$800 Main Event Giorno 1bc | 2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Tulsa

$800 Main Event

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2024-01-21 05:11 UTC-5

Todd Nichols Leads Final 69 into Day 2 of RGPS Tulsa Main Event

Livello 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The RunGood Poker Series $800 Main Event at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma has seen all of its flights run their course. 398 players entered into the final two flights of this event, putting the total number of entrants at 558, smashing the $100,000 prize pool guarantee with a new total of $390,600. Out of these entrants, only 69 found themselves a bag for Day 2, each one of them securing a min-cash.

Kansas resident Mark Martin bagged up the largest late-night stack to finish Day 1c, and will enter Sunday's final day sitting fifth overall in the chip count. Right behind Martin were Chris Baumhoer and Luke Frazier, who will both bring top 10 stacks into Day 2.

Leading the tournament is Todd Nichols, bagging an impressive 619,000 chips in Day 1b. He is followed by Day 1a leader Zachary Smith, who collected 608,000 chips in his bag.

Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Hometown	Chip Count
1	Mark Martin	Dexter, KS	479,000
2	Chris Baumhoer	Bentonville, AR	466,000
3	Luke Frazier	Tulsa, OK	456,000
4	Tim Black	Pittsburg, KS	398,000
5	James Traber	Edmond, OK	332,000
6	Nikhil Behl	Tulsa, OK	327,000
7	John Popa	Tulsa, OK	300,000
8	Kenneth Nicoletti	Little Rock, AR	280,000
9	Kelly Cortum	Norwalk, IA	279,000
10	Chris Freeman	Oronogo, MO	275,000

Many players remain in this stacked field of names, including RGPS Ambassadors Daniel Lowery (206,000) and Ashley Frank (203,000). Jared Ward (499,000) also bagged a big stack in the second flight, along with RGPS regular Duster Ellis (431,000). RGPS Player of the Year frontrunner Brian Winter also bagged 224,000 in the first flight, while second-placed points holder Shaun Emery bagged (205,000) in Day 1b.

Not all were fortunate enough to see tomorrow, as many including Will Berry, Daniel “Donk” Hughes, Kasey Mills, Michael Lech, and WSOP Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen all found their hopes of a RGPS Tulsa Main Event Title dashed on this trip. Defending Tulsa Champion Tyler Barnes also met an early end when his ace-four offsuit fell to Forrest Kollar's pocket kings.

Flight 1a ended earlier than the following two flights. Play ended and 11:42 was left in level 14 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. The 69 surviving players will start play again on Sunday, January 21 at high noon in the poker room. The levels will continue to be 40-minute blinds, with a 15-minute break after every three levels, with play continuing until a new champion is crowned.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates on the RunGood Tulsa Main Event.

Tags: Ashley Frank Brian Winter Chris Baumhoer Chris Freeman Daniel Lowery Duster Ellis Forrest Kollar James Traber Jared Ward John Popa Kasey Mills Kelly Cortum Kenneth Nicoletti Luke Frazier Mark Martin Scotty Nguyen Shaun Emery Zachary Smith

2024-01-21 05:08 UTC-5

Day 2 Seat Draw

Livello 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Hometown	Chip Count	Big Blinds
7	2	Kami Hudson	Edmond, OK	128,000	21
7	3	Kelechi Amadi	Dallas, TX	244,000	41
7	4	Forrest Kollar	Talent, OR	81,000	14
7	5	Sarah Renko	Eureka Springs, AR	94,000	16
7	6	Kelly Cortum	Norwalk, IA	279,000	47
7	7	James Traber	Edmond, OK	332,000	55
7	8	Kenneth Nicoletti	Little Rock, AR	280,000	47
7	9	Devin Arnone	Fayette, AR	262,000	44

8	1	Pavan Katragadda	Bentonville, AR	266,000	44
8	2	Luke Frazier	Tulsa, OK	456,000	76
8	3	Mark Martin	Dexter, KS	479,000	80
8	4	James Haver	Tulsa, OK	134,000	22
8	5	Wayne Welch	Owasso, OK	118,000	20
8	6	Clayton Soliz	Mountain View, AR	458,000	76
8	7	Brian Winter	Deneva, IL	224,000	37
8	8	Bobby Sanoubane	Aurora, CO	374,000	62
8	9	Daniel "Duma" Lowery	Peter Pender, AR	206,000	34

9	2	James Halford	Pryor, OK	80,000	13
9	3	Landon Von Woop	Oklahoma City, OK	100,000	17
9	4	Chris Williams	Haskell, TX	189,000	32
9	5	Shawn Privat	Olathe, KS	237,000	40
9	6	Stephen Schmidt	Minneapolis, MN	120,000	20
9	7	Eldon Penn	Yukon, OK	138,000	23
9	8	Pam Belote	Jones, OK	169,000	28
9	9	Joshua Brower	Tulsa, OK	255,000	43

10	1	Brad Beeson	Winfield, KS	85,000	14
10	2	Chris Baumhoer	Bentonville, AR	466,000	78
10	3	Michael Long	Stigler, Ok	212,000	35
10	4	Trent Wilson	Strafford, MO	220,000	37
10	5	Doug Paxton	Weatherford, OK	215,000	36
10	6	Dexter Wise	Oklahoma City, OK	73,000	12
10	7	Lucas Banning	Fayetteville, AR	183,000	31
10	8	Yahya Aamer	Tulsa, OK	562,000	94
10	9	Zachary Smith	Hot Springs, AR	608,000	101

11	1	Gary Hammond	Oklahoma City, OK	146,000	24
11	2	Cyrus Khorram	Council Bluffs, IA	211,000	35
11	3	Chris Freeman	Oronogo, MO	275,000	46
11	4	Ricky Gebhart	Silom Springs, AR	312,000	52
11	5	Steve Seffense	Fort Smith, AR	64,000	11
11	6	Josh Crawford	Conway, AR	174,000	29
11	7	Burl Berry	Tahlequah, OK	87,000	15
11	8	John Reynolds	Tulsa, OK	178,000	30
11	9	Ashley Frank	Scottsdale, AR	203,000	34

12	1	Iman Alsaden	Kansas City, MO	262,000	44
12	2	Tim Black	Pittsburg, KS	398,000	66
12	3	John Popa	Tulsa, OK	300,000	50
12	4	Todd Nichols	Lubby, KY	619,000	103
12	5	Casey Hindman	Pawhuska, OK	532,000	89
12	6	Nick Rosenberger	Nowhere, MO	156,000	26
12	7	William McCracken	Bolivar, MO	293,000	49
12	8	Preston Roberts	Bixby, OK	132,000	22
12	9	Walt Brandhorst	Weatherford, OK	178,000	30

14	2	Glen Rose	Cushing, OK	261,000	44
14	3	David Mcfeely	Bolivar, MO	173,000	29
14	4	Todd Tucker	Van Buren, AR	118,000	20
14	5	Lionel Jiang	Kansas City, MO	155,000	26
14	6	Chris Stewart	Sand Springs, OK	382,000	64
14	7	Tyler Burke	Kansas City, MO	121,000	20
14	8	Bobby Randolph	Collinsville, OK	101,000	17
14	9	Megan Moore	Norman, OK	198,000	33

15	1	Nikhil Behl	Tulsa, OK	327,000	55
15	2	Jeff Sedbeck	Topeka, KS	137,000	23
15	3	Duster Ellis	Papillion, NE	431,000	72
15	4	Jared Ward	Owasso, Ok	499,000	83
15	5	Shawn Emery	Raymond, IL	205,000	34
15	6	Brandon Wall	Lebanon, MO	243,000	41
15	7	Papa Karn	Tulsa, OK	158,000	26
15	8	David Soskin	Highland, AR	335,000	56
15	9	Darren Rogers	Claremore, OK	220,000	37

2024-01-21 04:59 UTC-5

End of Day 1c Chip Counts

Livello 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mark Martin	479,000 154,000	154,000

Chris Baumhoer	466,000 91,000	91,000
Luke Frazier	456,000 426,000	426,000
Tim Black	398,000
James Traber	332,000 -160,000	-160,000
Nikhil Behl	327,000 327,000	327,000
john Popa	300,000 -5,000	-5,000
Kenneth Nicoletti	280,000 179,000	179,000
Kelly Cortum	279,000 279,000	279,000
Chris Freeman	275,000 275,000	275,000
Pavan Katragadda	266,000 266,000	266,000
Iman Alsaden	262,000 -86,000	-86,000
Devin Arnone	262,000 262,000	262,000
Glen Rose	261,000 261,000	261,000
Kelechi Amadi	244,000 81,500	81,500
Michael Long	212,000 212,000	212,000
Cyrus Khorram	211,000 -29,000	-29,000
David McFeely	173,000 58,000	58,000
Gary Hammond	146,000 146,000	146,000
Jeff Sedbeck	137,000 137,000	137,000
Kami Hudson	128,000 -42,000	-42,000
Landon Von Woop	100,000 100,000	100,000
Sarah Renko	94,000 94,000	94,000
Brad Beeson	85,000 85,000	85,000
Forrest Kollar	81,000 -174,000	-174,000

2024-01-21 04:26 UTC-5

Tim Black Coolers Opponent to Burst Bubble

Livello 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After almost an hour of hand-for-hand play, the bubble finally burst when Tim Black coolered his opponent with aces over kings. The surviving 26 players have now bagged up to return tomorrow at noon where they will play down to a winner.

Stay tuned as a full redraw and recap will be released shortly!

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Tim Black	398,000

Tags: Tim Black

2024-01-21 04:13 UTC-5

Action Slows Way Down

Livello 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 15: Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000

Since the start of hand-for-hand, the action at the remaining three tables has slowed dramatically, with only one all-in and call that resulted in a chopped pot.

2024-01-21 03:23 UTC-5

Bubble Time!

Livello 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 14: Blinds 3,000/6,000/6,000

With the field down to 27 players, they are now on the stone money/bag bubble and will now play hand-for-hand.

2024-01-21 03:19 UTC-5

Hudson's Turn to Double

Livello 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 14: Blinds 3,000/6,000/6,000

Mark Martin opened to 20,000 and then Kami Hudson moved all in for around 80,000. When the action folded back to him, Martin made the call to put her at risk.

Kami Hudson: K♠K♦
Mark Martin: A♣Q♦

The runout of 7♥10♣7♦9♣2♥ meant Hudson's kings held and she was pushed the pot for a double.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mark Martin	325,000 -70,000	-70,000

Kami Hudson	170,000 39,500	39,500

Tags: Kami Hudson Mark Martin

2024-01-21 03:12 UTC-5

McFeely Doubles with the Snowmen

Livello 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 13: Blinds 3,000/5,000/5,000

Mark Martin opened to 12,000 and then David McFeely moved all in right behind for 47,000 total. The action folded back to Martin who then paused to think about it for a good while.

"Well, I know I'm behind, but I can get there!" Martin announced as he made the call to put McFeely at risk.

David McFeely: 8♥8♦
Mark Martin: Q♣10♠

"Ooh, I don't like that," McFeely winced, but the runout of 3♣K♦4♥2♦6♣ was good to him and he scored the pot for a double.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mark Martin	395,000 -82,000	-82,000

David McFeely	115,000

Tags: David McFeely Mark Martin

2024-01-21 02:51 UTC-5

Top 5 Stacks

Livello 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 13: Blinds 3,000/5,000/5,000

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
James Traber	492,000 462,500	462,500
Mark Martin	477,000 477,000	477,000

Chris Baumhoer	375,000 375,000	375,000
Iman Alsaden	348,000 257,000	257,000
john Popa	305,000 305,000	305,000