It didn't take too long for the bubble to burst here in the 2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event.
It happened when Brian Turner shoved all in for his last 33,000 from the cutoff and start-of-the-day chip leader Adrian Jimenez, who had plenty of chips to spare, made the call from the big blind.
Jimenez:
Turner:
Jimenez was looking to get lucky to burst the bubble, and much to Turner's dismay the flop gave his opponent a pair. Neither the turn nor river helped Turner, and he was ousted in 46th without a penny to show for it. Meanwhile, the remaining 45 players are guaranteed at least $1,382.
The aggressive Ryan Phan raised to 13,000 from the button only to have Adam Dinsmore three-bet all in for 43,000 from the big blind. Phan thought for a few moments and then opted to call the additional 30,000.
Dinsmore:
Phan:
Dinsmore got it in good, but Phan held two live cards. Fortunately for Dinsmore, the board ran out a safe and he avoided becoming the bubble boy.
Day 1a chip leader Ryan Tepen opened with a raise only to have Paul Ewen three-bet all in for 125,000 form the small blind. Tepen made a quick call and Ewen discovered the bad news.
Ewen:
Tepen:
Ewen was behind, but he was drawing to two live cards. Lucky for him, he paired one on the flop. The turn improved Ewen to two pair, which meant Tepen needed a king on the river to win the pot. It wasn't in the cards though as the blanked. Ship the bubble double to Ewen.
The field is down to 46, and that means just one more player needs to leave before the final 45 are in the money. Level 15 is just about done, so the players are going to play one more hand before going on a 15-minute break.
When they return they will continue with hand-for-hand play until the bubble bursts.
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Kevin Richardson, who is not the famous Backstreet Boy, got his stack of 72,500 all in preflop and was at risk agsint Pem Dorji, who barely had him covered.
Richardson:
Dorji:
Richardson was in big trouble, and he failed to catch as the board ran out a clean .
Unfortunately the Internet issues made us miss the better part of a level and a half, but we're now back up and running. Right now the clock reads 17 minutes remaining in Level 15 with 49 players remaining, which means just four players away from the money. Below is a list of some of those who fell in the early goings.
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