$800 Main Event Day 1bc | 2024 RGPS RunGood Resort Tulsa

3 days 19 hours ago

The $800 Main Event Continues in Tulsa for the RunGood Poker Series

Tyler Boyer

Day 1b begins at 11 a.m. local time in the RunGood Poker Series at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel Tulsa. The second of three day 1 flights in the $800 Main Event looks to top the 147 entrants from Day 1a. This event has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, as well as points being awarded for the “Golden Player of the Series" who will be awarded a NAPT Gold valued at $10,000.

Top 10 Chip Counts From Day 1a

Place	Name	Country	Chip Count
1	Eric Bunch	United States	844,000
2	Michael Perrone	United States	472,000
3	Daniel Hughes	United States	390,000
4	Steve Seffense	United States	294,000
5	Luke Johnson	United States	280,000
6	Isaac Cramer	United States	234,000
7	Brian Coreen	United States	227,000
8	Terry Presley	United States	221,000
9	Sarah Renko	United States	203,000

Players will begin the tournament with 30,000 in starting chips with blinds at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels will last 30 minutes each until late registration closes after Level 8, and will then go to 40-minute levels. There will be a 15-minute break at the conclusion of every 4 levels. Play will continue until there is 12.5% left at which point the players will bag up for Day 2 on Sunday October 13.

Remaining Schedule for $800 Main Event

Date	Day	Time
October 12	Day 1b	11:00 a.m.
October 12	Day 1c	6:00 p.m.
October 13	Day 2	12:00 p.m.

Be sure to follow PokerNews for live coverage and updates throughout the entirety of the tournament.

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3 days 18 hours ago

Drewery Makes a Straight Flush

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Tyler Boyer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on the river with roughly 4,500 in the pot, and the board showing 9♣10♠5♣7♣8♣.

Jeremy Drewery checked to Brian Lanning who bet out 2,000, before Drewery raised to 7,500. After debating his decision Lanning found the call and turned over A♣2♣ for a turned ace high flush. But Drewery had the winner when he showed 6♠6♣ for a straight flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Drewery	37,500 37,500	37,500
Brian Lanning	23,500

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3 days 15 hours ago

Sowell Flops Trips and Sends Out Ferrero

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Tyler Boyer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player under the gun raised to 1,500, and was called by both the small blind Jeff Sowell and the big blind Michael Ferrero.

The flop came K♣10♥10♦ and it checked the under the gun player, who bet out 2,000. Both Sowell and Ferrero made the call.

After the 6♥ on the turn, both the blinds checked and the under the gun player bet out 3,600. Sowell made the call, before Ferrero raised all in for 11,600. Both under the gun player and Sowell made the call.

Both players checked after the 8♠ on the river. Sowell quickly turned over Q♣10♣ for trip 10's, as the under gun player tossed his cards in the muck. Ferrero showed K♥5♥ before exiting the tournament area as Sowell scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Sowell	68,500 68,500	68,500
Michael Ferrero	Busted

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3 days 15 hours ago

Rogers Slow Plays His Set and Gets It All

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Tyler Boyer

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the river with the board showing 2♥4♠Q♣6♠A♣ and roughly 15,500 in the pot.

Ryan Anderson led out for a bet of 12,800, before Matt Rogers raised all in for his stack of 38,600. After sitting in the tank Anderson said "I don't think you're making a move here, you just think you're good" and after debating his decision some more, he eventually tossed in the chips to make the call.

Rogers quickly turned over Q♠Q♥ for a set of queens, as Anderson showed A♥6♥ before tossing his cards in the muck as Rogers secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Rogers	95,600 43,100	43,100
Ryan Anderson	21,300 21,300	21,300

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3 days 13 hours ago

Swinger Makes Quads to Save His Tournament Life

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the flop between three players, with roughly 35,000 already in the pot and the board showing Q♦3♦7♥.

A player from early position was all in for 12,500, Jared Swinger was all in for 38,500 in the small blind, and the under the gun player putting both at risk.

Early Position: A♦Q♥ All in
Jared Swinger: 3♥3♣ All in
Under the Gun: 7♠7♦

It was a cooler flop as the early position player flopped top pair, Swinger flopped bottom set and the under the gun player flopping middle set. The player under the was poised for a double knockout, but once the turn came the 3♠ Swinger improved to quad threes, which left him in shock. The river was the 5♦ and Swinger took in a massive pot to nearly triple him up and eliminated the early position player in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Swinger	126,500

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3 days 13 hours ago

Scarsdale Sends Kings Down in Flames

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Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up with William Scarsdale in the big blind all in for 24,500, and a player on the button putting him at risk.

William Scarsdale: J♦J♣ All in
Button: K♠K♥

Scarsdale ran into the pocket kings of his opponent, but once the board ran out 6♠6♥J♥5♠A♣ Scarsdale flopped a full house to take down the pocket kings and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Scarsdale	51,500 26,300	26,300

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3 days 10 hours ago

Rogers Stuck in the Blender, Finds the Right Call

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Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 25,000 in the pot, and the board showing 4♦J♥2♠.

A player in the small blind checked to Matt Rogers who bet out 15,000. The player in the small blind then raised to 50,000, which Rogers called.

The turn brought the Q♥ and the small blind announced all in for Rogers stack of 71,000. Rogers sat deep in the tank for several minutes debating his decision. Eventually another player at the table called the clock on Rogers, which he quickly called after.

Matt Rogers: A♥A♦ All in
Small Blind: 8♠8♥

Rogers was shocked to his opponents hand, who made a valiant effort in attempting to get Rogers off his hand. The river was the 6♦ and the pocket aces of Rogers were still best, to give him the double up and massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Rogers	295,000 199,400	199,400

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3 days 9 hours ago

Gallimore Makes Quads, Lanning Unfortunate Bubble Boy

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Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up with Brian Lanning all in and David Gallimore putting him at risk.

Brian Lanning: J♥J♣ All in
David Gallimore: Q♠Q♥

Lanning ran into the bigger pocket pair, and when the board ran out A♣Q♦6♥Q♣2♥ Gallimore made quad queens to take the pot, and burst the bubble as Lanning leaves the tournament empty handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gallimore	220,000 178,500	178,500
Brian Lanning	Busted

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3 days 8 hours ago

Timothy Hicks Bags the Chip Lead After Day 1b in the $800 Main Event in Tulsa for the RunGood Poker Series

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Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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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3 days 6 hours ago

Skimbo Doubles in Massive Pot

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Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing J♣7♦7♠ with roughly 9,000 already in the middle. After the flop Michael Skimbo was all in for 139,000, and Jeff Sowell putting him at risk.

Michael Skimbo: A♣7♣ All in
Jeff Sowell: Q♠J♠

Skimbo flopped trips and was in a great position to take a massive pot. Needing a jack to improve past the trip sevens of Skimbo, the 4♣ on the turn, and A♥ on the river gave Skimbo a full house sevens full of aces to double up and leave Sowell on fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Skimbo	287,000 142,000	142,000
Jeff Sowell	15,000 -100,000	-100,000

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