$125 Six-Max Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2016 Run It Up Reno
$125 Six-Max Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Run It Up Reno
Buy-in
$125
Prize Pool
$5,000
Entries
50
Level
15
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
6,000
Knipple Negotiates Chop for Trophy, Lion's Share of Money
Level 15
: 0/0, 6,000 ante
It took some cajoling, but Patrick Knipple was able to convince his final three opponents to agree to a deal that sent the majority of the prize pool his way, as well as the coveted Run It Up trophy in the $125 Six-Max Ante-Only event. Per the terms of the agreement, Knipple banked $1,200 while Mark Mantis, Joe Madden, and Joe Imhoff got $975 apiece.
Knipple and Mantis were co-leaders when the final table of seven convened, and play progressed very slowly for the most part as the structure was featured mostly very small jumps in the ante size. After Aussie Daniel Levy went bust in fifth, a four-handed battle commenced where nobody went bust for hours.
Finally, Knipple took command when he won a big pot off Mantis, who opened to 9,000 first to act with antes at 5,000. Knipple called on the button and the two saw a 
flop. Mantis fired out 10,000 and Knipple made it 25,000 to go. Mantis called, and both players checked the 
. Mantis bet 25,000 on the 
river and was immediately called. He showed 
for a missed straight, and Knipple had 
.
That pot gave Knipple nearly half of the chips in play and the leverage in deal negotiations. Although Imhoff and Madden were more than eager to take the $975, Mantis took more convincing. Ultimately, he somewhat reluctantly agreed to the terms and both he and Knipple hopped right into the series-ending turbo event.
Level: 15
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 6,000
Knipple Retakes Command
Level 14
: 0/0, 5,000 ante
Mark Mantis opened to 9,000 first to act, and Patrick Knipple called on the button. Mantis bet 10,000 on the flop, and Knipple made it 25,000. Mantis called, and both checked the . Mantis bet 25,000 on the river and got snap-called. He showed but king-high was no good against .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000 | 160,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -215,000 |
Imhoff Doubles Through Knipple
Level 14
: 0/0, 5,000 ante
Joe Imhoff pushed all in on a 
flop, and Patrick Knipple said he didn't love it but had to call.
Knipple: 
Imhoff: 
Knipple was pleased to see both of his cards were live, but the 
turn and 
river bricked off for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | -55,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 50,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 5,000
Imhoff's Bluff Catch Backfires
Joe Imhoff is short after he attempted to catch a bluff from Mark Mantis, calling 40,000 on the end with the board reading 
.
"Good call," Mantis said, thinking he was surely beat. "Six."
He showed 
but it was good, as Imhoff said he had merely a pair of deuces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 | 118,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -79,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
There's currently a 4,000 ante with 1,000 as the minimum bring-in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
142,000 | 42,000 |
|
|
119,000 | 59,000 |
|
|
10,000 | -57,000 |
Levy Eliminated in 5th
The most accomplished player at the final table, Aussie Daniel Levy who has more than $160,000 in live cashes, just went bust in fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Final Table Draw and Counts (full)
There's currently a 2,000 ante with 500 minimum on the bring-in.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Javaid Majid |
| 2 | Patrick Knipple |
| 3 | Ciprian Tutu |
| 4 | Mark Mantis |
| 5 | Adam Johnson |
| 6 | Joe Imhoff |
| 7 | Daniel Levy |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
80,000 | |
|
|
67,000 | |
|
|
60,000 | |
|
|
60,000 | 48,000 |
|
31,000 | 19,000 |