$565 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2016 Run It Up Reno
$565 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Run It Up Reno
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$195,500
Entries
391
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Day 1b Ready to Go
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Welcome back to the Peppermill Resort Hotel and the 2016 Run It Up Reno festival hosted by Jason Somerville for Day 1b of the $565 Main Event!
Yesterday saw nearly 200 players take to the felt with roughly a quarter of those surviving into Day 2 as Gary Kochalka lead all the survivors with a whopping 246,100 to only just outdo Rob Paul's 242,000 and Reuben Moss' 210,900. The likes of Andy Peplinski, Chad Holloway, Randy Lew, Kevin Martin, Jaime Staples, and defending champion Nick Aguilera also survived.
Day 2 for the Day 1a survivors will be on Sunday at 12 p.m. local time with PokerNews providing continuous coverage until the Run It Up Reno Main Event champion is crowned. Will it be Aguilera defending his ti
Today will be an entirely different day with a smaller field expected, but with a turbo flight kicking off at 9:00 p.m. and a lengthy registration and re-entry period again, the field is expected to eclipse the 300-player mark with ease while simultaneously smashing the $150,000 guarantee.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor providing continuos live updates from 12:00 p.m. PDT of all the Day 1b action, along with tonight's Day 1c and the remaining side events on the Run It Up Reno schedule.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Play Underway
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The cards are in the air for Day 1b.
Players will start with 25,000 in tournament chips and we will be playing 12 40-minute levels; or until just 10% of the field remains.
Registration and re-entry is open until after the break after level nine (approximately 6:45 p.m.).
Who's Here
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Early Win for Gates
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Following two limps, Garry Gates completed from the small blind and Deb Swift checked the big blind.
The flop fell 
and the action checked round to the cutoff who bet 325. Gates called, Swift folded, and the hijack called before the 
and 
was checked down by the three players.
Gates tabled his 
for two pair and scooped the pot to now move above starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,725 | 725 |
Seat Open!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
"Seat open!" bellows another dealer.
As a player heads to the rail, and another opts to re-enter, the tournament clock is now up to 90 players.
Gates Trips Up Swift
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
On a board of 
with around 1,500 in the middle, Garry Gates bet out 1,300 and Deb Swift called as a third player folded.
The river landed the 
and both players checked.
Swift tabled her 
, but it would be Gates' 
that would see him take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,900 | 2,175 |
|
|
19,725 | -5,275 |
Good Bet from Gorenc
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Following a raise to 350 from the cutoff, Marty Gorenc called in the small blind, as did the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Gorenc bet out 425 with the big blind folding before the original raiser bumped it up to 1,500.
"I'll get it in with you all day buddy!" stated Gorenc as he called.
The turn landed the 
and both players checked before the on the river was met with a 20,000-chip bet from Gorenc.
"Good bet!" announced Gorenc's opponent before folding his 
.
"How could you fold that?" asked Gorenc as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,800 | -200 |
Nineki Returns
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Atsushi Nineki has just taken his seat in today's flight following his late elimination yesterday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |