Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
2022 RGPS Council Bluffs
$575 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 RGPS Council Bluffs
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
813
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
137
Players Left
1
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dakotah O'Dell opened to 90,000 in the hijack and action folded around to Mike Henrich in the big blind, who re-jammed for 930,000. After around two minutes, O'Dell announced a call. Henrich told O'Dell he was ahead and that it was a good call.
Henrich: 
O'Dell: 
Henrich found himself unable to to win the coin flip as the runout came 
to bring about his elimination from the tournament in eighth place.
All seven remaining players are now guaranteed five-figure paydays of at least $12,331 as play continues with just a couple of minutes remaining in what has been an action-packed Level 24.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,330,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Hand #1: Guanyun Cheng opened to 90,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 260,000 by Vicki McKee in the cutoff. Dakotah O'Dell cold-called on the button and Cheng folded, taking action heads up to a flop of 
. McKee announced a bet of 320,000 and O'Dell folded.
Hand #2: On the very next hand, action folded to O'Dell and he opened to 90,000 in the cutoff. Eric Kyle three-bet to 225,000 in the small blind and O'Dell four-bet jammed for Kyle's effective stack of around 1 million.
Kyle thought went into the tank for about a minute and opted not to call, earning O'Dell the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,410,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
||
|
3,280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
2,685,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
2,425,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
|
2,305,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
970,000 | |
|
795,000
-530,000
|
-530,000 |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Rob Palacios opened to 90,000 in middle position and Mike Henrich called in the hijack. Action folded around to Dakotah O'Dell, who defended his big blind and the flop came 
. All three payers checked.
The turn came 
and O'Dell bet 115,000. Both players quickly folded.
"Jeez!" said O'Dell. "I flopped it!" He then turned over 
.
"How do you not lead?!" O'Dell pleaded to Palacios from across the table. "How do you not lead?!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
1,120,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
|
|
970,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nick Barksdale opened to 100,000 in middle position and was called by both Rob Palacios in the cutoff and Guanyun Cheng in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Cheng checked to Barksdale, who continuation-bet 130,000. Palacios folded and then Cheng announce a check-raise to 330,000.
"Sick spot," said Barksdale. "I wish I had nothing."
Barksdale called and the turn was the 
. Cheng announced a bet of 350,000 and Barksdale said he was all in, pushing his stack of 635,000 forward.
"Call," said Cheng immediately.
"I'm dead," responded Barksdale.
Barksdale: 
Cheng: 
"Six?" said Barksdale, seeing he had two outs to a chop. Neither came as the river completed the runout and he wished the table a good game before making his way to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,250,000
1,605,000
|
1,605,000 |
|
|
1,335,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Vicki McKee opened to 180,000 in the hijack and Chris Fraley re-jammed for 580,000 on the button. McKee thought for a few moments and then made the call.
Fraley: 
McKee: 
Fraley was in a coin flip for his tournament life and quickly fell behind on the flop 
. The turn 
gave McKee quads, leaving Fraley dead to the river to become the first elimination at the final table.
All nine who remain are now guaranteed $7,696.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,050,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action folded around to Chris Fraley in the small blind and he completed. Kaleb Dunn then checked his option in the big blind and the two went to a flop of . Fraley bet 40,000 and Dunn pumped it up to 120,000. Fraley called.
The turn came 
and Fraley checked. Dunn bet another 240,000 and Fraley called after a handful of seconds. Both players then checked the river 
to take the hand to showdown.
Fraley showed for a pair of sevens and Dunn turned over 
for sevens up to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,530,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
|
585,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Palacios |
| 2 | Mike Henrich |
| 3 | Donald Nimneh |
| 4 | Guanyun Cheng |
| 5 | Vicki McKee |
| 6 | Dakotah O'Dell |
| 7 | Chris Fraley |
| 8 | Kaleb Dunn |
| 9 | Nick Barksdale |
| 10 | Eric Kyle |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action folded around to Donald Nimneh on the button and he opened to 100,000. Raymond Yoder re-jammed for his last 275,000 and Nimneh called.
Yoder:
Nimneh:
Yoder was unable to find a king as the runout came 
and he was eliminated in 11th place. With his elimination, the tournament clock has been paused with 53:24 remaining in Level 24, just six-and-a-half minutes after returning from break for the final 10 players to rack up their chips and redraw for the unofficial final table of ten.
A seat draw of the final table will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,960,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
A limped, blind-on-blind pot brought about a flop of 
, and Donald Nimneh bet 55,000. Raymond Yoder raised to 155,000 and Nimneh called.
Both players checked through the turn and river to take the hand to showdown, and Nimneh announced that he had a four as he showed 
.
"It's good?" Nimneh asked Yoder after the latter did not show a hand right away. Yoder acknowledged and sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,575,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
275,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |