Eric Bunch got his remaining chips all in against Stephen Hart with 
against the 
of Hart.
The board ran out 
, giving Hart a wheel and eliminating Bunch in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The board read 
and Eric Bunch bet 200,000 into a pot of about 240,000.
Greg Jennings had 159,000 behind and took a few minutes to call, but eventually tossed in a stack of chips and waited to see what Bunch held.
Bunch showed 
and Jennings turned over 
for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
131,000
-319,000
|
-319,000 |
James Jewell was eliminated by Matthew Blackwell.
Blackwell had previously won a huge double up through Jewell while he was the chip leader and then finished the job, but not before doubling up Thai Phan.
Jewell got 
in against Blackwell's 
and couldn't connect with the board. He was eliminated in ninth place. He will take home $4,613.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Tai Phan shoved all in from the cutoff and Matt Newcomb's hand was mucked from the hijack. James Jewell was on the button and shoved all in over the top with 
. He was ahead of Phan's 
.
The board ran out 
and Phan doubled up. Jewell who started the final nine as the chip leader is now near the bottom after losing two big hands with pocket kings and pocket tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
294,000
-286,000
|
-286,000 |
|
269,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Matthew Blackwell doubled through James Jewell to take the chip lead.
The pot was three-bet preflop to 125,000 and Blackwell checked the js5h2s] flop.
Jewell shoved all in and Blackwell called with . Jewell had .
The turn was the and the river was the and Blackwell quickly retook his seat and set his stack in front of him to be counted.
He now takes the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
544,000
|
544,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
580,000
-545,000
|
-545,000 |
Stephen Hart limped from middle position and James Jewell called the small blind. Blair Hinkle checked his option.
The flop was 
and Jewell led for 30,000. Hinkle was the lone caller.
The turn was the and Jewell check-called a 65,000 bet from Hinkle.
The river was the 
and Jewell checked. Hinkle bet 50,000 and Jewell folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
866,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
||
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
The players are on a 60-minute dinner break.
Here is the seating chart for the final nine players in the RGPS Tulsa Hard Rock Main Event.
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Jewell | 1,125,000 |
| 2 | Blair Hinkle | 668,000 |
| 3 | Eric Bunch | 778,000 |
| 4 | Matthew Blackwell | 656,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Hart | 918,000 |
| 6 | Greg Jennings | 713,000 |
| 7 | Michael Crawford | 860,000 |
| 8 | Tai Phan | 169,000 |
| 9 | Matt Newcomb | 450,000 |
