$800 Main Event Day 1a | 2026 RGPS Passport Council Bluffs

22 hours 27 minutes ago

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Myrddin McHugh	120,000 94,000	94,000
Daniel Hamm	120,000 70,000	70,000
Joel Lundstrom	80,000 10,000	10,000
Jesse Keel	70,000 5,000	5,000
Brett Slezak	65,000 9,000	9,000
Siphonh Tran	60,000 20,000	20,000
Sam Crouch	50,000 15,000	15,000
Robert Renaud	40,000 40,000	40,000
William Willis	35,000 15,000	15,000
Ron Green	35,000
Ryan Phan	27,000 27,000	27,000
Daryl Oppelt	25,000 20,000	20,000
Jeff Copeland	3,000 3,000	3,000

22 hours 31 minutes ago

"That's How It's Supposed to Be"; Fouts Rides a Roller Coaster to a Double

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Joseph Wilson limped in from under the gun, Mike Fouts moved all in for 10,000 on the button, and Wilson called.

Mike Fouts: J♥J♣ All in
Joseph Wilson: 9♥8♥

Fouts was ahead with his jacks as the flop came 9♠2♦7♥, but Wilson hit two pair on the 8♣ turn to move in front. The river, though, brought the J♦ to give Fouts a set and the double up.

"That's how it's supposed to be," Fouts, who won this event back in 2018, said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Fouts	20,000
Joseph Wilson	20,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Joseph Wilson Mike Fouts

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

22 hours 37 minutes ago

Garrett Spikes the River For a Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

"Stay here, I'm going to go for it," the small blind said as Robert Renaud raised to 2,000 under the gun. Nolan Garrett called on the button, as did the small blind.

All three players checked the 8♥K♣Q♥ flop, and the small blind then moved all in for 7,500 on the J♥ turn. Only Garrett called.

The small blind showed Q♠5♥ for a pair of queens, while Garrett had A♥7♠ for straight and flush draws. The 4♥ fell on the river, and Garrett made his flush to send the small blind to the rail.

"You had a lot of outs, but you're supposed to fade those most of the time," the small blind lamented as he made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nolan Garrett	140,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Nolan Garrett Robert Renaud

22 hours 43 minutes ago

Thomas Smacks the Flop to Bust One

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Russ Thomas raised to 2,200 in early position before a player on the button moved all in for 8,000. "It's only my money," he said to Thomas, who took about 30 seconds before calling.

All-In Player: J♥J♠ All in
Russ Thomas: A♥2♥

The at-risk player was ahead with his jacks, but the A♦Q♥3♥ flop gave Thomas top pair with the nut flush draw. "That's a good flop for you," his opponent said as the board ran out 10♣5♠ to earn Thomas the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Russ Thomas	60,000

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22 hours 49 minutes ago

Lerner Scoops a Three-Way All In on the River

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Five players went to a flop of J♦10♠5♦ when the small blind moved all in for 16,800. Delilah Lerner called in the big blind, while another opponent in early position reshoved. Lerner called for her last 24,500.

Small Blind: J♥9♥ All in
Delilah Lerner: 9♦8♦ All in
Early-Position Player: A♦6♦

The small blind was ahead with top pair, while Lerner and the early-position player both had flush draws. The turn was the 9♠, while the 7♥ fell on the river.

The small blind began celebrating his triple up, but Lerner then pointed out she had made a straight on the river. The small blind kept dancing as he made made his way to the rail, while Lerner also took the side pot to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Delilah Lerner	70,000 5,000	5,000

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22 hours 58 minutes ago

Pham Triples Up

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Quang Pham moved all in for 5,000 from middle position and was called by Nick Barksdale and another opponent in the big blind.

Barksdale and the big blind checked down the J♦6♠9♦8♠3♣ board. Barksdale showed A♣10♣, the big blind had K♦Q♥, while Pham slammed down 4♣4♦ and raised his arms in the air in celebration as his fours held on to earn him the triple up.

"17K just like that," another tablemate said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Courtney Stott	120,000 82,000	82,000
Nick Barksdale	60,000 20,000	20,000
Quang Pham	17,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Nick Barksdale Quang Pham

23 hours 4 minutes ago

Keel Takes It on the River

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jesse Keel three-bet to 6,000 in the small blind and was called by an opponent in the cutoff.

Keel continued for 3,000 on the A♣K♠5♦ flop and his opponent called. Both players then checked the 9♠ turn.

The river was the 8♦ and Keel bet 12,000. His opponent folded this time, and Keel took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Keel	65,000 5,000	5,000

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Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

23 hours 15 minutes ago

Hinkle Makes Another Final Table in Pursuit of His Second Ring This Week

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

While the Main Event occupies most of the poker room inside the Horseshoe Council Bluffs, the $400 Black Chip Bounty event is going on in another corner of the room.

The event drew 117 total entries and has reached the final table of nine, among them RunGood ambassador Blair Hinkle. Hinkle already won the PokerNews Powerstack event earlier this festival as he chases the $7,006 top prize and his second RGPS ring this week.

Tags: Blair Hinkle