RGPS Council Bluffs $575 Main Event
Day 1a Started
RunGood Poker Series All Stars Horseshoe Council Bluffs
RGPS Council Bluffs $575 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
RunGood Poker Series All Stars Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$434,010
Entries
851
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
277
Players Left
56
Welcome to Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series All Stars Horseshoe Council Bluffs $575 Main Event
The RunGood Poker Series continues "The Comeback Tour" this week, as the series has rolled into Horseshoe Council Bluffs for a series of events, culminating in this weekend's $575 Main Event with a $100,000 Guarantee. Day 1a is set to kick off at 7 p.m. local time, and a packed house is expected to hit the felt in search of a Day 2 bag.
Players begin with 20,000 in tournament chips, and blinds will kick off at 100/100. Blind levels are 30-minutes in length throughout all three Day 1 flights, and a 10-minute break will occur after Levels 4 and 8. Registration and unlimited re-entry are open until the beginning of Level 9 on all three flights, and play will come to a close at the conclusion of Level 12.
Players who are unable to find a bag in tonight's flight will have two more chances to advance, with a Noon flight and a 7 p.m. flight of the Main Event kicking off Saturday, June 25th. All players who manage to make Day 2 will return on Sunday, June 27th at Noon to play down to a champion, who will not only earn the top prize and the All-Stars Ring, but will earn a Pro-Am seat into the exclusive RGPS All-Stars Event taking place at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada later this year.
Expected to be in attendance in today's Day 1a flight are an assortment of RunGood ambassadors and pros, such as Daniel Lowery, Ross Bybee, Emily Larson, and Steve Fredlund. Other local crushers we'll be looking for include Ryan Phan and Taylor Howard.
Day 1a gets underway shortly, and PokerNews will be on hand all weekend providing live coverage, along with photos courtesy of RGPS Photographer Joe Garrett. Stay tuned for all the action from Horseshoe Council Bluffs and the RunGood Poker Series!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
After a brief delay to get the massive throng of players seated, cards are in the air for Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series All Stars Horseshoe Council Bluffs $575 Main Event!
"Farmer" Phil Mader Back on the Felt
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Phil Mader, who earned the nickname "Farmer" during his deep run in the 2013 WSOP Main Event, is looking to continue adding to his impressive $832,545 in lifetime tournament earnings here this weekend, and he's no stranger to success in the RunGood Poker Series.
Both of Mader's cashes on tour have been here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, and both were final table performances. After a fifth-place finish in 2016's $1,100 Main Event, Mader came back for more in 2017's $555 Main Event. Mader was able to navigate a tough field all the way down to the final three places, where he, along with Greg Jennings and Mark Fink, negotiated a three-way deal to lock down a $21,918 payday.
Can Mader make it a three-peat and push through another tough field to make another RunGood Poker Series Final Table? We'll keep you updated on his progress as the day progresses.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Opening Entrants
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Dick Turns the Nuts
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Craig Dick, winner of Event #3: $185 RunGood DeepStack Ring Event, checked an 
board from the big blind, and his opponent on the button bet 1,400 into a pot of 3,000. Dick check-raised to 4,000, and the button called.
Dick jammed for 12,800 on the 
river, sending his opponent into the tank. After a minute passed, the button confirmed with the dealer that this was a rebuy tournament, then called off for most of their stack.
"Nuts!" Dick exclaimed, quickly tabling 
. The button sighed before showing a defeated 
, and Dick scored the early double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,600
16,600
|
16,600 |
Birney on the Right Side of a Cooler
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
A player in the cutoff had 2,300 in front of him, and was contemplating the four-bet to 6,600 from Tony Birney in early position.
"Aces?" the cutoff asked Birney. Without getting a response, the cutoff jammed and Birney quickly called off his 18,100 chip stack.
Tony Birney: 
Opponent: 
Birney did indeed have aces, and no king came on a 
runout to preserve Birney's double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,400
36,400
|
36,400 |
Papa Karn's Kicker Plays
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Four players were in action on a 
board, and the small blind checked to Papa Karn, who bet 800 from the big blind. A player in middle position was the only one to make the call.
Both players checked the 
river, and Karn tabled 
.
"Ace plays, nice hand," said the middle-position player, tabling 
before conceding the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,700
1,700
|
1,700 |