$175 Moneymaker Tour Event | Run It Up Reno IX

10-16-2019 18:23 UTC-7

Patrick Tardif Eliminated in 12th Place ($1,080)

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Max Young raised to 35,000 from the cutoff, and Patrick Tardif, who was able to spin his 40,000 stack back up to 225,000, called in the big blind.

Tardif checked a flop to Young, who bet 35,000. Tardif check-raised all in for 175,000 and Young snap-called.

Patrick Tardif:
Max Young:

"Very fair, very fair," Tardif said upon seeing his top pair was against a gutshot straight-flush draw. "Just don't leave me dead on the turn."

Tardif's wish wasn't granted, however, as the hit the turn, giving Young the flush, and Tardif made his exit after the hit the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Young	575,000 225,000	225,000
Patrick Tardif	Busted

Tags: Max Young Patrick Tardif

10-16-2019 18:10 UTC-7

Jackie Froman Eliminated in 14th Place ($870)

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jackie Froman jammed for 85,000 from under the gun, and Max Young called in the big blind.

Jackie Froman:
Max Young:

Young hit a king on the flop, and Froman couldn't find a seven on the turn or river to bust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Young	350,000 100,000	100,000
Jackie Froman	Busted

Tags: Jackie Froman Max Young

10-16-2019 18:00 UTC-7

Bjorn Peterson Eliminated in 16th Place ($870)

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Bjorn Peterson shoved for his last 35,000 from under the gun, and Jackie Froman three-bet shoved for 170,000 next to act. Max Young confirmed the total in the big blind, then called.

Bjorn Peterson:
Jackie Froman:
Max Young:

Froman hit a set on the flop, but Young was still live with a gutshot. The turn and river left Froman's set best, and she doubled through Young while eliminating Peterson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jackie Froman	400,000 236,000	236,000
Max Young	250,000 -182,000	-182,000
Bjorn Peterson	Busted

Tags: Bjorn Peterson Max Young Jackie Froman

10-16-2019 14:43 UTC-7

Cappucci Doubles Through O'Brien on the Bubble

BrandonTemple

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Run It Up Reno VIII $600 Main Event champ Dan O'Brien raised to 6,000 from middle position, and last night's $235 Black Chip Bounty champ Jimmy Cappucci three-bet shoved for 54,000 from the cutoff. Dan O'Brien tanked for a few minutes, saying, "Losing sucks," at one point, before calling.

Jimmy Cappucci:
Dan O'Brien:

Cappucci's jacks held on a board to earn him the bubble double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Cappucci	120,000 104,500	104,500
Dan O'Brien	55,000 15,500	15,500

Tags: Dan O'Brien Jimmy Cappucci

10-16-2019 14:08 UTC-7

Blomberg Avoids a Moneymaker Headlock

GeoffFisk

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Chris Moneymaker warned the field in his pre-tournament speech that anyone knocking him out would be put in a headlock.

Colton Blomberg came perilously close to drawing the ire of Moneymaker, and the consequential headlock that comes with a bustout of the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion.

An early position player went all in preflop with a short stack, Moneymaker reshoved, and Blomberg made the call, have both opponents covered.

Early Position:
Chris Moneymaker:
Colton Blomberg:

Board:

Moneymaker was one card away from losing some of his chips to the short-stacked early position player, and the rest of his stack to Blomberg. The river brought in a straight for both Moneymaker and Blomberg, however, sending the early position player packing and keeping Moneymaker alive.

"No headlock!" said Moneymaker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colton Blomberg	63,000
Chris Moneymaker	21,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Colton Blomberg

10-16-2019 13:41 UTC-7

Eldar Ends Spurlin's Day

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jordan Spurlin jammed for 9,200 from the hijack, and Alon Eldar three-bet shoved for 19,500 from the cutoff, chasing out the rest of the field.

Jordan Spurlin:
Alon Eldar:

Eldar had Spurlin dominated, and nothing changed on a board to earn Eldar the KO.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alon Eldar	34,000 24,000	24,000
Jordan Spurlin	Busted

Tags: Alon Eldar Jordan Spurlin

10-16-2019 13:14 UTC-7

Peterson Doubles Through Sylvia

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bjorn Peterson jammed for 5,500 from under the gun, and Jesse Sylvia three-bet shoved for 8,300 in the small blind, chasing out the big blind.

Bjorn Peterson:
Jesse Sylvia:

The flop missed both players.

"Nine!" Sylvia said, looking to add an open-ended straight draw to his outs.

The turn was another brick, prompting Peterson to say, "They don't give us any fun turns."

The river left Peterson's king-high in the lead, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bjorn Peterson	13,400 4,800	4,800
Jesse Sylvia	2,800 -1,700	-1,700

Tags: Bjorn Peterson Jesse Sylvia

10-16-2019 12:33 UTC-7

Ace-Queen Propels Garyet to an Essential Double

BrandonTemple

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player jammed for 8,700 from the hijack, and Chad Garyet moved in his last 8,800 from the small blind. The big blind tanked for a minute before folding what he claimed to be .

Opponent:
Chad Garyet:

The flop was safe for Garyet, while the big blind lamented his fold after the hit the turn, which would have given him unbeatable trips. Garyet improved to queens-up on the river, and he scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Garyet	19,100 6,100	6,100

Tags: Chad Garyet

10-16-2019 11:38 UTC-7

Apostol Makes the Right Call to Earn a Double Knockout

BrandonTemple

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

A player raised to 1,200 from under the gun, and former Survivor champ Tyson Apostol called from the hijack. The button three-bet shoved for 5,000, and the under-the-gun player four-bet shoved for 13,300. Apostol tanked for a minute, then called.

Button:
Under-the-gun:
Tyson Apostol:

"Gg, guys," the button said after seeing the hands.

Apostol was able to hold on the board, and earned a big pot and a double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyson Apostol	45,000 17,500	17,500

Tags: Tyson Apostol

10-16-2019 08:32 UTC-7

A Platinum Pass Will Be Awarded Today at the $175 Moneymaker Tour Event at Run It Up Reno IX!

BrandonTemple

One of the marquee events here at Run It Up Reno IX is set to begin at 10 a.m. local time, as the $175 Moneymaker Tour Event will kick off, and a PokerStars Platinum Pass is added to the prize pool for the eventual winner of the tournament. The Platinum Pass is good for entry into the €22,500 buy-in ($25,000) PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC), this time set for Aug. 20-24, 2020, in Barcelona, along with $5,000 for expenses.

Players will begin with 10,000 in tournament chips, and registration and unlimited re-entry is available for the first nine levels, or until approximately 1:10 p.m. local time. There will be a fifteen-minute break every two hours, with a sixty-minute dinner break after Level 22. Levels are 20 minutes in length from Level 1-18, then extend to 30 minutes in length for the remainder of the tournament. Once play becomes heads-up, levels will reduce down to ten minutes in length. Approximately 16% of the field will cash.

The namesake of the tour itself, Chris Moneymaker, will be in attendance today, and a host of other players are expected to take their chance at taking home a platinum pass, including Survivor alums Shirin Oskooi, Tyson Apostol and Ronnie Bardah, who also will be a part of the popular Survivor Watch Party and Survivor Cash Game Hangout later in the day.

Who will walk away from the Peppermill Reno with a Platinum Pass? PokerNews will be here from the first card off the deck until the last card on the river, so stay tuned right here for all the action, and don't forget to tune in to the Run It Up Twitch stream, which goes live at 7 p.m. local time.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Ronnie Bardah Shirin Oskooi Tyson Apostol