Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
2015 Run It Up Reno
$125 Thursday Thrilla No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Run It Up Reno
Buy-in
$125
Entries
261
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Harrington's Making Another Run
Level 11
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Brent Harrington just collected another bounty, as he found himself in a favourable situation. A short-stacked player moved all in for just 18,000 and the small blind shoved over the top for 53,000 before the action got to Harrington.
In the big blind Harrington looked down on 
and he called all in for less than what the small blind had.
Harrington:
Small blind: 
Short stack: 
The board brought mere blanks and Harrington now sits on 105,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Fein Grabs the Lead
Level 11
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Robert Fein from St. Louis just grabbed the chip lead after winning a huge pot against Marty Gorenc. The action started with a raise from Fein to 4,800 in middle position and Gorenc called from his direct left in the hijack.
The flop brought out 
and Fein continued for 10,000 after which Gorenc moved all in to put pressure on his opponent. Fein however didn't feel the pressure, as he called to create a massive pot.
Fein: 
Gorenc: 
The turn brought the 
and Gorenc added even more outs to his hand, but the river was the 
and that gave Fein the pot and a stack of 175,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | |
|
16,000 |
Thursday Thrilla Photos
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Survivors Going Strong
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Both Survivor contestants Tyson Apostol and Boston Rob Mariano are still going strong in this event, and the former just managed to collect a bounty after knocking his first player out.
The player under the gun was all in for just 1,500 and Apostol called, after which two other players including Jason Somerville, made the call.
The flop brought out 
and Apostol got the other players to fold with a bet, creating the following showdown.
Apostol: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and Apostol raked in this pot to boost his stack to 32,000.
One table over we spotted Mariano who's in way better shape with 89,000 chips and he's among the biggest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
32,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
Prize Pool and Payouts Announced
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
With 261 entries in the $125 Thursday Thrilla No-Limit Hold'em event, a prize pool of $19,575 was generated. The top 32 places will be paid a minimum of $150, but it's all about the $5,100 top prize and the gold trophy.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Roy Does it Again
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Roy Peters, winner of the first event this week, made a deep run in yesterday's Survivor event and had a notable double up when he shoved blind with what later turned out to be 
. Peters' up to the same tricks again today, as he was all in blind for 6,500 against Alex Lavinthal.
Lavinthal: 
Peters: 
The board ran out 
and Peters doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
10,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
92,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
80,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
80,000
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
77,000 | |
|
48,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
46,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
44,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
40,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
32,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
32,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
26,000
11,000
|
11,000 |