RunGood Poker Series Celebrates End of Summer with $1,100 Main Event in Horseshoe Casino Council Bluffs August 19-21
In just two weeks the RunGood Poker Series will be kicking off the 2nd half of their season at Horseshoe Casino Council Bluffs. Expect an awesome atmosphere mixed in with great poker tournaments and added prizes to celebrate the end of the summer! The tournament will feature the first-ever $1,100 buy in for a RunGood Poker Series Main Event, with a new and improved structure. Bring your A-game, and expect a lot of fun with an action packed five days of poker!
Besides the $1,100 Main Event several other events are hosted at the Horseshoe, all with added prizes. The RunGood Poker Series is introducing their first ever Shoot-Out event to see who reins supreme in Council Bluffs. On top of the prize pools are added prizes to keep with the End of Summer Tailgate Party theme such as, Yeti Tumblers, a Bose Bluetooth Speaker, Yeti Coolers, and a custom Tailgate Cornhole Set.
"We're excited to start off our second half of the RunGood Poker Series at Council Bluffs. As the summer draws to a close we'll be celebrating with Tailgate Party prizes alongside new tournaments! Our goal is to give players different ways to compete in the game they love" says Tana Karn of the RunGood Poker Series.
Here's the entire schedule for the event, with PokerNews on sight for live report of the Main Event starting Thursday August 19th!
| date | time | buy in | event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, August 17th | 7PM | $150 | Thousandaire Tournament |
| Thursday, August 18th | 12PM | $200 | 6-Max $10,000 GTD Tournament |
| 7PM | $250 | Main Event Satellite (5 Seats GTD Tournament) | |
| Friday, August 19th | 12PM | $1,100 | $100,000 GTD Main Event FLIGHT A |
| 7PM | $250 | Main Event Satellite (5 Seats GTD Tournament) | |
| Saturday, August 20th | 12PM | $1,100 | $100,000 GTD Main Event NLH FLIGHT B |
| Sunday, August 21st | 11AM | $100,000 GTD Main Event Day 2 | |
| 2PM | $100 | Shoot-Out (100 Person Cap) |
Players can book their room at harrahscouncilbluffs.com with code 'RunGood' for 35% off their stay.
The RunGood Poker Series is half way through its third season, with already three hugely popular stops in 2016 in the books. The year was kicked off by Ryan Tepen winning his second RunGood Poker Series Main Event, followed by big scores for Jeri Sieber and Chris Wicks.
| month | year | buy in | event | runners | prize pool | winner | prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2014 | $675 | Downstream Casino Quapaw | 344 | $198,144 | Bernard Lee | $47,555 |
| September | 2014 | $675 | Hard Rock Tulsa | 317 | $187,030 | Ross Bybee | $26,440 |
| October | 2014 | $675 | Downstream Casino Quapaw | 262 | $150,912 | Mark Martin | $36,218 |
| February | 2015 | $675 | Downstream Casino Quapaw | 322 | $188,928 | Saied Moradi | $27,116 |
| March | 2015 | $675 | Harrah's Horseshoe Council Bluffs | 426 | $251,340 | Henry Gingerich | $39,083 |
| April | 2015 | $675 | Hard Rock Tulsa | 363 | $224,170 | Aaron Clark | $45,338 |
| August | 2015 | $675 | Harrah's Horseshoe Council Bluffs | 255 | $148,970 | Brandon Fish | $34,267 |
| September | 2015 | $675 | Hard Rock Tulsa | 281 | $147,790 | Troy Repp | $33,998 |
| November | 2015 | $675 | Downstream Casino Quapaw | 205 | $118,000 | Will Berry | $25,522 |
| December | 2015 | $675 | Cup Championship (Harrah's New Orleans) | 403 | $237,770 | Ryan Tepen | $54,683 |
| April | 2016 | $340 | Harrah's North Kansas | 176 | $52,800 | Ryan Tepen | $14,254 |
| May | 2016 | $675 | Hard Rock Tulsa | 336 | $198,240 | Jeri Sieber | $39,458 |
| May | 2016 | $675 | Harrah's Horseshoe Council Bluffs | 209 | $123,310 | Chris Wicks | $31,443 |
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