2016 Run It Up Reno

$85 6-Max Turbo
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Run It Up Reno

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$3,770
Event Info
Buy-in
$85
Entries
204
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

$85 6-Max Turbo

Day 1 Completed

Sajid Zaidi Wins Run It Up Reno $85 Six-Max Turbo ($3,770)

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Sajid Zaidi
Sajid Zaidi

After coming up on the short end of two frustrating bubbles early in the 2016 Run It Up Reno festival, World Series of Poker bracelet winner and former PokerNews Managing Editor Chad Holloway nearly ended his drought with an outright win in the $85 Six-Max Turbo. However, Sajid Zaidi denied him in heads-up play and took down the title and $3,770 in prize money.

The tournament drew 220 entrants, many of them reentries due to the tournament's fast pace and relatively modest initial stacks of 100 big blinds. Thirty would be paid, and Holloway ensured he would be one of them as he got lucky just before the bubble when he jammed in blind from the small blind to put a short-stacked Stephen Fishbach, a former Survivor contestant, at risk with {8-}{5-}. Fishbach woke up with {a-}{4-} and called, but Holloway paired up to eliminate him.

Some of the players missing out on cashing included Garry Gates, PokerNews Editor-in-Chief Donnie Peters, PokerNews contributor Brent Harrington, tournament host Jason Somerville, Nick Aguilera, Anna Khait, and Jesse Capps.

Famed cash-game whiz Doug "WCGRider" Polk (24th) and PokerStars Team Online member Randy "nanonoko" Lew (13th) were among the players cashing.

Survivor winners Tyson Apostol and "Boston" Rob Mariano both advanced to the final table, but they were the first two to go. Apostol fell at the hands of Holloway in a preflop all in with the {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} against the {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. Mariano, who was seeking his second trophy at Run It Up Reno after taking down the $85 All In or Fold event, lost his stack to fellow trophy winner Thomas Dominguez, who won the $125 Six-Max Four-Card Pot-Limit Omaha event Wednesday night.

Zaidi had entered the final table as the chip leader, and he regained that distinction after defending his big blind with the {8-Spades}{4-Spades} against a button raise from Douglas Charles. The flop came {2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, and Zaidi check-called a shove from Charles, who bricked out with the {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Before that, Jay Daniele went bust in fifth.

Dominguez ran his {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} into the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} of Zaidi blind-versus-blind, and Holloway found himself at a 2-1 deficit heads up. It didn't take long for stacks to get in, as Holloway risked it all with the {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} on an {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{q-Spades}{5-Hearts} board and missed the river against Zaidi's {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}.

Zaidi grabbed his second-biggest score after winning $16,667 as part of a seven-way chop at a preliminary World Poker Tour event in January 2015.

Tags: Sajid Zaidi

Thomas Dominguez Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,771)

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Thomas Dominguez raised to 70,000 in the small blind, and big blind Sajid Zaidi three-bet to 230,000. Dominguez shoved for about 400,000, and Zaidi called.

Dominguez: {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Zaidi: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Dominguez flopped a straight draw when {10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades} hit the felt. However, it was Zaidi making a straight after a {j-Clubs} turn and {q-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Sajid Zaidi
Sajid Zaidi
1,400,000 350,000
Chad Holloway us
Chad Holloway
WSOP 1X Winner
800,000 275,000
Thomas Dominguez
Thomas Dominguez
Busted

Tags: Thomas DominguezSajid Zaidi

Douglas Charles Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,309)

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Douglas Charles opened to 75,000 on the button, and Sajid Zaidi defended his big blind. Zaidi checked, and Charles moved in for about 210,000 on the {2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop. Zaidi called with {8-Spades}{4-Spades}, and his top pair was good against the {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} of Charles. The latter asked for a king, but the {j-Hearts} turn and {7-Spades} river did not bring salvation.

Charles was competing at his second final table in two days after coming third in yesterday's PLO event for $1,768.

Player Chips Progress
Sajid Zaidi
Sajid Zaidi
1,050,000 595,000
Douglas Charles
Douglas Charles
Busted

Tags: Douglas CharlesSajid Zaidi

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Jay Daniele Eliminated in 5th Place ($924)

Level 20 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Thomas Dominguez opened to 50,000, and Jay Daniele put 130,000 in, leaving himself 5,000 behind in the small blind. Dominguez set him all in.

Dominguez: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Daniele: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The flop came {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, giving Daniele another out to a jack.

"I'm one jack off," he announced.

It stayed that way through the {3-Clubs} turn and {8-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Dominguez
Thomas Dominguez
650,000 -25,000
Jay Daniele
Jay Daniele
Busted

Tags: Thomas DominguezJay Daniele

Rob Mariano Eliminated in 6th Place ($616)

Level 20 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Rob Mariano pushed all in after having a player double through him, and Thomas Dominguez called in the big blind.

Dominguez: {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Mariano: {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

Dominguez had live cards, and the {7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{k-Hearts} flop gave him additional outs with a gutshot. The {8-Clubs} turn made his straight draw two ways, and the {j-Hearts} river gave him the nuts.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Dominguez
Thomas Dominguez
675,000 410,000
Rob Mariano us
Rob Mariano
Busted

Tags: Rob MarianoThomas Dominguez

Final Table Draw and Counts (full)

Level 20 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
SeatPlayer
1Jay Daniele
2Tyson Apostol
3Rob Mariano
4Chad Holloway
5Douglas Charles
6Thomas Dominguez
7Sajid Zaidi
Player Chips Progress
Sajid Zaidi
Sajid Zaidi
455,000 166,000
Rob Mariano us
Rob Mariano
372,000 82,000
Chad Holloway us
Chad Holloway
WSOP 1X Winner
330,000 178,000
Douglas Charles
Douglas Charles
304,000 -96,000
Thomas Dominguez
Thomas Dominguez
265,000 146,000
Jay Daniele
Jay Daniele
213,000 -97,000
Tyson Apostol us
Tyson Apostol
175,000 -105,000

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