2016 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa

$675 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
$45,595
Event Info
Buy-in
$675
Entries
336
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Three Players Busted

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Michael Sanders
Michael Sanders

Issac "Rungood" Tucker shoved over a button raise in the small blind with {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs} 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 {a-}{j-}. We didn't see how he lost the remainder of his chips.

Finally, Michael Sanders pushed all in with {6-Spades}{4-Spades} for 189,000. Gil George reraised all in with {a-}{q-}, and Kirk Smith called off his stack in the big blind with {q-}{q-}. The flop came {2-}{3-}{4-}, and Sanders hit the {5-Spades} 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 us
Michael Sanders
600,000 100,000
Josh Sandoval us
Josh Sandoval
Busted
Kirk Smith us
Kirk Smith
Busted
Issac Tucker
Issac Tucker
Busted

Tags: Kirk SmithVic HarrisIssac TuckerJustin GardenhireJosh SandovalMichael Sanders

Bunch Out; Sanders Doubles

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Eric Bunch
Eric Bunch

Eric Bunch defended his big blind from a middle-position raise to 60,000 from Cherie Baber. The flop came {6-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Bunch pushed all in. Baber counted down here stack and announced a call.

Baber: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}
Bunch: {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Bunch needed a jack or a queen to take the whole pot, but the turn was a {k-Diamonds} and the river an {a-Hearts}. 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 {a-}{k-} against {a-}{9-} all in preflop.

Player Chips Progress
Rodney Spriggs us
Rodney Spriggs
600,000 -200,000
Cherie Baber us
Cherie Baber
525,000 360,000
Michael Sanders us
Michael Sanders
500,000 232,000
Eric Bunch us
Eric Bunch
Busted

Tags: Cherie BaberEric BunchMichael SandersRodney Spriggs

Abernathy Gets Some Back

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

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 {7-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{a-Hearts}, and Abernathy checked. Lampley checked back. Abernathy slid 190,000 in on the {10-Clubs} turn, and Lampley shook his head.

"Nice flop," he said, winging his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Abernathy us
Sam Abernathy
1,400,000 200,000
Ira Lampley us
Ira Lampley
600,000 -250,000

Tags: Sam AbernathyIra Lampley

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Abernathy Eliminates Kirk

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Tripp Kirk
Tripp Kirk

Sam Abernathy opened for 40,000 and called the shove of Tripp Kirk, who had about 150,000.

Kirk: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Abernathy: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Kirk's live cards paired up when {q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flopped but he still had lots to fade since Abernathy picked up a club draw. The {5-Diamonds} turn was a brick but Abernathy found the {a-Diamonds} on the river to eliminate Kirk.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Abernathy us
Sam Abernathy
1,200,000 200,000
Tripp Kirk us
Tripp Kirk
Busted

Tags: Sam AbernathyTripp Kirk

Sanders Doubles Through Spriggs

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

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: {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Sanders: {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

"It's getting there," Spriggs said confidently. "Jacks have been hot."

Instead, he took the lead with tens as {4-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades} 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 us
Rodney Spriggs
800,000
Michael Sanders us
Michael Sanders
364,000 179,000

Tags: Michael SandersRodney Spriggs

Bunch Sends Heaps to Abernathy

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Sam Abernathy
Sam Abernathy

In a hand that started at the previous level, Sam Abernathy bet 80,000 in the cutoff on a {j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop, and Eric Bunch check-raised to 205,000 from middle position. Abernathy called, and the turn was a {3-Hearts}. 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 us
Sam Abernathy
1,500,000 600,000
Eric Bunch us
Eric Bunch
545,000 -705,000

Tags: Eric BunchSam Abernathy