RGPS Council Bluffs $575 Main Event Day 1a | RunGood Poker Series All Stars Horseshoe Council Bluffs

06-25-2021 22:14 UTC-6

Jordison and Nuwwarah Score a One-Two KO

Brandon Temple

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

Hand #1:

A player in the small blind raised to 4,500, then quickly called when Angela Jordison three-bet shoved for 20,500 in the big blind.

Angela Jordison:
Opponent:

The flop gave Jordison a double-gutter, and after the turn bricked off, the river brought in her straight for the double.

Hand #2:

The opponent in the previous hand jammed on the button for his last 10,000, and Mo Nuwwarah quickly called in the big blind.

Opponent:
Mo Nuwwarah:

Nuwwarah's jacks got a small sweat when the flop paired the button's ten, but no further help came on the turn or river to eliminate the button.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Jordison	42,000

Mo Nuwwarah	36,000 27,500	27,500

Tags: Angela Jordison Mo Nuwwarah

06-25-2021 22:20 UTC-6

Calverley Flops the Joint

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Brandon Temple

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

William Jefferson raised to 2,000 from the cutoff, and was called by the button, as well as Doc Hanson in the small blind and Jeremy Calverley in the big blind.

"Five," Hanson said once the flop fell, tossing out a single 5k chip. Calverley was the only caller.

"I'll check to ya!" Hanson said after the fell on the turn. Calverley bet 10,000 and Hanson called.

Both players checked the river, and Hanson tabled for a pair of queens. Calverley held for Broadway, however, and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Jefferson	95,000 39,000	39,000
Jeremy Calverley	80,000 22,500	22,500
Doc Hanson	28,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Jeremy Calverley William Jefferson Doc Hanson

06-25-2021 22:22 UTC-6

Last Break of the Night; Registration Closing

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Brandon Temple

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

Players are off on their final fifteen-minute break of the evening. When they return, they'll play four more thirty-minute levels before bagging and tagging for the evening. Registration for today's Day 1a flight will come to a close at the conclusion of this break.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-25-2021 22:43 UTC-6

Chip Counts From Half the Room

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Brandon Temple

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Berthelsen	140,000 88,000	88,000
Mark Fink	71,000 11,000	11,000
Adam Bacome	61,000 32,500	32,500
Angela Jordison	60,000 18,000	18,000

Mo Nuwwarah	53,000 17,000	17,000

Ryan Phan	45,000 25,000	25,000
Leonard Hiner	43,000 7,000	7,000
Phil Mader	34,000 8,000	8,000
Donald Spahiu	30,500 16,500	16,500
Tony Birney	19,600 24,400	24,400
Thadd Wolff	19,000 1,500	1,500

06-25-2021 22:50 UTC-6

Toomer's Diamonds Doom a Foe

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Brandon Temple

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

A player jammed for 4,800 from middle position, and Richard Toomer made the call in the cutoff.

Opponent:
Richard Toomer:

"You got diamonds," Toomer's opponent said.

As if on cue, the flop brought Toomer a flush draw, and he didn't wait long to drill the turn, giving him an unbeatable flush before the could fall on the river.

"Good luck everybody, have fun!" said Toomer's opponent to everyone with a smile, taking the bad beat in stride.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Toomer	55,000

Tags: Richard Toomer

06-25-2021 22:52 UTC-6

Chip Counts From the Other Half

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Brandon Temple

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Rystrom	218,000 17,000	17,000
Tim Garles	118,000 49,000	49,000
Jeremy Calverley	90,000 10,000	10,000
William Jefferson	88,000 7,000	7,000
Paul Strohm	72,000 20,000	20,000
Nick Reget	49,000 25,500	25,500
Kenda Marler	40,000
Greg Jennings	37,000 17,000	17,000
Doc Hanson	35,000 7,000	7,000
Daniel Lowery	22,000 23,000	23,000
Meng Vang	21,500 17,000	17,000
Taylor Howard	19,700 17,600	17,600
Pete Dirksen	18,700 11,500	11,500
J.R. Reiss	18,000 1,000	1,000

06-25-2021 23:05 UTC-6

Kastory Spins a Yarn on Phan

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Brandon Temple

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

Mark Kastory raised to 3,700 from under the gun, and Ryan Phan called in the big blind.

Both players checked the flop, and Phan checked again on the turn. Kastory bet 4,000 and Phan called.

Phan check-called a bet of 11,000 from Kastory on the river, but mucked after Kastory tabled for sevens-full.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Kastory	70,000
Ryan Phan	45,000

Tags: Mark Kastory Ryan Phan

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

06-25-2021 23:10 UTC-6

277 Runners For Day 1a

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Brandon Temple

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

Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series All Stars Horseshoe Council Bluffs $575 Main Event was a rousing success, as 277 entrants hit the felt inside the 18-table poker room, all in search of pushing through to Day 2. The tournament clock shows 130 players remaining across 13 tables, and with three more levels to play tonight, a flurry will hit the rail before play ends for the evening. Stay tuned for the remaining action from Day 1a, plus full chip counts and a recap to come.