Keighobad Jafarzadegan limped from early position before Eric Bunch followed with a limp from the hijack. Timmy Haecker chose to raise the price of admission when he popped it to 1,500 on the button. Both Jafarzadegan and Bunch both called.
The 9♥9♠J♥ flop was checked by both Jafarzadegan and Bunch. Haecker continued for 2,200 and was called by only Jafarzadegan.
Jafarzadegan checked again on the 2♣ turn beore Haecker fired a second barrel for 2,000. Jafarzadegan responded with a check-raise all-in for 7,600. Haecker was no longer interested as he made the fold and yielded the pot to Jafarzadegan.
This hand was picked up on the turn of a board that read 5♣7♥4♥3♦ as Norman Glueckert clashed with Rodney Spriggs, with Glueckert all-in and at risk for approximately 22,000.
Norman Glueckert: 6♦5♦
Rodney Spriggs: 8♥6♥
Glueckert turned a straight, but it was a bad time to hit it, as Spriggs had already flopped the higher straight and had Glueckert drawing to a chop on the turn.
The 6♠ river did not save Glueckert, as he was eliminated by Spriggs during the second level.
Brandon Elmore limped from early position before Alexander D'Souza made it 1,000 from the next seat over. Joseph Cheater opted to three-bet to 3,200 from the big blind. Elmore folded, but D'Souza made the call.
The Q♥6♦J♠ flop led to a continuation bet of 2,000 from Cheater. D'Souza called.
Both players checked the 2♥ turn, bringing the J♣ river. Cheater got back to betting with a wager of 3,000 on the river.
D'Souza did not think long before he put out a call.
Cheater showed K♦K♥, which was good as D'Souza mucked his hand in response.
Play has begun on Day 1c of the RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition Hard Rock Tulsa $800 Main Event. A total of 33 players have taken their seats to start the day.
The RunGood Golden Expedition Hard Rock Tulsa $800 Main Event has closed the books on two starting flights, as the tournament will feature two more at the Hard Rock Tulsa on Saturday.
Day 1b finished last evening, hosting a total of 50 entries, which allowed six players to advance from the second flight.
Tyler Barnes (434,000) finished as the chip leader from Day 1b. Barnes is a former main event champion here at Hard Rock Tulsa, winning the RGPS Road Trip Oklahoma $600 Main Event in 2023. Barnes will look to repeat that success again after bagging as a chip leader during the second opening flight.
Eldon Penn (243,000) finished with the second most chips from Day 1b, while Tim Black (329,000) rounded out the top three finishers.
Eldon Penn
Penn has two RunGood rings on his resume, but is still searching for a main event title to add to his collection. Penn has tallied over $50,000 in career earnings at RunGood events, and Day 2 will offer an opportunity to add a big chunk to that total on Sunday when he returns to the felt.
Black grabbed his first RGPS ring last spring. Black has just over $57,000 in career earnings at RunGood events, and now has eight cashes overall at RunGood Events in Oklahoma. Black is an experienced player with nearly $250,000 in live career earnings overall per his The Hendon Mob profile.
The page will now turn to Saturday as the RGPS Golden Expedition Hard Rock Tulsa $800 Main Event will host two more starting flights at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
RGPS Golden Expedition Hard Rock Tulsa Main Event Schedule
Day
Flight
Time
Sat. Oct. 24
Day 1c
11 a.m.
Sat. Oct. 24
Day 1d
6 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 25
Day 2
12 p.m.
Entries will begin with a starting stack of 30,000. Blind levels during Day 1 flights are 30 minutes, with the levels bumping up to 40 minutes beginning at Level 9. Breaks are slotted after every four levels of play during starting flights, with the breaks happening after every three levels on Day 2. Breaks are scheduled for 15 minutes.
Registration closes at the beginning of Level 9. Players may forfeit their stack at the end of Level 8 and re-enter the starting with a fresh starting stack for $800. Starting flights feature unlimited re-entries. Should a player qualify 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 who 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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