button in SafariEric Bunch Finishes Atop the Standings on Day 1c
Eric Bunch (804,000) finished at the top of the chip counts on Day 1c as the third flight came to a close at the RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition Hard Rock Tulsa $800 Main Event. Bunch will be among the hopefuls who return for Day 2 as they quest for the largest piece of the $100,000 guarantee continues.
Top Ten Chip Counts Day 1c
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Bunch | United States | 804,000 | 101 |
| 2 | Talon Voight | United States | 447,000 | 56 |
| 3 | Matthew Hilario | United States | 380,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Jonathan Bennett | United States | 377,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Nicholas Burris | United States | 292,000 | 37 |
| 6 | David Brown | United States | 214,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Chris Freeman | United States | 199,000 | 25 |
| 8 | Drew Gonzalez | United States | 172,000 | 22 |
| 9 | Joseph Cheater | United States | 143,000 | 18 |
| 10 | Steven Wampler | United States | 129,000 | 16 |
Talon Voight (442,000) was the second-highest finisher while Matthew Hilario (380,000) finished third in chips at the conclusion of Day 1c.
Bunch has four RGPS rings to his name as he returns to attempt to claim a fifth on Sunday. He not only already has an RGPS Main Event title to his resume, but he captured the title in Tulsa when he won the RGPS Resort Oklahoma $800 Main Event for $65,829 in 2024. Bunch will look to add a second title in this city to his name as he will aim to add to his $144,490 in career earnings at RunGood events.
This is Voight’s first cash at a RunGood event as he aims to add a big splash when he returns to play on Day 2. Hilario has bagged his second cash of his career at RunGood events, with his last coming back in 2014 at RGPS Tulsa.
This may be starting to feel like dejavu for Nicholas Burris (292,000). It was one year ago in October that Burris captured the main event title at this very casino when he won the RGPS Grand Prix Tulsa Main Event for $65,635 for his second RunGood main event title overall. Burris has the opportunity to add a third title to his cabinet as he returns to the place that treated him so well a year ago.
RGPS Ambassador Drew “BetOnDrew” Gonzalez (172,000) also bagged on Day 1c. Gonzalez has amassed over $550,000 in live career earnings, according to The Hendon Mob, but the title of RGPS ring winner has escaped the seasoned pro thus far in his career. That can all change with a title run on Sunday.
Fellow RGPS Ambassadors Bart Bogard and Blair Hinkle also took their shot at earning a spot on Day 2, but neither were able to bag. Hinkle waited the longest to find out he wouldn’t make the cut on Day 1c as he bubbled the flight to finish just shy of bagging for Day 2.
RGPS Golden Expedition Hard Rock Tusa $800 Main Event Day 1d is currently underway and represents the final opportunity for players to punch their ticket to Day 2. Day 2 begins at 12 p.m.
Fifteen-minute breaks are scheduled after three levels on Day 2, as the top 12.5% of each starting flight, rounded down, will return to continue their case of a title. All players who advance to Day 2 are in the money.
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