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Making the First Cash Count: Chris Wicks Wins RunGood Council Bluffs Main Event

The RunGood Poker Series spring "Ignite the Night" festival ended with Chris Wicks taking down the $675 Main Event at Horseshoe Council Bluffs. He claimed $31,443 in prize money and a $2,000 World Series of Poker package after topping a field of 209 runners for the first recorded cash of his tournament career.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Chris Wicks$31,443
2Jerry Moore$19,730
3Greg Poor$12,516
4Issac Tucker$9,125
5Ryan Phan$6,844
6Mark Turner$5,611
7Duster Ellis$4,871
8Mark Fink$4,193
9Kevin O'Donnell$3,453

After three starting flights, just 43 players qualified for Sunday's Day 2, and Wicks was among the leading competitors after bagging 221,500 to lead Day 1c.