There was already over 9,000 in the pot and a complete board on the felt when the small blind checked over to Kenneth Baime in middle position. Baime took a large chunk of his remaining chips and put them into one column before pushing them across the felt, a bet of 8,200.
The small blind went into the tank for a few minutes, saying "Sorry guys!" at one point. Shortly after, he announced a fold and flashed the from his hand. Baime mucked face-down and took down the pot.
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 flop to Carman, who bet 800. Only the hijack called.
Carman fired another 1,200 bullet on the turn, and that did the trick as the hijack folded.
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.
Chris Berry raised to 400 from middle position, and the hijack three-bet to 1,300. Berry called.
Berry checked the flop, and the hijack bet 1,500. Berry called.
Both players checked the turn, and the fell on the river. Berry bet 3,000, and the hijack tanked for a minute before folding, showing the from his hand as he did. Berry patted the table in acknowledgement, but didn't reveal any cards of his own before raking in the pot.
A player checked a 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 turn, and Kilroy bet 5,000. Both the hijack and the under-the-gun player called again.
The 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.
A player checked a board from middle position, and Kent Battles bet 3,200 into a pot of 6,000 from the cutoff. The middle-position player check-raised to 9,500, and Battles called.
The middle-position player jammed on the river, and Battles snap-called for his last 13,900. The middle-position player flashed for a busted draw, and Battles showed for top pair, top kicker and the double.