RIU Reno Rewind: Chris Moneymaker's Main Event Bustout
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Run It Up Reno VIII
$600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Run It Up Reno VIII
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$329,471
Entries
629
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
150,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Saenz Gets Back-To-Back Jacks, Doubles
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Anthony Lombard raised to 25,000 from the cutoff, and Michael Saenz, who showed pocket jacks in the previous hand, jammed for 158,000 in the small blind. Lombard snapped him off.
Lombard: 
Saenz: 
Saenz held jacks for the second consecutive hand, and the earned him a double after the 
board failed to bring Lombard an ace or king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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336,000
-19,000
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-19,000 |
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118,000
-322,000
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-322,000 |
Recent Eliminations
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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Busted |
Moreno Takes From Chip Leader Valdez
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Johnnie Moreno limped in from the small blind, and Robert Valdez raised to 30,000 in the big blind. Moreno called.
Both players checked the 
flop, and the 
peeled off on the turn. Moreno checked, and Valdez bet 40,000. Moreno called.
Moreno checked the 
river, and Valdez fired 80,000. Moreno quickly called, and after Valdez turned his 
for a busted straight draw over, Moreno tabled 
for two pair and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,350,000
-150,000
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-150,000 |
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775,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
TABLECAPTAINN Tops Four-Way All-In Hand; Yee's Aces Cracked
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Eric "TABLECAPTAINN" Wemlinger moved all in for 138,000 under the gun and Ricky "Rated GTO" Guan, who was next to act, three-bet jammed for around 190,000.
Andy Camou was to his direct left with a big stack and moved all in himself. Action then folded around to Sammy Yee in the big blind and he called off for approximately 140,000.
Yee: 
Wemlinger: 
Guan: 
Camou: 
Yee woke up with aces in what seemed like a good spot, but when the board ran out 
it was Wemlinger quadrupling up in the main pot. Yee took a side pot of about 120,000 but dusted it off a couple of hands later.
Meanwhile, Guan took another small side pot from Camou and was left with 35,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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750,000
-265,000
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-265,000 |
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525,000
382,000
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382,000 |
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35,000
-150,000
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-150,000 |
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Busted |
Valdez Wins a Monster to Eliminate Jay Shipley
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
We missed the hand play out, but we did catch the tail end of a big hand between Jay Shipley, who started the hand with around 400,000, and chip leader Robert Valdez.
On a board containing two eights, the chips got all in with Shipley holding 
only to discover he was out kicked by Valdez, who had 
.
Shipley headed to the payout desk while Valdez extended his chip lead to 1.5 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,500,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
Busted |
Eldar Lets Go of His Lego Figurine
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Brandon Carl raised to 24,000 from UTG+1, and Alon Eldar three-bet jammed for 180,000 in the lojack. Action folded to Anthony Lombard in the big blind, who jammed for just slightly more, and Carl folded.
"That's not good," Eldar said.
Eldar:
Lombard: 
"That's really not good!"
Eldar bricked the flop, but the turn gave him a gutshot. The 
river was no help, and he flung his hat in the air, before returning to the table and giving his card protector, a tiny lego figurine, to a bemused Lombard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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440,000
292,000
|
292,000 |
|
Busted |
Remaining RIU Reno VIII Social Events
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
While most come for the poker, many attendees will take advantage of RIU Reno VIII's full slate of social events.
This week those have included a cash game hangout with Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen, the RIU Reno VIII Scavenger Hunt, a Karaoke Party at EDGE Nightclub, and a Survivor Watch Party at Sorrento.
Only two more events remain on the social events on the calendar as the RIU Reno VIII winds down.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 21 | 8 p.m. | Taiwanese Cash Game Hangout |
| Monday, April 22 | 8 p.m. | Cash Game Hangout |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000