At about half past midnight in Reno, Nevada, Ty Saragas and Robert Fein found all the money in the middle for what was to be the final hand of the $125 Thursday Thrilla No-Limit Hold'em tournament at Jason Somerville's Run it Up Reno. After the final card hit on the river, it was victory for Fein, as he took home $2,505 for the win, the gold trophy, and the right to be called a Run It Up champion.
Saragas and the other seven players that reached the final table along with Fein all earned $1,505 as part of a nine-way deal. An additional $1,000 was left aside for the winner, and $575 was given by the group to the dealers.
Finishing in fourth place was Alex Huot. He earned the same prize as everyone else, but his finish came with a little icing on the cake in the form of a $565 Main Event seat. Huot was the final Run it Up warrior standing that was sporting Run It Up gear, giving him the win in the last-longer contest that comes with every gold trophy event at the festival.
Finishing in fifth place was Oskar Sandberg, who added another $1,505 to his pocket after he won yesterday's $125 Survivor No-Limit Hold'em event for $1,383. Not bad for a two-day take for the man all the way from Sweden.
Another notable face at the final table was Kevin O'Donnell, and he placed ninth.
While that wraps up the coverage from this event, you can be sure to tune right back in to PokerNews.com on Friday for coverage of the $565 Main Event starting at 12 p.m. local time. We'll see you then.
After a few preflop shoves between the two players that went uncalled following Robert Fein's big double up, all of the money went into the middle thanks to a shove from Ty Saragas on the button and a call from Fein in the big blind.
Saragas had shoved the for a little under 1 million. Fein called with the .
The flop gave Fein top and bottom pair, but it also paired Saragas and gave him a spade flush draw that could help him win the hand.
The on the turn was a blank and kept Fein in front. Then, the landed on the river to finish Fein with a full house and bust Saragas in second place.
For his efforts, Saragas earned $1,505, but it was Fein that got his hands on the gold trophy and the additional $1,000 payday for a total take of $2,505.
On the button, Robert Fein raised to 150,000. Jeremy Conant reraised all in for 595,000 from the small blind, and then Ty Saragas re-shipped all in from the big blind for around 1.2 million. Fein folded, and it was Saragas' up against the at-risk Conant's .
The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Conant was eliminated in third place.
From the button, Ty Saragas raised to 85,000. Alex Huot reraised all in from the small blind for about 600,000, and Saragas called with the .
"How about some diamonds?" said Huot, tabling the .
The flop did have two diamonds on it when the fell, but the turn and river couldn't keep him alive.
With that, Huot was eliminated in fourth place for $1,505. He also took home 15 bounties for $375 and the $565 Main Event seat for becoming the last Run It Up warrior standing sporting Run it Up gear.
The remaining nine players requested the clock to be paused while they discussed a deal. The result was an agreement between all nine players to each take $1,505 in prize money, leave a total of $575 for the dealers, and then play for $1,000 and the trophy.
All bounties will still be available to be won and the $565 Main Event seat is still up for grabs for a few players.
After Oskar Sandberg raised from under the gun to 58,000, Kody MacGuire reraised all in on the button for 94,000. Brian Weinstein reraised all in out of the small blind for 216,000, and everyone folded, including Sandberg.
MacGuire showed the , and Weinstein had the .
The was clean for Weinstein, and he busted MacGuire in 10th place to set the final table.
Melissa Wang after locking up her first ever live tournament cash
Melissa Wang was very sad and disappointed when she busted two spots from the money in yesterday's Survivor event, but today she got a bit of redemption by making the money in the Thrilla.
Right after the bubble burst, Wang got her last chips in with and she was up against the Ad7s] of John Grey.
The board ran out , giving Grey a straight on the river after Wang paired up on the flop.
We just found DraftKings qualifier Kody MacGuire playing at a table with Brent Harrington, the latter of which he managed to just win quite a significant pot.
MacGuire managed to win his seat to Run it Up Reno in the PGA daily fantasy competition in the second week of qualifying, and is currently enjoying the trip of a lifetime. The youngster from the picturesque town of St. John's in Newfoundland, Canada had never been in a casino before up until this trip, and currently he's sitting on a lot of chips in the early goings of this event.
On the hand we just witnessed it was Harrington who raised to 700 and two players called, including MacGuire in the small blind and the player in the big blind.
The flop came down and all three players quickly checked after which the turn brought the . Both blinds checked to Harrington again, and he bet 1,500. Both blinds made the call and on the river the hit and again there were two checks before Harrington bet 3,200.
MacGuire made the call and showed , and Harrington's went into the pick.
Welcome to the third day of action from Jason Somerville's 2015 Run It Up Reno festival. Today will feature two events, and the first of those will be the $125 Thursday Thrilla No-Limit Hold'em kicking off at 2 p.m. local time. Players in this event will be looking to join Roy Peters, Brandon King, and Oskar Sandberg as trophy winners from Run It Up Reno, and a packed house is very much expected.
The Thursday Thrilla event is a bounty event, with $25 bounites on each player. Players will begin with 15,000 in chips, and the first eight levels will each last 15 minutes. After that, the registration and reentry period will be closed and the level time will bump up to 30 minutes.
Stay tuned for Thursday Thrilla coverage right here on PokerNews.com.
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