2015 Run It Up Reno

$125 Six-Max Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 Run It Up Reno

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85522
Prize
$3,828
Event Info
Buy-in
$125
Prize Pool
$11,600
Entries
116
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

$125 Six-Max Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha

Day 1 Completed

Jason Somerville Wins His Own $125 Six-Max Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha ($3,828)!

Level 20 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Jason Somerville wins!
Jason Somerville wins!

In an unbelievable turn of events, it was the man himself, the host of the entire Run It Up festival, Jason Somerville, who managed to win the $125 Six-Max Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha event for $3,828 on the fourth day of the series. Somerville beat a field of 116 entries in the single-day turbo event in order to capture the first-place prize and the trophy.

The event started at 6 p.m. local time and the blinds went up every 15 minutes. The pace was fast and furious from the start, and Somerville displayed a "let's just win" attitude by getting to work early. He chipped up very quickly to become one of the leaders during the early part of the event and never seemed to look back from there.

Other players that tried their luck in the event included former Survivor champion Tyson Apostol, and he was joined by the likes of Deb Swift, Derek Gomez, and the winner of the third event this week, Oskar Sandberg. Sandberg was actually multi-tabling between this event and the $125 Thursday Thrilla No-Limit Hold'em. After the busted in the Omaha event, he bounced back over to the other side of the room to post a fifth-place finish in the Thursday Thrilla for $1,505.

Once the money was reached, players busted out at an even faster pace, but play slowed down considerably at the final table. Somerville maneuvered himself carefully and effectively towards the heads-up battle with Kyle Zech, busting only one player himself en route.

Zach was sporting Run it Up gear and collected the $565 Main Event seat as part of the last-longer competition that takes place in all gold trophy events.

A few hands into the heads-up battle, Somerville received a huge double when he flopped a straight against the aces of Zech. Zech mounted a comeback by doubling up three times, but the fourth time he was all in, the tournament ended.

On the last hand, Somerville flopped a set of deuces and held against the top pair of Zech.

Run It Up Reno will continue on Friday at 12 p.m. local time with the start of the $565 Main Event. PokerNews will be there from the start and we hope to have you following along. We'll see you then.

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Kyle Zech Eliminated in 2nd Place ($2,204)

Level 20 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Kyle Zech
Kyle Zech

Jason Somerville limped on the button, Kyle Zech potted and Somerville called. The flop brought out {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Zech potted, Somerville shoved and Zech called.

Somerville: {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}
Zech: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}, {4-Hearts} and Somerville raised his arms aloft in celebration of this epic victory. Zech and Somerville shook hands before and after a warm round of applause Somerville got some great pictures taken with the trophy, those will follow shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
WSOP 1X Winner
928,000 264,000
Kyle Zech
Kyle Zech
Busted

Tags: Jason SomervilleKyle Zech

Zech Crippled by Somerville

Level 20 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Jason Somerville limped on the button and Kyle Zech potted from the big blind. Somerville made the call and Zech bet pot on the {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}{9-Spades} flop.

Somerville decided to move all in on top of the pot bet, and Zech called, creating a pot worth well over 800,000 chips.

Somerville: {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Zech: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}, {J-Hearts} and Zech was left with just a few big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
WSOP 1X Winner
868,000 478,000
Kyle Zech
Kyle Zech
60,000 -475,000

Tags: Jason SomervilleKyle Zech

Level: 20

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

Ricoh Panganiban Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,450)

Level 19 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Ricoh Panganiban
Ricoh Panganiban

Ricoh Panganiban was all in from the button for about 125,000 chips and he got called by Kyle Zech, which created the following showdown.

Panganiban: {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}
Zech: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Zech sent Panganiban to the rail in third place. Jason Somerville is now heads up in one of the tournaments of his own series!

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Zech
Kyle Zech
535,000 195,000
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
WSOP 1X Winner
390,000 35,000
Ricoh Panganiban
Ricoh Panganiban
Busted

Tags: Kyle ZechJason SomervilleRicoh Panganiban

Zech Makes the Right Call

Level 19 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Jason Somerville folded his button and Kyle Zech completed from the small blind after which Ricoh Panganiban checked in the big.

The flop came down {3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Zech bet 24,000, Panganiban called.

On the turn the {5-Diamonds} hit and both players checked. The river was the {Q-Clubs} and Zech check-called a bet of 42,000.

Zach showed {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and that was enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Zech
Kyle Zech
340,000 20,000
Ricoh Panganiban
Ricoh Panganiban
140,000 -105,000

Tags: Dustin ZechJason SomervilleKyle ZechRicoh Panganiban