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$800 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
2024 RGPS RunGood Resort Tulsa
$800 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2024 RGPS RunGood Resort Tulsa
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$330,400
Total Entries
472
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
325
Players Left
40
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Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1c at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel Tulsa for the RunGood Poker Series $800 Main Event has concluded. The final of three Day 1 flights saw 147 entrants, with 18 making the money and advancing to Day 2. The chip leader at the end of the night was Robert Holly, who bagged 596,000.
Holly was a middling stack coming into hand-for-hand play but ended it with Day 1c. Sitting second in chips was Lionel Jiung (496,000), and third Andy Chen (416,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts From Day 1bc
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Hicks | United States | 785,000 |
| 2 | Rob Holly | United States | 596,000 |
| 3 | Lionel Jiang | United States | 496,000 |
| 4 | Ernie Grant | United States | 481,000 |
| 5 | David Eiland | United States | 416,000 |
| 6 | Andy Chen | United States | 416,000 |
| 7 | Savanah Mora | United States | 407,000 |
| 8 | Iman Alsaden | United States | 358,000 |
| 9 | James Pupille | United States | 343,000 |
| 10 | Brian Garner | United States | 319,000 |
Bubble Hand
The 18 players all made the money after the chip leader Holly took the last of Michael Skimbo's was chip leading at the start of hand for hand play. Holly raised with pocket queens to put both the small blind and the big blind Skimbo all in. Skimbo made the call with ace-six suited but was unable to improve against the pocket queens, and went from chip leader to the bubble boy.
Day 2 is set to resume at 12:00 p.m. local time on Sunday October 13, where a winner will be crowned.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage until we crown a winner.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Chip counts and full Day 1c recap to come shortly.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to Robert Holly on the button who raised to 200,000. The small blind folded, and the big blind Michael Skimbo called to put himself at risk.
Michael Skimbo: A♣6♣ 
Robert Holly: Q♠Q♦
Holly was in great position to burst the bubble, and once the board ran out 6♥K♦3♦5♦9♣ the pocket queens were still best, making Skimbo the unfortunate bubble boy.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With 19 players left and 18 making the money and Day 2, play has gone to hand for hand play.
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Lionel Jiang opened the action with a raise to 20,000, and was called by a player in middle position.
The flop came 8♥10♦A♥ and Jiang bet out 20,000, before the middle position player raised all in for his stack of 145,000. Jiang quickly called to put the player at risk.
Middle Position: A♠J♠
Lionel Jiang: A♣K♠
Jiang had his opponent dominated, with the bigger ace, and when the board ran out 9♦ on the turn and 2♥ on the river, Jiang still had the best hand with ace-king and eliminated his opponent.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action was picked up with two players all in and Lionel Jiang putting them at risk.
All in Player: Q♣10♥
All in Player: Q♣10♥
Lionel Jiang: K♠K♥
Jiang had both players dominated and once the flop came K♦K♣8♣ Jiang flopped quads and left both players drawing dead. The 5♠ turn and 5♣ river officially eliminated both players and gave the pot to Jiang.
