$700 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Council Bluffs
$700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Council Bluffs
Buy-in
$700
Prize Pool
$372,600
Entries
648
Level
28
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
216
Players Left
27
Day 1a Chip Counts
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
507,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
356,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
234,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
199,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
194,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
|
179,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
|
159,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
|
152,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
149,000
82,500
|
82,500 |
|
|
147,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
107,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
100,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
96,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
74,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Logan Cate Leads in Day 1a of Council Bluffs Main!
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The RunGood Poker Series Destination: Council Bluffs Main Event has seen its first flight of play conclude at The Horseshoe Casino. This first flight saw an impressive 216 entrants come out for their shot at a bag and a piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prizepool. After the dust settled, just 27 players remained with their hopes intact while all others will have to fire one of the following flights.
Leading the way is Logan Cate who ended their day with 507,000 after being involved in many hands throughout the day and picking up a nice chunk when he busted Nick Barksdale near the bubble. Hot on his heels is Tyler Klumb with 487,000 and in third for Day 1a is Kenneth Coy with 485,000.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Cate | 507,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Tyler Klumb | 487,000 | 61 |
| 3 | Kenneth Coy | 485,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Jake Hamilton | 464,000 | 58 |
| 5 | Ben McCoy | 460,000 | 58 |
| 6 | Mike Vanier | 390,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Eric Douglas | 356,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Michael Jergensen | 339,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Stefan Keyley | 324,000 | 41 |
| 10 | Frank Kissick | 322,000 | 40 |
Not all saw fortune favor them. Players like Brian Winter, RGPS Ambassadors Ben Ludlow, Caitlin Comeskey, and Taylor Howard all failed to find a bag, along with WSOP bracelet winner Blair Hinkle. They will have ample opportunity to play the following two flights tomorrow in their quest to take the title.
Play ended today with 22:46 left in Level 16 with blinds at 4,000/8,000 and a 8,000 big blind ante. This will be the level that the players return to unless one of the following flights, which are scheduled for noon and 6 p.m. tomorrow.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding RunGood Destination: Council Bluffs!
End of Day 1a; Players Bag
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With the elimination of Taylor Howard, the surviving 27 players have bagged up to return on Sunday for Day 2.
Taylor Howard Exits as Money Bubble Bursts
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Taylor Howard moved all in for his last 55,000 and was immediately called by Casey Paprocki to put him at risk.
Taylor Howard: Q♠J♠ 
Casey Paprocki: A♣K♦
Howard needed some help to stay alive, and he got some on the Q♦8♥4♥ flop, but the turn was the A♠ to swing the lead back to Paprocki. The river fell the 2♦ to change nothing and Howard was sent to the rail on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
Busted |
Bubble Time!
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With another elimination from Logan Cate, the field has been trimmed to 28 which means they are now on the stone money bubble and will now go hand-for-hand.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Barksdale Gets there on Homan, then Exits
Level 13
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After an open from Taylor Howard to 12,000, Mark Homan moved all in for 200,000 and action folded to Nick Barksdale who called for much less, prompting a fold from Howard.
Nick Barksdale: K♠10♥
Mark Homan: J♦J♥
Homan was ahead going in, but the runout of 10♦A♦2♣5♦K♥ gave Barksdale a king on the river to score the pot for the double.
Unfortunately for him, he moved all in shortly after with 10♦7♣ on a flop of 8♦3♣7♦ and was called by chipleader Logan Cate with A♥8♣. the runout of 5♣Q♥ changed nothing and Barksdale was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
348,000
|
348,000 |
|
|
190,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Break Time!
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The players remaining in Day 1a are now on their thrid break of the night and will return to action shortly.