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If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Rohan Aggarwal certainly embodied that mantra at the RunGood Passport Season Council Bluffs Main Event.
Aggarwal busted six bullets yesterday and was about to call it quits when he and a friend decided to max-late reg for his seventh bullet on Day 1c. His stubborn perseverance paid off, and Aggarwal ended up taking home the title, championship ring, and $65,104 top prize after defeating Blair Hinkle heads-up.
“It feels great. I didn’t think I was going to be playing Day 2. I was supposed to leave. I had six bullets yesterday. I told myself that this is going to be the last. But in my mind, I told myself that the seventh one was going to be the lucky one, so we went again. Late-regged with my buddy, and here we are. So it feels pretty good,” the Kansas City native said after conquering the 466-entry field.
RGPS Council Bluffs Main Event Final Table results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohan Aggarwal | United States | $65,104 |
| 2 | Blair Hinkle | United States | $43,403 |
| 3 | Kevin Berthelsen | United States | $32,076 |
| 4 | Jack Do | United States | $23,951 |
| 5 | Jacob Long | United States | $18,070 |
| 6 | Dustin Helmuth | United States | $13,774 |
| 7 | Ryan Remmes | United States | $10,612 |
| 8 | Taylor Howard | United States | $8,269 |
| 9 | Terry Williams | United States | $6,510 |
“We came here to play the tournaments. You’ve got to keep trying, you know. If you believe in yourself, you think you’re going to win it. You give it another shot until things work out, or you wait for the next one.”
Aggarwal had been close to winning a RunGood championship ring before. Two years ago, he had a big chip lead heads-up in the RGPS Kansas City Main Event but eventually had to settle for second place. “Had a five-one chip lead and choked. This feels nicer,” he said. The experience of coming so close but falling short made winning all the more special.
“I have, like, some heads-up PTSD from last time, for sure. I had a nice chip lead. I didn’t end up winning it, and that was in my hometown. So this is nice, on the road, but we won, so I’m happy with that.”
To stand atop the field and seize the ring, Aggarwal had to conquer a player who was having a magical week here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs. Hinkle made three final tables in side events, including winning the PokerNews PowerStack event, and the WSOP bracelet winner was well on his way to taking home this title, as well. There are dominant final table performances, and then there is what Hinkle did to his competition today.
Hinkle went on a flurry of knockouts, taking out player after player until he built up an incredible chip lead with more than 10,000,000 four-handed. Aggarwal was all the way behind in second place with 1,600,000. It seemed like insurmountable odds for anyone to challenge Hinkle today, but Aggarwal always knew he was just one hand away from getting back into contention.
“It was just, once you get a couple of flips, you’re right back in the game. All it takes is a little bit of edge. So we made some good plays, got lucky a few times,” he said.
Aggarwal describes himself mainly as a recreational player. The finance professional only plays for the competition, but he’s become a regular at RunGood events across the Midwest. “Very much a recreational player, but I like to play competitively. I play as much as I can. Played the one two weeks ago in Joplin. That was a pretty good one. Made the final table in one of the tournaments, but didn’t end up winning. We were able to redeem ourselves today,” he said.
Hinkle had a run the likes of which most players can only dream of, but it quickly shattered against Aggarwal. After coming so close before, Aggarwal made sure to close the deal this time around and claim the title of RunGood Main Event champion.