2016 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa
Three Players Busted
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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Sanders | 600,000 | 100,000 |
Josh Sandoval | Busted | |
Kirk Smith | Busted | |
Issac Tucker | Busted |
Bunch Out; Sanders Doubles
Eric Bunch defended his big blind from a middle-position raise to 60,000 from Cherie Baber. The flop came and Bunch pushed all in. Baber counted down here stack and announced a call.
Baber:
Bunch:
Bunch needed a jack or a queen to take the whole pot, but the turn was a and the river an . He was left with 14,000 after sending 127,000 to Baber and he busted out next hand.
At the other table, Michael Sanders doubled through Rodney Spriggs with against all in preflop.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Rodney Spriggs | 600,000 | -200,000 |
Cherie Baber | 525,000 | 360,000 |
Michael Sanders | 500,000 | 232,000 |
Eric Bunch | Busted |
Abernathy Gets Some Back
Sam Abernathy opened to 60,000 under the gun, and Ira Lampley made it 210,000 two spots later. Action folded back to Abernathy, who called. The flop came , and Abernathy checked. Lampley checked back. Abernathy slid 190,000 in on the turn, and Lampley shook his head.
"Nice flop," he said, winging his cards to the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Abernathy | 1,400,000 | 200,000 |
Ira Lampley | 600,000 | -250,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Abernathy Eliminates Kirk
Sam Abernathy opened for 40,000 and called the shove of Tripp Kirk, who had about 150,000.
Kirk:
Abernathy:
Kirk's live cards paired up when flopped but he still had lots to fade since Abernathy picked up a club draw. The turn was a brick but Abernathy found the on the river to eliminate Kirk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Abernathy | 1,200,000 | 200,000 |
Tripp Kirk | Busted |
Lampley Doubles Through Abernathy
We didn't see the action, but it appeared Ira Lampley got his 285,000 in against Sam Abernathy with on a flop. Abernathy held for a huge lead, but Lampley hit the on the river to survive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Sam Abernathy | 1,000,000 | -500,000 |
Ira Lampley | 850,000 | 357,000 |
Tucker Doubles Through Sanders
Michael Sanders raised to 36,000 and called the shove of Issac Tucker for 107,000 total. Tucker's held against Sanders' on the board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Sanders | 268,000 | -96,000 |
Issac Tucker | 254,000 | 104,000 |
Sanders Doubles Through Spriggs
Rodney Spriggs opened to 46,000 in the cutoff, and Michael Sanders jammed for 116,000 more on the button. Spriggs tanked about a minutes and called.
Spriggs:
Sanders:
"It's getting there," Spriggs said confidently. "Jacks have been hot."
Instead, he took the lead with tens as hit the felt. However, the turn and river were both eights, and Sanders survived.
"That's not the way I thought we'd get it," Sanders said.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rodney Spriggs | 800,000 | |
Michael Sanders | 364,000 | 179,000 |
Bunch Sends Heaps to Abernathy
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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Abernathy | 1,500,000 | 600,000 |
Eric Bunch | 545,000 | -705,000 |