$575 Main Event | 2022 RGPS Council Bluffs

02-20-2022 23:05 UTC-5

Two Pots With No Showdowns

HillKerby

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #1: Guanyun Cheng opened to 90,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 260,000 by Vicki McKee in the cutoff. Dakotah O'Dell cold-called on the button and Cheng folded, taking action heads up to a flop of . McKee announced a bet of 320,000 and O'Dell folded.

Hand #2: On the very next hand, action folded to O'Dell and he opened to 90,000 in the cutoff. Eric Kyle three-bet to 225,000 in the small blind and O'Dell four-bet jammed for Kyle's effective stack of around 1 million.

Kyle thought went into the tank for about a minute and opted not to call, earning O'Dell the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicki McKee	3,410,000 360,000	360,000

Guanyun Cheng	3,280,000 30,000	30,000
Kaleb Dunn	2,685,000 155,000	155,000
Donald Nimneh	2,425,000 465,000	465,000
Dakotah O'Dell	2,305,000 5,000	5,000
Mike Henrich	970,000
Eric Kyle	795,000 -530,000	-530,000

Tags: Dakotah O'Dell Eric Kyle Guanyun Cheng Vicki McKee

02-20-2022 23:10 UTC-5

Mike Henrich Eliminated in 8th Place ($9,682)

HillKerby

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dakotah O'Dell opened to 90,000 in the hijack and action folded around to Mike Henrich in the big blind, who re-jammed for 930,000. After around two minutes, O'Dell announced a call. Henrich told O'Dell he was ahead and that it was a good call.

Henrich:
O'Dell:

Henrich found himself unable to to win the coin flip as the runout came to bring about his elimination from the tournament in eighth place.

All seven remaining players are now guaranteed five-figure paydays of at least $12,331 as play continues with just a couple of minutes remaining in what has been an action-packed Level 24.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dakotah O'Dell	3,330,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Mike Henrich	Busted

Tags: Dakotah O'Dell Mike Henrich

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

02-20-2022 23:23 UTC-5

Kyle Back Over a Milly

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Eric Kyle raised it up to 110,000 on the button and received a call from Donald Nimneh, defending his big blind.

The flop came and Nimneh checked to Kyle, who continuation-bet 70,000. Nimneh called.

The turn was the and Nimneh checked again. Kyle bet another 200,000 and Nimneh quickly folded.

"Show me the bluff," pleaded Nimneh. Kyle flashed and alleged he had nine high, which he later amended to having pocket nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donald Nimneh	2,150,000 -275,000	-275,000
Eric Kyle	1,050,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Donald Nimneh Eric Kyle

02-20-2022 23:29 UTC-5

Rob Palacios Eliminated in 7th Place ($12,331)

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded to Rob Palacios on the button and he open-jammed for about 550,000. Guanyun Cheng called in the big blind.

Palacios:
Cheng:

Palacios stayed ahead through the flop but picked up four extra outs to sweat on the turn . The river filled up Cheng's backdoor wheel draw, and Palacios was sent to the payout desk in seventh place as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guanyun Cheng	3,675,000
Rob Palacios	Busted

Tags: Guanyun Cheng Rob Palacios

02-20-2022 23:37 UTC-5

Nimneh Fires Twice

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Donald Nimneh opened in the hijack and action folded over to Kaleb Dunn, who defended his big blind.

The flop fell and Dunn checked. Nimneh continuation-bet 105,000 and Dunn called, bringing the turn . Dunn checked again and Nimneh fired a second barrel of 250,000.

"Good hand," said Dunn after about a minute in the tank. He let his hand go and Nimneh took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donald Nimneh	2,700,000
Kaleb Dunn	2,500,000

Tags: Donald Nimneh Kaleb Dunn

02-20-2022 23:52 UTC-5

Cheng Gets a Miraculous Double

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Guanyun Cheng opened to 110,000 under the gun and action folded around to Donald Nimneh, who three-bet to 450,000 in the big blind.

"All in," responded Cheng after about 10 seconds and Nimneh leaned back in his chair, visibly concerned with the raise.

"I'm not lying man. I'm not bullshitting. I have a very strong hand," said Nimneh. Just shy of three-and-a-half minutes went by and Nimneh announced a call.

Cheng:
Nimneh:

Nimneh had called with a dominating hand and remained ahead through the flop . The turn gave Cheng a backdoor flush draw, and it completed on the river .

"Yes!" exclaimed Cheng, clapping his hands together forcefully one time and standing up from his seat after making the nut flush.

Stacks were counted and Cheng's was 3.05 million. After Nimneh paid him off, he was left with just 320,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Guanyun Cheng	6,095,000 2,420,000	2,420,000
Donald Nimneh	320,000 -2,380,000	-2,380,000

Tags: Donald Nimneh Guanyun Cheng

02-20-2022 23:59 UTC-5

Nimneh Triples

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the very hand after being down to just a handful of big blinds, Donald Nimneh got his stack of 300K into the middle preflop from the small blind, receiving action from Guanyun Cheng in the big blind as well as Dakotah O'Dell in the hijack.

Cheng and O'Dell checked to the river on , where Cheng check-folded to a bet of 325,000 from O'Dell.

O'Dell showed for the nut flush, but it was bested by Nimneh's for a full house and he now finds himself just shy of 1 million with plenty of gas in the tank once more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guanyun Cheng	5,780,000 -315,000	-315,000
Dakotah O'Dell	2,850,000 -480,000	-480,000
Donald Nimneh	980,000 660,000	660,000

Tags: Dakotah O'Dell Donald Nimneh Guanyun Cheng

02-21-2022 00:03 UTC-5

Cheng Takes from O'Dell

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Guanyun Cheng opened on the button and received a call from Dakotah O'Dell in the big blind. Both players checked the flop and the turn came . O'Dell bet 150,000 and Cheng calls.

The river came and O'Dell checked. Cheng made around a pot-sized bet of 600,000 and O'Dell thought for a while before matching it.

Cheng tabled for a missed flush draw from the flop that backed into two pair. O'Dell sighed and sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guanyun Cheng	6,600,000 820,000	820,000
Dakotah O'Dell	1,800,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

Tags: Dakotah O'Dell Guanyun Cheng

02-21-2022 00:09 UTC-5

Donald Nimneh Eliminated in 6th Place ($15,901)

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded around to Donald Nimneh in the small blind and he raised to 150,000. Guanyun Cheng re-jammed for Nimneh's effective stack of around 1 million and Nimneh snap-called.

Nimneh:
Cheng:

Nimneh would be done in by an ace on the river against Cheng twice in short succession as the runout came , and he was eliminated in sixth place as a result. Nimneh takes home $15,901 for his performance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guanyun Cheng	7,850,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Donald Nimneh	Busted

Tags: Donald Nimneh Guanyun Cheng