Run It Up Reno VIII

$235 Pro Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

Run It Up Reno VIII

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$7,930
Event Info
Buy-in
$235
Prize Pool
$30,500
Entries
174
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
40,000

Jim Petzing Wins Run It Up Reno VIII $235 Pro Bounty for $7,930

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 40,000 ante
Jim Petzing - Champion
Jim Petzing - Champion

The Run It Up Reno VIII $235 Pro Bounty – which offered a $300 bounty on various pros – attracted 174 runners to the Peppermill Casino. After more than 12 hours of play, RIU fan favorite Jim Petzing, who the night before gave stand-up comedy a try at an open-mic night, came out on top to win the title and $7,930 first-place prize.

While he didn’t collect any “pro” bounties, he did nab an extra $100 that was placed on Andy Pokrivnak by another player. He also had to contend with his friend David Larson in heads-up play. Interestingly, the two, who live in the same apartment complex in Las Vegas, had dinner earlier in the night and fantasized about the possibility of making the final two.

“I’m very excited,” said Petzing, who has more than $738K in lifetime earnings. “It feels really great.”

One of the reasons it felt so great was that the win came after some close calls at the LAPC. It was there back in February that he made six final tables in two weeks, but never managed to close one out.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Jim Petzing$7,930
2David Larson$4,880
3Miguel Cardenas$3,220
4Stefan Helber$2,310
5Jordan Spurlin$1,780
6Don McCormick$1,430
7Cody Courtois$1,180
8Jon Cockey$970
9Steve Nevius$780

Among those to cash the tournament but fall short of the final table were Todd Studenicka (10th - $780), Scott Moskowitz (12th - $620), Patrick Tardif (15th - $500), Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg (16th - $500), Kenyah Harris (19th - $400), and Andrew Romeo (21st - $400).

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