The latest RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) stop will get underway in Iowa this week with the RGPS Contenders Horseshoe Council Bluffs $420 buy-in Main Event.
The weekend No-Limit Hold'em event, which is slated to take place Aug. 4-7 at Horseshoe Casino Iowa, features a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000 and could smash that if the event draws a big enough field.
Three Starting Flights
The RGPS Contenders Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event will feature three starting flights, the first of which commences on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. The second starting flight gets underway the next day at 10 a.m. and the third starting flight will begin Saturday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m.
Each starting flight will see players beginning with a starting stack of 25,000 chips with blinds at 100/200/200. The three Day 1 flights will end when 12.5% of the field remains in each, and all players who make Day 2 will be in the money. Levels will last 30 minutes until Day 2 and then will increase to 40-minute levels.
Day 2 will commence on Saturday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. and will play down to a winner, who will earn the lion's share of the $50,000 guaranteed prize pool. Additionally, the eventual winner will earn an $800 seat and travel stipend for the 2022 Contenders ProAm in Las Vegas in December.
RGPS Contenders Council Bluffs Schedule
| DATE | TOURNAMENT | TIME | |
| August 4 | RGPS Contenders Council Bluffs Day 1a | 6 p.m. | |
| August 5 | RGPS Contenders Council Bluffs Day 1b | 10 a.m. | |
| August 6 | RGPS Contenders Council Bluffs Day 1c | 10 a.m. | |
| August 7 | RGPS Contenders Council Bluffs Day 2 | 10 a.m. |
Previous Winner
When RGPS last stopped in Council Bluffs earlier this year, Dakotah O'Dell took down the $575 Main Event for $48,771 after the four-way chop with Guanyun Cheng, Kaleb Dunn and Eric Kyle, all of whom received the same amount for the biggest scores of their careers.
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After securing the chop, the four players played out the rest of the tournament for the RGPS trophy and a RunGood ProAm seat, and it was O'Dell who emerged victorious.
The event drew a sizable field of 813 entrants, including ClubGG qualifier Vicki McKee (5th - $20,765), Donald Nimneh (6th - $15,901) and Rob Palacios (7th - $12,331).
RGPS Council Bluffs Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakotah O'Dell | $48,771* |
| 2 | Guanyun Cheng | $48,771* |
| 3 | Kaleb Dunn | $48,771* |
| 4 | Eric Kyle | $48,771* |
| 5 | Vicki McKee | $20,765 |
| 6 | Donald Nimneh | $15,901 |
| 7 | Rob Palacios | $12,331 |
| 8 | Mike Henrich | $9,682 |
| 9 | Nick Barksdale | $7,696 |
| 10 | Chris Fraley | $6,190 |
After the stop in Iowa, the RunGood team will be off to Jamul Casino for the San Diego Poker Classic, which is slated to run Aug. 18-28. For more information on upcoming RGPS events, visit http://www.rungood.com.
