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
$675
Entries
281
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
RunGood Pro Jonathan Gaviao Surges Late To Bag Lead
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Jonathan Gaviao spent Day 1a of the 2015 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa Main Event grinding a short stack. During Level 11 (1,000/2,000/300), he had 30,200, but 50 minutes later he put 192,500 in the bag to lead the 21 survivors from the 94 players who entered.
Gaviao, a sponsored RunGood Pro, is seeking his second main event cash on the tour after getting fifth here in April for $10,601. He has more than $530,000 in total live cashes and a World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring.
Gaviao had worked his stack up a bit when he opened from the cutoff seat during the night's final blind level of 1,200/2,400/400. Both blinds called, bringing a 
flop. Gaviao bet after they checked, and the small blind shoved all in. Gaviao called off his 52,800 with the 
and his top two held against the 
.
His rush continued shortly after that against the same opponent when Gaviao opened on the button for 5,000 and saw the player ship all in from the big blind for his last 80,000. Gaviao called with the 
and the big blind had 
and found no improvement with his dominated holding.
Others who bagged after the 12 levels of Day 1a were Curtis Edens (177,000), Robert Barker (165,000), Jason Kinder (162,000), AP Phahurat (123,000), and Gaviao's fellow RunGood Pros Ray Henson (107,000) and Clint Tolbert (48,500). Tolbert got eighth here last fall for $7,855, and both he and Henson are coming off cashes in the WinStar River Poker Series Main Event that was recently held.
Some of the players who took shots on Day 1a and didn't bag included Justin Gardenhire, Greg Jennings, Rodney Spriggs, Ben Reason, Mike Tang, and Will Berry.
Two more Day 1 flights remain, both to be played Saturday, one at noon and one at 7 p.m. PokerNews will again be handling live reporting duties, so be sure to check in as the tournament continues.
End of Day 1a Counts (full)
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
192,500 | -17,500 |
|
177,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
165,000 | |
|
162,000 | |
|
135,000 | |
|
123,000 | -22,000 |
|
108,000 | |
|
107,000 | 27,000 |
|
|
102,500 | 32,500 |
|
89,000 | 14,000 |
|
84,500 | 38,400 |
|
|
82,500 | |
|
|
72,500 | |
|
|
69,500 | |
|
|
64,500 | |
|
|
63,000 | -16,000 |
|
48,500 | |
|
48,500 | 1,500 |
|
48,000 | |
|
42,500 | |
|
|
6,500 |
Hit the Showers
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Play has ended for the night.
Photos: RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa Day 1a
Another Big Pot to Gaviao
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Jonathan Gaviao opened on the button and then called the shove of the big blind, who had about 80,000. Gaviao's held against and he shipped another huge pot and finished off the opponent who missed a flush draw against him a bit ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | 90,000 |
Gaviao Doubles
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
We found Jonathan Gaviao in the cutoff getting it all in for 52,800 against the player in the small blind on a flop, though we didn't see what the action was.
Gaviao:
Small blind:
Fading spades, Gaviao saw two bricks fall: 
and 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 89,800 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Bad Flop for Henson
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Hayward Rigano opened to 6,000 in the hijack and Ray Henson three-bet to 15,000 on his left. Rigano called, and the dealer spread a flop of 
. Rigano moved all in and Henson snap-folded 
face-up.
"No more bluffing from me," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | -11,000 |
|
|
75,000 | 22,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
91,000 | 73,500 |
|
|
79,000 | 63,200 |
|
|
47,000 | 28,700 |
|
|
46,100 | -32,900 |
|
44,500 | -17,500 |
|
|
30,200 | 7,100 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |