The cards are back in the air!
2016 Run It Up Reno
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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225,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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210,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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175,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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175,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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170,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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155,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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150,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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150,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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145,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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120,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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110,000
66,000
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66,000 |
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85,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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75,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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75,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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75,000 | |
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75,000
26,000
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26,000 |
|
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65,000
170,000
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170,000 |
|
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52,000
13,000
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13,000 |
|
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35,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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20,000
75,000
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75,000 |
Facing a raise to 9,000, Kevin Martin defended out of the big blinds to see a ![]()
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flop which both he and his opponent checked on.
The turn landed the
and Martin shoved his last few chips into the middle and his opponent looked him up.
Martin: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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With Martin drawing dead to a chop, the river landed the
and the Thursday Thrilla Champion was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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From under the gun, Alex Lavinthal opened to 11,500 and the action folded round to Alex Politakis in the big blind and he moved all in for 69,000.
"Will you show me if I fold?" asked Lavinthal. Politakis didn't budge. After roughly two minutes, Lavinthal called.
Lavinthal: ![]()
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Politakis: ![]()
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With Politakis holding the lead, the ![]()
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flop saw Lavinthal surge ahead until the
on the turn would render yesterday's Mix-Max 4th place finisher drawing dead as the
paired the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
15,400
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15,400 |
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141,000
103,000
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103,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
The action folded to Zhihao Zhang on the button, and he min-raised to 8,000. Mark Antis moved all in from the small blind for 50,500 and Zhang called.
Zhang: ![]()
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Antis: ![]()
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Antis looked to be in great shape to double until the dealer spread a ![]()
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flop.
The
on the turn changed little, and when the
completed the board on the river, Antis would be sent to the rail as Zhang climbed to roughly 155,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Busted |
Brandon Boatman opened for a min-raise in middle position, and Brian Ebert called in the cutoff, as did the big blind.
The flop fell ![]()
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and following a check from the big blind, Boatman bet out 17,000. Ebert called and the big blind folded as the turn landed the
and Boatman moved all in for for roughly 290,000. Ebert quickly called for his remaining 173,500.
Boatman: ![]()
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Ebert: ![]()
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Both players held a straight, but it would be Ebert's six-high having the best of it against Boatman's wheel.
No six came on the river to save Boatman as the
rolled off, and once the pot was pushed, Boatman dropped to 110,000 while Ebert climbed to over 410,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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411,000
213,000
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213,000 |
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110,000
270,000
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270,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/3,000
Ante: 1,000
The action folded round to Candace Collins in the small blind and she raised it up to 12,500.
Loren Klein called in the big blind as the flop fell ![]()
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and Collins continued for 12,000.
Klein responded by pushed a stack of 5,000-denomination chips into the pot and Collins called all-in for 60,000.
Collins: ![]()
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Klein: ![]()
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With Collins in bad shape, the
and
on the turn and river would end her tournament early as Klein closed in on 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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295,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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Busted | |
Following a limp, Ed Miller raised to 15,000 in the cutoff before Aaron Mulder shoved from the big blind for 69,500. The limper folded, but Miller called.
Miller: ![]()
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Mulder: ![]()
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The board would run out ![]()
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to see Mulder double through to over 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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154,500
80,500
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80,500 |