$100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2014 RunGoodGear.com Hard Rock Tulsa
$100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 RunGoodGear.com Hard Rock Tulsa
Buy-in
$675
Entries
317
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000
Presley Surges to Big Day 1a Lead; Five RunGood Pros Advance
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
Terry Presley rode a late heater to a big chip lead on Day 1a of RunGoodGear.com Hard Rock Tulsa $100,000 Guaranteed Main Event. He finished with 319,800, a massive stack with blinds at 1,000/2,000/400, when the tournament was forced to a stop with 18 players left — 15 percent of the 127-player field.
Joining Presley on Day 2 will be five RunGood-sponsored pros: Ben Reason (172,900), Dan "Wretchy" Martin (156,600), Michael Sanders (82,100), Ross Bybee (77,600), and AP Phahurat (32,200). Others punching tickets to Sunday's Day 2 included Sam Panzica (186,600), Rodney Spriggs (121,500), Lynn Samples (121,000), John Martin (115,600), and Brady Bullard (106,800).
Presley's surge began when he grabbed the chip lead about an hour before the day came to a close. He added to that lead when he checked on the turn in a pot where the board read 
, and Johnny McDonald checked behind him. On the 
river, Presley fired out 25,000 and was quickly called. He flipped the 
for trip eights, and he had gotten lucky indeed as McDonald showed the 
for aces up.
A few minutes later, after a flop of 
, Spriggs bet 16,200 from under the gun. Presley made it 35,000 from his left, and Ruth Hall called off her stack of about 22,000 from the blinds.
"If you can't raise, you should fold," Spriggs declared after a couple of minutes of thought, mucking what he said was two kings. "Set or two pair?" he asked Presley.
His read was on, as Presley held the 
for a set. Hall had the 
, and she was seeking an eight for a set or a seven for a straight. The 
arrived on the turn, but what Hall wasn't seeking was two sevens, and that's what she got on the 
river. Presley dragged the massive pot with his boat, leaving Hall busted.
Some players who will have to run it back on Day 1b after busting today included bracelet winners Bryan Campanello and Jordan Morgan, Jeff Bryan, Rob Salaburu, Justin Gardenhire, Jamie Kerstetter, Jonathan Gaviao, and Bernard Lee.
Well-known pro Lee met his end at the hands of Hall, when Lee bet 6,800 on a board of 
after one player checked, and Hall called from the button. The third player folded, and Lee checked the river. Hall shoved all in, and Lee snap-called.
"Whoa," he said, surprised to see Hall's 
. Lee flicked 
up in disappointment and sent his last 21,500 across the felt.
Day 1b will be another chance for Lee and the rest of the vanquished, and it begins at noon local time on Saturday. Come back to PokerNews then for more coverage.
End-of-Day Counts (full)
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
319,800 | 41,800 |
|
186,600 | 6,600 |
|
172,900 | 107,900 |
|
156,600 | 61,600 |
|
121,500 | -2,500 |
|
121,000 | -13,000 |
|
115,600 | 115,600 |
|
106,800 | -30,200 |
|
96,500 | -3,500 |
|
82,100 | 26,100 |
|
77,600 | -38,700 |
|
76,100 | 76,100 |
|
73,700 | 73,700 |
|
|
44,200 | 44,200 |
|
41,200 | -12,800 |
|
38,000 | 19,000 |
|
32,200 | -10,000 |
|
26,800 | 26,800 |
Panzica Check-Calls Thrice
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
In the big blind, Sam Panzica check-called 4,000 on a 
flop against button Ross Bybee. Panzica check-called another 10,000 on the 
turn, and an 
completed the board. Panzica checked again, and Bybee paused this time, taking the measure of his opponent for a minute before tossing out 20,000. Panzica snap-called, and Bybee silently rolled over 
for a missed straight draw. Panzica had trips with 
.
With an elimination of a player at one of the other tables, Day 1a is finished.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 106,500 |
Day 1a Bubble
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
If one more player busts out, play will stop for the day with 15 percent of the field left.
Another Monster for Presley
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
After a flop of , Rodney Spriggs bet 16,200 from under the gun. Terry Presley made it 35,000 from his left, and Ruth Hall called off her stack of about 22,000 from the blinds.
"If you can't raise, you should fold," Spriggs declared after a couple of minutes of thought, mucking what he said was two kings. "Set or two pair?" he asked Presley.
His read was on, as Presley held for a set. Hall had , and she was seeking an eight for a set or a seven for a straight. The arrived on the turn, but what Hall wasn't seeking was two sevens, and that's what she got on the river. Presley dragged the massive pot with his boat, leaving Hall busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
278,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
124,000 | 9,000 |
|
Busted |
Presley Still Hot
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
Chip leader Terry Presley checked on the turn in a recent pot where the board read , and Johnny McDonald checked behind him. On the river, Presley fired out 25,000 and was quickly called. He flipped for trip eights, and he had gotten lucky indeed as McDonald showed for aces up.
"Nice hand," McDonald said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
237,000 | 70,500 |
Martin Busts Gaviao
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
Jonathan Gaviao put the last 13,000 or so in from early position and was called by small blind Dan Martin. Gaviao asked for spades as he turned over , dominated by Martin's 
. Nothing materialized for Gaviao, and he'll have to take another crack at it tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | 22,000 |
|
Busted |
Photos: RunGoodGear.com Hard Rock Tulsa Day 1a
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 400