2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Council Bluffs
Nick Barksdale opened the hijack and then called after Walt Lustgraaf jammed for 395,000 from the small blind.
Walt Lustgraaf: A♥A♦
Nick Barksdale: K♠8♠
Lustgraaf woke up with the goods at the right time. There was no sweat on the Q♠6♥3♥2♦5♦ runout as Lustgraaf got the full double.
Nick Barksdale opened the cutoff to 90,000 and then called after Nick Hall jammed for 410,000 from the small blind.
Nick Hall: Q♠Q♥
Nick Barksdale: A♣2♠
Hall was in good shape to double and it stayed that way on the 10♦8♥3♦J♠9♦ runout as he secured the full double.
Nick Barksdale opened to 80,000 from the cutoff before Nick Hall jammed for 470,000 from the small blind. In the big blind, Walt Lustgraaf jammed for 490,000 and Barksdale snapped it off to put both players at risk.
Nick Hall: 5♠5♦
Walt Lustgraaf: A♠A♦
Nick Barksdale: J♠J♦
Lustgraaf was in great shape on the 8♥6♥4♥ flop until the J♥ turn gave Barksdale top set and was primed for a double knockout. However, the river was the 3♥ and the three players chopped the pot.
Level: 22
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Ryan Phan opened from the hijack and Nick Hall defended his big blind.
The Q♥J♦4♦ flop checked through to the 4♠ turn which saw Hall lead for 85,000 and Phan called.
Hall led again for 160,000 on the Q♠ river before Phan cut out a raise to 450,000. Hall would think over his decision for almost two minutes before he elected to fold, prompting Phan to table 5♠5♥ as his bluff got through.
Level: 21
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The final 11 players are going on a 15-minute break.
Play resumes in Level 21 with blinds at 15,000/30,000/30,000 with an average stack of 1,250,000.
Heads-up to a 9♦5♦2♦ flop, Darin Miller found himself all-in for 575,000 from middle position against Robert Renaud from under the gun.
Darin Miller: A♥K♦
Robert Renaud: Q♦J♦
Miller could not find another diamond on the 8♠3♥ runout as he was eliminated.