Welcome to Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs Golden Ticket Main Event
In "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", possessing a Golden Ticket netted the owner access to a world of pure imagination in the form of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. For players in today's RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs $420 Golden Ticket Main Event, the goal is not only the top prize in the $40,000 Guaranteed tournament, but a Golden Ticket of their own that will earn them access to an exclusive tournament in December.
Players in today's Day 1a flight will begin with 20,000 in tournament chips, and once the action kicks off at 10 a.m. CST, blinds will start at 100/100 and increase every 30 minutes through Level 12. The final three levels scheduled for the evening will be 45 minutes in length, and play will conclude at the end of Level 15 or under the Tournament Director's discretion, whichever comes first. Players may re-enter and late register up through the break at Level 8. One final flight will begin Saturday, November 12th at 10 a.m., and survivors from the two starting flights will reconvene on Sunday, November 13th at 10 a.m. to play down to a champion.
That champion will earn the aforementioned Golden Ticket, which gives them a coveted seat in the RGPS All-Stars ProAm on December 11th and 12th. The inaugural RGPS: All-Star ProAm event will take place inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the 64-player field will include 32 players that qualified at various events throughout the RGPS season (including three more qualifiers during this series), along with 32 invited players that include celebrities, streamers, and poker industry members. All of the action will be streamed on PokerGo, as well, so players looking to make their mark in front of a viewing audience will be looking to nab one of the last Golden Tickets to be handed out before the ProAm gets underway.
PokerNews will be on hand all weekend long with all the action from Horseshoe Council Bluffs, so be sure to stay tuned as one of the last All-Stars ProAm seats is handed out in this weekend's Main Event!
flop, and he bet 400. Both of his opponents called.
turn, and the 
fell on the river. The early-position player bet 200, and the cutoff folded. Fredlund raised to 500, and the early-position player called. 
. The early-position player showed a defeated 
, and Fredlund took down the early pot.
river, and his opponent followed suit. Lyle showed 
for kings-up, and his opponent mucked.
from his hand. Baime mucked face-down and took down the pot.
flop to Carman, who bet 800. Only the hijack called.
turn, and that did the trick as the hijack folded.
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.
turn, and Kilroy bet 5,000. Both the hijack and the under-the-gun player called again.
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.
board, and John Ace was in the tank from under the gun.
turn. Strohm bet 2,000, and Remmes instantly check-raised all-in. Strohm folded just as quickly, and Remmes took down the pot.
turn, and the cutoff made another quick call.