Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 Oklahoma State Poker Championship
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Oklahoma State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$675
Entries
293
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Mike Marn Bags Top Stack of Day 1a of Hard Rock Tulsa's Oklahoma State Poker Championship Main Event
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a of the $675 Oklahoma State Poker Championship Main Event at Hard Rock Casino Resort is officially in the books. The first starting day saw 118 entries and at the end of play only 15 players bagged to advance to Sunday's Day 2. Mike Marn leads the way with 632,000, nearly double his closest finisher.
Second in chips, Shane Mullens, opened up a big chip lead early. After the first few levels, he had climbed to 154,000, which was 70,000 more than his closest competitor. His stack steadily grew until he lost some momentum and cruised into Day 2 with 336,000.
Lauren Bunch (216,000), Steve Seffense (196,000), and Lawrence Layton (166,000) round out the top five stacks.
Pamela Belote, a two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner at Oklahoma series stops in 2019, punched her ticket to Day 2 after an unlikely comeback. After running into quads in Level 4, Belote was down to just 900 chips but regrouped and finished the day with a stack of 139,000.
Notable players who did not advance from the first day include Daniel Hughes, Will Berry, Reginald Roberts, and Cory Smith.
The second and final starting day begins Saturday, August 17 at noon local time. Action is planned for 15 levels or until 12% of the field remains. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live reporting of all action that unfolds.
Official End of Flight Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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632,000 | |
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336,000 | 131,000 |
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216,000 | -1,000 |
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196,000 | 173,600 |
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166,000 | 166,000 |
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139,000 | 8,000 |
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126,000 | 1,200 |
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109,000 | 71,700 |
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83,000 | 83,000 |
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74,000 | -26,700 |
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65,000 | 20,500 |
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60,000 | -45,000 |
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52,000 | 24,000 |
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52,000 | -58,700 |
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42,000 | -27,200 |
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Punch Those Tickets
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With 15 players left, the tournament director has halted play with 17:14 to go in Level 15. The remaining players are bagging up their chips and will return at noon on Sunday for Day 2.
Unofficially, Mike Marn bagged up the chip lead with just over 600,000 at the end. Full chip counts and an end of day recap to follow shortly.
Three Bet Bunch Gets Marn to Fold
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
First to act Lauren Bunch opened to 9,000. Mike Marn, in middle position, grabbed a small stack of blue chips. He neatly stacked them in two piles in the middle of the board for a raise to 30,000.
Remaining players, including both blinds, folded to Bunch. After a few moments she slid out her entire stack of blue chips as she announced all-in.
Bunch and Marn bantered a bit with Marn stating he guessed they were flipping. He asked how much she was in for. She answered that it was about 180k. After a minute or so he folded, enabling Bunch to collect the pot.
Bunch told him he could pick a card for her to turn over. He picked one and Bunch flipped over 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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648,000 | 648,000 |
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217,000 | 157,000 |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
A Few Updated Chip Counts
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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131,000 | 33,400 |
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121,500 | 52,100 |
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105,000 | -37,100 |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Berry Busts to Teel with Kings
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
We arrived at a table to find Will Berry leading out for 11,000 on a 
flop. Behind him the remaining opponent in the hand, Phillip Teel, made the call.
When the 
turn hit, Berry thought for a couple moments before checking. Teel announced the he was all in. Berry quickly called.
Phillip Teel 
Will Berry 
Berry found he was drawing dead. While a meaningless river was laid out Berry quickly stood up and left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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215,000 | 215,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000