RGPS Council Bluffs $420 Main Event

RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs $420 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

RGPS Council Bluffs $420 Main Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
93
Prize
$39,085
Event Info
Buy-in
$420
Prize Pool
$181,800
Entries
505
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
77
Players Left
1

Stevenson and Matzinger Lead as Day 2 of the RGPS Horseshoe Council Bluffs Golden Ticket Main Event Begins at 10 a.m. CST

Cash Carpenter
Cash Carpenter

The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) concludes their abbreviated series here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs today, as Day 2 of the $420 Golden Ticket Main Event is set to begin at 10 a.m. local time, with 77 players returning from an original field of 505 between two Day 1 flights.

Leading the pack is Shawn Stevenson with 412,500 chips to start the day, while the only other player with a 400,000 stack is Paul Matzinger, who bagged that exact amount for a 100 big blind stack to begin play. Other notables looking to earn one of the last seats in the All-Stars ProAm at the PokerGo Studio in Aria in December include Kerry Hildebrand (222,000), Freeman Kauffman (157,500), and Cash Carpenter (117,000).

Top 10 Chip Counts

PositionNameChip Count
1Shawn Stevenson412,500
2Paul Matzinger400,000
3Alex Wheeler359,500
4Andrew Dockins309,500
5Matthew Shalhoob267,500
6Jose Bermudes265,000
7Adam Craig259,000
8Matthew Dillon250,000
9Bryan Barnell243,000
10Scott Davis240,000

Day 2 action is set to kick off at 10 a.m., with players returning to Level 14 with 18:18 left in the level. The first seven levels of the day will be 45-minutes in length, while all remaining level after that increase to one-hour in length. Players have one final chance to score a Golden Ticket and a coveted RGPS ring later today, as Event #3: $135 NLH Turbo Ring Event will get underway at 1 p.m. CST.

PokerNews will be on the tournament floor from start to finish today, providing all the payouts, bustouts, and chip counts you could ask for, so stay tuned as the latest RunGood Poker Series Main Event champion is crowned at Horseshoe Council Bluffs!

Tags: Andrew DockinsCash CarpenterFreeman KauffmanKerry HildebrandMatthew DillonPaul MatzingerScott DavisShawn Stevenson