Action folded to Iman Alsaden in the cutoff who raised all in for 575,000, before Jason Wiske on the button three-bet all in as well. Both the blinds quickly folded to leave the players heads up, with Alsaden at risk.
Iman Alsaden: A♦8♣
Jason Wiske: A♣Q♠
Alsaden was dominated by the bigger ace of Wiske and once the board ran out 5♥K♥5♦3♣J♥ the ace-queen of Wiske remained best to eliminate Alsaden in sixth place.
Action folded to Rob Noce in the small blind who raised all in for his stack of 1,300,000. Eric Bunch in the big blind quickly called to put him at risk.
Rob Noce: A♣9♠
Eric Bunch: K♥J♠
Noce was ahead with his ace high, but once the flop came 10♣9♣Q♠ Bunch flopped the nuts and left Noce needing running cards to stay in the tournament. But the 6♦ on the turn left Noce drawing dead and the 5♠ on the river officially eliminated him.
Jason Wiske opened the action moving all in for 750,000 and was called by Han Lam to put him at risk.
Jason Wiske: 8♥8♣
Han Lam: A♥Q♠
Wiske would need to win the race to stay in the tournament. But the board ran out 2♠4♣A♠5♦K♥ and Lam improved to a pair of aces to take the pot and eliminate Wiske.
Han Lam was all in for his last 1,000,000 chips with Eric Bunch putting him at risk.
Han Lam: J♣9♠
Eric Bunch: A♥3♣
Lam had two live cards but would need to improve past the ace high of Bunch. But when the board ran out 4♠7♦5♦2♦5♠ Bunch turned a wheel and sent Lam out in third place.
Harold Harvey limped in on the button before Eric Bunch raised to put him all in for his last 600,000, which Harvey called to put himself at risk.
Harold Harvey: J♥3♠
Eric Bunch: K♣5♠
Harvey had two live cards but would need to improve past the king high of Bunch. The board ran out K♠9♣4♠6♠A♠ and both players made a flush but Bunch had the biggest flush with the five to eliminate Harvey in second place.
The $800 Main Event of the RunGood Poker Series at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel Tulsa has concluded. This event attracted 472 entrants across three Day 1 flights, generating a prize pool of $330,400. The 56 players who returned for Day 2 secured a minimum cash of $1,248, with the grand prize set at $65,829. That top prize was awarded to Eric Bunch, who triumphed over Harold Harvey in heads-up play, claiming his first RunGood Poker Series ring.
Bunch entered Day 2 with the overall chip lead after bagging 844,000 on Day 1a. When asked about his mindset for the day, Bunch said, “My main focus was just to make sure I kept playing well and not stress about bad beats or things I can't control.” He successfully maintained that focus, consistently finding himself at the top of the leaderboard throughout the day, essentially going wire-to-wire in the tournament. This win marks one of the top five scores in Bunch's poker career, contributing to his impressive total of over $1,500,000 in tournament earnings. Bunch also said after his victory "I love the RunGood stops, they run great events, I'll definitely be back in January"
Finishing in second place was Harvey, who now boasts over $100,000 in tournament earnings. He took home $43,906, marking a new personal best for him.
Harold Harvey
Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Eric Bunch
United States
$65,829
2
Harold Harvey
United States
$43,906
3
Han Lam
United States
$32,472
4
Jason Wiske
United States
$24,258
5
Rob Noce
United States
$18,307
6
Iman Alsaden
United States
$13,958
7
Savannah Mora
United States
$10,753
8
Isaac Cramer
United States
$8,371
9
Derrick Yegge
United States
$6,586
Early Day Action
A total of 58 entrants qualified for Day 2, including Matt Rogers and Melinda Hettick, who both bagged chips from two different Day 1 flights. Hettick finished in 51st place, receiving two minimum cash payouts for her efforts. Rogers earned a minimum cash for his smaller stack and $1,437 for his 45th place finish.
Defending champion Todd Tucker, who won the RunGood Poker Series Main Event back in January, was in the mix on Day 2. Unfortunately for Tucker, he was unable to defend his title, as he was eliminated in 38th place, earning $1,669.
The field included two World Series of Poker bracelet winners: Michael Perrone and Brian Green. Both players were eliminated back-to-back, finishing in 24th and 23rd place, respectively, each earning $2,336 for their efforts in the event.
Day 1b chip leader Timothy Hicks was eliminated on the final table bubble, despite going all in pre-flop and flopping a set of fives. Unfortunately for Hicks, his opponent managed toriver a flush, sending him out in 10th place with a payout of $6,586.
Action slowed down after the first two eliminations until Savannah Mora (seventh) and Iman Alsaden (sixth) were eliminated back-to-back, both unable to improve while being dominated by a superior ace.
Our eventual champion eliminated Rob Noce in fifth place after flopping the nuts in a blind-versus-blind all-in preflop encounter. This decisive hand solidified the champion’s momentum as he continued to build his stack.
Finishing in third place was Han Lam, who was short-stacked during three-handed play. He was ultimately knocked out by the champion when Bunch turned a wheel.
Final Table
Heads Up Play
Entering heads-up play, Bunch held approximately 12,000,000 of the 14,160,000 chips in play. It didn’t take long for Bunch to grind Harvey down to about 600,000 chips before they eventually got all in. Bunch had king-five against Harvey’s jack-three, and as the board ran out, both players made a flush on the river. However, Bunch's flush was the larger one, allowing him to claim the title.
That concludes our coverage here in Tulsa. But be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage from poker tournaments around the globe.
