Welcome to Day 1bc of the RunGood Poker Series All Stars Horseshoe Council Bluffs $575 Main Event
The RunGood Poker Series All Stars Horseshoe Council Bluffs $575 Main Event is shaping up for another blockbuster day, as Day 1b and 1c of the Main Event are set to kick off today at Noon and 7 p.m. local time respectively.
In yesterday's Day 1a flight, 55 players advanced, with Joe Wilson leading the charge with 261,000. The rest of the top three include Marvin "Boomer" Schumer (220,000) and George Sanford (213,500). Other notables who managed to bag up chips include Phil Mader (164,500), Kevin Berthelsen (145,500), Greg Jennings (112,000), Justin Gardenhire (65,500) and Mo Nuwwarah (55,000).
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, 8 and 12. Registration and unlimited re-entry are open until the beginning of Level 9 on all three flights, and play will come to a close 30-minutes into Level 13.
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.
All 170 available seats for Day 1b have been sold, but alternates are available, while as of now, Day 1c still has open seats available.
PokerNews will be following the action for all of Day 1b, then programming will take a short break and return at the start of Level 4 on Day 1c until the end of the day. Stay tuned to PokerNews as a massive day of poker is set to kick off here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs!
flop on the felt, Rajasekhar Kola checked in the small blind, and Grant Hinkle bet 600 from middle position. Dustin Lindblad called in the cutoff, as did Kola.
turn to Hinkle, who bet 2,000. Lindblad called and Kola folded.
hit the river, and Lindblad paused for a moment before tossing his 
face-up on the felt and telling Hinkle, "You got it."
flop together, and the small blind checked the action to Brian Soja in the big blind. Soja checked as well, and Doc Hanson bet 1,000. Both the small blind and Soja called.
turn was checked through to the 
river, and the small blind checked again.
for the nuts, and Hanson showed his 
and said, "Thought for sure I had that hand!" with a wry grin on his face.
flop hit the felt, and action checked to the button, who bet 800. The big blind and under-the-gun players called, and Papa Karn check-raised to 3,300. Only the big blind called.
hit the turn. Karn quickly called.
river, and Karn eliminated his opponent.
turn and 
river failed to crack Hinkle's rockets.
flop from the small blind, and Tayler Russell bet 2,500 into the pot of 5,000 from early position. Brett Sheets called on the button, and Wangh folded.
turn, and the 
of his opponent on a 
board to eliminate them. Sciscoe, like Tim Rystrom in the Day 1a flight, has soared to a monstrous chip lead in the middle stages.
flop, and Lowery jammed for 4,500. McLamb was the only interested party, and it was easy to see why once the cards were tabled.
river to bust.
