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2026 RGPS Passport Council Bluffs
$800 Main Event
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455,000
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
RunGood ambassador Blair Hinkle has been on quite the run so far this week at the RunGood Passport Series Council Bluffs. He first won the PokerNews PowerStack event. Yesterday, he made the final table of the Black Chip Bounty event before ending up in fifth place. He then jumped into the field on Day 1b of the $800 Main Event and picked up right where he left off.
Hinkle bagged up a massive stack of 713,000 as 24 players survived the second starting flight. The WSOP bracelet winner won a big pot when he shoved the river with a flush and got Logan Cate to call off his last 90,000 with a set. Hinkle then spiked the nut straight on the river to bust fellow RGPS ambassador Jeff Copeland, and finally brought the night to a close when he went from worst to first in a three-way all in to bust Javier Terrazas and Jared Grayson on the money bubble.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Helmuth | United States | 791,000 | 132 |
| 2 | Blair Hinkle | United States | 713,000 | 119 |
| 3 | Mark Homan | United States | 370,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Terry Williams | United States | 322,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Mark Fink | United States | 311,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Jeremy Hendricks | United States | 274,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Todd Hyder | United States | 266,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Taylor Howard | United States | 225,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Vincent Meyer | United States | 224,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Daniel Hamm | United States | 222,000 | 37 |
Hinkle was running away with the chip lead for much of the day, but one hand changed all that. While Hinkle was dominating his table, Dustin Helmuth and Kelly Cortum were involved in a massive pot near the end of the night on another table. Helmuth was all in for 300,000 on the turn with a flush, while Cortum had an overpair and a higher flush draw. “I can’t watch this,” Helmuth said, turning away from the table as the dealer turned over the river. It was a harmless three, and Helmuth doubled up in the biggest pot of the day and jumped over Hinkle atop the leaderboard with 791,000.
Mark Homan (370,000), Terry Williams (322,000), and Mark Fink (311,000) round out the top five, but still far behind the two big stacks. RGPS ambassador Taylor Howard bagged up 225,000, while Day 1a bubble boy Ben McCoy managed to survive today with 162,000.
A total of 198 players came to the Horseshoe Council Bluffs today for Day 1b. Notables who couldn’t make it through the day included Grant Hinkle, two-time RGPS Main Event champion Andre Allen, Brett Slezak, Danielle Renaud, and Nick Barksdale.
The 198 entries brought the total field up to 328 through two starting flights. There is also the Day 1c flight that is ongoing with 116 entries as late registration remains open for another hour. The 40 survivors from the first two flights, as well as those from Day 1c, will combine tomorrow at noon local time to play down to a champion. The action will pick up on the earliest finishing time from one of the flights. Day 1b ended with 11 minutes remaining in Level 14 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante, a few minutes later than Day 1a yesterday.
Stay tuned as PokerNews returns tomorrow to provide live updates from Day 2 down to the crowning of a new RunGood champion.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1c drew 138 entries, with 17 players making it through to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
455,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
||
|
434,000
434,000
|
434,000 |
|
426,000
426,000
|
426,000 |
|
414,000
414,000
|
414,000 |
|
||
|
326,000
326,000
|
326,000 |
|
286,000
286,000
|
286,000 |
|
243,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
|
214,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
|
212,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
|
186,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
184,000
184,000
|
184,000 |
|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
|
111,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
83,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
791,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
713,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
370,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
322,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
311,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
274,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
266,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
224,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
222,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
219,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
210,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
209,000 | |
|
|
205,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
187,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
187,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
183,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
180,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
162,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
129,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
118,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
77,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Javier Terrazas in early position and Jared Grayson under the gun both got around 40,000 in the middle on a flop of 3♦8♥7♣ as Blair Hinkle put both players at risk on the button.
Javier Terrazas: K♠Q♠ 
Jared Grayson: A♥3♥
Blair Hinkle: K♥J♥
Grayson was ahead, while Hinkle found himself in third place until the turn brought the J♦ to give him a pair. The river was the 5♦ and both Grayson and Terrazas were sent to the rail.
With 24 players remaining, players are bagging up their chips for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A massive pot was brewing between Dustin Helmuth and Kelly Cortum on a board of 5♦7♦6♦9♠. Helmuth ended up all in for 300,000 from the big blind, as Cortum put him at risk in early position.
Helmuth showed J♦10♦ for a turned flush, while Cortum had Q♥Q♦ for an overpair and higher flush draw. "I can't watch this," Helmuth said, turning away from the table to await the river. The dealer turned over the 3♠.
"Yes, baby!" Helmuth shouted out, turning back to the table and loudly clapping his hands together as he doubled up into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
760,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
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|
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50,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Seth Frederici raised to 12,000 in early position, the big blind shoved for 57,000, and Frederici called.
All-In Player: Q♦4♦
Seth Frederici: 5♣5♦
The at-risk player hit a pair on the 8♣4♠9♦ flop, but he improved no further on the J♠ turn or A♠ river as Frederici's fives stayed in the lead to earn him the bustout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Danielle Renaud moved all in for 76,000 from the big blind and Samuel Hawley put her at risk in early position.
Danielle Renaud: A♣Q♥
Samuel Hawley: A♦K♦
Renaud was dominated and again needed to come from behind to stay alive, but this time she couldn't connect with the 10♥2♠9♣4♦6♥ board and was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mark Fink raised to 14,000 in middle position and Jared Grayson moved all in for 36,000 in the cutoff. Javier Terrazas also shoved for 45,000 on the button as action went on Daniel Hamm in the big blind. He asked for a count of both all-in players and took a minute before folding, while Fink called.
Jared Grayson: A♥A♠
Javier Terrazas: 6♦6♠
Mark Fink: K♠10♣
"One six," Terrazas pleaded as the flop came J♥J♠7♦.
"Terrible fold. I had ace-jack," Hamm lamented as he shot out of his seat. The rest of the board ran out 8♦4♠ and Grayson tripled up, while Terrazas had to console himself with the small side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
220,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
