Main Event
Day 1 Started
2016 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$144,000
Entries
144
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000
After a layoff during the World Series of Poker, the RunGood Poker Series is back on the road for another set of events, its "End of Summer" series. The first of those Main Events kicks off in a matter of minutes at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, and it features a special $1,100 buy-in that is the first of its kind for RunGood. The guarantee for the prize pool remains at $100,000.
The new, longer structure features 40-minute levels throughout the tournament and 15 levels of Day 1 action. The starting stack will be 20,000 and the blinds begin at 50/100, progressing to 1,500/3,000/500 by day's end. As usual, the starting days feature unlimited reentry, this time for the first nine levels plus breaks. One other change to the structure is a 45-minute dinner break has been added after Level 9.
RunGood is well known for its extensive stable of Pros, and a number of them will be in attendance for the event, including Michael Sanders, Justin Gardenhire, and Ray Henson.
Cards begin flying at noon local time, so stay tuned here on PokerNews for all of the live coverage.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players showing up for tip-off include RunGood Pros Bernard Lee and Michael Sanders, as well as former RunGood Council Bluffs champ Brandon Fish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Jim Devaney bet 2,000 from middle position on a board of 
, and a player in the big blind called. On the 
river, Devaney's opponent check-called another barrel of 5,500. Devaney showed 
and it was good.
Devaney has already had success whenever RunGood rolled through Council Bluffs in the past. He finished first in a $180 deepstack in May for $9,086, and has fifth and 12th-place finishes in past Main Events here for over $8,000 more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Matt Anderson and Aaron Johnson played what looked to be a reraised pot out of the blinds, with both players checking the 
flop. Anderson bet 1,500 on the 
turn and Johnson called. The river was a 
and Anderson came out firing big with 4,000. Johnson thought a bit and then folded.
Anderson, a cash regular at the Horseshoe, has experienced impressive tournament success in a low volume. He has victories in both MSPT and WSOP Circuit events totaling more than $120,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
16,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Three players checked to Terry Karn on a flop of 
and he bet 1,200. The big blind called, and the other players folded. The turn brought a 
and Karn bet 2,250. After a long pause, his opponent called. The river was the 
and Karn's opponent came to life, pushing out a stack of chips. Before it could be broken down or counted, Karn immediately mucked his hand, and his opponent showed 
for quads.
The very next hand, on a board of 
, Karn bet 1,000 on the flop and turn with the same opponent calling out of the small blind. Check-check on the river, and Karn's 
was bested by 
.
At the neighboring table, RunGood Pro Jamie Kerstetter joined the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
20,000 |