Issac "Rungood" Tucker shoved over a button raise in the small blind with but Vic Harris woke up with kings behind him and busted him when Tucker did not improve.
At the other table, Josh Sandoval lost the majority of his stack in a race with Justin Gardenhire, who flopped a set with nines against . We didn't see how he lost the remainder of his chips.
Finally, Michael Sanders pushed all in with for 189,000. Gil George reraised all in with , and Kirk Smith called off his stack in the big blind with . The flop came , and Sanders hit the on the turn to make a six-high straight. That also gave George a wheel for the side pot, eliminating Smith.
In a hand that started at the previous level, Sam Abernathy bet 80,000 in the cutoff on a flop, and Eric Bunch check-raised to 205,000 from middle position. Abernathy called, and the turn was a . Bunch slid forward 300,000. After about a minute, Abernathy dropped a few chips in and told the dealer she was all in. Bunch snap-folded, sending the chip lead two seats to his left.
Olivier Busquet bet 60,000 from the button on a board of , and Eric Bunch put him all in from the big blind for what looked to be around 300,000 total. Busquet looked pained and thought awhile before softly voicing a call.
Bunch:
Busquet:
The aces had been cracked, and Busquet needed a third one on the river but the dealer brought forth the , ending his tournament.
Olivier Busquet opened for a raise and saw Hasan Haq jam it in from the button. Busquet got a count — about 70,000 — and thought a bit before opting for a call.
Busquet:
Haq:
"Don't you be hitting any gutters on me now," Haq said, following an earlier discussion about the chances of hitting gutshots after Busquet binked one on him.
Amazingly enough, the flop did come , giving Busquet a gutter.
"Backdoor flush draw," Haq observed.
He words were prescient again as a gave Busquet more outs. The dealer brought forth the river, and it was the , completing Busquet's gutshot straight draw.
"Good hand, man," Haq said as he headed for the doors.
Day 2 has arrived after three starting flights at RunGood Hard Rock Tulsa, and there will be 74 players in contention for the $45,595 first-place prize, which also features a $10,000 World Series of Poker Seat added on.
First and foremost among them is World Poker Tour champion and High Roller regular Olivier Busquet, who amassed a monstrous stack of 382,500, which will be good for well over 100 big blinds when play resumes at Level 13 (1,500/3,000/500). Busquet is trailed by notables like Mina Greco (129,000), Chris Conrad (126,500), Tripp Kirk (122,000), and Justin Gardenhire (99,500).
Levels have been bumped up to 45 minutes, so the structure will slow down considerably from the 30-minute level of Day 1, and the plan is to play through Level 21 and have a 45-minute dinner break. The money bubble will break when 36 players remain, so stay tuned to the live updates to see how the tournament progresses.
but Vic Harris woke up with kings behind him and busted him when Tucker did not improve.
. We didn't see how he lost the remainder of his chips.
for 189,000. Gil George reraised all in with 
, and Kirk Smith called off his stack in the big blind with 
, and Sanders hit the 
on the turn to make a six-high straight. That also gave George a wheel for the side pot, eliminating Smith.
flop, and Eric Bunch check-raised to 205,000 from middle position. Abernathy called, and the turn was a 
. Bunch slid forward 300,000. After about a minute, Abernathy dropped a few chips in and told the dealer she was all in. Bunch snap-folded, sending the chip lead two seats to his left.
, and Eric Bunch put him all in from the big blind for what looked to be around 300,000 total. Busquet looked pained and thought awhile before softly voicing a call.
, completing Busquet's gutshot straight draw. 
