$100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2014 RunGoodGear.com Hard Rock Tulsa
$100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Bunch Rolls on Day 1b, Bags Overall Lead
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
Eric Bunch defended home turf on Day 1b of RunGoodGear.com Hard Rock Tulsa Main Event, bagging 340,500 to best Day 1a leader Terry Presley's 319,800 and take the overall lead into Sunday's Day 2. Bunch hails from nearby Collinsville, Okla., and he's looking for his first five-figure cash after topping the 190-player flight.
Steven DuCharme (199,000), Noah Nodine (188,300), Mesgana Tesfaridet (166,200), Matt Bond (155,400), tour pro Clint Tolbert (123,200), Matt Newcombe (108,800), and Tam Nguyen (101,700) also tote six-figure stacks into Sunday. A total of 34 made it through.
Bunch's climb began by getting it all in on the turn with the board reading 
. Tolbert had 
for a pair and an open-ender, but Bunch had top-top with the 
. Tolbert had lots of outs, but it was Bunch improving on the 
river. Tolbert would go on to reenter and survive the day.
Bunch's run continued a bit later when he flopped a set of kings against a set of fives to bust another foe.
Bunch had heaps when he dragged the biggest pot of the night during Level 11. He checked the turn on an 
board, and his opponent bet 14,000. Bunch, who was in the big blind, put a stack of orange T5,000 chips in: 70,000. His opponent leaned back in his seat, crossed his arms, and tanked for a few minutes before pushing all in for about 14,000 more. Bunch called, and the hands were revealed.
Bunch: 
Opponent: 
Bunch's set was best, but he had to fade diamonds, eights, and kings. A red card hit, but it was the 
, and Bunch added to his tournament-leading stack.
Notable players bowing out during the course of the 12 levels of play were World Series of Poker bracelet winner Jordan Morgan, tour pro Bernard Lee, Jeff Bryan, Jonathan Gaviao, Issac "Rungood" Tucker, Keith Ferrera, and former chip leader Ben Armstrong.
Morgan's end came on the last hand of the night, when he three-bet all in with the 
and was called by Newcombe, who held the 
. A 
run out spelled the end for the bracelet winner.
Coverage of the tournament resumes when Day 2 begins at noon on Sunday, so come back to PokerNews to see who claims the first prize of $48,716.
End-of-Day Counts (full)
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,500 | 45,500 |
|
|
199,000 | 199,000 |
|
188,300 | 13,300 |
|
|
163,200 | 163,200 |
|
155,400 | -4,600 |
|
139,400 | 139,400 |
|
|
129,000 | 129,000 |
|
123,200 | |
|
116,500 | 116,500 |
|
108,800 | 32,800 |
|
101,700 | |
|
94,300 | 57,000 |
|
86,200 | 86,200 |
|
82,700 | 82,700 |
|
|
75,400 | 75,400 |
|
|
69,800 | 69,800 |
|
|
56,800 | 26,800 |
|
|
52,800 | 52,800 |
|
51,100 | 7,700 |
|
|
49,000 | 49,000 |
|
43,700 | 43,700 |
|
42,800 | 17,800 |
|
41,600 | 41,600 |
|
|
40,200 | 40,200 |
|
37,500 |
Morgan Busto on Last Hand
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
Jordan Morgan pushed all in for 23,600 in the cutoff after Matt Newcombe opened for 4,500 under the gun. Everyone else folded, and Newcombe thought for awhile, saying he felt he was behind, before making the call.
Morgan:
Newcombe:
The board ran out , missing Morgan's flush draw, and he headed for the exits as everyone else prepared to bag up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Newcombe Doubles Through Morgan
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
Matt Newcombe shoved all in after three players checked to him on a 
flop. One player folded, and Jordan Morgan called. The last player mucked.
Morgan:
Newcombe: 
Two bricks fell (
and 
) and Morgan was forced to send 25,200 to Newcombe.
Morgan was down to about 11,000 but doubled up the next hand with 
when he rivered a flush all in preflop against .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | -18,000 |
Bryan Doubles Through Morgan
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 400 ante
We found a player tanking in middle position, facing two all ins. Jordan Morgan had about 50,000 in front of him in the cutoff, while Danny Bryan had called off from the button for much less. Eventually, the middle player folded, saying he had 
.
Bryan: 
Morgan: 
The two were racing, but things ended quickly as the 
flop gave Bryan a straight. The 
turn ended backdoor hopes for Morgan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | -54,000 |
|
|
35,000 | -13,800 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 400
Bunches of Chips
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 300 ante
The Eric Bunch train rolls on.
Action folded to Tana Karn, who shoved all in for what looked like about 20,000 in the small blind, and Eric Bunch called from the big.
Karn: 
Bunch:
Bunch continued his hot run, as he hit two pair on the run out to score yet another knockout.
At another table, Matt Bond is up to 160,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Monster Pot for Bunch
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 300 ante
Eric Bunch checked the turn on an board, and his opponent bet 14,000. Bunch, who was in the big blind, put a stack of orange T5,000 chips in: 70,000. His opponent leaned back in his seat, crossed his arms, and tanked for a few minutes before pushing all in for about 14,000 more. Bunch called, and the hands were revealed.
Bunch:
Opponent:
Bunch's set was best, but he had to fade diamonds, eights, and kings. A red card hit, but it was a , and Bunch added to his tournament-leading stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
273,000 | 140,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | -2,500 |
|
|
137,000 | |
|
|
110,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
100,000 | -14,000 |
|
|
97,000 | 50,000 |
|
54,500 | -28,500 |
|
|
43,400 | 24,000 |