Timothy Hicks Bags the Chip Lead After Day 1b in the $800 Main Event in Tulsa for the RunGood Poker Series
Day 1b at theHard Rock Casino and Hotel Tulsa for the RunGood Poker Series $800 Main Event has concluded. The second of three Day 1 flights saw 178 entrants, with 22 making the money and advancing to Day 2. The chip leader at the end of the night was Timothy Hicks, who bagged 785,000.
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Hicks found himself atop of the leaderboard as Day 1b ended, more than 300,000 chips more than Ernie Grant (481,000) who was in second. Sitting in third to complete the podium is David Eiland (416,000)
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Hicks | United States | 785,000 |
| 2 | Ernie Grant | United States | 481,000 |
| 3 | David Eiland | United States | 416,000 |
| 4 | Savanah Mora | United States | 407,000 |
| 5 | Iman Alsaden | United States | 358,000 |
| 6 | James Pupille | United States | 343,000 |
| 7 | Marvin Donaldson | United States | 312,000 |
| 8 | Jason Wiske | United States | 304,000 |
| 9 | David Gallimore | United States | 288,000 |
| 10 | Caitlin Comeskey | United States | 200,000 |
Big Hands
There were several big hands early in Day 1b, it started off when Jeremy Drewery made a straight flush in Level 1 against an ace high flush to take a sizable pot. Then Jared Swinger found himself on the brink of elimination after flopping bottom set, against his opponents middle set. All the money got in on the flop, and with the cards on their back, Swinger turned quads to stay alive.
Then to burst the money bubble after a player was eliminated at a nearby table, Brian Lanning was all in and at risk with pocket jacks, against David Gallimore's pocket queens. Lanning needed to find help to avoid being the bubble boy, instead Gallimore flopped a set and turned quads to put the 22 remaining players in money, and on to Day 2.
Matt Rogers who was the short stack (22.000) when players bagged last night for Day 1a, was successfully able to find a bag for Day 1b as well, after his opponent sent him deep in the tank, trying to pull off a major bluff. After several minutes debating his decision, he eventually found a call and was delighted to see his pocket aces were good, as he took in a massive pot on his way to bagging for the second consecutive Day 1 flight. Any player who bags on multiple Day 1 flights will receive a min cash for their smaller stack and take the bigger bag with them to Day 2.
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