Jeri Sieber was the player to triumph in the RunGood Hard Rock Tulsa $675 Main Event, which was concluded just a few hours ago. Her victory secured her with the amount of $44,458, after chopping the prize pool with heads-up opponent Justin Gardenhire, the tournament trophy and a plaque with her name on the one and only RunGood Champions Cup.
As many as 336 entries paid the $675 buy-in to take part in the exciting event. It featured three starting flights and an additional day of play. On Day 2 of the tournament, there were 74 players returning to play down to a champion. It took only a few hours for the bubble to burst. The top 36 finishers received a share of the prize pool, which amounted to $194,942.
The official final table was reached on Saturday evening. Nine-handed play began with Sam Abernathy holding more chips than any other at the table. The player had a stack of 1,600,000 at that point. As for Sieber, she was among the short stacks with 385,000 in chips.
The eventual champion was responsible for the first final table elimination. Sieber busted Cherie Baber in 9th place and the latter took home the amount of $4,778. Shortly after, Ron King left the tournament in 8th place for a payout of $5,551.
Poker regular Mina Greco was the next to go. Her share of the prize pool amounted to $6,701. It took some time before another player left the final table. Sam Abernathy, who started nine-handed play as the chip leader, was eliminated in 6th place by Sieber, good for $7,929. Vic Harris then hit the rail in 5th place. The player received the amount of $10,110 for his performance in the tournament.
Michael Sanders was the one to take 4th place in the $675 Main Event. The player collected $13,480 after he could not make it against Gardenhire. Rodney Spriggs took 3rd place in the tournament after he was busted by no other but Sieber. His share of the money totaled $19,328.
Heads-up play started with Sieber as the chip leader. The player and her opponent discussed a two-way deal and eventually agreed on one. They chopped the remaining prize pool, including the seat into this year’s WSOP $10,000 Main Event, and each of them took $40,000. The players had to contend for the remaining share of the prize pool and the tournament trophy.
On what turned out to be the last hand in play, Sieber raised to 165,000 and Gardenhire called. The flop came [Jc][2h][6h] and Gardenhire checked. Sieber bet 200,000 and called immediately after her opponent shoved all in. Sieber showed [Jh][8s] against Gardenhire’s [5c][3c]. The [Jd] came on the turn and the [6d] appeared on the river, securing Sieber with the title.
