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Ross Bybee won the last RunGoodGear.com tournament.
After a month-long hiatus, the RunGoodGear.com tournament series has returned for another tournament, this time at their original location at Downstream Casino just outside of Joplin, Mo.
In September, sponsored tour pro Ross Bybee won RunGoodGear.com Hard Rock Tulsa, taking home first place and a little more than $20,000 as part of a four-way chop.
Cards are scheduled to fly at 1 p.m. local time, and the format is an unlimited reentry with a $675 buy in. Entries are allowed through the end of Level 9. Each player will begin with 15,000 in chips, and blinds will be 25/50 to begin, progressing at 30-minute intervals for the first 8 levels before switching to 40-minute levels at Level 9. The tournament will wrap up for the day when 10 percent of the field remains.
Bernard Lee, pictured at RunGoodGear.com Hard Rock Tulsa.
According to Bernard Lee, he got off to a fast start with an early double after limping in with . The blinds came along, and an flop gave Lee middle pair, which he bet for 125 after two checks. The small blind folded, and the big blind made it 300. Lee called, and a gave him a flush draw, which prompted him to call 900. On the river, the big blind shoved for more than 13,000, and Lee called.
His opponent showed for a set on the turn, not enough to beat Lee's flush.
We arrived at Table 15 as the dealer was sorting out side pots for a four-way all in on a flop of . After the three pots were separated, the cards were flipped.
Julie Walker:
Middle position:
Late position:
Cutoff:
The player in middle position was in great shape with a set, as the two players with top pair were drawing very slim. Walker found the on the turn though, filling her double-gutshot straight draw.
"Pair the board," the player with sevens said.
"Don't pair it," Walker countered.
It was the latter, as a fell, and Walker dragged the massive early pot.
Bernard Lee bet 1,725 into a pot of about 4,000 on a flop. Rodney Spriggs shoved all in for 2,400, and Issac "Rungood" Tucker made the call from the button. Lee called also, and both players checked the turn. On the river, Lee checked and then called 7,000 from Tucker.
Tucker showed for trips.
"So sick," Lee said. "So frickin' sick."
Lee said he had ace-king, and we didn't see Spriggs' hand.
Ross Bybee lost the majority of his stack to an opponent who flopped a set of queens, though we didn't see Bybee's hand.
The next hand, he was all in for his last 1,900 and called in two spots. The two active players checked through until the board read , when Ryan Tepen bet 5,000. His opponent folded, and Tepen turned over . Bybee showed what looked like before the dealer swept it up.
Will Berry opened for a raise and then called the shove of Lauren Blase, who had approximately 20,000.
Berry:
Blase:
The board ran out , giving Blase the double.
The next hand, Berry opened again and saw a short stack shove on him. This time, it was Ryan Tepen, who had 26,700.
Berry:
Tepen:
Tepen kept his lead on the flop, but a turn left him in danger of being counterfeited. That's exactly what happened as the hit the river, and Berry took the pot with ace-high.
According to the players at Brady Bullard's old table, Bullard three-bet an open from Chris Conrad, and Conrad four-bet shoved. Bullard called, and he flopped a set with , only to see Conrad run a flush with .
Bullard, an Oklahoma native who is one of the four who chopped last month's RunGoodGear.com Hard Rock Tulsa, will more than likely be back tomorrow for Day 1b.
According to Bernard Lee, Terry Presley raised to 7,000 when action folded to his small blind and then called a three-bet to about 15,000 from Will Berry. Presley then led out 30,000 on the flop, and Berry shoved all in. Presley called it off for about 100,000 with for a flopped flush, while Berry had with no heart. He was drawing dead after the turn.
Bernard Lee opened for 7,200 and was called by Terry Presley. Lee check-called 8,000 on an flop. He check-called another 12,000 on the turn. An made trips on the board, and Lee checked once more. Presley bet 15,000, and Lee quickly called.
Presley showed for quads.
"Unbelievable," Lee said in disgust. "The perfect card on the river for you. I had kings."
Lee continued to mutter to himself in amazement and disgust after the players cleared out for a 15-minute break.
. The blinds came along, and an 
flop gave Lee middle pair, which he bet for 125 after two checks. The small blind folded, and the big blind made it 300. Lee called, and a 
gave him a flush draw, which prompted him to call 900. On the 
river, the big blind shoved for more than 13,000, and Lee called.
. After the three pots were separated, the cards were flipped.
on the turn though, filling her double-gutshot straight draw.
river, Lee checked and then called 7,000 from Tucker.
flop, but a 
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for a flopped flush, while Berry had 
turn.
