RGPS Council Bluffs $420 Main Event

RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs $420 Main Event
Day: 1b
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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
Total Entries
505
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
294
Players Left
47
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Griffith Doubles; Mendoza Mashing

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Barrett Griffith
Barrett Griffith

Barrett Griffith checked a {k-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop over to an opponent in middle position, who bet 8,000. Griffith check-raised all in for 29,400, and the middle-position player tanked for a little over a minute before making the call.

Barrett Griffith: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Opponent: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

Griffith's top pair, top kicker netted a double after the {q-Clubs} turn and {3-Hearts} river failed to improve his opponent.

Right next to Griffith, the towering stack of Jose Mendoza stood out, and Griffith told PokerNews, "I gifted him those chips," shortly after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Mendoza
210,000
210,000
210,000
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Barrett Griffith
70,000
70,000
70,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Buller Does Some Bullying

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Scott Buller
Scott Buller

Scott Buller raised to 6,500 from early position, and got a caller from a player next to act.

Buller bet 9,500 on the {3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop, and the player next to act raised to 20,000.

"All in," Buller said without any hesitation. The player next to act took stock of his last 30,000, but folded after just a few moments of thought.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Buller
125,000
30,000
30,000

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Gutz Gets a Double

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Seth Gutz had a bet of 4,500 in front of him from under the gun, with a {q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} flop out on the felt. Patrick Watkins jammed with a covering stack on the button, and Gutz tanked for a minute before pushing in his 28,200 stack to call.

Seth Gutz: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Patrick Watkins: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

"Nice hand," Watkins told Gutz before the {2-Hearts} turn and {3-Diamonds} river cemented the double for Gutz.

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Seth Gutz
67,500
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Patrick Watkins
62,500
35,500
35,500

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Carpenter's Set Scoops a Monster

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Cash Carpenter
Cash Carpenter

A player raised to 6,000 from early position, and Ben Beegle called in middle positon. Cash Carpenter called in the cutoff, and the button three-bet shoved for 16,000. The early-position player, Beegle and Carpenter all called.

On the {2-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Hearts} flop, the early-position player bet 25,000, and Beegle tank-folded. Carpenter shoved for 54,000, and the early-position player called.

Button: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Early Position: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Cash Carpenter: {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}

Carpenter's set of deuces held a commanding lead, and he improved to a full house on the {6-Spades} turn to officially eliminate the button. The early-position player could still win if another six or jack fell on the river, but the harmless {q-Clubs} fell instead, sending the biggest pot of the day so far over to Carpenter.

Player Chips Progress
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Cash Carpenter
175,000
105,000
105,000
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Ben Beegle
60,000
11,000
11,000

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A Round of Chip Counts

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Hamm
119,000
3,500
3,500
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Patrick Watkins
98,000
17,000
17,000
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John Ames
97,000
7,000
7,000
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Scott Buller
95,000
15,000
15,000
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Jon Wurden
87,000
44,500
44,500
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Mark Rathe
84,000
22,000
22,000
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Lory Bane
75,000
9,000
9,000
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Paul Strohm
63,000
55,000
55,000
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Nathan Steuer
58,000
4,000
4,000
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Matthew Dillon
57,000
15,000
15,000
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Justin Heilman
53,000
14,700
14,700
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Ronald Green
44,000
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Eric Polson
32,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Terry Gardner us
Terry Gardner
29,000
29,000
29,000
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Cory May
28,000
5,000
5,000
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Jon Stanfield
19,700
6,200
6,200
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Lexy Nuzum
18,000
10,000
10,000
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Bhaskar Setti
17,000
17,000
17,000
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Kenneth Baime
11,400
38,100
38,100

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Houston Has a Problem

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jeff Paulson jammed for 23,200 from middle position, and Tom Houston called off his last 22,500 from the cutoff.

Tom Houston: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Jeff Paulson: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

"Tom Houston sucks out on the river!" Houston's tablemate chided before the {3-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop fell. Houston looked like he was going to double up after the {k-Hearts} fell on the turn, but the {a-Hearts} river gave Paulson top pair and the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Paulson
49,500
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Tom Houston
Busted

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May Avoids Mayday

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Cory May
Cory May

Cory May jammed for 9,800 from early position, and the cutoff three-bet shoved for 30,000, chasing off the rest of the field.

Cory May: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

May's prospects looked dim after the {7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{k-Hearts} flop paired up the cutoff, but May locked the hand up when the {5-Hearts} fell on the turn, giving him a set and rendering the {7-Clubs} river moot other than to improve May further to a full house.

"I had the best hand preflop!" May said with a sheepish grin after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Cory May
23,000

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