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The cards are back in the air!
The cards are back in the air!
Jaime Staples reportedly fired another bullet at the last possible minute, buying in with a handful of big blinds. Action folded to him in the small blind and he got it in for 11,500 against the big blind, who put him at risk with . Staples held only but was looking decent to double until the flop gave his opponent a leading pair of sixes. A on the turn put Staples back in front and he doubled through after a brick river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jaime Staples |
26,500
26,500
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26,500 |
Facing an under the gun raise to 7,000, Garry Gates called from the big blind and then checked the flop.
The preflop aggressor continue for 8,500 and Gates check-called as the rolled off on the turn and both players checked.
The river landed the and Gates checked to his opponent who then moved all in for 27,500.
"Man I flopped the nuts!" stated Gates as he contemplated a decision.
After about two minutes of umming and ahhing, Gates called and tabled his as his opponent sheepishly rolled over his for just middle pair before heading to the rail as Gates motored up to 126,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Garry Gates |
126,000
51,000
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51,000 |
Kevin Martin was in the big blind and check-raised a flop to 12,500 after his opponent in middle position bet 4,000. That player called, and Martin fired another bet on the turn, which was called. Martin put him all in on the river for about 38,000, and the player sighed and called it off.
Martin showed for two pair and it was good against .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Kevin Martin |
173,000
16,000
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16,000 |
Nadya Magnus open shoved her last 15,500 from middle position and Lindsey Fross called in the big blind.
Magnus:
Fross:
With Magnus in bad shape against Fross, the flop made it even worse, and when the turn and river landed the and , Magnus hit the rail as Fross moved to 125,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Lindsey Fross |
125,000
65,000
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65,000 |
Nadya Magnus | Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 1,000
Unfortunately for Chad Holloway, he has collected his second bubble of Run It Up Reno.
The action folded to Holloway in the cutoff and he pushed his 11-big blind stack into the pot holding and was looked up by the big blind and his .
The flop brought an ace and king to give Holloway outs for Broadway but no queen would fall and he would be eliminated in 33rd place.
Unfortunately for Holloway, he - and many other players in the tournament - weren't aware of how many players were being paid out as the prizepool hadn't been announced yet although it had been posted. Holloway stated to us, "if I knew it was on the bubble I would have folded!"
Last year's Run It Up Reno Main Event champ shoved all in for 48,500 in early position, and a player on the button put him at risk.
Aguilera:
Button:
The race was on but it was a short one as gave Aguilera a set. The turn ended things on the next street.
After the hand, Jesse Capps moved into the table and announced he'd be getting revenge after falling heads up to Aguilera last year.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Nick Aguilera |
109,000
64,000
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64,000 |
Check the payouts tab for information on how the prize pool will be divvied up. The winner of the tournament will receive $5,805, while a min-cash in 32nd is worth $175.
Jesse Capps opened to 8,000 from middle position and both Atsushi Nineki and Paul Sampson called from the button and big blind.
All three players checked the flop before Sampson bet out 13,000 when the turn landed the and both Capps and Nineki folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Paul Sampson |
265,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Atsushi Nineki |
235,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
Jesse Capps |
110,000
-25,000
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-25,000 |
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