2022 RGPS Council Bluffs

$575 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 RGPS Council Bluffs

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$48,771
Event Info
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
813
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
137
Players Left
1

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

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

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

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: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
O'Dell: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

Henrich found himself unable to to win the coin flip as the runout came {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} 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 us
Dakotah O'Dell
3,330,000 1,025,000
Mike Henrich us
Mike Henrich
Busted

Tags: Dakotah O'DellMike Henrich

Two Pots With No Showdowns

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 {8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. 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 us
Vicki McKee
ClubGG
3,410,000 360,000
Guanyun Cheng us
Guanyun Cheng
3,280,000 30,000
Kaleb Dunn us
Kaleb Dunn
2,685,000 155,000
Donald Nimneh us
Donald Nimneh
2,425,000 465,000
Dakotah O'Dell us
Dakotah O'Dell
2,305,000 5,000
Mike Henrich us
Mike Henrich
970,000
Eric Kyle us
Eric Kyle
795,000 -530,000

Tags: Dakotah O'DellEric KyleGuanyun ChengVicki McKee

"How Do You Not Lead?!"

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

Rob Palacios opened to 90,000 in middle position and Mike Henrich called in the hijack. Action folded around to Dakotah O'Dell, who defended his big blind and the flop came {j-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}. All three payers checked.

The turn came {10-Clubs} and O'Dell bet 115,000. Both players quickly folded.

"Jeez!" said O'Dell. "I flopped it!" He then turned over {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}.

"How do you not lead?!" O'Dell pleaded to Palacios from across the table. "How do you not lead?!"

Player Chips Progress
Dakotah O'Dell us
Dakotah O'Dell
2,300,000 230,000
Rob Palacios us
Rob Palacios
1,120,000 -215,000
Mike Henrich us
Mike Henrich
970,000 -190,000

Tags: Dakotah O'DellMike HenrichRob Palacios

Nick Barksdale Eliminated in 9th Place ($7,696)

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

Nick Barksdale opened to 100,000 in middle position and was called by both Rob Palacios in the cutoff and Guanyun Cheng in the big blind.

The flop came {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Spades} and Cheng checked to Barksdale, who continuation-bet 130,000. Palacios folded and then Cheng announce a check-raise to 330,000.

"Sick spot," said Barksdale. "I wish I had nothing."

Barksdale called and the turn was the {2-Clubs}. Cheng announced a bet of 350,000 and Barksdale said he was all in, pushing his stack of 635,000 forward.

"Call," said Cheng immediately.

"I'm dead," responded Barksdale.

Barksdale: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Cheng: {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}

"Six?" said Barksdale, seeing he had two outs to a chop. Neither came as the river {7-Spades} completed the runout and he wished the table a good game before making his way to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Guanyun Cheng us
Guanyun Cheng
3,250,000 1,605,000
Rob Palacios us
Rob Palacios
1,335,000 -305,000
Nick Barksdale us
Nick Barksdale
Busted

Tags: Guanyun ChengNick BarksdaleRob Palacios

Chris Fraley Eliminated in 10th Place ($6,190)

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

Vicki McKee opened to 180,000 in the hijack and Chris Fraley re-jammed for 580,000 on the button. McKee thought for a few moments and then made the call.

Fraley: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
McKee: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Fraley was in a coin flip for his tournament life and quickly fell behind on the flop {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. The turn {q-Spades} gave McKee quads, leaving Fraley dead to the river {2-Clubs} to become the first elimination at the final table.

All nine who remain are now guaranteed $7,696.

Player Chips Progress
Vicki McKee us
Vicki McKee
ClubGG
3,050,000 695,000
Chris Fraley us
Chris Fraley
Busted

Tags: Chris FraleyVicki McKee

Dunn Wins First Showdown

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

Action folded around to Chris Fraley in the small blind and he completed. Kaleb Dunn then checked his option in the big blind and the two went to a flop of {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Spades}. Fraley bet 40,000 and Dunn pumped it up to 120,000. Fraley called.

The turn came {5-Hearts} and Fraley checked. Dunn bet another 240,000 and Fraley called after a handful of seconds. Both players then checked the river {6-Diamonds} to take the hand to showdown.

Fraley showed {q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for a pair of sevens and Dunn turned over {7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} for sevens up to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kaleb Dunn us
Kaleb Dunn
2,530,000 485,000
Chris Fraley us
Chris Fraley
585,000 -515,000

Tags: Chris FraleyKaleb Dunn

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
SeatPlayer
1Rob Palacios
2Mike Henrich
3Donald Nimneh
4Guanyun Cheng
5Vicki McKee
6Dakotah O'Dell
7Chris Fraley
8Kaleb Dunn
9Nick Barksdale
10Eric Kyle

Raymond Yoder Eliminated in 11th Place ($6,190)

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

Action folded around to Donald Nimneh on the button and he opened to 100,000. Raymond Yoder re-jammed for his last 275,000 and Nimneh called.

Yoder: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Nimneh: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Yoder was unable to find a king as the runout came {2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Spades} and he was eliminated in 11th place. With his elimination, the tournament clock has been paused with 53:24 remaining in Level 24, just six-and-a-half minutes after returning from break for the final 10 players to rack up their chips and redraw for the unofficial final table of ten.

A seat draw of the final table will be posted shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Donald Nimneh us
Donald Nimneh
1,960,000 385,000
Raymond Yoder us
Raymond Yoder
Busted

Tags: Donald NimnehRaymond Yoder

Yoder Below Ten Bigs

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

A limped, blind-on-blind pot brought about a flop of {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, and Donald Nimneh bet 55,000. Raymond Yoder raised to 155,000 and Nimneh called.

Both players checked through the turn {9-Spades} and river {6-Diamonds} to take the hand to showdown, and Nimneh announced that he had a four as he showed {q-Spades}{4-Diamonds}.

"It's good?" Nimneh asked Yoder after the latter did not show a hand right away. Yoder acknowledged and sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Donald Nimneh us
Donald Nimneh
1,575,000 245,000
Raymond Yoder us
Raymond Yoder
275,000 -230,000

Tags: Donald NimnehRaymond Yoder