Action was picked up with Daniel Hughes all in for 100,000, and Brian Green putting him at risk.
Daniel Hughes: Q♦J♥
Brian Green: K♥K♣
Hughes would need a lot of help to stay in the tournament, but once the board ran out 3♠2♣4♥7♣6♣ the pocket kings were still best, and Hughes was sent to the payout desk.
Yordanos Mebrathu opened the action with a raise, before Will Berry three-bet all in for his stack of 250,000. Once it folded back to Mebrathu. she made the call to put him at risk.
Will Berry: 8x8x
Yordanos Mebrathu: 9♥9♣
Berry ran into the bigger pocket pair, and once the board ran out 9♠J♠6♥J♥Q♦ Mebrathu improved to a full house, nines full of jacks to take the pot send Berry to the rail.
Action was picked up with Chris Conrad all in for 275,000 and Jesse Jones putting him at risk.
Chris Conrad: A♦J♠
Jesse Jones: A♥2♠
Conrad was in a great position to double up, but once the board ran out 2♥2♦8♣4♥A♣ Jones improved to a full house deuces full of aces, to eliminate Conrad.
Eric Bunch opened the action with a raise to 20,000 from early position. It then folded to Terry Presley in the small blind who three-bet all in. Once the big blind folded, Bunch made the call to put Presley at risk.
Terry Presley: K♥J♥
Eric Bunch: Q♠Q♥
Bunch had the best of it with his pocket queens. Once the board ran out 4♣4♦A♦7♣10♠ the pocket queens were still best to give Bunch the pot, and send Presley to the payout desk.
Action folded to William Scarsdale in middle position who raised all in for 22,000. It then folded to James Pupille on the button who three-bet to 60,000. The blinds folded leaving the players heads up, with Scarsdale at risk.
William Scarsdale: K♥9♥
James Pupille: K♣J♣
Scarsdale was dominated by the bigger king of Pupille, and once the board ran out 3♦J♦6♠7♥5♣ Pupille improved to a pair of jacks to eliminate Scarsdale.
The final day of the $800 Main Event for the RunGood Poker Series at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel Tulsa has arrived. After three Day 1 flights over two days, the event attracted a total of 472 entrants, with 56 players advancing to Day 2. The tournament generated an impressive prize pool of $330,400, with a minimum cash payout of $1,248 and a grand prize of $65,829. Leading the pack into the final day is Eric Bunch.
Bunch established himself as the Day 1a chip leader, bagging an impressive 844,000 chips and holding onto that crown through the subsequent flights. With 147 entrants on Day 1a, he outperformed the second-place finisher, World Series of Poker champion Michael Perrone, who bagged 472,000—more than 300,000 behind Bunch. Eighteen players from this flight advanced to Day 2.
On Day 1b, Timothy Hicks emerged as the leader, bringing 785,000 chips into Day 2. This flight saw the largest turnout of the three, with 178 entrants, and 22 players made it through to the final day.
Timothy Hicks
Day 1c mirrored Day 1a with 147 entrants, with 18 players advancing to Day 2. Robert Holly closed the night as the chip leader after starting in the middle of the pack during hand for hand play. He won several significant pots off the chip leader just before the money bubble and ultimately eliminated him, securing the advance for all 18 players to Day 2.
Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2
Place
Name
Country
Chip Count
1
Eric Bunch
United States
844,000
2
Timothy Hicks
United States
785,000
3
Robert Holly
United States
596,000
4
Lionel Jiang
United States
496,000
5
Ernie Grant
United States
481,000
6
Michael Perrone
United States
472,000
7
David Eiland
United States
416,000
8
Andy Chen
United States
416,000
9
Savanah Mora
United States
407,000
10
Daniel Hughes
United States
390,000
Defending champion Todd Tucker has a shot at retaining his title. He participated in the Day 1c flight and started as the short stack during hand-for-hand play. However, he managed to bag 89,000 chips, giving him a total of 15 big blinds.
Todd Tucker
Two players managed to bag chips in multiple flights, first was Matt Rogers. After finishing Day 1a with just 22,000, he returned for Day 1b and secured a more respectable 137,000. Although he aimed to bag a third time by playing Day 1c, he was eliminated just shy of the money. Nonetheless, Rogers will receive a minimum cash payout for his smaller bag and will carry his Day 1b stack into Day 2. Also bagging twice was Melinda Hettick.
The players will begin Day 2 at Level 14, with blinds set at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 ante. Each level will last 40 minutes, and players will enjoy a 15-minute break after every two hours of play. The competition will continue until a champion is crowned.
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