RunGood Poker Series All Stars Horseshoe Council Bluffs

RGPS Council Bluffs $575 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info

RunGood Poker Series All Stars Horseshoe Council Bluffs

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$26,058
Event Info
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$434,010
Entries
851
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
574
Players Left
108

Craig Dick Bests Mammoth Field in Event #3: $185 DeepStack NLH Ring Event

Craig Dick
Craig Dick

A series of preliminary events have been taking place in the Horseshoe Council Bluffs poker room leading up to this weekend's $575 Main Event, and PokerNews is sharing brief recaps of the week's action.

During February 2020's RunGood Poker Series stop here in Council Bluffs, 272 entrants took part in the $185 DeepStack NLH Ring Event. In what may be a sign of things to come in this weekend's $575 Main Event, the field more than doubled from last year's event, as a whopping 614 entrants hit the felt over two flights, building up an $89,030 prize pool (more than quadrupling the $20,000 guarantee) that went to the top 63 players.

Two players managed to walk away with a five-figure score for their two days of play, as Brent Harrington earned $11,564 for his runner-up performance. The eventual winner, Craig Dick, earned a staggering $18,704 for his efforts, along with an All-Stars Ring and 25 points for the Casino Championship.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrizeCasino Champ Pts
1Craig Dick$18,70425
2Brent Harrington$11,56420
3Kenneth Adkins$8,45617.5
4Eldin Subasic$6,27515
5Thomas Foerster$4,72112.5
6Taylor Howard$3,60110
7Michael Basch$2,7857.5
8Kyle Alloway$2,1835
9Derrick Russell$1,7342.5

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Burke Stacks Back Up With Aces

With 3,000 already in the pot, Tyler Burke bet 2,300 on a {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop from middle position, and his lone opponent next to act made the call.

Burke jammed for his last 4,000 on the {q-Diamonds} turn, and his opponent folded. Burke flipped over {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} for aces-up as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tyler Burke us
Tyler Burke
11,600

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Karn's Full Boat KO's Foe

Papa Karn
Papa Karn

Four players saw a {8-Clubs}{j-Spades}{j-Clubs} 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.

The big blind elected to jam for 7,700 when the {4-Hearts} hit the turn. Karn quickly called.

Opponent: {j-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Papa Karn: {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Karn added insult to injury when he filled up on the {k-Diamonds} river, and Karn eliminated his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Papa Karn us
Papa Karn
52,000
22,000
22,000

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Sjostrom Wins a Flip

Brad Sjostrom
Brad Sjostrom

Three players limped in before Brad Sjostrom raised to 2,500 from the small blind. Pete Dirksen called in the big blind, then after one of the limpers folded and another called, the final limper in middle position three-bet shoved for 7,300. Sjostrom four-bet to 27,500, and Dirsken and the other limper folded.

Opponent: {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Brad Sjostrom: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

"You have me crushed," Sjostrom's opponent said before the cards were tabled. Sjostrom saw the hands after they were tabled and quipped, "I don't have you crushed!"

The {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} flop gave Sjostrom some counterfeit outs, and the {4-Diamonds} turn added a flush draw to his outs. The {8-Diamonds} river gave Sjostrom the flush, and he eliminated his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Brad Sjostrom us
Brad Sjostrom
46,000
46,000
46,000
Pete Dirksen us
Pete Dirksen
16,400
-5,100
-5,100

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Taylor Howard Looking to Continue Crushing the Mid-Majors

Taylor Howard
Taylor Howard

Nebraska's Taylor Howard has been making a name for himself in the mid-major circuits in recent years, and Howard has already made a splash in this week's RunGood Poker Series at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, turning a $185 investment in Event #3: $185 Deepstack Ring Event into a $3,601 payday.

Howard has already spun up a stellar year of results in the short time that poker rooms have been running, with four cashes and a win in a $250 Turbo Bounty event in the bestbet Winter Open series in Jacksonville to start the year off in January. March saw Howard's rising stardom cemented, as he was able to ship the MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship for $119,165 and his second career MSPT title.

Howard, who now has two cashes in RGPS events leading up to today's $575 Main Event, will certainly be one to watch as he looks to add a RunGood Poker Series All-Star Ring to his growing trophy case.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Howard us
Taylor Howard
11,700
-13,800
-13,800

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Assorted Chip Counts From Half the Room

Player Chips Progress
Brad Sjostrom us
Brad Sjostrom
65,600
19,600
19,600
Angela Jordison us
Angela Jordison
35,600
-900
-900
Rajasekhar Kola us
Rajasekhar Kola
31,000
11,500
11,500
Pete Dirksen us
Pete Dirksen
24,000
1,200
1,200
Steve Fredlund us
Steve Fredlund
23,000
7,000
7,000
Grant Hinkle us
Grant Hinkle
22,600
-5,400
-5,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Duane Gerleman us
Duane Gerleman
18,500
900
900
Tyler Burke us
Tyler Burke
16,800
5,200
5,200
Dustin Lindblad us
Dustin Lindblad
16,500
-5,500
-5,500
Eric Atchison us
Eric Atchison
13,200
-1,900
-1,900
Jonathan Kim us
Jonathan Kim
12,900
-1,800
-1,800

Elliott Spins It Up

Down to his last 4,900, Matthew Elliott got his chips in from under the gun, and was at risk against Bryan Skreens in middle position.

Matthew Elliott: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Bryan Skreens: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Elliott pulled in front on the {10-Hearts}{2-Spades}{8-Spades} flop, and never looked back on the {q-Spades} turn and {j-Hearts} river to earn the double.

One hand later, Elliott managed to double again with ace-queen on an ace-high board, and now sits with above starting stack after having less than a quarter of that two hands prior.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Elliott us
Matthew Elliott
24,000
Bryan Skreens us
Bryan Skreens
19,500
-6,500
-6,500

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Assorted Chip Counts From the Other Half

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Sciscoe us
Timothy Sciscoe
63,000
16,000
16,000
Kyle Kinder us
Kyle Kinder
55,000
17,500
17,500
Joshua Bozarth us
Joshua Bozarth
39,000
-4,000
-4,000
Jesse McCrady us
Jesse McCrady
37,200
-300
-300
Papa Karn us
Papa Karn
31,000
-21,000
-21,000
Daniel Lowery us
Daniel Lowery
25,500
5,500
5,500
Kerry Hildebrand us
Kerry Hildebrand
25,000
11,500
11,500
Swadeep Mishra us
Swadeep Mishra
24,400
9,800
9,800
Emily Larson us
Emily Larson
22,500
1,700
1,700
Doc Hanson us
Doc Hanson
12,100
-10,900
-10,900
Adolfo Chavez us
Adolfo Chavez
3,400
-19,600
-19,600

Hinkle Coolers His Way to a Dub

Grant Hinkle
Grant Hinkle

With 7,000 already in the middle, Grant Hinkle checked a {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Spades} flop from the small blind, and his opponent in the hijack bet 3,200. Hinkle check-raised to 7,200, and the hijack three-bet shoved. Hinkle quickly called off his remaining 11,500.

Grant Hinkle: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Opponent: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The battle of the overpairs went to Hinkle after the {7-Diamonds} turn and {2-Spades} river failed to crack Hinkle's rockets.

Player Chips Progress
Grant Hinkle us
Grant Hinkle
44,400
21,800
21,800
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Grant Hinkle