Stevenson and Matzinger Lead as Day 2 of the RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs Golden Ticket Main Event Begins at 10 a.m. CST
The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) concludes their abbreviated series here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs today, as Day 2 of the $420 Golden Ticket Main Event is set to begin at 10 a.m. local time, with 77 players returning from an original field of 505 between two Day 1 flights.
Leading the pack is Shawn Stevenson with 412,500 chips to start the day, while the only other player with a 400,000 stack is Paul Matzinger, who bagged that exact amount for a 100 big blind stack to begin play. Other notables looking to earn one of the last seats in the All-Stars ProAm at the PokerGo Studio in Aria in December include Kerry Hildebrand (222,000), Freeman Kauffman (157,500), and Cash Carpenter (117,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Position | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn Stevenson | 412,500 |
| 2 | Paul Matzinger | 400,000 |
| 3 | Alex Wheeler | 359,500 |
| 4 | Andrew Dockins | 309,500 |
| 5 | Matthew Shalhoob | 267,500 |
| 6 | Jose Bermudes | 265,000 |
| 7 | Adam Craig | 259,000 |
| 8 | Matthew Dillon | 250,000 |
| 9 | Bryan Barnell | 243,000 |
| 10 | Scott Davis | 240,000 |
Day 2 action is set to kick off at 10 a.m., with players returning to Level 14 with 18:18 left in the level. The first seven levels of the day will be 45-minutes in length, while all remaining level after that increase to one-hour in length. Players have one final chance to score a Golden Ticket and a coveted RGPS ring later today, as Event #3: $135 NLH Turbo Ring Event will get underway at 1 p.m. CST.
PokerNews will be on the tournament floor from start to finish today, providing all the payouts, bustouts, and chip counts you could ask for, so stay tuned as the latest RunGood Poker Series Main Event champion is crowned at Horseshoe Council Bluffs!
flop left Foster looking for running cards, and they failed to materialize on the 
turn and 
river.
board, Daniel Hamm committed his last 142,500 chips after an Andrew Dockins shove, and with good reason: Hamm held 
from his hand for a turned set and rivered full house, and he parted with nearly half of his stack in the process.
flop, and Matzinger instantly announced, "All in," and flicked a chip into the pot to confirm the bet. Backus tanked for a minute, at one point asking Matzinger, "Do you have the aces?" then slammed in a call for his last 140,000.
river failed to bring in a king for Backus.
flop, but one of the worst cards in the deck peeled off on the 
river blanked off, and Sjostrom was eliminated.
