The RunGood Poker Series has returned to the Horseshoe in Council Bluffs, Iowa yesterday with another $125K in guaranteed prize pools. Day 1 kicked off with two starting flights in the $180 NLHE Deepstack event, sporting a $25k Guaranteed prize pool. A total of 259 players entered the event, creating a prize pool of $36,260, plus a $2,000 RunGood Championship Blaycation prize package added on to first place. When play ended, just 48 players remained.Elizabeth Hunter is the overnight chip leader, having bagged up an impressive 229,000 chips at the close of play. Jose Aviles and RunGood Pro Ross Bybee are virtually tied for second with 205,500 and 205,000, respectively.
Complete Day 2 chip counts are as follows:
Elizabeth Hunter 229,000 Jose Aviles 205,500 Ross Bybee 205,000
Matthew Norcik 159,500 Brent Henman 145,500 Jim Davaney 145,000
Dai Ong 138,000 Adam Thompson 126,000 David Hengen 122,000
Mo Nuwwarah 121,000 Steve Baker 109,000 Nathan Rohda 107,000
Dale Schuman 105,000 Joel Merwick 102,000 Larry Nichols 97,000
Mark Fink 97,000 Chris Lawson 94,500 Peter Nguyen 94,500
Nick Marsh 86,500 Matt Snook 80,500 Stephen Frossard 78,500
Michael Basch 73,000 Jose Mendoza 62,000 Duane Gerleman 62,000
Mark Cornelius 61,000 Jamie Kerstetter 60,500 Andrew Hajohn 59,000
Austin Fritz 58,000 Ryan Tepen 56,000 Brandon Fish 54,500
Jamel Lebranch 52,000 Bruce Hahn 51,500 Heath Guest 51,000
John Comito 50,500 John Ross 50,500 Bryan Campanello 46,500
Ronald Grandgeorge 45,500 John Moran 42,500 JJ Feregrino 40,000
Raymond Rife 40,000 Pam Koenemann 37,500 Randy Belmont 35,500
Rodney Vashon 34,000 Huy Nguyen 30,000 Douglas Bloes 27,500
Tim Sciscoe 26,000 Alex Christian 16,500 Jame Rutan 16,000
When play resumes at 12 p.m. local time on Thursday, it’s still anyone’s tournament to win. 27 places will be paid, with $8,704 plus the $2,000 New Orleans Blaycation prize package going to first. The complete payout structure is shown below:
1st – $8,704 + $2,000 New Orleans Blaycation Prize Package
2nd – $5,366
3rd – $3,626
4th – $2,574
5th – $1,994
6th – $1,632
7th – $1,360
8th – $1,142
9th – $943
10th-12th – $743
13th - 15th – $580
16th – 18th – $580
19th - 27th – $399
Other events kicking off on Thursday are the $160 RG Turbo Main Event Satellite at 4 p.m., which has a 5-seat guarantee. At 7 p.m. the RG Bounty Hunt event begins, which includes a $2,000 RunGood Championship Blaycation Prize Package added to first place. Bounties are worth $50 each.The rest of the week will be just as action-packed! Join us in Council Bluffs and get on the road to the RunGood Cup!