$440 Mini Main Event | Run It Up Reno IX

10-13-2019 14:54 UTC-7

"ratedGTO" Earns a Dub

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Bjorn Peterson raised to 22,000 from the hijack, and Ricky Guan three-bet to 93,000, leaving himself 5,000 behind.

"Is it less than a hundred?" Peterson asked, and then called after being told the amount, tabling as he did. He didn't see Guan's remaining 5,000 behind, and Peterson pulled his hand back.

The flop was checked by both players, and Peterson checked the turn. Guan bet his last 5,000, and Peterson called. Guan tabled for Broadway, and Peterson couldn't pull the chop on the river, sending a double to Guan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bjorn Peterson	320,000 -130,000	-130,000
Ricky Guan	225,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Bjorn Peterson Ricky Guan

10-13-2019 14:45 UTC-7

Conatser Hits a Million

GeoffFisk

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alex Conatser is the first player in the Mini Main Event to hit the million-chip mark, as is appears he's eliminated Phil Weast and added Weast's 400k chip stack to his own.

Conatser has 1,200,000 as Level 18 continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Conatser	1,200,000 370,000	370,000
Phil Weast	Busted

Tags: Alex Conatser

10-13-2019 14:03 UTC-7

Mouawad Falls to Richter

BrandonTemple

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jerry Mouawad jammed for 46,000 on the button, and was called by both Bill Richter in the small blind and Tyler Burke in the big blind.

Action checked through a board, and Richter tabled , besting the of Burke and of Mouawad to earn the pot and knockout Mouawad.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Burke	650,000 -60,000	-60,000
Bill Richter	275,000 5,000	5,000
Jerry Mouawad	Busted

Tags: Bill Richter Jerry Mouawad Tyler Burke

10-13-2019 13:47 UTC-7

Knockout For Nguyen

GeoffFisk

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jordan Kardos, in the hijack opened to 18,000, Anthony Nguyen three-bet to 50,000, Kardos went all in, and Nguyen called.

Jordan Kardos:
Anthony Nguyen:

Nguyen's pocket kings had the opponent dominated, and no help came for the at-risk Kardos on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Nguyen	745,000 400,000	400,000
Jordan Kardos	Busted

Tags: Anthony Nguyen

10-13-2019 13:35 UTC-7

Flavin's Flush Felts Fitzgerald

BrandonTemple

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Three players, including an all-in Rob Fitzgerald, built a pot of 90,000 up and saw a flop together. Ray Flavin jammed on the flop, chasing out the other opponent, and the two remaining players tabled their hands.

Rob Fitzgerald:
Ray Flavin:

"Five would be nice," Fitzgerald said.

The turn gave Flavin a king-high flush, but Fitzgerald was still live with the nut flush draw. The river bricked off, and Fitzgerald was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Flavin	340,000 30,000	30,000
Rob Fitzgerald	Busted

Tags: Ray Flavin Rob Fitzgerald

10-13-2019 13:32 UTC-7

Swafford Runs Into Conatser's Set

BrandonTemple

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On the turn of a board, Mary Swafford check-raised all in for her last 60,000 from the small blind after a bet from Alex Conatser from under the gun, and Conatser called.

Mary Swafford:
Alex Conatser:

Swafford turned top pair, but was drawing dead to the river due to Conatser's flopped set of fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Conatser	700,000 9,000	9,000
Mary Swafford	Busted

Tags: Alex Conatser Mary Swafford

10-13-2019 12:10 UTC-7

Coen Can't Rally the Short Stack

BrandonTemple

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Chris Lindner raised to 11,000 from middle position, and Dan Coen, who started the day as the short stack of the tournament, put his last 7,000 in from the cutoff. John Skrovan called the 11,000 from Lindner on the button.

Lindner bet 8,000 on the flop, and Skrovan called.

The fell on the turn, and Lindner checked. Skrovan bet 20,000 and Lindner folded, earning Skrovan the side pot.

Dan Coen:
John Skrovan:

"Good luck everyone," Coen said upon seeing he was drawing dead to Skrovan's Big Slick, and he headed to get paid after the completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Lindner	211,000 -20,000	-20,000
John Skrovan	195,000 33,000	33,000
Dan Coen	Busted

Tags: Chris Lindner Dan Coen John Skrovan

10-13-2019 10:02 UTC-7

Hill Leads as 67 Return For Day 2 of the $440 Mini Main Event

BrandonTemple

From 409 starting entrants between two flights, just 67 players will return today at Noon at Peppermill Reno for Day 2 of the $440 Mini Main Event at Run It Up Reno IX. Leading the pack is Lucas Hill, and his 521,000 in chips give him a sizable lead over the pack to start the day. The rest of the top 5 consists of Tyler Burke (430,000), Day 1b chip leader Andrew Karkenny (389,000), Vanessa Kade (383,000) and Nick Kiley (378,000).

John Boriolo, who won the $440 Mini Main Event at Run It Up Reno VIII is in contention with a stack of 283,000, while four-time WSOP Bracelet winner Loren Klein (145,000) is also in the hunt. Joining them are DJ Fenton (303,000), Jon Turner (221,000), Jordan Spurlin (90,000) and Ricky "ratedGTO" Guan (82,000).

Day 2 will start with 6:49 left on the clock in Level 15. The Run It Up dynamic live stream (that means breaks and other downtimes will be edited out for an action-packed broadcast) will begin at 5 p.m. local time, but you can tune back into PokerNews straight away for live updates.

This marks the first of six tournaments that PokerNews will live report here at Run It Up Reno. Others include $235 Progressive Knockout (October 14), $235 Black Chip Bounty (October 15), $175 Moneymaker Tour Event with a PokerStars Platinum Pass added (October 16), $1,100 Thursday Thrilla (October 17-18), and the $600 buy-in, $300K GTD Main Event (October 18-21).

Be sure to follow @runitupreno on Twitter and runituptv on Instagram for more behind-the-scenes coverage of the eight edition of Run It Up Reno!

Tags: Andrew Karkenny DJ Fenton John Boriolo Jon Turner Jordan Spurlin Loren Klein Lucas Hill Nick Kiley Tyler Burke Vanessa Kade