RGPS Council Bluffs $420 Main Event

RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs $420 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

RGPS Council Bluffs $420 Main Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
93
Prize
$39,085
Event Info
Buy-in
$420
Prize Pool
$181,800
Entries
505
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
211
Players Left
30

Fredlund Staying Active; Dunn Surging

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Steve Fredlund
Steve Fredlund

Hand #1:

Steve Fredlund raised to 4,000 from early position, and everyone folded.

Hand #2:

Fredlund raised to 4,000 again from middle position on the very next hand, and only the cutoff called.

Fredlund fired 4,500 on the {10-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop, and his opponent folded.

At the same table, the seat formerly occupied by Lexy Nuzum was empty, and a quick scan of the table saw Kaleb Dunn looking to be the biggest beneficiary, as his stack has more than doubled since the last time we took count of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Kaleb Dunn us
Kaleb Dunn
125,000
77,000
77,000
Steve Fredlund us
Steve Fredlund
115,000
5,000
5,000
Lexy Nuzum us
Lexy Nuzum
Busted

Tags: Steve FredlundKaleb DunnLexy Nuzum

211 Entrants For Day 1a

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs
RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs

Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series $420 Golden Ticket Main Event saw a total of 211 players hit the felt, smashing the $40,000 Guarantee before the first card was ever pitched to begin the day.

With another flight set for tomorrow at 10 a.m., the prize pool is expected to balloon past six-figures with ease. The remaining field will be playing through Level 15 or at the tournament director's discretion, whichever comes first.

Gerleman Wields His Stack

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Duane Gerleman
Duane Gerleman

Duane Gerleman bet 8,500 from early position with a {j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop on the felt, and a player in the hijack called. The other remaining opponent on the button studied the board for a moment, then folded.

Gerleman set a stack of 5k chips out once the {10-Clubs} fell on the turn, setting his opponent in for his last 26,000. The hijack didn't oblige and folded.

"I had an overpair to the board," Gerleman told his foe after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Duane Gerleman us
Duane Gerleman
85,000

Tags: Duane Gerleman

Dicks Takes a Stand

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Wayne Dicks
Wayne Dicks

Chris Berry raised to 3,300 from the hijack, and was called by Wayne Dicks in the cutoff, as well as the player in the big blind.

Action checked to Dicks on a {q-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop, and he bet 4,000. The big blind check-raised all in for 16,100, and after Berry folded, Dicks tanked for over a minute before making the call.

Opponent: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Wayne Dicks: {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Dicks was able to fade the draw on the {3-Hearts} turn and {k-Hearts} river, and he gave a fist pump as he claimed the last of his opponent's chips.

Player Chips Progress
Wayne Dicks us
Wayne Dicks
62,000
62,000
62,000
Chris Berry us
Chris Berry
31,000
3,000
3,000

Tags: Chris BerryWayne Dicks

Pigago Gets a Dub

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Danny Pigago
Danny Pigago

Danny Pigago bet 1,500 on a {4-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop from middle position, and his opponent in the cutoff made the call.

Pigago fired 2,500 on the {a-Diamonds} turn, and the cutoff made another quick call.

The {7-Spades} completed the board on the river, and Pigago jammed for 6,700. The cutoff flicked in a single chip to call, but mucked after Pigago showed {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for aces-up, good for the Pigago double.

Player Chips Progress
Danny Pigago us
Danny Pigago
26,000
-7,500
-7,500

Tags: Danny Pigago

Strohm Can't Shake Remmes

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Paul Strohm
Paul Strohm

Paul Strohm raised to 2,100 on the button, and Ryan Remmes made the call in the big blind.

Both players checked the {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop, and Remmes checked again on the {a-Clubs} turn. Strohm bet 2,000, and Remmes instantly check-raised all-in. Strohm folded just as quickly, and Remmes took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Remmes us
Ryan Remmes
20,500
Paul Strohm us
Paul Strohm
16,000
-6,600
-6,600

Tags: Paul StrohmRyan Remmes

Ace Sinks Fink

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Mark Fink in previous RGPS action
Mark Fink in previous RGPS action

Mark Fink had his last 14,500 in from the big blind on a {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} board, and John Ace was in the tank from under the gun.

"I don't know if I can fold this," Ace told Fink at one point. Eventually, he slammed in a call.

Mark Fink: {3-Spades}{3-Hearts}
John Ace: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Fink was standing up before the {j-Hearts} could fall on the river, and Fink was eliminated, while Ace doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
John Ace
John Ace
50,000
Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
Busted

Tags: Mark Fink

Kilroy Rips the River

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Kim Kilroy
Kim Kilroy

A player checked a {j-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop from under the gun, and Kim Kilroy bet 3,000 into a pot of 6,900 next to act. The hijack called, as did the under-the-gun player.

The under-the-gun player checked again on the {2-Hearts} turn, and Kilroy bet 5,000. Both the hijack and the under-the-gun player called again.

The {k-Spades} completed the board on the river, and the under-the-gun player checked a third time. Kilroy jammed for 8,100, and the hijack went into the tank. After some pained deliberation, the hijack folded, and the under-the-gun player quickly followed suit.

Player Chips Progress
Kim Kilroy us
Kim Kilroy
39,100
19,100
19,100

Tags: Kim Kilroy

South Dakota's Mark Fink Looking For His Golden Ticket

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Mark Fink
Mark Fink

Spotted in the field in yesterday's $250 Black Chip Bounty Kickoff Event, Mark Fink has made quite a name for himself in the Midwest with over a decade of accomplishments in poker, and Fink is here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs to try and gain more ground on taking over the top spot on South Dakota's all-time tournament earnings list.

Currently in third-place on the Hendon Mob database for South Dakotans, behind William Eichel and Michael Moore, Fink has earned over $517,000 in his lengthy career. His biggest live cash was in 2016, when he finished runner-up at MSPT Grand Falls for $31,323. Fink's biggest claim to fame, however, is the impressive five WSOP Circuit Rings that he's earned, which puts him in some rarified air, as one of just forty-five players over the course of the WSOP Circuit's history to accumulate at least five rings. His most recent ring came in 2019 at the WSOPC event here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, when he won $15,525 for winning Event #6: $400 NLHE (Six-Handed).

Fink has had success in prior RunGood Events here previously, with a win in a $200 PLO Rebuy event for $3,114 in 2015. Will Fink be able to navigate another big field and earn a Golden Ticket to the All-Stars ProAm? We'll be keeping tabs on one of South Dakota's finest poker players throughout the Main Event to find out.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
20,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Mark FinkMichael MooreWilliam Eichel

Carman Building Early; Strohm in the House

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Paul Strohm
Paul Strohm

At a table with Paul Strohm, who was part of the eleven-way chop at the previous RunGood Poker Series Main Event here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs in June, Stan Carman raised to 400 from the hijack, and was called by the cutoff as well as the big blind.

The big blind checked a {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop to Carman, who bet 800. Only the hijack called.

Carman fired another 1,200 bullet on the {j-Clubs} turn, and that did the trick as the hijack folded.

Player Chips Progress
Stan Carman us
Stan Carman
28,000
28,000
28,000
Paul Strohm us
Paul Strohm
20,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Paul StrohmStan Carman