RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs $420 Main Event Day 1b | RGPS Council Bluffs $420 Main Event

11-13-2021 14:53 UTC-5

Polson Three-Bets, Gets Three-Bet

BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Hand #1:

Abby Kavanaugh raised to 3,000 from middle position, and Eric Polson three-bet to 8,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Kavanaugh, who tanked for a few moments before folding.

Hand #2:

Polson raised to 2,000 from middle position, and Scott Buller three-bet to 7,800 from the hijack. Action folded to Polson, who folded after a moment or two of thought.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Buller	90,000 24,000	24,000
Eric Polson	40,000 1,000	1,000
Abby Kavanaugh	18,200 -18,400	-18,400

Tags: Scott Buller Abby Kavanaugh Eric Polson

11-13-2021 15:00 UTC-5

Wicks Gets a Double KO

BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player in middle position had his last 20,000 in preflop, and Chris Wicks had him at risk from the hijack with a call. Terry Gardner committed his last 4,800 from the small blind, and the hands were tabled.

Terry Gardner:
Opponent:
Chris Wicks:

Wicks jumped even further in front with a flop, and had both opponents drawing dead after the hit the turn, before the could even fall on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Wicks	59,000
Terry Gardner	Busted

Tags: Terry Gardner Chris Wicks

11-13-2021 15:11 UTC-5

Wildin Wins a Flip

BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player jammed for 15,500 from middle position, and Kurt Wildin called in the small blind, having the bet covered by just a few thousand in chips.

Opponent:
Kurt Wildin:

Wildin spiked a set on the flop, but the turn kept the middle-position player alive with a gutshot. The river filled up Wildin, and he eliminated the middle-position player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kurt Wildin	39,000

Tags: Kurt Wilden

11-13-2021 15:17 UTC-5

Break Time; Registration Closing

BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are off on their second ten-minute break of the day. When they return, registration for the RunGood Poker Series $420 Golden Ticket Main Event will come to a close. Stay tuned for a final count of the total players registered, and later tonight for the full payout information for the remaining field.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-13-2021 15:37 UTC-5

Chip Counts From Half the Room

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Buller	110,000 20,000	20,000
Patrick Watkins	81,000 23,000	23,000
Matthew Dillon	72,000 6,500	6,500
John Ames	55,700 35,700	35,700
Daniel Hamm	50,000 -7,000	-7,000
Justin Heilman	38,300 -15,700	-15,700
Kurt Wildin	32,000 -7,000	-7,000
Eric Polson	30,000 -10,000	-10,000
Ted Forshey	29,000 -16,000	-16,000
Abraham Lopez	19,500 -2,500	-2,500
Mo Nuwwarah	8,900 -11,100	-11,100
Abby Kavanaugh	Busted
Duane Gerleman	Busted
Donald Nimneh	Busted

11-13-2021 15:39 UTC-5

294 Entrants For Day 1b

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs $420 Golden Ticket Main Event saw its second and final flight bring another 294 players to the felt, which brought the total number of players to 505 for the two starting flights.

Today's field will play down to either 40 players remaining, or until 18 minutes are remaining in Level 14, whichever comes first, and the survivors will join the 30 players who advanced from Day 1a for tomorrow's Day 2 at 10 a.m. CST.

11-13-2021 15:42 UTC-5

Chip Counts From the Other Half

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lory Bane	84,000 7,000	7,000
Mark Rathe	62,000 26,500	26,500
Nathan Steuer	54,000 4,000	4,000
Kenneth Baime	49,500 24,000	24,000
Cash Carpenter	32,400 -4,600	-4,600
Kim Kilroy	30,000 -1,000	-1,000
Lexy Nuzum	28,000 -29,500	-29,500
Ryan Kinder	22,000 22,000	22,000
Mark Fink	22,000 12,300	12,300
Stan Schrier	18,000 -11,000	-11,000
Chris Wicks	17,000 -42,000	-42,000
Ronald Green	17,000 -3,000	-3,000
Jon Stanfield	13,500 -11,100	-11,100
Tyrell Lyle	5,100 -21,900	-21,900

11-13-2021 15:52 UTC-5

Carpenter Building a Stack

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Cash Carpenter raised to 3,500 from under the gun, and Tim Rystrom three-bet shoved for 29,400 from middle position. Action folded back to Carpenter, who quickly called.

Tim Rystrom:
Cash Carpenter: