A nice little poker tournament broke out here in Tulsa for the RunGood Poker Series hosted by the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Three first-day flights drew 363 total entries and culminated with 88 players advancing to Sunday's second day.
The $100,000 guarantee was never in question and late in registration for Day 1c, the pool swelled past $200k and ultimately ended at $214,170. The returning players will still have some work to do, as they will need to survive almost half of the remaining field to take one of the 45 paid spots.
Jesse McVicker will come in as the chip leader, having bagged 254,000 at the end of Day 1a. Miguel Hernandez finished with the largest stack of the Day 1b survivors (187,500) and is McVicker's closest rival to start the day. Notable entrants to make it through to Day 2, include Jonathan Gaviao (180,500), Justin Gardenhire (153,500) Ross Bybee (106,000) and Dan "Wretchy" Martin (101,000).
The day will start with 45-minute levels, changing over to 60-minute levels at the unofficial final table. The winner is set to take home $49,265. Hard Rock Tulsa has added $10,000 to the first place prize, earmarked for a 2015 WSOP Main Event seat. That money puts the actual pool at $224,170, with a top prize totaling $59,265 Come back soon as PokerNews will providing coverage throughout the day, starting at Noon local time.
We didn't catch the action but were able to reconstruct with the help of Curtis Edens, who clashed with another big stack in Daniel Lowery.
After a preflop raise and three-bet from Edens, Lowery made the call to see a flop of . Lowery check-called a bet of 40,000 and then shoved all in after the turn and Edens snap-called tabling for the nut flush. Lowery's had no outs and Edens gathered the huge pot and eliminated Lowery.
Rick Woyczik opened to 27,000 from the cutoff and Miguel Hernandez moved all in from the small blind. Woyzcik thought for a moment and eventually made the call, tabling . Hernandez turned over and was looking for a lot of help. The runout sent the Day 1b chip leader to the rail, however.
We walked up to a huge four-way pot with a few hundred thousand in the middle and a board of . Mike Tang and Jonathan Gaviao checked to Keith Ferrera who thought for awhile before eventually moving all in for 359,000. Aaron Clark folded from the button and, after a count, Tang announced he was also all in.
Gaviao got out of the way and Tang tabled for the flopped set. Ferrera turned over for just top pair and he was drawing dead. Tang vaulted into the chip lead and sent Ferrera to the rail.
We caught the action after a flop of and Kevin Unkel had all of his chips in against Clyde Lorance. Unkel tabled for top pair, but had to fade Lorance's club draw, as he turned over . The turn completed the flush and sent Unkel packing after the turn.
Aaron Clark apparently intended to raise from the hijack but tossed out the wrong-colored chips and was forced to just call. Raymond Speck moved all in from the cutoff for a little over 300,000. Action folded back to Clark and he made the call.
Clark:
Speck:
The flop came , but Speck would earn some outs on the turn. He couldn't find a king though, as the river was the and he hit the rail.
Robert Skulman moved in for the last of his chips and Aaron Clark again found a hand, making the call and tabling . Skulman was way behind with and the board ran out , staying clean for Clark and bouncing Skulman out of the tournament.
Mike Tang raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Aaron Clark three-bet to 160,000 from the cutoff. Tang made the call and the flop came . Tang checked and Clark continued for 110,000. Tang called and the fell on the turn. Both players checked and the fell on the river.
Tang bet 275,000 and Clark moved all in. Tang thought for a long moment with around 535,000 behind. Eventually, Tang announced "call", and Clark rolled over for the bad news. Tang tabled the and dejectedly left the tournament area.
Aaron Clark opened on the button to 100,000 and Jonathan Gaviao moved all in for around 600,000 from the big blind. Clark quickly called and tabled . Gaviao turned over and the flop came , giving Clark more outs. The came on the turn and Gaviao couldn't find a nine, as the fell on the river.
The RunGood Pro made a good push, but fell short of the win in fifth place.
Action folded to Rick Woyczik in the big blind and he moved all in for just under 300,000. Aaron Clark called from the big blind and tabled . Woyczik found no help for his on the runout and headed toward the rail.
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. Lowery check-called a bet of 40,000 and then shoved all in after the 
turn and Edens snap-called tabling 
for the nut flush. Lowery's 
had no outs and Edens gathered the huge pot and eliminated Lowery.
. Hernandez turned over 
and was looking for a lot of help. The 
runout sent the Day 1b chip leader to the rail, however.
for just top pair and he was drawing dead. Tang vaulted into the chip lead and sent Ferrera to the rail.
. The 
turn completed the flush and sent Unkel packing after the 
, but Speck would earn some outs on the 
and the board ran out 
. Tang checked and Clark continued for 110,000. Tang called and the 
fell on the river.
. Gaviao turned over 
and the flop came 
came on the turn and Gaviao couldn't find a nine, as the 
on the 