Main Event
Day 1de Started
Southern Poker Open
Main Event
Day: 1de
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Southern Poker Open
Buy-in
$420
Entries
1,138
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Last of the Day 1's
The Southern Poker Open by RunGood Events continues today with the first-ever land-based poker tournament on property.
Through the first three Day 1 flights, a total of 537 players have entered the event, with 112 making it through to Day 2.
Gerald Kelley bagged the chip lead in Flight A with 279,500. Wes Gauthier took the top spot in Flight B with 308,000, while Glen Sheffield bagged the most in Flight C with 225,000. Other top-ten stacks include Bobby Barbier (267,000), Paul Espinosa (265,000), Clark Craft (262,500), Richard Couron (262,500), Keith Lehr (223,500), Mike Guidry (210,000), and Chris Tiller (200,000).
The fourth of five scheduled Day 1 flights gets underway at 11 a.m. Saturday local time, with the final flight scheduled for 6 p.m. The event offers a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool with a $420 buy-in. Surviving players from each flight will return on Sunday at noon to play down to a champion.
Players buying into the event will begin their tournament with 20,000 chips and must survive twelve 30-minute levels to advance to Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entry are available until the start of Level 9 (approximately 3:30 p.m. local time).
The structure employs the big-blind ante, for faster play throughout the event. For the full structure sheet, click here.
PokerNews will be on site to bring you all the latest news and action from the tournament floor.
The Clock Is Running!
The tournament director has gone over the rules and Flight D of the Southern Poker Open is officially underway.
Consolation Prizes
In keeping with the standard from the first two days of the Southern Poker Open, Poker Manager Chad Desante offered a free drink to whoever busts out first today.
It didn't take long for the winner to collect their prize on the way to the cage to reenter.
Another Shot
A handful of players are at it again in the early stages of Day 1D.
They have played earlier flights and are looking to improve on their previous finishes. They will have eight levels of registration for the day flight and their final shot at bagging for Day 2 tonight at 6 p.m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
20,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
20,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |
|
|
20,000 |
Bobby Fuentes Left With Crumbs
Six players saw the 
flop for 1,600.
The action checked to James Mijalis, who bet 3,000. Bobby Fuentes was the lone caller.
Fuentes checked again when the 
hit the turn. Mijalis bet 3,900, leaving 10,000 behind.
Fuentes called with 10,600 behind.
The river was the 
and Fuentes checked a third time.
"All in," Mijalis said tossing his two remaining 5,000 chips into the pot.
Fuentes called and showed 
. Mijalis won the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | |
|
600
600
|
600 |
Fuentes Desperate to Rebuy
Bobby Fuentes is headed to the cage to reenter, which is exactly what he wanted. Fuentes had his pocket kings cracked and was left with 600 chips. He moved all-in dark and begged the rest of the table to call and knock him out.
Two players obliged and his opponents checked it down when the board ran out 
. Fuentes tabled 
and tripled up to 1,800.
In the next hand, Fuentes had the button and told the table he would be moving in dark again. The action folded to Fuentes and as promised he moved all in. Mike Delavergne called in the small blind as did the player in the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop. Delavergne bet 1,200 when the hit on the turn. The big blind called and the river came the . Delavergne bet 3,400 this time and the big blind folded.
Delavernge tabled 
for two pair and Fuentes showed 
for an airball, then made a beeline for the cage, money already in hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,600
24,600
|
24,600 |
|
|
Busted |
Southern Poker Open Players: Jeff Galloway
Jeff Galloway is from Livingston, TX where he has owned a service station for 24 years.
He's married with two kids and is trying his hand at the Southern Poker Open.
He only has one recorded cash for $800 so he will be looking to add a career-high here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 |
They Might Like the Turn, But Carson Clark Loves the Turn
The completed board is 
and there's about 50,000 in the pot with action pending.
Carson Clark had a 15,000 three-bet in front of him and the next player had shoved all in for 18,500. The third player, who already had 4,000 in the pot called and Clark called.
All three players tabled their hands, and they all had flushes. Clark held the best with 
against the 
of the all-in player, and the 
of the third player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
Good Fold
Despite the frequent sound of a dealer bellowing "Seat open," not everyone is in a rush to get their chips in the middle. Case in point, Kendall Lisenby.
With around 3,000 in the pot and the flop reading 
, Lisenby was first to act and bet 1,500. Two players folded and James Worley, on the button, moved all-in for 11,000. Lisenby went into the tank for a couple of minutes, talking to himself for most of that time. Coming out of the tank, he folded face up.
Worley flashed 
to confirm Lisenby's good fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
15,500
15,500
|
15,500 |