Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
RGPS Council Bluffs $420 Main Event
RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs $420 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
RGPS Council Bluffs $420 Main Event
Buy-in
$420
Prize Pool
$181,800
Entries
505
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
211
Players Left
30
Kinder Takes From Chip Leader Fredlund
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Marty Kinder raised to 4,500 from under the gun, and Steve Fredlund three-bet to 14,000 in the hijack. Kinder called.
Kinder check-called a bet of 11,000 from Fredlund on a 
flop, and both players checked the 
turn. Kinder bet 24,000 on the 
river, which sent Fredlund into the tank. A minute ticked by before Fredlund finally released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | 60,000 |
|
90,000 |
Former RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs Champ Fouts Scores a Double KO
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A player jammed for 25,100 from early position, and a player in middle position called off her last 17,600. Mike Fouts, who won the 2018 RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs $560 Main Event, confirmed the larger amount, and called to put both players at risk.
Middle Position: 
Early Position: 
Mike Fouts: 
Fouts held on the 
flop, and after the 
fell on the turn, Fouts said, "Keep it low!" The dealer obliged with an 
on the river, and Fouts celebrated with a fist pump, followed by a fist bump with another tablemate as he scored the knockout.
"Needed that!" Fouts said with a smile as he pulled in the large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 |
Reiss Strikes Back
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
John Reiss jammed for 14,800 from the button, and was called by the player in the small blind.
John Reiss: 
Opponent: 
Reiss fell behind on the 
flop, but stormed back in front on the 
turn. The 
river was clean for Reiss, and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Fredlund Staying Active; Dunn Surging
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
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 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 77,000 |
|
|
115,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Rinkol Falls Victim to a Straight Flush
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Stan Carman raised to 3,200 from early position, and was called by Andrew Dockins on the button and Dan Rinkol in the big blind.
Action checked to Dockins on a 
flop, and he bet 6,200. Only Rinkol called.
Rinkol checked the turn, then snap-called when Dockins jammed for 22,700.
Andrew Dockins: 
Dan Rinkol: 
Rinkol looked stunned upon seeing the straight flush of Dockins, and after the peeled off on the river, Rinkol sent the majority of his stack to Dockins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | 41,000 |
|
75,000 | |
|
|
10,000 | -42,000 |
Green Gets a Clean Board
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Ronald Green had his last 19,600 in preflop from the hijack, and was at risk against a player in the small blind.
Ronald Green: 
Opponent: 
Green was able to fade a deuce on an 
runout to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
211 Entrants For Day 1a
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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.