Southern Poker Open

Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info

Southern Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣10♥
Prize
$47,734
Event Info
Buy-in
$420
Entries
1,138
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
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Two Shoves for Coffman, One Double

Brentharrington
Brentharrington
Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Grant Coffman was in the big blind. A player in early position opened to 5,500 and another called.

Coffman moved all-in for 40,500 and the initial raiser called. The third player folded and Coffman showed two queens, {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

His opponent held {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} and Coffman doubled up.

The next hand he three-bet shoved over an early position open and his opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
Grant Coffman us
Grant Coffman 		85,000

Tags: Grant Coffman

A More Timely Shove

MarkSlatcher
MarkSlatcher
Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

With around 20,000 in the pot and the board reading {q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, the player in Seat 5 bet 5,000 and Jacob Seale moved all-in for 42,000. Seat 5 had around 65,000 left in his stack and went into a deep think.

Two minutes pass in silence and then Seale gives his opponent a look, who stares back with no particular expression.

"When they look back at me like that it means I got 'em!" Seale exclaims.

Another two minutes pass and finally Seale calls for a clock. A minute later, Seat 5 folds his hand face-up, revealing {q-}{8-}.

"Did he have you?" another player asked Seale.

"No," Seal replied, turning over {5-}{4-} for a worse two pair, "He should have called a minute ago."

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Seale us
Jacob Seale 		67,000
23,000
 23,000

Tags: Jacob Seale

Four Hands Left Before Bagging

MarkSlatcher
MarkSlatcher
Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The clock has been stopped on Flight A with 9:58 left to go in Level 12. The players will be dealt four more hands at each table, after which the bags will come out. Upon completion of the bagging process, we'll bring you the official end-of-flight chip counts.

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Brentharrington
Brentharrington
Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Gerald Kelley us
Gerald Kelley 		279,500
138,500
 138,500
Paul Espinoza us
Paul Espinoza 		265,000
105,000
 105,000
Clark Craft us
Clark Craft 		262,500
262,500
 262,500
Matt Register us
Matt Register 		187,500
187,500
 187,500
Michael Patterson us
Michael Patterson 		180,000
35,600
 35,600
Danny Coats us
Danny Coats
172,000
172,000
 172,000
Kyle Robinson us
Kyle Robinson 		168,500
4,500
 4,500
Jeff Wyatt us
Jeff Wyatt 		150,500
109,500
 109,500
Jacob Seale us
Jacob Seale 		136,000
69,000
 69,000
Richard Morris us
Richard Morris 		118,500
46,500
 46,500
Eddie Buie us
Eddie Buie
116,500
116,500
 116,500
Brandon Rust us
Brandon Rust 		115,000
115,000
 115,000
Michael Maley us
Michael Maley 		111,500
111,500
 111,500
Stuart McMahen us
Stuart McMahen 		108,500
108,500
 108,500
Kimberly Martin us
Kimberly Martin 		102,500
40,500
 40,500
Grant Coffman us
Grant Coffman 		99,500
14,500
 14,500
Jeremy Tinsley us
Jeremy Tinsley 		98,500
50,500
 50,500
Logan Hoover us
Logan Hoover 		96,500
20,500
 20,500
Ben Mintz us
Ben Mintz 		96,000
-1,800
 -1,800
Hayward Rigano us
Hayward Rigano 		93,500
93,500
 93,500
Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr 		93,000
-71,000
 -71,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Mina Greco us
Mina Greco 		90,000
-21,000
 -21,000
Michael Vardeman us
Michael Vardeman
90,000
-41,000
 -41,000
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson 		81,000
81,000
 81,000
Seth Foster us
Seth Foster 		80,500
43,800
 43,800

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First Ever Southern Poker Open Hits 200 Entries on Day 1A, Gerald Kelley Bags Lead

Brentharrington
Brentharrington
Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The opening flight of the RunGood Events Southern Poker Open was filled with drinks, flips, and giveaways. Of the 200 entrants who played the opening flight, 125 of them were in their seats when the first cards were dealt.

At the end of the flight, Gerald Kelley, Paul Espinoza (265,000), and Clark Craft (262,500) bagged the biggest stacks — each bringing more than 200,000 into Day 2. A total of 38 players moved on and will restart Sunday at noon. Kelley led the way with 279,500.

There was quite the buzz in the room throughout the evening with flip satellites during each break, where one player would win another entry into the SPO. There were sit-and-gos throughout the day, a giveaway for the high hand from level one, and a bounty placed on two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Keith Lehr’s head.

George Green claimed the bounty and will play Lehr heads up for another seat in the SPO. Lehr rebought and ran up one of the biggest stacks late in the day. Eventually, he fell back into the middle of the pack and bagged 93,000.

Jonell Whitstine didn’t find a bag, but played most of the day while her husband Samuel sat and watched. Samuel tried his hand at one of the satellites and couldn’t find a seat, but Jonell entered and just missed out on bagging the opening flight. Ross Bybee was also eliminated on Day 1A.

A few players who have found RunGood Poker Series success also bagged with Jacob Seale (136,000) and Jeremy Tinsley (98,500) also advancing. Ben Mintz, a local radio host and a regular face at all RunGood Bossier City events, bagged 96,000. Local player Jeff Wyatt bagged up 150,500 after being down to his last 1,100 in Level 7.

There will be two more flights Friday, one at 11 a.m. and another at 6 p.m.

Complete coverage of the first-ever Southern Poker Open at the Horseshoe Bossier City will be on PokerNews.com all weekend until the champion is crowned.

Tags: Ben MintzGeorge GreenGerald KelleyHorseshoe Bossier CityJacob SealeJeremy TinsleyJonell WhitstinePaul EspinozaRoss Bybee

Main Event

Day 1a Completed

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