Main Event Day 1a | 2015 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa

04-24-2015 22:30 UTC-5

Eric Thompson raised to 1,300 from early position and Matt Newcombe made the call, as did the player in the small blind and Ryan Tepen from the big blind. The flop was and after a check, Tepen fired 2,200 and Thompson called. Newcombe raised to 4,500 and action folded back to Thompson.

Thompson moved all in and was met with a quick call from Newcombe who had him just covered. Newcombe turned over for the flopped set and Thompson was drawing rather slim with the . The turn and river sealed it and Thompson hit the rail.

Newcombe took down yesterday evening's PLO rebuy tournament and is trying to remain hot today in the main event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Newcombe	46,000 35,700	35,700
Ryan Tepen	26,500 6,500	6,500
Eric Thompson	Busted

Tags: Eric Thompson Matt Newcombe Ryan Tepen

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

04-24-2015 23:04 UTC-5

Lowery Takes One

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

After a raise from a player in middle position, Dan Lowery three-bet from the button. Action folded back to his opponent who made the call. The flop was and both players checked. Two more checks followed the turn, but Lowery fired 6,500 after the fell on the river. His opponent made the call, but mucked after Lowery tabled .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Lowery	64,000 64,000	64,000

04-24-2015 23:18 UTC-5

Break It Up

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

04-24-2015 23:41 UTC-5

A Few Updated Counts

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse McVicker	82,000 12,000	12,000
Rodney Spriggs	80,000
Sam Panzica	46,000 12,000	12,000
Papa Karn	43,000 7,000	7,000
Ryan Tepen	39,000 12,500	12,500
Matt Lawrence	31,000 11,000	11,000
Curtis Edens	30,000 -200	-200
John "Cracker" Reynolds	29,000 9,000	9,000
Mark Martin	27,000 7,000	7,000
Johnny Campanello	24,000 4,000	4,000
Andrew James Watson	19,000 -1,000	-1,000
Lauren Kling	17,500 -500	-500
Jonathan Gaviao	11,600

04-25-2015 00:02 UTC-5

Papa is Not in Kansas Anymore

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Lynn Samples, Patrick Dorothy and Papa Karn all limped and the blinds completed and checked, respectively. The flop came and everyone checked to Karn who moved all in. Action folded back to Dorothy who made the quick call. "I know I need to fade diamonds", Dorothy said as he turned over for trips.

The came on the turn, but Dorothy couldn't fade the diamond on the river. Lucky for him it was the which filled him up and sent the elder Karn to see the wizard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Dorothy	40,000 40,000	40,000
Papa Karn	Busted

Tags: Papa Karn Patrick Dorothy

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 300

04-25-2015 00:15 UTC-5

Spriggs Busts Two

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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.