2016 Run It Up Reno

$235 Thursday Thrilla -- Black Chip Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Run It Up Reno

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$5,805
Event Info
Buy-in
$235
Prize Pool
$21,900
Entries
219
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Sampson Soaring

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Jesse Capps opened to 8,000 from middle position and both Atsushi Nineki and Paul Sampson called from the button and big blind.

All three players checked the {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} flop before Sampson bet out 13,000 when the turn landed the {2-Hearts} and both Capps and Nineki folded.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Sampson us
Paul Sampson
265,000
25,000
25,000
Atsushi Nineki
Atsushi Nineki
235,000
91,000
91,000
Jesse Capps us
Jesse Capps
110,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Atsushi NinekiJesse CappsPaul Sampson

Payouts Up

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Check the payouts tab for information on how the prize pool will be divvied up. The winner of the tournament will receive $5,805, while a min-cash in 32nd is worth $175.

Aguilera Wins a Race

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Last year's Run It Up Reno Main Event champ shoved all in for 48,500 in early position, and a player on the button put him at risk.

Aguilera: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Button: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

The race was on but it was a short one as {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{j-Diamonds} gave Aguilera a set. The {q-Diamonds} turn ended things on the next street.

After the hand, Jesse Capps moved into the table and announced he'd be getting revenge after falling heads up to Aguilera last year.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Aguilera us
Nick Aguilera
109,000
64,000
64,000

Tags: Nick AguileraJesse Capps

Holloway Bubbles Second Event of Run It Up Reno

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante
Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway

Unfortunately for Chad Holloway, he has collected his second bubble of Run It Up Reno.

The action folded to Holloway in the cutoff and he pushed his 11-big blind stack into the pot holding {J-}{10-} and was looked up by the big blind and his {J-}{J-}.

The flop brought an ace and king to give Holloway outs for Broadway but no queen would fall and he would be eliminated in 33rd place.

Unfortunately for Holloway, he - and many other players in the tournament - weren't aware of how many players were being paid out as the prizepool hadn't been announced yet although it had been posted. Holloway stated to us, "if I knew it was on the bubble I would have folded!"

Tags: Chad Holloway

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 1,000

Fross-bite for Magnus

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Nadya Magnus
Nadya Magnus

Nadya Magnus open shoved her last 15,500 from middle position and Lindsey Fross called in the big blind.

Magnus: {A-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Fross: {A-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

With Magnus in bad shape against Fross, the {5-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop made it even worse, and when the turn and river landed the {K-Clubs} and {K-Hearts}, Magnus hit the rail as Fross moved to 125,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Lindsey Fross
Lindsey Fross
125,000
65,000
65,000
Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
Busted

Tags: Nadya MagnusLindsey Fross

Martin Over 170,000

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin

Kevin Martin was in the big blind and check-raised a {7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop to 12,500 after his opponent in middle position bet 4,000. That player called, and Martin fired another bet on the {k-Hearts} turn, which was called. Martin put him all in on the {9-Spades} river for about 38,000, and the player sighed and called it off.

Martin showed {a-Spades}{7-Hearts} for two pair and it was good against {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Martin ca
Kevin Martin
173,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Kevin Martin

Gates Picks Off Bluff

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Facing an under the gun raise to 7,000, Garry Gates called from the big blind and then checked the {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{J-Hearts} flop.

The preflop aggressor continue for 8,500 and Gates check-called as the {Q-Spades} rolled off on the turn and both players checked.

The river landed the {9-Spades} and Gates checked to his opponent who then moved all in for 27,500.

"Man I flopped the nuts!" stated Gates as he contemplated a decision.

After about two minutes of umming and ahhing, Gates called and tabled his {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} as his opponent sheepishly rolled over his {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for just middle pair before heading to the rail as Gates motored up to 126,000.

Player Chips Progress
Garry Gates us
Garry Gates
126,000
51,000
51,000

Tags: Garry Gates

Staples Doubles Up After Buying in at Buzzer

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Jaime Staples reportedly fired another bullet at the last possible minute, buying in with a handful of big blinds. Action folded to him in the small blind and he got it in for 11,500 against the big blind, who put him at risk with {6-Hearts}{2-Spades}. Staples held only {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades} but was looking decent to double until the {q-}{6-}{3-} flop gave his opponent a leading pair of sixes. A {7-} on the turn put Staples back in front and he doubled through after a brick river.

Player Chips Progress
Jaime Staples ca
Jaime Staples
26,500
26,500
26,500

Tags: Jaime Staples