The floor has just announced that play will continue upon the end of Level 12, now scheduled to stop at around six minutes remaining in Level 13 or when 40 players remain, whichever comes first.
Also, the scheduled 6 p.m. Day 1c flight has been pushed back to 6:30 p.m. to accommodate for the extended schedule.
Just last week, Johnnie "JohnnieVIBES" Moreno notched the largest live score of his poker career by a long shot, taking second place in the $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event for $124,675. Following the finish, it didn't take long before he jumped on board the RunGood train and headed out to Council Bluffs.
Riding the momentum and flying to Omaha tomorrow for the @RGPokerSeries stop @HorseshoeIowa # https://t.co/a01o6vzhEs
— Johnnie VIBΞS (@JohnnieVibes)
Moreno comes into the RunGood Council Bluffs Main Event with a total live earnings of more than $250,000, including five WSOP Main Event cashes, including three in the last four years.
As for this event, Moreno is closing in on doubling the 20K with which he started, having chipped up to 36,500 midway through Level 6.
There was a pile of chips in the middle on a board reading 
with heads-up action between Daniel Thomas in the big blind and an opponent in early position.
Thomas bet 15,000 and his opponent jammed for a little more than a qualifying raise. Thomas called.
"Do you have the flush?" asked Thomas's opponent as he turned over 
. Unfortunately for the player, he wound up being in even worse shape than if he were up against a flush as Thomas turned over 
for a turned set of nines. The case four did not come on the river 
and Thomas collected the pot and the knockout, bringing him over a quarter-million in the process and making him the chip leader in the field with less than 90 players now remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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277,000 |
Matt Polak was in the big blind and defended versus an early-position open. Both players checked the flop 
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The turn was the and Polak bet 5,000. His opponent called, and Polak threw out another 5,000 on the river .
Polak's opponent let out an audible sigh and then took a handful of seconds to meekly toss a chip onto the felt. Polak showed 
and the player became visibly frustrated, flashing 
as he threw his cards to the muck and complaining about Polak having hit numerous boards on the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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102,000
65,500
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65,500 |
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90,000
38,500
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38,500 |
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88,000
12,700
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12,700 |
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68,500
3,500
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3,500 |
|
68,000
4,200
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4,200 |
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68,000
46,000
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46,000 |
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66,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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56,100
1,900
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1,900 |
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54,800
25,800
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25,800 |
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54,000
12,500
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12,500 |
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39,800
17,200
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17,200 |
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39,500
14,500
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14,500 |
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34,000
21,200
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21,200 |
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33,600
15,900
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15,900 |
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32,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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23,000
19,300
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19,300 |
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18,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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Vicki McKee limped in early position and saw the hijack go all in for 7,500. Action folded back to her and she made the call.
All-In Player: 
McKee:
The all-in player's slim chances at staying alive were crushed on the flop 
, leaving him in need of running aces or running jacks to earn a chop, and that would not be in his forecast as running 
completed the board to earn McKee the pot and knockout with her trip eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 |
After busting yesterday's Day 1a, Event #2 Champion ($135 Pro Bounty) Brian Frenzel was just seen in the field with action folding to him on the button. He opened to 2,500 and both blinds called.
Action checked through the flop 
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.
However, the dealer misunderstood Frenzel's question as a verbal announcement of a check and brought a premature to complete the board before looking up and seeing chips on the felt. The inevitable floor call was to made once everybody involved clarified the situation, but it proved to be unnecessary as both blinds opted to fold after knowing Frenzel's intention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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72,000
72,000
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72,000 |
