Tom Fehr moved all in for 48,500 from the cutoff and was up against an opponent in early position.
Tom Fehr: J♠J♦
Opponent: A♠Q♣
The flop came J♥K♠10♣ to give Fehr a set, but his opponent had flopped the nut straight to take the lead. The turn, though, was the 10♠ and Fehr improved to a full house. The river came the 6♥ and Fehr doubled up.
"That was a roller coaster of emotions," Fehr said as he raked in the pot.
Grant Hinkle moved all in for 15,000 under the gun and Jeremy Corr called on the button, as did Jeremy Wieck in the big blind.
Corr and Wieck checked the A♠7♦J♣ flop, and Corr then bet 15,000 on the 10♥ turn. Wieck called to the K♦ river, where Corr bet another 15,000.
Wieck then raised to 45,000, and Corr moved all in. Wieck snap-called and turned over Q♥Q♦ for a straight, while Corr had the same straight with A♦Q♠. Hinkle mucked 5♦4♦ and headed to the rail as Corr and Wieck chopped the pot.
Kevin Berthelsen raised to 4,000 in the cutoff, Cody Daeges moved all in for 25,000 on the button, and Berthelsen called.
Cody Daeges: A♥Q♦
Kevin Berthelsen: 7♥7♠
Daeges was racing for his tournament life and picked up additional outs on the 2♥K♠10♠ flop. The 5♠ turn was no help, but Daeges hit the A♦ on the river to win the pot and double up.
A player under the gun bet 8,000 on a flop of 9♠4♣4♥ and Kevin Watson called in early position, as did Brett Slezak in the small blind.
The turn was the A♠ and the under-the-gun player bet another 8,000. Watson then raised to 20,000 and Slezak got out of the way, but the under-the-gun player called to see the 5♠ river.
He then moved all in for 40,000, and Watson practically beat him into the pot. Watson turned over 9♦9♣ for a flopped full house, and the all-in player tossed A♦10♥ into the muck as he made his exit.
"The rich get richer," Slezak said to Watson after the hand.
Jeremy Wieck raised to 5,000 under the gun before an opponent in early position moved all in for 30,000. The big blind tanked for a minute before folding as action went back on Wieck. "I guess I have to call," he said as he put in the chips.
All-in Player: A♠Q♦
Jeremy Wieck: 10♥10♦
The 5♥5♦5♣ flop gave Wieck a full house, while the 8♠ fell on the turn. The river was the 10♠, and the all-in player was sent to the rail.
"A little bit of overkill there. If you call, I don't know what I would do," Wieck said to the big blind as he raked in the pot.
Around 50,000 was already in the middle as three players went to the turn on a board of Q♠2♣2♠9♥. Ryan Remmes then moved all in for 29,000 in the big blind and Delilah Lerner called in middle position. The small blind reshoved for 37,500, and Lerner again called to put both opponents at risk.
Remmes showed K♠2♦ for trips, the small blind also had trips with 4♦2♥, while Lerner was behind holding K♦Q♣. The river was the 5♣ and Remmes took the main pot to triple up, while the small blind took the small side pot off Lerner.
Nolan Garrett has built up a big stack here on Day 1a, and if that sounds familiar, it’s because he did the same thing last year.
Garrett finished as the chip leader of the opening flight the last time the RunGood Poker Series came here to the Horseshoe Council Bluffs last November. He ended up finishing in third place out of 390 entries in that event, earning a career-best $39,009. A few months later, Garrett is back and looking forward to doing it all over again.
“Just ready to grind it out again. Had a good time last year,” he said as he took around 80,000 into the second break of the day.
Garrett is retired from the Air Force and currently works in aviation. He describes himself as a recreational player, hitting the felt primarily here in Council Bluffs as well as other RunGood events and the WSOP. “Nothing too crazy,” he said about his poker background.
Garrett climbed up over 100,000 earlier in the day when he spiked a flush on the river to beat his opponents’ pair of queens. While he’s slid back a bit from his earlier heights, Garrett has still enjoyed his time so far today.
“The earlier tournaments were a little rough. Kept on getting rivered. But here, seems to be going good so far. so we’ll see. Ready to bag,” he said.
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