$125 Survivor No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2015 Run It Up Reno
$125 Survivor No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Oskar Sandberg Wins the Survivor Event!
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The money bubble with 23 players remaining was also the "winner bubble" for the $125 Survivor No-Limit Hold'em event, as play was to conclude when 22 players remained in the field. The closer and closer the money bubble approached, it was clear that only two players were in real contention for the trophy and the title, and in the end it was Swedish player Oskar Sandberg who was crowned champion.
The rules of the tournament were such that the top 22 players would all reach the money and split the prize pool amongst them. But there was still the debate of who would win the gold Run It Up trophy and the $565 Main Event seat, the latter of which was to be awarded to the last Run It Up warrior sporting Run It Up gear in trophy events. Before the event started, players were made aware that the trophy would be awarded the the competitor who reached the money with the largest chip stack. The $565 Main Event seat would go to the Run It Up warrior with the largest chip stack. As it turned out, both of these prizes went to the same person in Sandberg.
Sandberg had gathered 265,000 in chips at the time of the bubble burst, and that was just a little more than Ivan Zarate, who maxed out at 229,000. Sandberg raised his hands aloft after getting final confirmation he was the winner and he was handed the trophy and $565 Main Event buy-in from Jason Somerville.
In total, there were 180 entries in this event, making it the largest on the 2015 Run It Up schedule thus far. Every player that made the money took home $818, and among the players that cashed was William Recker.
While Recker may not be a household name in poker circles by any means, he's certainly making an extremely firm mark of the 2015 Run It Up series. Through the first three events, Recker has cashed in all three. In the opening $125 Tuesday Takeoff No-Limit Hold'em event, Recker finished fifth out of 170 entries to earn $1,188. Then, in the $85 All-In-or-Fold No-Limit Hold'em event that was next up on the schedule, Recker took third out of 112 entries for $1,799. Adding the $818 he scored in this event has earned him a total of $3,805 from the three cashes. What's more is that Recker qualified for Run It Up Reno via DraftKings, making his performances that much sweeter.
The action will continue on Thursday with two more events, first the $125 Thursday Thrilla at 2 p.m. local time and second the $125 Turbo Six-Max Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha at 6 p.m. You can find coverage of both events right here on PokerNews.com, so stay tuned for more action straight from Jason Somerville's Run It Up Reno.
Bruce Spikell Bubbles Survivor Tournament
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Bruce Spikell was all in with the 
against the 
for a player that refused to give us his name. The board ran out 
to end Spikell's run in 23rd place and officially crown him as the tournament's "bubble boy."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Welter Triples on the Bubble
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Vince Welter moved all in from the hijack seat for 13,500 during hand-for-hand play. Deb Swift called on the button, and Ivan Zarate called from the small blind. Everyone else folded.
Zarate and Swift then quickly checked down the 
board to get to the showdown. Zarate showed the 
, Swift had the 
, but it was Welter's 
that ave him the triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | 9,000 |
Zarate Knocks Out Wang in Runner-Runner Fashion
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Melissa Wang was all in with the 
against the 
for Ivan Zarate. The flop came down 
and kept Wang in the lead, but the on the turn and the 
on the river delivered Zarate with two pair and busted Wang from the tournament in 24th place.
With her exit, the tournament is now on the official bubble with 23 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | 64,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Martin Stays Alive
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Will Butcher, who folded under the gun, later claimed to have folded ace-king on the hand that allowed Jon Martin to stay alive and doubled up.
The action folded to Michael Campos in the small blind and he got it in for Martin's tournament life worth 25,000 chips.
Martin: 
Campos:
The board ran out 
and Martin celebrated loudly as he kept his hopes of cashing alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
55,000 | 6,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 5,000 |
|
185,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
106,000 | |
|
|
77,000 | |
|
|
73,000 | -37,000 |
|
|
54,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
49,000 | |
|
44,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
36,000 | -9,000 |
|
22,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
19,000 | -6,000 |
Sandberg Almost Tricks Harrington
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Oskar Sandberg is the tournament chip leader, and he's making good use of his position by raising a lot of hands. Just now Sandberg raised from the button and Brent Harrington moved all in for 22,500 from the small blind.
Sandberg called right away when the big blind folded, and Harrington looked over at his opponent in despair.
"Aces," Sandberg said, and Harrington looked shocked.
The Swede then turned over 
, and everyone started laughing, Harrington included.
Harrington showed 
and the board ran out 
and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
52,000 | 4,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
20,000 | |
|
|
12,000 |