A nice little poker tournament broke out here in Tulsa for the RunGood Poker Series hosted by the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Three first-day flights drew 363 total entries and culminated with 88 players advancing to Sunday's second day.
The $100,000 guarantee was never in question and late in registration for Day 1c, the pool swelled past $200k and ultimately ended at $214,170. The returning players will still have some work to do, as they will need to survive almost half of the remaining field to take one of the 45 paid spots.
Jesse McVicker will come in as the chip leader, having bagged 254,000 at the end of Day 1a. Miguel Hernandez finished with the largest stack of the Day 1b survivors (187,500) and is McVicker's closest rival to start the day. Notable entrants to make it through to Day 2, include Jonathan Gaviao (180,500), Justin Gardenhire (153,500) Ross Bybee (106,000) and Dan "Wretchy" Martin (101,000).
The day will start with 45-minute levels, changing over to 60-minute levels at the unofficial final table. The winner is set to take home $49,265. Hard Rock Tulsa has added $10,000 to the first place prize, earmarked for a 2015 WSOP Main Event seat. That money puts the actual pool at $224,170, with a top prize totaling $59,265 Come back soon as PokerNews will providing coverage throughout the day, starting at Noon local time.