Welcome To Day 1bc of the 2022 RGPS Council Bluffs Contenders $575 Main Event
Welcome back to PokerNews coverage of the 2022 RunGood Poker Series "Contenders" Tour $575 Main Event. Saturday brings a pair of starting flights at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time that will close out the preliminary flights for this weekend's event.
Days 1b and 1c will all but guarantee the poker room inside Horseshoe Council Bluffs is either full or close to it until the wee hours of the morning, as hundreds of hopefuls will look to add their name to Sunday's Day 2 roster alongside the 38 that did so on Friday night's Day 1a, which drew a total of 252 entries to kick off the event.
Starting stacks remain at 20,000 for all Day 1 flights with Levels 1-12 each being 30 minutes in length before seeing an increase to 45 minutes apiece. There will be 15-minute breaks at the completion of Levels 4 and 8, with late registration remaining open through the second break until the beginning of Level 9 in each flight.
Last night's flight saw play extended into Level 13, scheduled to stop at approximately 40 remaining players. The final number wound up being 38, with Isidro Sandoval (331,000) bagging the chip lead. Everybody in today's flights will be gunning for that number with the hopes of calling themselves the overall Day 1 chip leader.
Keep it here at PokerNews all day long for updates from the action.
and the big blind called. The original raiser and player on the button then folded.
and Snook bet another 2,200. His opponent called, and Snook fired 2,200 again on the river 
. His opponent called once more.
for a flopped two pair, aces and sixes. His opponent mucked and the pot was shipped his way.
. With both players holding two red cards, the turn 
completed the runout.
and the small blind continuation-bet 3,000. Steuer called.
and the small blind checked. Steuer put out 15,000, more than enough to put his opponent all in, and a call was made.
completed the runout to earn him the pot and the knockout.
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completed the runout and he was eliminated by Rathe as a result.
and the turn came 
. Both blinds checked once more, with Frenzel asking the big blind if he had checked. Upon receiving confirmation, Frenzel bet 4,000.
, giving Belcher a flopped set of queens. Belcher slammed his fist down onto the pot in celebration of the won pot, while Lammers congratulated him on a nice hand and wished the table the best of luck.
