$100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day 2 Started
$100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day 2 Started
Fifty-two players have waded through the 317-player field to contend for the championship here on Day 2 of RunGoodGear.com Hard Rock Tulsa.
Leading the way will be Eric Bunch, who steamrolled the competition on Day 1b to the tune of a 340,500 stack. He'll be closely trailed by Day 1a leader Terry Presley (319,800), while Steven DuCharme (199,000), Noah Nodine (188,300), Sam Panzica (186,600), and Ben Reason (172,900) will be among the more distant leaders. Tour pros Dan "Wretchy" Martin (156,600), Clint Tolbert (123,200), Michael Sanders (82,100), Ross Bybee (77,600), and AP Phahurat (32,200) will also be players to watch.
Cards will be flying at noon for the third straight day, and play will begin with about eight minutes remaining in Level 12 (1,000/2,000/400). Good luck to everyone chasing the first-place prize of nearly $50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,500 | |
|
|
319,800 | |
|
|
199,000 | |
|
|
188,300 | |
|
|
186,600 | |
|
|
172,900 | |
|
|
163,200 | |
|
|
156,600 | |
|
|
155,400 | |
|
|
139,400 | |
|
|
129,000 | |
|
|
123,200 | |
|
|
121,500 | |
|
|
121,000 | |
|
|
116,500 | |
|
|
115,600 | |
|
|
108,800 | |
|
|
106,800 | |
|
|
101,700 | |
|
|
96,500 | |
|
|
94,300 | |
|
|
86,200 | |
|
|
82,700 | |
|
|
82,100 | |
|
|
77,600 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 400
Day 2 has begun.
Ruth Hall got her short stack in with ![]()
against a player holding ![]()
. The board ran out ![]()
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, and Hall's bigger boat won the pot.
Players are on a short break while T100 chips are colored up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Tour pro Michael Sanders made it 16,000 from middle position after someone raised to 6,000 under the gun. Matt Bond dropped in 40,000 or so from the small blind when it folded to him, and Sanders shoved all in and was snap-called.
Sanders: ![]()
Bond: ![]()
Bond nodded in approval as the flop came ![]()
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, and no ace appeared on the last two streets for Sanders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
109,600
|
109,600 |
|
|
Busted |
Matt Newcombe opened for a raise and then called the all in of a player who had just 23,500.
Newcombe: ![]()
Opponent: ![]()
The ![]()
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board gave Newcombe a winning flush.
At another table that broke shortly after, Rodney Spriggs doubled up with ![]()
when he flopped a wheel against the ![]()
of Eric Bunch. We didn't see when the money went in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
|
215,000
93,500
|
93,500 |
|
|
99,000
9,800
|
9,800 |
Brett Wells opened for a raise on the button and got shoved on by Steve Sanders, who had 33,000 in the small blind. Wells called.
Wells: ![]()
Sanders: ![]()
A ![]()
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flop gave both players draws, though Wells' was far superior. An unlikely
turn gave Sanders his straight, but it was followed by a
, which completed Wells' flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
151,000
11,600
|
11,600 |
|
|
Busted |
We didn't catch the action, but Mark Martin just busted Matt Newcombe when he turned a pair of aces with ![]()
against Newcombe's ![]()
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
|
Busted |