$700 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2023 RGPS Iowa
$700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 RGPS Iowa
Buy-in
$700
Prize Pool
$327,600
Entries
546
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
180
Players Left
22
Bartlett Leads The Final 22 Players Of Day 1a In the RGPS Council Bluffs Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The RunGood Poker Series Road Trip $700 Council Bluffs Main Event has seen its first flight of play conclude at The Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa. This first flight saw 180 entrants come out for their shot at a bag and a piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prizepool. After the dust settled, just 22 players remained with their hopes intact while all others will have to fire one of the following flights.
Leading the way is Cody Bartlett who ended their day with 705,000. Bartlett has been a regular around the Council Bluffs area in poker, with cashes dating all the way back to 2012. In 2021, Bartlett finished runner up in the Council Bluffs main event and with his massive bag here today, he looks to better that finish.
The two time RGPS Council Bluffs champion Derrick Plumage also found himself near the top of the chip counts with 697,000 at days end. With $115,185 in lifetime earnings and over 70% of that coming from RunGood poker stops, Plumage wears not only the crown of two time champion, but also the only player to win back to back rungood stops at the same location. He will be looking to collect a third main event title and his bag has put him in contention to do so.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Bartlett | 705,000 |
| 2 | Derrick Plumage | 697,000 |
| 3 | David Gallimore | 553,000 |
| 4 | Jason Crews | 415,000 |
| 5 | Cornelius Brown | 350,000 |
| 6 | Varun Uppal | 238,000 |
| 7 | Keerat Bawa | 236,000 |
| 8 | James Mullin | 234,000 |
| 9 | Mark Homan | 203,000 |
| 10 | Alex Wheeler | 199,000 |
Others who found bags included Jason Crews (415,000), Cornelius Brown (350,000), Keerat Bawa (236,000), and Michael Miller (188,000). Each one of them is looking for their first RGPS main event title. Another former council bluffs main event champion David Hengen (54,000) also found a bag at the end of the day. He looks to add a second main event title to an already stellar year as he recently collected the WSOPC council bluffs main event title.
Not all saw fortune favor them. Players like Kasey Mills, Michael Marder, Mallory Johnson, Mo Nuwwarah, Brian Winter former RGPS Council Bluffs main event champion Nate Steuer and WSOP bracelet winner Blair Hinkle. They will have ample opportunity to play the following two flights tomorrow in their quest to take the title.
Play ended with 25:57 left in Level 16 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante. This will be the level that the players return to unless one of the following flights ends earlier than this.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RunGood Poker Series Road Trip. Be sure to check out the updates of the main event in San Diego at Jamul Casino.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
705,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
|
697,000
334,000
|
334,000 |
|
553,000
553,000
|
553,000 |
|
415,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
350,000 | |
|
238,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
236,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
234,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
203,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
199,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
199,000
199,000
|
199,000 |
|
199,000 | |
|
188,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
162,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
|
161,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
136,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
128,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
124,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
107,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
54,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
Jacob Long Bubbles Day 1a of The RGPS Council Bluffs Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jacob Long moved all in for 11,000 which saw Cornelius Brown and Cody Bartlett call.
The board ran out 2♠4♠Q♣5♠10♠ and action checked down all the way.
Jacob Long: 8♦8♥
Cody Bartlett: 7♥4♥
Cornelius Brown: A♣A♥
The aces were good for Brown to eliminate Long from the tournament and the players all bagged up for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Mullin With Rockets On The Bubble
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
James Mullin raised to 21,000 from middle position and a player in the small blind three bet to 75,000. Mullin responded by moving all in for 117,000 and his opponent sighed and put the chips in the pot.
James Mullin: A♦A♠
Opponent: Q♣Q♥
The board ran out 9♥5♥7♦5♠J♠ and despite the sweat on the river of a painted spade, Mullin surivived.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
Hand For Hand Begins
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The players are down to just 23 players. Play will end when one more player is eliminated.
Three Tables Left
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A flurry of bustouts saw the field drop in size quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Mullin Doubles Through Setti
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was picked up with cards on their backs with James Mullin all in and at risk for his last 61,000 against Bhaskar Setti.
James Mullin: 10♣10♥
Bhaskar Setti: A♦Q♣
The board ran out 9♠4♥5♣6♣K♣ and the tens held up for Mullin as the night drew closer to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
137,000 | |
|
|
67,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |