Gene Alloway just became the first player out of the final table when he flopped top pair with 
but lost to a set of fours held by Michael Sanders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Issac Tucker opened for 25,000 in middle position, and Chris Conrad made it 69,000 from the small blind. Mike Tang shoved all in from the big, covering both players. Tucker thought for a couple of minutes before mucking, and Conrad thought for a bit less before dropping in some chips.
Conrad: 
Tang: 
Tang was once again behind Conrad's overpair with sevens, and this time he didn't find a seven as the flop came 
. The 
turn gave him a gutshot though, and he got there with the 
river.
Players are redrawing for the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
Michael Sanders opened for 15,000 and then called the shove of Benjamin Reason, who had 133,000 on his left.
Sanders: 
Reason: 
The Day 1b leader got bad news on the 
flop, and an 
turn and 
river didn't catch him up.
Players are on break for 10 more minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
Busted |
Chris Conrad opened for 11,000 under the gun, and Mike Tang made it 26,500 to go from middle position. Conrad came back with 58,000 after action folded to him, and Conrad called. Conrad bet 45,000 more on the 
flop, and Tang shoved all in but was snap-called.
Conrad: 
Tang:
The dealer burned and turned: 
.
"Phew," said Tang in obvious relief. His set held on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000 | |
|
|
202,500 |
Ben Reason opened for 10,000 in middle position and was called by Terry Karn on his left. In the cutoff, Bernard Lee pushed for 48,500. Reason reshoved after the other players folded, and Karn laid down.
Reason: 
Lee: 
The board was clean for Lee: 
.
At another table, Jason Joerling was the first to bust, followed by Matthew Magee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
137,500
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
116,500
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
After two grueling Day 1 flights, a small Day 2 field of just 26 has returned to an event room at the Downstream Casino outside Joplin, Mo., for RunGoodGear.com's third tournament of the year.
Terry Presley and Ben Reason bagged identical stacks of 277,500 on their respective Day 1s, so they are the men to catch as the cards prepare to fly at 11 a.m. Other contenders include Issac Tucker, Ryan Tepen, Michael Sanders, David Murff, Chris Conrad, and Bernard Lee, though Lee is among the shortest stacks.
As Day 1a was cut down to 10 percent of its field with 30 minutes left on the clock in Level 15 (2,000/4,000/500), that's where the tournament will begin on Day 2. Whoever conquers his or her remaining opponents today will take home more than $36,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
277,500 | |
|
277,500 | |
|
270,500 | |
|
266,500 | |
|
255,500 | |
|
221,000 | |
|
220,500 | |
|
|
196,500 | |
|
|
196,000 | |
|
|
193,000 | |
|
|
176,500 | |
|
176,000 | |
|
169,500 | |
|
145,500 | |
|
132,500 | |
|
124,500 | |
|
111,500 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
93,500 | |
|
|
86,500 | |
|
|
74,500 | |
|
|
63,000 | |
|
56,500 | |
|
|
56,000 | |
|
53,500 |
