Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2015 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa
Buy-in
$590
Prize Pool
$224,170
Entries
363
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
McVicker Leads at the End of Day 1a
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Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Day 1a saw 125 players pony up $675 and push the 2015 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa Main Event prize pool to over 80% of the $100,000 guarantee, with two starting flights still to play.
After 12 levels of play at 30 minutes per, it was Jesse McVicker with a substantial chip lead, as he bagged a healthy 254,000. Other notables to advance to Sunday's Day 2 are Tony Lay (140,000), Dan Lowery (119,000), Ross Bybee (106,000), and Ryan Tepen (35,000).
Many notables tried and failed to get through Day 1 on their first attempt, including Dan "Wretchy" Martin, Lauren Kling, Bryan Campanello, and Jonathan Gaviao. Nevertheless, they'll all have chances to fire again on subsequent starting days.
In all, 30 players did advance and will combine with survivors of Saturday's two flights to play Day 2, which starts at noon local time on Sunday. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we will bring you coverage from an expected busy Saturday all the way through to crowning a champion on Sunday.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
254,000 | 172,000 |
|
|
168,000 | 168,000 |
|
148,000 | 148,000 |
|
|
143,500 | 143,500 |
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
|
119,000 | 119,000 |
|
117,500 | 7,500 |
|
106,000 | 36,500 |
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
88,500 | 88,500 |
|
87,500 | 87,500 |
|
|
81,500 | 81,500 |
|
|
76,500 | 76,500 |
|
76,000 | 13,000 |
|
74,500 | 74,500 |
|
71,000 | 31,000 |
|
|
69,500 | 45,500 |
|
|
69,000 | 69,000 |
|
|
58,000 | 58,000 |
|
|
56,500 | 56,500 |
|
|
54,500 | 54,500 |
|
|
53,500 | 33,500 |
|
|
43,500 | 43,500 |
|
40,500 | 13,500 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
Lowery Eight One Up
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Dan Lowery raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Ryan Tepen made the call, only to be met with a raise to 17,500. Matt Newcombe moved all in for his last 13,900 and Lowery moved all in when action came back to him. The original raiser thought for a moment, as Lowery had him covered. He decided not to risk his tournament life and left Lowery and Newcombe heads up.
Lowery: 
Newcombe: 
Lowery stayed good as the board ran out 
and it was showers for Newcombe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000 | 38,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Panzica is Bounced
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
A preflop three-way all in with Melinda Hettick, Sam Panzica and Terry Presley ended badly for one and fairly well for the other two.
Hettick: 
Presley: 
Panzica: 
Hettick was all in for the least and Presley had both players covered. The 
flop brought relief for Hettick and the 
turn and 
river secured the side pot for Presley. Hettick tripled and Panzica hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
63,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
They've Run Better
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 300 ante
A couple of RunGood pros just couldn't get it going today and both Lauren Kling and Jonathan Gaviao recently exited the tournament area without any chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Spriggs Busts Two
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 300 ante
Rodney Spriggs opened to 4,300 from middle position and the player in the cutoff called. The player on the button reraised all in to 11,300 and Spriggs four-bet to 23,300, with his other opponent shipping all in. Spriggs snap-called and tabled . The original shover tabled 
and the five-bettor showed 
.
They were looking for clubs or diamonds but got nothing but heartache when the 
flop all but sealed it for Spriggs. The board completed with 
and Spriggs is up over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000 | 38,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 300