$235 Survivor
Day 1 Started
2016 Run It Up Reno
$235 Survivor
Day: 1
Time to Survive!
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Welcome back to the Peppermill Resort Hotel and the 2016 Run It Up Reno festival hosted by Jason Somerville for Event 3: $235 Survivor!
Today is all about survival as the tournament will set aside one survivor for every $1,000 in the prizepool (every 1 in 5 players), and once the tournament has reached that stage everyone will be paid out an equal $1,000 with any left over money set aside for the Bubble Boy. A Run It Up Reno trophy is also on the line and will go to whoever amasses the biggest chip stack once the money is reached.
Last year's running saw 180 players create a $17,996 prizepool that paid the final 22 players with the likes of David Spurr, Alex Lavinthal, Deb Swift and Dwight Ross all capture $818 each. A similar size field is expected today, and with re-entries through the first nine levels, even more players will expect to be one of the Run It Up Reno Survivors!
Play is set to begin at 12:00 p.m. PDT with PokerNews providing continuous live updates of the tournament, and the entire Run It Up Reno festival.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 25
Play Underway
Level 1
: 50/100, 25 ante
The cards are now in the air!
Players will start with a 16,000-chip starting bank with registration and re-entries open until level nine (approximately 3:10 p.m. PDT).
Who's Here
Level 1
: 50/100, 25 ante
There are currently 10 tables in play currently with players continuously trickling in.
So far here are just a handful of the players that have taken their seat in today's Survivor tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 |
Khait Takes from Holloway
Level 1
: 50/100, 25 ante
The All IN or Fold bubble boy from last night in Chad Holloway opened the action from the button with a min-raise to 200.
From the big blind, Anna Khait called as both players checked the 
flop.
The turn landed the 
and Khait tossed in a bet of 250 and Holloway swiftly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,600 | -1,400 |
|
|
14,300 | -1,700 |
Two Pair for Gates
Level 1
: 50/100, 25 ante
With roughly 1,300 in the pot and the board reading 
, Andre Boltryk checked from the small blind over to Garry Gates.
Gates bet out 600 only to have Boltryk check-raise to 1,600. Gates called, and then both players checked the 
on the river.
Boltryk tabled his 
, but it would be Gates' 
for a better two pair that would see him pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,600 | 7,600 |
|
|
13,525 | -2,475 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Updated Chip Counts
Level 2
: 75/150, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,500 | 3,200 |
|
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17,200 | 1,200 |
|
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17,125 | 1,125 |
|
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16,800 | 800 |
|
|
15,200 | -800 |
|
|
13,100 | -2,900 |
|
|
11,200 | -4,800 |
|
|
11,200 | -4,800 |
|
|
8,675 | -5,925 |
|
|
7,225 | -8,775 |
Somerville Out-Kicks Harrington
Level 2
: 75/150, 25 ante
Jason Somerville opened with a raise from middle position only to have Brent Harrington three-bet from the big blind to 1,600.
Somerville called, and on the 
flop, he called a 1,500-chip continuation-bet from Harrington.
Both players then proceeded to check the and 
on the turn and river.
Harrington tabled his 
, but it would be Somerville's 
that would see him scoop the pot with the superior ace-high kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,100 | 2,900 |
|
|
11,475 | -5,325 |