2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$39,083
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$251,340
Entries
426
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

The Chips Get in on Action Flop

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

"All in and a call," the dealer yelled in the last hand before the break.

We made our way over to discover action had exploded on a {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{2-Spades} flop between Henry Gingerich and Mike Vanier. The former, who had a stack of 278,000, held the {a-Spades}{k-Spades} for the nut flush draw, and the latter, who was the shorter of the two with 271,000, had flopped trips with the {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

With nearly 600K on the line, the dealer burned and turned the {6-Spades}.

Gingerich made his flush, but he was not out of the woods as Vanier could still fill up. That proved easier said than done though as the useless {K-Hearts} bricked on the river. Vanier was clearly upset with his bad luck, and he had to exit in 23rd place for $2,011.

Player Chips Progress
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Henry Gingerich
595,000
220,000
220,000
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Mike Vanier
Busted

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Start-of-the-Day Chip Leader Exits in 24th Place

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Adrian Jimenez
Adrian Jimenez

Of the 73 players that returned for Day 2, no one had more than Adrian Jiminez. He used that stack to make a run into the money, but his journey just came to an end in 24th place.

Jiminez had grown short when he got his last 130,000 all in preflop holding the {a-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and was up against the {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} of the red-hot James Hall.

The {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} paired Jiminez, but he needed to do it again to survive. The {J-Hearts} turn made it a moot point as Hall made a set, and Jiminez made his way to the payout desk to collect $2,011 after the {Q-Diamonds} completed the board on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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James Hall
580,000
340,000
340,000
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Adrian Jimenez
Busted

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Fielder & Mendoza Off to the Races

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Jeff Fielder managed to get his stack of 152,000 all in preflop and was flipping against Jose Mendoza.

Mendoza: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Fielder: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

The {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{a-Spades} flop was gin for Fielder, and after the {a-Hearts} appeared on the turn he just needed to dodge a seven on the river to double. That's just what he did too as the harmless {6-Diamonds} rolled off. Fielder doubled on the hand while Mendoza was crippled.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Fielder
330,000
178,000
178,000
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Jose Mendoza
40,000
-160,000
-160,000

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Bernard Lee Thrown Down the Hall

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee

We missed the elimination of RunGood Ambassador Bernard Lee, but fortunately we were able to learn some details secondhand.

Lee's demise came after James Hall raised from the cutoff holding the {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Lee moved all in from the big blind with {a-}{k-}. Hall made the call and picked up an open-ended straight draw on the {6-}{7-}{3-} flop, which also contained a diamond. The turn put a second diamond on the board to give Hall even more outs, and he hit when the {7-Diamonds} spiked on the river.

Lee exited in 25th place for $2,011.

Player Chips Progress
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Bernard Lee
Busted

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Goldman Gone in 26th Place

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to a short-stacked Kyle Goldman on the button and he moved all in for approximately 80,000. Jim Devaney folded from the small blind, but Adam Dinsmore opted to call from the big.

Goldman: {j-Spades}{6-Spades}
Dinsmore: {a-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}

Goldman was behind, but he took the lead on the {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop. Unfortunately for him, it was only temporary as the dealer burned and turned the {a-Hearts} to pair Dinsmore. The {3-Spades} river failed to help Goldman, and he had to settle for 26th place and $2,011 in prize money.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Dinsmore
200,000
100,000
100,000
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Kyle Goldman
Busted

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The Three-Table Redraw

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
TableSeatPlayer
51David Rockvam
52Kevin Jones
53Ryan Tepen
54Robbie Kent
55Jamie Kerstetter
56Nick Weaver
57Ryan Phan
58Dan Thomas
59-empty-
   
91Mark Fink
92James Hall
93Cary Long
94Mike Lang
95Bernard Lee
96Adrian Jimenez
97Scott Dasovic
98Paul Ewen
99Joe Hebda
   
101Calvin Musil
102Mike Vanier
103Jeff Fielder
104Kyle Goldman
105Jim Devaney
106Adam Dinsmore
107Fred Walker
108Jose Mendoza
109Henry Gingerich

Marsh Bogged Down and Out

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Nick Marsh
Nick Marsh

After Jeff Brin exited in 31st place — a result of his flopped straight falling to Ryan Tepen's rivered full house — Nick Marsh, who was once flush with chips, followed him out the door in 30th place. His quick demise came in back-to-back hands.

In the first, action folded to Cary Long and he raised from the cutoff. Marsh, who was in the big blind, then moved all in and Long snap-called off for 121,000.

Long: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Marsh: {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

Marsh's pair was dominated, and he sent nearly half his chips across the table after the board ran out {6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}.

In the very next hand, action folded to Marsh in the small blind and he moved all in for roughly 150,000. Ryan Phan had him covered and called from the big.

Phan: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Marsh: {j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Marsh was dominated, and his tournament life was extinguished after the board came a dry {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}.

A few rapid-fire eliminations had brought the field down to the final 26. They were supposed to redraw at 27, but a bust out occurred before it could happen, so just 26 will be finding new homes.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Phan
370,000
100,000
100,000
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Cary Long
250,000
206,500
206,500
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Nick Marsh
Busted
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Jeff Brin
Busted

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Rife Flips for His Tournament Life

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Raymond Rife got his last 80,000 all in preflop and found himself in a race situation against Jim Devaney.

Devaney: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Rife: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Rife needed to improve to stay alive, and he failed to do it on the {9-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop. The {10-Spades} turn gave Devaney a set, and that meant Rife needed a jack and a jack only to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {4-Spades}, the last card Rife would see before taking his leave in 32nd place.

Rife followed both Wayne Sahl (33rd) and David Hengen (34th) out the door.

Player Chips Progress
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Jim Devaney
590,000
70,000
70,000
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David Hengen
Busted
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Raymond Rife
Busted
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Wayne Sahl
Busted

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Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000