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

10-12-2019 00:12 UTC-5

Garrett Eliminates Gardner

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

In one of the first eliminations following the close of registration, Victor Garrett eliminated Terry Gardner. Garrett raised from late position and Gardner defended from the big blind. The flop came and Gardner moved all-in for 16,000.

Garrett asked for the count and casually put in the chips to call.

Terry Gardner:
Victor Garrett:

Gardner said, "Well, okay," when he saw the bad news. The board ran out and Gardner exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Garrett	76,200 21,400	21,400
Terry Gardner	Busted

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Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

10-11-2019 23:52 UTC-5

Players in the field

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Joe Garrett

10-11-2019 23:38 UTC-5

Lopez Runs Down Queens with Rags

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

Joe Lopez stopped by the media table to recount a hand he played just before the break. A player opened for a raise and Lopez defended his big blind with . Lopez checked dark and the flop came , giving Lopez top and bottom pair.

Lopez had checked dark and his opponent bet the flop on the bigger side, according to Lopez, around three-quarters of the pot. Lopez called and then checked dark again. The turn added to the board, and the same betting pattern took place. His opponent bet big and Lopez called.

The river completed with another . Lopez says he put two stacks of black together, and put a T1,000 chip on top for a bet of 5,000 total. His opponent snap called and showed . Lopez's unlikely boat took it down and Lopez continues to trend at the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Lopez	95,600

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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-11-2019 23:23 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Darin Miller	131,000 131,000	131,000
Mark Lafata	114,800 114,800	114,800
Ryan Remmes	109,400 109,400	109,400
Joe Lopez	95,600 53,800	53,800
Jon Lawson	79,400 26,400	26,400
Sloan Cownie	68,000 26,700	26,700
Seth Frederici	62,900 62,900	62,900
Paul Strohm	62,100 700	700
Kelly Vande Mheen	57,000 37,000	37,000
Victor Garrett	54,800 54,800	54,800
Clayton Vandiver	53,500 53,500	53,500
Thadd Wolff	52,600 52,600	52,600
Nick Burris	48,300 40,600	40,600
Travis Speck	48,200 28,900	28,900
Conrad Devries	45,200 1,200	1,200
Derrick Contreras	43,000 18,300	18,300
Cash Carpenter	40,000 17,500	17,500
Kipp Smith	30,900 22,800	22,800
Jinny Walker	30,400 10,400	10,400
Jim Indiveri	28,000 8,000	8,000
Kris Burchfield	27,000 800	800
Terry Gardner	26,000 26,000	26,000
Doc Henson	22,100 11,500	11,500
Papa Karn	21,000 1,000	1,000
Kevin Berthelsen	15,500 5,000	5,000

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10-11-2019 23:16 UTC-5

Break it Up

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

The second scheduled break has arrived. When the players return, registration into Flight A will close and the blinds will increase to 600/1,200 with a 1,200 big blind ante.

10-11-2019 22:56 UTC-5

Second Nuts

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

Paul Strohm called us over and said, "You missed a sick one."

According to Strohm, he held and called a raise to see a flop of . Strohm bet and his opponent moved all-in. Strohm called all-in for less, hoping his opponent hadn't flopped a higher flush.

His opponent tabled for top two pair, and needed to fill up to eliminate Strohm. The turn, however, brought the to give Strohm a straight-flush and end the hand. A meaningless completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Strohm	61,400 36,300	36,300

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Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

10-11-2019 22:45 UTC-5

An Orbit with Henson

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Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

We spent an orbit at Ray Henson's table, where the RG Ambassador played 7 of 9 hands. Henson started the orbit with 35,000 chips.

Hand 1: Henson was in the big blind. Four players limped and Henson made it 2,400 to go. Everyone folded.

Hand 2: Henson folded the small blind.

Hand 3: The player under the gun limped and Henson raised to 1,700 on the button. The limper called and the flop came . Both players checked, and the action checked through again on the turn. The river brought the , and Henson's opponent led for 1,400. Henson raised to 3,100, but his opponent decided to move all-in for 12,000. Henson folded.

Hand 4: The action folded to the player in the hijack, who opened for 1,600. Henson three-bet to 4,100 in the cutoff, and everyone folded.

Hand 5: Henson opened to 1,600 from the hijack and only the big blind called. The flop came . The big blind checked and Henson continued for 1,600, eliciting a fold.

Hand 6: A middle position player limped and Henson raised to 2,000. The limper called and the flop came . The limper checked and Henson bet 1,500. His opponent called. Both players checked the turn. On the river, the limper open shoved for around 8,000, and Henson folded.

Hand 7: Under-the-gun plus one, Henson opened for 1,600. The big blind called and the flop came . The big blind checked. Henson bet 1,500 and his opponent folded.

Hand 8: Under the gun, Henson folded preflop.

Hand 9: After the button limped and the small blind completed, Henson raised to 2,800 from the big blind. Both opponents called. The flop came and the action checked through to the on the turn. The small blind and Henson checked. The button moved all in for around 13,000, and everyone folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	32,000 12,000	12,000

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