$675 Main Event Day 1bc | 2019 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa

11-16-2019 23:36 UTC-5

Smith Takes It on the Turn

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Tommy Smith raised to 2,200 from middle position and Aaron Mitchell called from the small blind. The player in the big folded and it was heads-up action to the flop.

Mitchell check-called a bet of 2,000 and then checked for the second time on the turn.

Smith bet again, this time 3,000, and that did the trick as Mitchell released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Smith	45,000

Tags: Tommy Smith Aaron Mitchell

11-16-2019 23:44 UTC-5

Bennett on the Rise

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Mashir Khan limped from middle position and Jon Bennett did the same from the small blind. The player in the big checked his option and the trio saw a flop of .

Two checks saw Khan bet 2,200, Bennett called, and the player in the big blind folded headed to the turn.

Both active players checked and the completed the board on the river. Bennett led out for 4,000 and that did the trick as Khan folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Bennett	47,000 27,000	27,000
Mashir Khan	18,500 -4,500	-4,500

Tags: Jon Bennett Mashir Khan

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-16-2019 23:50 UTC-5

Brent Harrington Wins Second Championship Ring

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Leading into the RGPS Hard Rock Tulsa stop was the inaugural Poker Industry Championship. On Monday, RunGood Events held an open-to-all preliminary event in the $135 buy-in 8-Game Mixer. Specifically, the games included: No-Limit Hold'em; Seven Card Stud; Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Razz; Pot-Limit Omaha; Limit Hold'em; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better; and 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.

A total of 52 entries were recorded, with six players taking home a portion of the prize pool. With four players left, an unusual chop was negotiated. RG Ambassador Justin Gardenhire took home $1,300 and his stack was then removed from play while the remaining three players competed for the title of champion and the custom Signature Ring.

Play continued to well past 4 a.m. Tuesday, at the end of which RGPS and PokerNews live reporter Brent Harrington emerged as the event winner. It was Harrington's second championship ring this year, after taking down the RGPS Tunica PLO Event for $6,838.

Harrington bagged in Flight B of the Main Event and will return to action on Sunday.

8-Game Mixer Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Justin Gardenhire	$1,300*
2	Brent Harrington	$1,132*
3	Stevn Laxton	$1,132*
4	Steven Glasscock	$1,131*
5	Nick Hughes	$437
6	Michael Phillips	$328

_{*Denotes four-way deal.}

Tags: Brent Harrington

11-17-2019 00:04 UTC-5

Kim Trips Up His Opponent

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chul Kim opened for 2,500 from the cutoff and the player on the button called. The big blind came along and it was three-way action to the flop. The big blind checked, Kim continued for 3,000, and the player in the cutoff called.

The big blind got out of the way and the appeared on the turn. Kim checked and just called when his opponent bet 8,000.

When the completed the board on the river, Kim shifted gears and led out for 6,000. His opponent paid it off only to muck when Kim rolled over the for trip jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chul Kim	60,000

Tags: Chul Kim

11-17-2019 00:08 UTC-5

Pocket Rockets Propel Ross to a Double

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Thomas Ross opened with a raise from middle position only to have Tiffany Keathley three-bet to 6,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Ross and he four-bet jammed for 20,600 total, which Keathley called.

Tiffany Keathley:
Thomas Ross:

Ross had the goods and Keathley was left asking the dealer for spades. The flop contained just one, and Keathley was left drawing dead after the paired the board on the turn.

The meaningless was run out on the river and Ross was pushed the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tiffany Keathley	110,000 -10,000	-10,000
Thomas Ross	45,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Thomas Ross Tiffany Keathley

11-17-2019 00:16 UTC-5

Break Time

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the night. When they return they'll play four more levels before bagging and tagging.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-17-2019 00:45 UTC-5

A Round of Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Bennett	100,000 53,000	53,000
Tiffany Keathley	80,000 -30,000	-30,000
Aaron Mitchell	65,000 15,000	15,000
Steven Glasscock	65,000 39,600	39,600
Grant Hinkle	55,000 40,000	40,000

Chul Kim	45,000 -15,000	-15,000
Matt Ellis	35,000 35,000	35,000
Bob Mather	35,000 5,000	5,000
Travis Poole	20,000 20,000	20,000
Thomas Ross	20,000 -25,000	-25,000
Roger Eggers	Busted
Barbara Sargent	Busted
Mark Burgess	Busted
Bryce Nguyen	Busted
Sarah Renko	Busted