dykhouse Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,038)

HillKerby

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dan Dykhouse open-jammed in the hijack for around 500,000 and ClubGG Qualifier Vicki McKee immediately dropped two chips onto the felt thereafter from the cutoff. All remaining players folded.

"Do you have aces?" asked Dykhouse, given the quick nature of McKee's call. He showed as McKee told him that she did not have aces. Instead, she had , the hot hand at the table over the past 90 minutes.

"That hurts," remarked Dykhouse, having been on the wrong end of a hand with pocket nines earlier for a large pot. Unfortunately for him, McKee's nines bested his sixes as the runout changed nothing and resulted in him taking 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicki McKee	2,230,000 645,000	645,000

Dan Dykhouse	Busted

Tags: Dan Dykhouse Vicki McKee

02-20-2022 21:28 UTC-5

Shem Yusuf Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,038)

HillKerby

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Shem Yusuf was in the big blind and saw an open to 65,000 and a call before Nick Barksdale three-bet to 220,000 in the small blind. Yusuf re-jammed in the big blind for a bit more than 300,000 and action folded back to Barksdale, who called.

Yusuf:
Barksdale: