Main Event Day 1a | Southern Poker Open

08-09-2019 01:21 UTC-4

Two Shoves for Coffman, One Double

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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, .

His opponent held .

The board ran out 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	85,000

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08-09-2019 01:25 UTC-4

A More Timely Shove

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MarkSlatcher

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

With around 20,000 in the pot and the board reading , 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 .

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

"No," Seal replied, turning over for a worse two pair, "He should have called a minute ago."

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

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08-09-2019 01:29 UTC-4

Four Hands Left Before Bagging

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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.

08-09-2019 01:30 UTC-4

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Kelley	279,500 138,500	138,500
Paul Espinoza	265,000 105,000	105,000
Clark Craft	262,500 262,500	262,500
Matt Register	187,500 187,500	187,500
Michael Patterson	180,000 35,600	35,600
Danny Coats	172,000 172,000	172,000
Kyle Robinson	168,500 4,500	4,500
Jeff Wyatt	150,500 109,500	109,500
Jacob Seale	136,000 69,000	69,000
Richard Morris	118,500 46,500	46,500
Eddie Buie	116,500 116,500	116,500
Brandon Rust	115,000 115,000	115,000
Michael Maley	111,500 111,500	111,500
Stuart McMahen	108,500 108,500	108,500
Kimberly Martin	102,500 40,500	40,500
Grant Coffman	99,500 14,500	14,500
Jeremy Tinsley	98,500 50,500	50,500
Logan Hoover	96,500 20,500	20,500
Ben Mintz	96,000 -1,800	-1,800
Hayward Rigano	93,500 93,500	93,500
Keith Lehr	93,000 -71,000	-71,000

Mina Greco	90,000 -21,000	-21,000
Michael Vardeman	90,000 -41,000	-41,000
Aaron Johnson	81,000 81,000	81,000
Seth Foster	80,500 43,800	43,800

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08-09-2019 01:53 UTC-4

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

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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 Mintz George Green Gerald Kelley Horseshoe Bossier City Jacob Seale Jeremy Tinsley Jonell Whitstine Paul Espinoza Ross Bybee

Main Event

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