Ben McCoy Leads 15 Survivors from Day 1a of the RGPS Rungood Resort Council Bluffs $800 Main Event
Day 1a of the $800 Main Event is in the books here at RGPS Rungood Resort Council Bluffs. A total of 121 hopefuls made their way to Horseshoe Council Bluffs with the goal of finding a bag. However, at the end of the night just 15 players advanced to Day 2 and will be in the money.
Leading the way is Ben McCoy who bagged an impressive 613,000. He took full advantage of an elongated bubble as he accumulated the majority of his stack in the late stages of the night.
Many notable players came out for Day 1a but were unable to find a bag, including WSOP bracelet winners Mo Nuwwarah and Blair Hinkle, 16-time WSOP ring winner Daniel Lowery, Nick Barksdale, and Phil Mader.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben McCoy | 613,000 |
| 2 | Joshua Thomas | 379,000 |
| 3 | Andrew Ventura | 347,000 |
| 4 | Cash Carpenter | 321,000 |
| 5 | Joel Hartstack | 285,000 |
| 6 | James Girouard | 252,000 |
| 7 | Andre Allen | 220,000 |
| 8 | Jeremy Hendricks | 219,000 |
| 9 | Thomas Vontz | 208,000 |
| 10 | Zachary Robinson | 192,000 |
| 11 | Jeremy Bjerke | 189,000 |
| 12 | Mark Davis | 135,000 |
| 13 | Brandon Elmore | 103,000 |
| 14 | Logan Cate | 97,000 |
| 15 | Kevin McLaughlin | 74,000 |
There are still two more starting flights to come tomorrow. Day 1b kicks off at 12 p.m. local time while Day 1c starts at 6 p.m. Both flights follow the same structure as today with 30,000 starting chips and 30 minute levels through Level 8 and 40 minutes Level 9 onward, with roughly 12.5% of the field advancing to Sunday’s Day 2.
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