Day 2 of the $800 Main Event at the RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix is set to resume at 12:00 p.m. local time here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs. The three Day 1 starting flights saw a total of 390 entries, 46 of which will be returning for the final day of action. The remaining players will be battling it out for a piece of the $273,000 prize pool with the first-place prize of $56,865 going to the winner, along with the RGPS ring.
Day 1a attracted 91 runners, with 11 advancing to Day 2. Nolan Garrett finished the flight as the player on top with 560,000 - good for third in the overall counts.
Day 1b was the biggest flight of them all, with 181 competitors showing up, but only 22 making it through. Richard Terry bagged big with 570,000 and will enter the final day second in chips.
Day 1c saw plenty of action, with a total of 118 entries tallied. Of the 14 who survived, it was Mike Fouts who finished the flight as the runaway chip leader with 747,000. He is the overall chip leader heading into Sunday and will look to leverage his big stack and experience in search of RGPS ring number four.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Mike Fouts | United States | 747,000 | 149 |
| 2 | Richard Terry | United States | 570,000 | 114 |
| 3 | Nolan Garrett | United States | 560,000 | 112 |
| 4 | Quang Pham | Vietnam | 554,000 | 111 |
| 5 | Robert Sherraden | United States | 532,000 | 106 |
| 6 | Dalton Jones | United States | 506,000 | 101 |
| 7 | Wesley Cannon | United States | 436,000 | 87 |
| 8 | David Hengen | United States | 423,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Robert Kirk | United States | 413,000 | 83 |
| 10 | Jared Grayson | United States | 404,000 | 81 |
Notables to look out for as Day 2 progresses include Quang Pham (554,000), Wesley Cannon (436,000), David Hengen (423,000), Craig Welko (288,000), Shane Fuller (283,000), Jon Lawson (262,000), Carl Masters (271,000), Nick Barksdale (186,000), James Mullin (168,000), and Liam Gannon (98,000).
Robert Renaud was the only player to double-bag and qualify for the final day with two stacks. His smaller stack will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and will be credited with a min-cash.
RGPS Grand Prix Council Bluffs $800 Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | $56,865 | 10-12 | $4,778 |
| 2 | $39,967 | 13-15 | $4,040 |
| 3 | $25,689 | 16-18 | $3,303 |
| 4 | $16,871 | 19-21 | $2,757 |
| 5 | $12,995 | 22-24 | $2,266 |
| 6 | $10,756 | 25-27 | $1,966 |
| 7 | $9,009 | 28-36 | $1,611 |
| 8 | $7,371 | 37-45 | $1,474 |
| 9 | $5,706 | 46 | $1,338 |
Action will resume in Level 13 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante and the tournament will play down to a winner. Levels will be 40-minutes in length and a 15-minute break will occur at the end of every three levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as the final day of action wraps up in the $800 Main Event here at the 2025 RGPS Grand Prix Council Bluffs.
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Carl MastersCraig WelkoDalton JonesDavid HengenJared GraysonJon LawsonLiam GannonMike FoutsNick BarksdaleNolan GarrettQuang PhamRichard TerryRobert KirkRobert RenaudRobert SherradenShane FullerWesley Cannon
