Eric Bunch Has Overwhelming Chip Lead After Day 1a at Tulsa RunGood Main Event

Tyler Boyer

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

The first of three Day 1 flights has been completed in Tulsa Oklahoma at the RunGood Poker Series. Day 1a of the $800 Main Event saw a total of 147 entrants, with 18 making the money and advancing to Day 2. The chip leader at the end of the night was Eric Bunch, who bagged 844,000.

Bunch ended Day 1a with an overwhelming chip lead, after a double knockout when he had ace-king suited to start the momentum. Bunch has over $1,400,000 in career earnings, and is looking to add to that with a deep run in this event. Sitting second in chips is World Series of Poker bracelet winner Michael Perrone (472,000). Perrone has over $1,000,000 in career earnings with his biggest score coming when he WSOP Bracelet in the Event #10: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. Third in chips is Tulsa, Oklahoma resident Daniel Hughes with 390,000.

Top 10 Chip Counts from Day 1a

Place	Name	Country	Chip Count
1	Eric Bunch	United States	844,000
2	Michael Perrone	United States	472,000
3	Daniel Hughes	United States	390,000
4	Steve Seffense	United States	294,000
5	Luke Johnson	United States	280,000
6	Isaac Cramer	United States	234,000
7	Brian Green	United States	227,000
8	Terry Presley	United States	221,000
9	Sarah Renko	United States	203,000

The 18 remaining players all made the money after Ramona Jacobi called a raise from Isaac Cramer in the small blind, and a bet on the king high flop. After the turn Cramer bet to put Jacobi all in, which she called with pocket nines, but was unable to beat the ace-king of Cramer.