$1,100 Thursday Thrilla | Run It Up Reno IX

10-18-2019 18:17 UTC-7

Max Young Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,410)

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Max Young jammed for 260,000 from the hijack, and Jeremy Pekarek called in the big blind.

Max Young:
Jeremy Pekarek:

The flop was dry for Young, as was the turn. Young needed an ace to survive, but the sent him out the door in seventh, his second final table performance of Run It Up Reno IX.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	1,200,000 552,000	552,000

Maxwell Young	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Pekarek Max Young

10-18-2019 18:27 UTC-7

Valerie Hanley Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,270)

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jeremy Pekarek raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, and Ryan Meyer called on the button. Valerie Hanley inadvertently put in 60,000 from the big blind, and was bound to the three-bet by the Tournament Director. Pekarek four-bet to 240,000, Meyer folded and Hanley called.

On the flop, Hanley jammed for 675,000, and Pekarek tanked for a few minutes, then made the call.

Jeremy Pekarek:
Valerie Hanley:

Pekarek made a huge call with just ace-high and a gutshot, and his read was pristine, as Hanley was outkicked and needed only a three to earn the massive double. Instead, the turn and river sent a nearly two-million chip pot to Pekarek with just ace-high on the flop!

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	1,900,000 700,000	700,000

Valerie Hanley	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Pekarek Ryan Meyer Valerie Hanley

10-18-2019 18:32 UTC-7

Phil Beesley Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,400)

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ryan Meyer raised to 45,000 from the hijack, and Phil Beesley three-bet jammed for 280,000 from the small blind. Ashley Sleeth four-bet shoved in the big blind, and Meyer folded.

Phil Beesley:
Ashley Sleeth:

Sleeth's latest monster hand was good for the knockout after a board failed to improve Beesley past Sleeth's kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Sleeth	1,600,000 154,000	154,000
Phil Beesley	Busted

Tags: Ashley Sleeth Phil Beesley Ryan Meyer

10-18-2019 18:36 UTC-7

Lucas Hill Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,020)

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ashley Sleeth raised to 45,000 from under the gun, then snapped off a three-bet shove from Lucas Hill in the big blind for 265,000.

Lucas Hill:
Ashley Sleeth:

Sleeth's hot run continued, as the board delivered her an ace and yet another knockout, while Hill had to settle for his second deep run at Run It Up Reno IX.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Sleeth	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Lucas Hill	Busted

Tags: Ashley Sleeth Lucas Hill

10-18-2019 18:43 UTC-7

Ryan Meyer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($10,690)

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jeremy Pekarek raised to 40,000 on the button, then called the three-bet shove from Ryan Meyer for 550,000 in the small blind.

Jeremy Pekarek:
Ryan Meyer:

Pekarek found a dream flop, as the flop gave Pekarek a pair and a flush draw. The turn gave Pekarek an unbeatable two pair, and after the river fell, we've went from eight players to two in the span of a level.

Levels will now reduce to 20 minutes in length for heads-up play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	2,600,000 600,000	600,000

Ryan Meyer	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Pekarek Ryan Meyer

10-18-2019 18:45 UTC-7

Heads Up Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	2,680,000 80,000	80,000

Ashley Sleeth	1,800,000 -100,000	-100,000

10-18-2019 18:52 UTC-7

Pekarek Approaching Three Million

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ashley Sleeth raised to 50,000 from the button with , and Jeremy Pekarek called in the big blind with .

Both players checked the flop, and the fell on the turn. Pekarek bet 75,000 in the dark before the turn fell, and Sleeth called.

Both players checked the river, and Pekarek won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	2,800,000 120,000	120,000

Ashley Sleeth	1,680,000 -120,000	-120,000

Tags: Ashley Sleeth Jeremy Pekarek

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

10-18-2019 18:59 UTC-7

Back and Forth We Go

BrandonTemple

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ashley Sleeth raised to 60,000 on the button with , and Jeremy Pekarek called in the big blind with .

The flop was chekced by both players, as was the turn. The river saw Pekarek bet 80,000 with his full house, and Sleeth looked him up with her ace-queen.

The next hand, Pekarek raised to 60,000 on the button with , and Sleeth three-bet to 200,000 in the big blind with . Pekarek folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	2,400,000 -400,000	-400,000

Ashley Sleeth	2,080,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Ashley Sleeth Jeremy Pekarek

10-18-2019 19:03 UTC-7

Three More Hands

BrandonTemple

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hand #1

Jeremy Pekarek raised to 60,000 from the button with , and Ashley Sleeth called in the big blind with

Pekarek bet 50,000 on the flop after Sleeth checked her top pair. Sleeth called, then both players checked the turn. Sleeth bet 80,000 with her straight on the river, and Pekarek folded.