Welcome to Day 1bc of the $800 Main Event at RGPS Rungood Resort Council Bluffs. Today is the final chance to find a bag for Day 2, with two flights scheduled: Day 1b at 12 p.m. and Day 1c at 6 p.m.
Yesterday’s flight saw 121 players make their way to Horseshoe Council Bluffs with just 15 advancing to Day 2. Leading the way is Ben McCoy who bagged an impressive 613,000.
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 |
Players will begin the tournament with 30,000 in starting chips with blinds at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels will last 30 minutes each today for the first eight levels and 40 minutes thereafter with a 15-minute break at the conclusion of every two hours of play. Play will continue until there is 12.5% left at which point the players will bag up for Day 2 on Sunday, November 24.
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