Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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
Casual Quads For Rinkol
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Five players invested 2,400 a piece to see a 
flop hit the felt, and action checked to the button, who jammed for 17,800. Dan Rinkol three-bet shoved for just a tad bit more in the big blind, and everyone else folded.
Opponent: 
Dan Rinkol: 
Rinkol's opponent was already up from the table and heading towards the exit before the dealer could put another card on the felt, and sure enough, no miracle was coming on the 
turn or 
river, securing the knockout for Rinkol with quad sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 |
Pigago Gets a Dub
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Danny Pigago bet 1,500 on a 
flop from middle position, and his opponent in the cutoff made the call.
Pigago fired 2,500 on the 
turn, and the cutoff made another quick call.
The 
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 
for aces-up, good for the Pigago double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
Bryan's Straight is Bigger
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Six players limped in and saw a 
flop together, and action checked to Jeff Bryan in middle position. Bryan bet 2,500, and only the button and a player in early position called.
All three players checked the 
turn, and the 
fell on the river. The early-position player checked, and Bryan bet 3,000. Only the early-position player called, and Bryan tabled 
for a king-high straight. Bryan's opponent showed an inferior straight with , and Bryan raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 |
Break Time; Registration Closing
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Players are on their second ten-minute break of the day. Registration for Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series $420 Golden Ticket Main Event will come to a close at the conclusion of this break, with one flight remaining for players kicking off tomorrow at 10 a.m. CST.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Dicks Takes a Stand
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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 
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: 
Wayne Dicks: 
Dicks was able to fade the draw on the 
turn and river, and he gave a fist pump as he claimed the last of his opponent's chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
31,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
110,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
79,500
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
62,500
9,400
|
9,400 |
|
|
58,000 | |
|
53,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
48,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
43,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
39,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
37,500
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
23,500
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
23,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
23,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
21,400
-22,400
|
-22,400 |
|
|
11,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Gerleman Wields His Stack
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Duane Gerleman bet 8,500 from early position with a 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 |
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.