Garvis Frazier made it 1,300 to go from early position. Jack Willman called on the button. The small blind joined the fray with a call, and Steven Myers called out of the big blind.
The Q♣Q♥4♥ flop was checked to Willman on the button. Willman bet 3,000. The small blind folded, but Myers opted to check-raise to 6,000. Frazier folded, and Willman made the call.
Both players checked the 9♦ turn, ushering in the 5♠ river.
Myers bet 4,000 on the river. That was enough to fold out Willman as Myers took down the pot on the river without a showdown.
Lisa Schuessler limped from early position before Jeffrey McMillen made it 1,000 on the button. Jonathan Wofford called out of the small blind, but the big blind was interested in playing a bigger pot when they three-bet to 7,000. Schuessler folded, but McMillen went for a four-bet and made it 15,000 to go in response. Wofford folded, but the big blind made the call.
The big blind checked the J♣3♣8♥ flop before McMillen went all-in for approximately 20,000. The big blind called and put himself at risk for less.
Big Blind: Q♥Q♦
Jeffrey McMillen A♦A♠
McMillen had his opponent in dire straits as he needed to fade two queens to score the knockout early on Day 1a.
The queen never came on the 8♣ turn or the 9♠ river as McMillen secured the knockout.
Bruce Vang limped from the hijack before Jeffrey Bryan followed with a limp from the cutoff. Perry Chupp wanted to play for more and made it 1,200 to go on the button. Vang folded, but Bryan was still interested and made the call.
The flop came A♣K♠J♦ before Bryan checked. Chupp continued for 1,200 and was called.
Both players slowed down and checked the Q♥ turn and the J♥ river to go to a showdown.
Bryan showed K♥3♥ for a pair of kings, which was good as Chupp mucked his hand.
The RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition $800 Main Event is coming back to where it all began when the tour stops at the Hard Rock in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Main event hopefuls will have four starting flights to choose from as the compeitition begins to decide who will become RGPS Golden Expedition Hard Rock Tulsa $800 Main Event champion and take home the biggest piece of the $100,000 guarantee.
Jesse Jones Wins RunGood Passport Season Main Event - Tulsa Hard Rock
Earlier this year in January was the last the time the RGPS was in Tulsa. Jesse Jones was crowned champion taking home $34,074 in the process. Only time will tell who will be the second person to earn the title this year. Below is a list of the previous five champions at Hard Rock Tulsa.
Previous Champions
Event
Player
Prize
RGPS Passport
Jesse Jones
$34,074
RGPS Grand Prix
Nicholas Burris
$65,435
RGPS Mission RunGood
Brian Craig
$70,169
RGPS RunGood Resort
Eric Bunch
$65,829
RGPS Destination RunGood
Todd Tucker
$73,242
The RGPS Golden Expedition $800 Main Event will feature four starting flights beginning today with the first flight at 11 a.m. The second flight will take place at 6 p.m. The tournament will then host two more starting flights on Sat. Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Day
Flight
Time
Fri. Oct. 23
Day 1a
11 a.m.
Fri. Oct. 23
Day 1b
6 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 24
Day 1c
11 a.m.
Sat. Oct. 24
Day 1d
6 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 25
Day 2
12 p.m.
Players will begin with a starting stack of 30,000. Blind levels are set for 30 minutes during starting flights and 40 minutes beginning at Level 9. Breaks are scheduled after four levels during starting flights and after every three levels on Day 2.
Registration is open until the beginning of Level 9. At the completion of Level 8, players may forfeit their stack and re-enter the starting with a fresh starting stack for $800. Participants have unlimited re-entries and may play in all Day 1 flights. Should a player qualifty for more than one starting flight, they will advance with the largest stack and forfeit the lower stack(s) for a Day 2 minimum payout.
The top 12.5% of each starting flight rounded down are permitted to advance to Day 2. All players that advance to Day 2 are in the money.
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Stay tuned here at PokerNews for live coverage of Day 1a as the first crop of hopefuls aim to advance to Day 2 of the RGPS Golden Expedition $800 Main Event at the Hard Rock Tulsa.
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