2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Council Bluffs
Level 13: Blinds 3,000/5,000
The under the gun player opened to 12,000 and Mo Nuwwarah defended his big blind.
Nuwwarah check-called a 12,000 continuation on the Q♠8♠8♣ flop.
Nuwwarah opted to lead for 16,000 on the repeat Q♥ turn and his opponent stuck around.
Nuwwarah fired again for 70,000 on the river, leaving himself just 36,000 behind. After a minute's tank, the under the gun player conceded the pot without showdown.
Joshua Brower opened to 9,000 under the gun before the hijack jammed for 9,000 and Bround called.
Hijack: A♠A♥
Joshua Brower: A♣10♣
Brower was in terrible shape until the K♣J♣5♣ flop gave him the nut flush. The 8♠ turn left his opponent drawing dead to the 3♥ river as Brower collected another pot. He was at 11,000 chips not long ago but has increased his stack to over 200,000 since.
Level 12: Blinds 2,000/4,000
Abbas Pasha opened the cutoff to 8,000 and Keith Murrell defended his big blind.
On the 9♠8♠8♣ flop, Pasha continued for 5,000, Murrell clicked it to 10,000, Pasha raised, and Murrell called all-in for 27,000.
Keith Murrell: Q♣8♥
Abbas Pasha: A♠4♠
Murrell was ahead with trip eights but couldn't fade the flush draw on the 2♠ turn. He failed to fill up on the K♦ river as the tournament has been reduced to its final three tables.
The remaining 30 players are going on a 15-minute break, and the final 14 will advance to Day 2.
Play resumes at 12:48 a.m. with in Level 12 with blinds at 2,000/4,000.
Level 11: Blinds 1,500/3,000
Dalton Jones opened the cutoff to 6,500 and the button flatted. The player in the big blind then jammed for 69,500. Jones isolated and the button folded.
Big Blind: 9♠9♣
Dalton Jones: A♠A♣
Jones woke up with aces at the right time and even had suit coverage as the board ran out no sweat K♦10♥2♥6♠7♣ as Jones becomes the largest stack in the room.
Level 10: Blinds 1,000/2,000
Ben McCoy opened to 4,000 from under the gun and Phil Mader called in the small blind.
On the J♠8♣2♠ flop, McCoy continued for 8,000 before Mader jammed for 36,500 effective as the covering stack. McCoy thought it over for a moment before he stuck in the call.
Ben McCoy: Q♣J♦
Phil Mader: 10♥10♦
McCoy was in good shape to double and it stayed that way as he faded the two-outer on the 4♥J♣ runout and he collected the pot.
Day 1c attracted 118 entrants, creating a total of 461 for the event. This generated a total prize pool of $322,700.
48 players remain, with 14 advancing to Day 2.
10 minutes remain in Level 9 with blinds at 1,000/1,500, and the average stack is just under 75,000.