Blair Hinkle shoved for his final 37,000 from early position and was called by Steven Wampler from the hijack.
Blair Hinkle: A♥6♥
Steven Wampler: 8♥8♦
Wampler had Hinkle in dire straits as they went to a runout.
Hinkle would spike his ace on the 10♦4♣A♠ flop to take a dominant lead with two cards left to go.
The 9♠ turn did not alter the standings.
Hinkle secured the double on the Q♦ river to stay in contention on Day 1c.
Nicholas Burris began the bidding with a raise to 15,000 from early position. Jonathan Bennett followed with a three-bet to 45,000 from the next seat over. Burris called.
The A♣9♠3♣ flop was checked by Burris. Bennett bet 20,000, and Burris called.
Both players checked through the 3♠ turn, bringing the Q♠ river.
Burris checked before Bennett put out a bet of 63,000. Burris had seen enough and folded his hand, yielding the pot to Bennett.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
A player in early position went all-in for his final 26,000 and was called by Nicholas Burris to be at risk.
Opponent: A♠9♠
Nicholas Burris: A♥8♦
Burris had kicker problems, but the flop made it so his opponent would be the one searching for his kicker when it came 2♥5♠8♥.
Burris would hold with his pair of eights on the 6♣ turn and the Q♠ river, scoring the knockout.
Jonathan Bennett opened to 10,000 from under the gun. Eric Bunch called from middle position as they went to a flop heads-up.
The Q♣A♣5♥ flop led to a continuation bet of 10,000 from Bennett. Bunch called.
Bennett kept up the pressure with a bet of 33,000 on the 9♥ turn. Bunch stuck around with a call.
Both players checked the A♥ river and went to showdown.
Bennett showed he had the goods with A♦K♦ for trip aces as Bunch mucked his hand in response.
The player from the hijack opened the hand with a raise to 15,000.
Joseph Cheater defended his big blind and sent them to a flop of A♣9♥K♦.
Both players checked the flop, ushering in the 3♥ turn. Cheater checked again before the hijack put out a bet of 15,000. Cheater responded with a check-raise all-in for 52,000.
The hijack gave it considerable thought before he opted to fold, awarding the pot to Cheater.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Chris Freeman opened up the bidding with a raise to 12,000 from early position. An opponent from the hijack went all-in for 7,000. Steve Edmonds called from the small blind, and the big blind also joined the hand with a call as the hijack was at risk and stood to quadruple up.
The 7♣9♦6♣ flop was checked to Freeman, who bet 6,000. Edmonds folded, but the big blind stuck around with a call.
It was checked to Freeman again on the 3♠ turn. Freeman fired a second barrel for 12,000. The big blind folded as Freeman went to a showdown against the hijack.
Opponent: J♥8♠
Chris Freeman: A♠J♣
Freeman held the best hand with ace-high, but his opponent had plenty of outs going into the river.
His opponent missed all his outs on the 4♣ river as Freeman dragged in the chips.
William Scarsdale shoved for approximately 18,000 from the hijack before Steve Edmonds made the call from the big blind and put Scarsdale at risk.
William Scarsdale: K♦6♥
Steve Edmonds: A♦K♣
Edmonds had Scarsdale's hand dominated as they went to a runout.
Scarsdale was unable to find a six on the 9♦3♣4♥7♣7♥ runout as he hit the rail.
Steven Sawyer was one half of the winning duo of the RGPS Golden Expedition Hard Rock Tulsa $300 Tag Team event as he and Dan Overholt took home the RunGood title.
“Danny (Overholt) and I are close friends. He called me up and asked me to play,” said Sawyer. “I was trying to go for a chop. And then finally I decided, let’s take this sucker down.”
For Sawyer, playing games and being competitive is in his family blood. Sawyer shared with PokerNews that his father taught him to play poker and chess when he was younger. These two games stayed in the family, as Sawyer has since passed that competitive play to his children. Sawyer, father of 11 children, expects a 16th grandchild soon. The family has since added pickleball to their repertoire as the Sawyer family competition continues to grow.
“We’re highly competitive,” said Sawyer. “Poker has been a very long-running game in our family along with chess.”
Sawyer’s passion has even passed down to his daughter Rachel Rodgers. Rachel, then Rachel Sawyer, managed to capture a WSOP ring when she won the $300 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed event for $10,669.
For Sawyer, playing poker and immersing himself in competitive games is more than just a family legacy; it also gives him a chance to express his faith. Sawyer can be seen wearing his “Trust Jesus” shirt when he won the tag team event earlier this week.
Sawyer shared that his faith has grown to be a big part of his life. Along with t-shirts, Sawyer also pays to put up banners and billboards expressing his faith and shared that poker helps fund these projects.
Sawyer, along with his daughter Rachel and son-in-law Caleb, will sit down on Day 1d.
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