Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Day 1a saw 125 players pony up $675 and push the 2015 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa Main Event prize pool to over 80% of the $100,000 guarantee, with two starting flights still to play.
After 12 levels of play at 30 minutes per, it was Jesse McVicker with a substantial chip lead, as he bagged a healthy 254,000. Other notables to advance to Sunday's Day 2 are Tony Lay (140,000), Dan Lowery (119,000), Ross Bybee (106,000), and Ryan Tepen (35,000).
Many notables tried and failed to get through Day 1 on their first attempt, including Dan "Wretchy" Martin, Lauren Kling, Bryan Campanello, and Jonathan Gaviao. Nevertheless, they'll all have chances to fire again on subsequent starting days.
In all, 30 players did advance and will combine with survivors of Saturday's two flights to play Day 2, which starts at noon local time on Sunday. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we will bring you coverage from an expected busy Saturday all the way through to crowning a champion on Sunday.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jesse McVicker |
254,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
Richard Koller |
168,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
Jeremy Gilmore |
148,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
Sheila Legget
|
143,500
143,500
|
143,500 |
Tony Lay |
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Daniel Lowery |
119,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
Terry Presley |
117,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
Ross Bybee |
106,000
36,500
|
36,500 |
Aaron Clark |
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Kenneth Tramel
|
88,500
88,500
|
88,500 |
Scott Hall |
87,500
87,500
|
87,500 |
Jeffrey Carter |
81,500
81,500
|
81,500 |
Dave Repicky
|
76,500
76,500
|
76,500 |
Melinda Hettick |
76,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Will Berry |
74,500
74,500
|
74,500 |
Patrick Dorothy |
71,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
Johnny Campanello
|
69,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
Jerad Jameson |
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
Eugene Alloway |
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Ernie Grant
|
56,500
56,500
|
56,500 |
Walter Andrews
|
54,500
54,500
|
54,500 |
JW Lornett
|
53,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
Jorge Figueroa |
43,500
43,500
|
43,500 |
Mark Martin |
40,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
Bob Holmes |
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Dan Lowery raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Ryan Tepen made the call, only to be met with a raise to 17,500. Matt Newcombe moved all in for his last 13,900 and Lowery moved all in when action came back to him. The original raiser thought for a moment, as Lowery had him covered. He decided not to risk his tournament life and left Lowery and Newcombe heads up.
Lowery:
Newcombe:
Lowery stayed good as the board ran out and it was showers for Newcombe.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan Lowery |
102,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Matt Newcombe | Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
A preflop three-way all in with Melinda Hettick, Sam Panzica and Terry Presley ended badly for one and fairly well for the other two.
Hettick:
Presley:
Panzica:
Hettick was all in for the least and Presley had both players covered. The flop brought relief for Hettick and the turn and river secured the side pot for Presley. Hettick tripled and Panzica hit the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Terry Presley | 110,000 | |
Melinda Hettick | 63,000 | |
Sam Panzica | Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
A couple of RunGood pros just couldn't get it going today and both Lauren Kling and Jonathan Gaviao recently exited the tournament area without any chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lauren Kling | Busted | |
Jonathan Gaviao | Busted |
Rodney Spriggs opened to 4,300 from middle position and the player in the cutoff called. The player on the button reraised all in to 11,300 and Spriggs four-bet to 23,300, with his other opponent shipping all in. Spriggs snap-called and tabled . The original shover tabled and the five-bettor showed .
They were looking for clubs or diamonds but got nothing but heartache when the flop all but sealed it for Spriggs. The board completed with and Spriggs is up over 100,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rodney Spriggs |
118,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 300