Action folded to Robert Holly on the button who raised to 200,000. The small blind folded, and the big blind Michael Skimbo called to put himself at risk.
Michael Skimbo: A♣6♣
Robert Holly: Q♠Q♦
Holly was in great position to burst the bubble, and once the board ran out 6♥K♦3♦5♦9♣ the pocket queens were still best, making Skimbo the unfortunate bubble boy.
Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing J♣7♦7♠ with roughly 9,000 already in the middle. After the flop Michael Skimbo was all in for 139,000, and Jeff Sowell putting him at risk.
Michael Skimbo: A♣7♣
Jeff Sowell: Q♠J♠
Skimbo flopped trips and was in a great position to take a massive pot. Needing a jack to improve past the trip sevens of Skimbo, the 4♣ on the turn, and A♥ on the river gave Skimbo a full house sevens full of aces to double up and leave Sowell on fumes.
Day 1b at theHard Rock Casino and Hotel Tulsa for the RunGood Poker Series $800 Main Event has concluded. The second of three Day 1 flights saw 178 entrants, with 22 making the money and advancing to Day 2. The chip leader at the end of the night was Timothy Hicks, who bagged 785,000.
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Hicks found himself atop of the leaderboard as Day 1b ended, more than 300,000 chips more than Ernie Grant (481,000) who was in second. Sitting in third to complete the podium is David Eiland (416,000)
Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Name
Country
Chip Count
1
Timothy Hicks
United States
785,000
2
Ernie Grant
United States
481,000
3
David Eiland
United States
416,000
4
Savanah Mora
United States
407,000
5
Iman Alsaden
United States
358,000
6
James Pupille
United States
343,000
7
Marvin Donaldson
United States
312,000
8
Jason Wiske
United States
304,000
9
David Gallimore
United States
288,000
10
Caitlin Comeskey
United States
200,000
Big Hands
There were several big hands early in Day 1b, it started off when Jeremy Drewerymade a straight flush in Level 1 against an ace high flush to take a sizable pot. Then Jared Swinger found himself on the brink of elimination after flopping bottom set, against his opponents middle set. All the money got in on the flop, and with the cards on their back, Swinger turned quads to stay alive.
Then to burst the money bubble after a player was eliminated at a nearby table, Brian Lanning was all in and at risk with pocket jacks, against David Gallimore's pocket queens. Lanning needed to find help to avoid being the bubble boy, instead Gallimore flopped a set and turned quads to put the 22 remaining players in money, and on to Day 2.
Brian Lanning
Matt Rogers who was the short stack (22.000) when players bagged last night for Day 1a, was successfully able to find a bag for Day 1b as well, after his opponent sent him deep in the tank, trying to pull off a major bluff. After several minutes debating his decision, he eventually found a call and was delighted to see his pocket aces were good, as he took in a massive pot on his way to bagging for the second consecutive Day 1 flight. Any player who bags on multiple Day 1 flights will receive a min cash for their smaller stack and take the bigger bag with them to Day 2.
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Action was picked up with Brian Lanning all in and David Gallimore putting him at risk.
Brian Lanning: J♥J♣
David Gallimore: Q♠Q♥
Lanning ran into the bigger pocket pair, and when the board ran out A♣Q♦6♥Q♣2♥ Gallimore made quad queens to take the pot, and burst the bubble as Lanning leaves the tournament empty handed.
Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 25,000 in the pot, and the board showing 4♦J♥2♠.
A player in the small blind checked to Matt Rogers who bet out 15,000. The player in the small blind then raised to 50,000, which Rogers called.
The turn brought the Q♥ and the small blind announced all in for Rogers stack of 71,000. Rogers sat deep in the tank for several minutes debating his decision. Eventually another player at the table called the clock on Rogers, which he quickly called after.
Matt Rogers: A♥A♦
Small Blind: 8♠8♥
Rogers was shocked to his opponents hand, who made a valiant effort in attempting to get Rogers off his hand. The river was the 6♦ and the pocket aces of Rogers were still best, to give him the double up and massive pot.
Action was picked up with William Scarsdale in the big blind all in for 24,500, and a player on the button putting him at risk.
William Scarsdale: J♦J♣
Button: K♠K♥
Scarsdale ran into the pocket kings of his opponent, but once the board ran out 6♠6♥J♥5♠A♣ Scarsdale flopped a full house to take down the pocket kings and double up.
Action was picked up on the flop between three players, with roughly 35,000 already in the pot and the board showing Q♦3♦7♥.
A player from early position was all in for 12,500, Jared Swinger was all in for 38,500 in the small blind, and the under the gun player putting both at risk.
Early Position: A♦Q♥
Jared Swinger: 3♥3♣
Under the Gun: 7♠7♦
It was a cooler flop as the early position player flopped top pair, Swinger flopped bottom set and the under the gun player flopping middle set. The player under the was poised for a double knockout, but once the turn came the 3♠ Swinger improved to quad threes, which left him in shock. The river was the 5♦ and Swinger took in a massive pot to nearly triple him up and eliminated the early position player in the process.
Action was picked up on the river with the board showing 2♥4♠Q♣6♠A♣ and roughly 15,500 in the pot.
Ryan Anderson led out for a bet of 12,800, before Matt Rogers raised all in for his stack of 38,600. After sitting in the tank Anderson said "I don't think you're making a move here, you just think you're good" and after debating his decision some more, he eventually tossed in the chips to make the call.
Rogers quickly turned over Q♠Q♥ for a set of queens, as Anderson showed A♥6♥ before tossing his cards in the muck as Rogers secured the double up.
A player under the gun raised to 1,500, and was called by both the small blind Jeff Sowell and the big blind Michael Ferrero.
The flop came K♣10♥10♦ and it checked the under the gun player, who bet out 2,000. Both Sowell and Ferrero made the call.
After the 6♥ on the turn, both the blinds checked and the under the gun player bet out 3,600. Sowell made the call, before Ferrero raised all in for 11,600. Both under the gun player and Sowell made the call.
Both players checked after the 8♠ on the river. Sowell quickly turned over Q♣10♣ for trip 10's, as the under gun player tossed his cards in the muck. Ferrero showed K♥5♥ before exiting the tournament area as Sowell scooped the pot.
Action was picked up on the river with roughly 4,500 in the pot, and the board showing 9♣10♠5♣7♣8♣.
Jeremy Drewery checked to Brian Lanning who bet out 2,000, before Drewery raised to 7,500. After debating his decision Lanning found the call and turned over A♣2♣ for a turned ace high flush. But Drewery had the winner when he showed 6♠6♣ for a straight flush.
