$675 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2016 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa
$675 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa
Buy-in
$675
Entries
336
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Clements Holds Off McVicker and Tucker to Bag Day 1a Lead
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
RunGood Hard Rock Tulsa kicked off with the first of three starting flights in the $675 Main Event, and 88 runners turned up. When the chips were thrown in the bags after 12 30-minute levels, it was Randy Clements ending with 191,500 and the chip lead. Jesse McVicker (174,000) and Issac "Rungood" Tucker (163,000) also bagged hefty stacks among the 17 survivors.
Clements won a huge pot late in the night when he made an ace-high flush against Gabriel Attoun, who said he had trip eights on the paired board.
Tucker, meanwhile, ran up a huge stack on his first bullet but dusted it off to McVicker on a 
board in Level 8 (500/1,000/100). Tucker bet 8,000 and McVicker raised to 24,000, which prompted Tucker to drop in all of his large denomination chips, about 70,000, leaving himself just a few thousand back. McVicker shoved and Tucker sheepishly folded, saying he didn't think McVicker had anything, but McVicker showed him 
for a boat.
Tucker lost the remainder of his stack but quickly ran up another pile on his next and final bullet. He won a big pot off RunGood team pro Ray Henson during the final level of the night, Level 12 (1,200/2,400/400). Three players limped in, and Henson made it 10,000 to go from the small blind. Action folded to Tucker on the button, and he decided to see the flop, which came 
. Both players checked, and Henson check-called 10,000 on the 
turn. He check-called 20,000 more on the 
river, and Tucker showed him the 
.
Other players who bagged included Jon Bennett (132,500), Tripp Kirk (122,000), RunGood team pro Justin Gardenhire (99,500), and Henson (91,500).
Some of the players firing and missing were Tommy Vedes, Olivier Busquet, former RunGood champ Will Berry, and RunGood team pros Ross Bybee, Mina Greco, Sam Abernathy, Jonathan Gaviao, and Duma Lowery.
The two remaining Day 1 flights will play out Friday at noon and 7 p.m. local time, so be sure to come back to PokerNews to see who joins the 17 survivors from Day 1a in contending for the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
191,500 | -8,500 |
|
174,000 | 7,000 |
|
163,500 | -26,500 |
|
132,500 | 12,500 |
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
122,000 | 51,500 |
|
|
107,000 | 107,000 |
|
99,500 | 34,500 |
|
|
94,500 | 94,500 |
|
91,500 | -13,500 |
|
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
|
|
86,000 | 86,000 |
|
70,500 | 70,500 |
|
|
69,500 | 69,500 |
|
69,500 | 69,500 |
|
68,000 | 68,000 |
|
|
37,500 | -200 |
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Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
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Trips for Tucker
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Three players limped, and Ray Henson made it 10,000 in the small blind. The only taker was Issac Tucker, and the two checked an flop. Henson check-called 10,000 on the turn, and then 20,000 more on the river.
Tucker showed and Henson winged his cards muckward.
The tournament director announced five more hands will be played before bagging time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 86,000 |
|
|
105,000 | -70,000 |
Clements Contending for Lead
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Randy Clements just busted Gabriel Attoun on a board with three diamonds and a pair of eights. The two got it in on the river and Clements showed 
, while Attoun said he mucked trip eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Photos: RunGood Hard Rock Tulsa Day 1a
Bennett Eliminates Jennings
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Greg Jennings shoved from early position for 28,000, and Jon Bennett reshoved on his left, chasing everyone away.
Jennings: 
Bennett: 
Jennings liked the 
since he picked up a combo draw, but it was Bennett improving to a set on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Tucker Holds For Knockout
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Issac Tucker ran up a huge stack on his first bullet before flaming out, and he's working to repeat the first part of that on his final bullet. He just called a short-stacked player's shove of about 19,000 with 
from the small blind and saw his opponent reveal 
. The board ran out dead for both players, and Tucker collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,000 | 4,000 |