Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2019 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa
Buy-in
$675
Entries
319
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Blair Hinkle Wins RGPS Tulsa Hard Rock for $44,012
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Blair Hinkle capped off a long day at the RGPS Tulsa Hard Rock Main Event. He entered the day the overall chip leader and then cruised to over 1,000,000 and roughly one-sixth of the chips in play with 37 players remaining.
He dipped pretty low and found himself among the shorter stacks for part of the tournament, but claimed a huge lead at the final table. He gave up the lead for a moment during heads up play, but eventually, he finished off Matthew Blackwell to claim the RGPS Tulsa Hard Rock Main Event title and the $44,012 first prize.
Here is a look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blair Hinkle | $44,012 |
| 2 | Matthew Blackwell | $27,868 |
| 3 | Michael Crawford | $18,662 |
| 4 | Greg Jennings | $13,015 |
| 5 | Tai Phan | $9,761 |
| 6 | Matt Newcomb | $7,656 |
| 7 | Stephen Hart | $6,469 |
| 8 | Eric Bunch | $5,359 |
| 9 | James Jewell | $4,613 |
The final table action started after Jeremy Tinsley and Dan Martin both busted within a hand of each other in tenth and 11th place. Martin was short and got finished off by Stephen Hart and Tinsley got knocked out by Tai Phan.
Once the nine remaining players started the final table, it took some time for the first elimination, but James Jewell, who had entered the final table with the chip lead fell to Blackwell when he got ace-king in against Blackwell's pocket queens.
Eric Bunch spent some time as the chip leader later in the tournament, but fell in eighth place when Stephen Hart rivered a wheel.
Hart was next to go, falling to Michael Crawford in seventh place, after three-bet shoving pocket threes into the pocket jacks of Crawford.
Matt Newcomb busted sixth the very next hand when he got ace-king in against Crawford. This time, Crawford had pocket kings and sent Newcomb to the rail.
Tai Phan managed to ride a short stack up a few places in the payouts but came up short against Hinkle. Hinke flopped trips to send Phan home in fifth.
Greg Jennings went out in fourth place. He flipped against Hinkle with sixes and couldn't catch up when Hinkle flopped one of his two over cards.
Crawford was the next to go, falling to Blackwell after calling a shove from Blackwell that had him covered by about 180,000. Crawford called off with second pair and Blackwell had flopped top pair.
Finally, after a lengthy heads up match, Blackwell fell in second place when he got all in preflop with Hinkle. Both held ace-high, but Hinkle had the better kicker. Neither player connected with the board and Hinkle claimed the title.
Day 2 started with 61 players and Run Good's own Ray Henson was the stone bubble. Thirty-six players made the money. Beau Wilshire (35th) and Jacob Seale (33rd) both cashed a week after final tabling the RGPS Kansas City Main Event.
Wadih Kaawar (24th) and Catherine Chen (16th) both final tabled the RGPS Bossier City event and found a cash here. That was the event that Stephen Hart won after a four-way deal.
Tai Phan and Matthew Blackwell both made their second final tables of the RGPS season. Now, all that's left for the RGPS is the Showbound satellite Monday at noon.
Any player who made a final table in an RGPS Main Event, or won an RGPS side event has been invited to breakfast and a satellite that will send two players to play at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on Poker After Dark.
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all the information on the players in that tournament and find out who wins the two $5,000 sit-n-go seats.
Matthew Blackwell Eliminated in 2nd Place ($27,686)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Matthew Blackwell raised to 125,000 and Blair Hinkle raised all in, putting Blackwell's 1,880,000 at risk if he would call.
Blackwell called to find out he was slightly behind holding 
against Hinkle's 
.
The board ran out 
and Hinkle won the tournament and Blackwell fell in second place for $27,686.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,380,000 | 1,880,000 |
|
Busted |
Matthew Blackwell Holds Steady
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The board read 
and Matthew Blackwell bet 160,000. Blair Hinkle called.
The turn was the and Blackwell led for 375,000. Hinkle confirmed the amount and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | 50,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Blair Hinkle Retakes the Lead, Then Extends It
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Blair Hinkle battled back to take the lead heads up against Matthew Blackwell.
He took an even bigger lead when he raised to 125,000 and Blackwell made it 300,000. Hinkle called.
The flop came 
and Blackwell led for 375,000. Hinkle called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and they both checked again.
Hinkle showed 
for the winner and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,450,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
|
1,650,000 | -1,700,000 |
Matthew Blackwell Takes the Lead
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Matthew Blackwell has overtaken Blair Hinkle heads up. He's won a majority of the hands since the short bathroom break at the level change.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,350,000 | 450,000 |
|
|
2,750,000 | -450,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Matthew Blackwell Closes the Gap
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Matthew Blackwell opened to 95,000 on the button. Blair Hinkle called.
The flop came 
and Hinkle checked. Blackwell bet 115,000. Hinkle called.
The turn was the 
and Hinkle checked. Blackwell bet 225,000 and Hinkle called.
The river was the and Hinkle check-called a bet of 350,000. Blackwell showed 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000 | -400,000 |
|
|
2,900,000 | 400,000 |
Matthew Blackwell Doubles
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Matthew Blackwell makes it 95,000 and Blair Hinkle calls.
The flop comes 
and Hinkle bets 125,000. Blackwell calls.
The turn is the 
and Hinkle shoves. Blackwell calls. Hinkle has 
against the 
of Blackwell.
The river is the 
and Blackwell doubles up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000 | -1,300,000 |
|
|
2,500,000 | 1,300,000 |