PokerNews will return at the beginning of Level 4 (approx 8:30 p.m.) of Day 1c to resume live coverage and updates from the final flight of the RunGood Poker Series Contenders Horseshoe Tunica $575 Main Event.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Welcome back to Day 1c coverage of the RunGood Poker Series Contenders Tunica $575 Main Event. Level 3 is underway with 128 entries displayed on the tournament clock. Here's a look at some runners in this evening's final flight.
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Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Action was heads up with the board reading 
and 2,400 in the middle from preflop action. Brock McCoy bet 1,000 in the cutoff and his opponent called on the button.
The turn was the 
and McCoy bet again for 2,000. His opponent called once more, and the river came 
. McCoy checked, and his opponent quickly tabled 
behind for a pair of eights from a missed open-ended straight draw.
McCoy then showed 
for top pair and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,300 |
Four players limped as action made its way around the table to Joshua Heinze in the small blind, who pumped it up to 2,100. The big blind folded, as did the first three limpers, and then the player on the button called to take postflop action heads up.
Heinze continuation-bet 2,000 on 
and the player on the button quickly called. Both players checked through 
and the board completed with 
. Heinze reached for chips and threw 6,200 onto the felt, sending his opponent into the tank. Half a minute later, the player folded and the pot was shipped Heinze's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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48,900
23,900
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23,900 |
The first event on Thursday was a one-day $145 RunGoood NLH tournament, kicking off at noon. When late registration closed, 125 entries were tallied and the top 15 finishers were to make it into the money.
RunGood Ambassador Julie Cornelius notched her second cash of the day after getting knocked out of Day 2 of Event #3 earlier in the afternoon, this time making a final table appearance and finishing in fourth place. Of the three that remained after her departure from Event #4, Frank Wyville was the one that wound up on top, taking home the top prize of $3,900.
| Place | Player | Prize |
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| 1 | Frank Wyville | $3,900 |
| 2 | James Wray | $3,348 |
| 3 | Harald Anderson | $1,999 |
| 4 | Julie Cornelius | $1,469 |
| 5 | Barry Usery | $1,098 |
| 6 | Brandon Perkins | $835 |
| 7 | Terry Treece | $645 |
| 8 | Daniel Gerald | $507 |
| 9 | Todd Blum | $405 |
Players are on their first 10-minute break of the night.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400