Ryan Remmes raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and in the big blind, Jacob Long moved all in for 65,000 effective which saw Remmes call to put himself at risk.
Ryan Remmes: A♣9♦
Jacob Long: 10♦10♣
The board ran out 10♥9♠K♥6♥8♦ and the set of tens was good for Long to take down the pot and eliminate Remmes from the tournament.
At another table, Kevin Berthelsen was eliminated as well.
Cyrus Khorram moved all in from the hijack for 33,000 and in the cutoff, David Caron moved all in for the rest of his chips while all other players folded.
Cyrus Khorram: K♥Q♥
David Caron: 6♣6♠
The board ran out 10♥3♠8♥4♣J♠ and the sixes held up for Caron to end Khorram's chances.
At another table, Kasey Mills was all in for her last 39,000 and Gabriel Neighbors had called her with the covering stack.
Kasey Mills: K♠Q♠
Gabriel Neighbors: A♣8♦
The board ran out as no favor Mills and Neighbors added to his stack.
A player in first position raised to 7,500 which saw action fold around to Ashley "PokerFaceAsh" Frank on the button who called and the big blind called as well.
Action checked through on the 3♥4♣K♣ flop to the 8♦ turn that saw action get to the under the gun player who bet 16,000 which only Frank called.
On the river K♠, the under the gun player bet 16,000 and Frank responded by raising to 37,000. Her opponent thought for a bit before tossing his hand into the muck and Frank took down the pot.
The RunGood Poker Series Road Trip $700 Council Bluffs Main Event has seen its second 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 the second flight saw 189 players go for a piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prizepool. After the dust settled, just 23 players remained with their hopes intact while all others will have one final chance tonight in the final flight.
Leading the way is Mark Laughlin who ended their day with 513,000. Laughlin spent much of the early chunk of the tournament on the short stack. It wasn’t until a triple up he had through defending champion Joshua Kopp (279,000), and knocking out Brian Winter shortly afterwards where he defined himself as one of the flight chip leaders. Laughlin final tabled this event in 2020, finishing in 6th place for $7,990. With this stack today, he looks to better the finish he had back then with a massive score.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Chip Count
1
Mark Laughlin
513,000
2
Lionel Jiang
496,000
3
Robert Whitney
426,000
4
Robbie Kent
404,000
5
Tyler Bock
351,000
6
Ben Ludlow
322,000
7
Andre Allen
315,000
8
Joshua Kopp
279,000
9
James Girouard
265,000
10
Shane Fuller
260,000
Kopp also found a bag and will be looking to match Derrick Plumage’s feat of winning two RGPS main events in a row. Others that found bags included Ben Ludlow (322,000), RGPS St. Louis Champion Andre Allen (315,000), Yashveen Mudireddy (242,000), Angela Jordison (215,000), and Maxx Holland (195,000). Each one of them looking to carve a piece of RG history as the season winds to a close.
Not all saw fortune favor them. Players like Mark Lafata, Michael Marder, Mallory Johnson, Mo Nuwwarah, former RGPS Council Bluffs main event champion Nate Steuer and WSOP bracelet winner Blair Hinkle. With one more opportunity tonight in the final flight, they will try once more to secure a bag to make Day 2 of this event.
Defending champion Joshua Kopp found a bag to keep his chances at a back to back title alive.
Play ended with 25:57 left in Level 16 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante in the prior flight. This flight went longer than the previous flight, so all will be returning to this level barring an early end on the final flight.
PokerNews coverage will now go on a pause. Check back in later tonight for coverage of the final flight. Also be sure to check out all updates with the concurrent RGPS main event that is running in San Diego at Jamul Casino.
