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

Barksdale Holds For a Double

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Five players were in action on an {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} flop, and action checked to a player in middle position, who flicked in a 5k chip for a bet. Nick Barksdale raised all-in for his last 12,000, and action folded back to the middle-position player, who called.

Nick Barksdale: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Barksdale held on the {10-Hearts} turn and {3-Clubs} river to earn the double.

"I'll tighten back up, sorry about that!" Barksdale told the table with a grin after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Barksdale us
Nick Barksdale
35,000

Tags: Nick Barksdale

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

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Steve Fredlund us
Steve Fredlund
108,000 18,500
Kenneth Baime us
Kenneth Baime
59,000 -3,600
Nate Steuer us
Nate Steuer
58,000 2,000
Joe McCarron us
Joe McCarron
53,100 -1,900
Kerry Hildebrand us
Kerry Hildebrand
52,500 1,500
Kim Kilroy us
Kim Kilroy
43,800 300
Kaleb Dunn us
Kaleb Dunn
36,000 -8,500
Danny Pigago us
Danny Pigago
33,500 -500
Jesse McCrady us
Jesse McCrady
29,800 4,300
Chris Berry us
Chris Berry
28,000 5,000
Kevin Berthelsen us
Kevin Berthelsen
26,500 -29,500
Paul Strohm us
Paul Strohm
22,600 3,000
Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
20,200 10,800
Stan Schrier us
Stan Schrier
17,200 -6,800
Stan Carman us
Stan Carman
14,000 -1,600
Tim Dorzweiler us
Tim Dorzweiler
13,600 -9,900
Tim Fritz us
Tim Fritz
5,200 -10,800
Tyrell Lyle us
Tyrell Lyle
5,200 200
Bill Dziadosz us
Bill Dziadosz
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Baime Wields the Hammer

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Kenneth Baime
Kenneth Baime

Kenneth Baime raised to 1,500 from middle position, and the hijack three-bet to 4,500. Baime called.

Baime checked the {8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts} flop, and the hijack bet 5,000. Baime check-raised all in, covering his opponent's remaining 27,200. The hijack didn't take long to fold, and Baime claimed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kenneth Baime us
Kenneth Baime
62,600 21,100

Tags: Kenneth Baime

Dorzweiler Triples in a Cooler

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

After a raise from a player in middle position, Tim Dorzweiler had his last 7,000 in preflop on the button, and the big blind called. The original raiser in middle position four-bet shoved, and the big blind folded.

Tim Dorzweiler: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}
Opponent: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

Dorzweiler's aces held on a {3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} runout, and he tripled up back to over starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Dorzweiler us
Tim Dorzweiler
23,500

Tags: Tim Dorzweiler

Big Slick Does the Trick For Steuer

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Nate Steuer was in the tank in the small blind, contemplating a four-bet shove from the button for 8,500, with the dealer having already pulled in the previous bets in the hand totaling 9,000.

"Sorry," Steuer told the table a minute or so into the tank. "Are we flippin'?" Steuer asked the button, to no response. Finally, after a few more moments in the tank, Steuer stuck in calling chips.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds}
Nate Steuer: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

It was no flip at all, as Steuer's king kicker proved to be the difference maker on a {3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts} runout to eliminate the button.

Player Chips Progress
Nate Steuer us
Nate Steuer
56,000

Tags: Nate Steuer

RecPoker Chats With RGPS Founder Tana Karn and Head of Marketing Hayley Hochstetler on the RecPoker Podcast

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

The RecPoker crew is once again out at Horseshoe Council Bluffs with another full crew of players looking to make deep runs in this weekend's $420 Golden Ticket Main Event.

Last week on the RecPoker Podcast, RunGood Poker Series Founder Tana Karn and RGPS Head of Marketing Hayley Hochstetler were both on hand to talk about how RunGood came to life, how the RunGood Poker Series is able to bring the fun to their events, and how to capture the excitement of live poker to an audience watching at home.

You can watch the episode with Karn and Hochstetler below, and be sure to check out rec.poker to find a host of prior podcasts, along with one of the most engaging and friendly poker communities in existence today!

Tags: Hayley HochstetlerTana Karn

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600