Run It Up Reno IX

$235 Progressive Knockout
Day: 1
Event Info

Run It Up Reno IX

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$5,111
Event Info
Buy-in
$235
Prize Pool
$25,662
Entries
273
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
273
Players Left
1

Everyone's Jamming on Guilford

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Timothy Guilford raised to 120,000 from under the gun with {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, and John-Paul Portal three-bet shoved for 1.03 million with {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Guilford, who had Portal just barely covered, tanked for a minute, then folded.

"I don't know if that was a good fold or a bad fold," Guilford said.

The next hand, Chris Choy ripped in the small blind for 785,000 with {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, and Guilford tanked for a bit before folding {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
John-Paul Portal us
John-Paul Portal
1,300,000 150,000
Chris Choy us
Chris Choy
905,000 -85,000
Timothy Guilford us
Timothy Guilford
710,000 -365,000

Tags: John-Paul PortalTimothy Guilford

Guilford Doubles Through Portal

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

John-Paul Portal raised to 120,000 on the button, then called a three-bet shove for 510,000 from Timothy Guilford in the big blind.

Timothy Guilford: {a-Clubs}{3-Spades}
John-Paul Portal: {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Guilford hit an ace on the {8-Hearts}{a-Spades}{2-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} board, giving him a double and bringing all four remaining stacks close to even.

Player Chips Progress
John-Paul Portal us
John-Paul Portal
1,150,000 -450,000
Timothy Guilford us
Timothy Guilford
1,075,000 505,000

Tags: Timothy GuilfordJohn-Paul Portal

Portal Extends His Lead

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

John-Paul Portal raised to 120,000 from the small blind with {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, and Chris Choy called in the big blind with {10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}.

Portal checked the {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} flop to Choy, who bluffed at it for 80,000. Portal called with his aces-up.

Both players checked the {2-Spades} turn, and Portal went for value on the {3-Spades} river, betting 225,000. Choy folded.

Player Chips Progress
John-Paul Portal us
John-Paul Portal
1,600,000 200,000
Chris Choy us
Chris Choy
990,000 -110,000

Tags: Chris ChoyJohn-Paul Portal

Portal Takes the Chip Lead

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Rian Mullins limped in with the {j-Spades}{10-Clubs} from the small blind, and John-Paul Portal checked the big blind with {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

The {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop hit both players, as Mullins had a pair of tens, while Portal had the same pair of tens with a better kicker, as well as the nut flush draw. Both players checked the flop and the {2-Spades} turn, and the {3-Clubs} hit the river. Mullins bet 75,000, and Portal called and won.

Player Chips Progress
John-Paul Portal us
John-Paul Portal
1,400,000 300,000
Rian Mullins us
Rian Mullins
1,250,000 -50,000

Tags: John-Paul PortalRian Mullins

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Adam Owen Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,380)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Adam Owen
Adam Owen

John-Paul Portal jammed for 580,000 from the cutoff, and Adam Own called off his last 575,000 on the button.

Adam Owen: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
John-Paul Portal: {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Owen looked in prime shape to double and leave Portal with a single 5k chip after the {4-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop, but the {k-Clubs} turn left Owen looking for a single out to survive. The {2-Spades} river bricked off, and Portal claimed the $1,350 bounty of Owen.

Player Chips Progress
John-Paul Portal us
John-Paul Portal
1,200,000 425,000
Adam Owen gb
Adam Owen
Busted

Tags: Adam OwenJohn-Paul Portal

Heather Hardie Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,100)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Heather Hardie
Heather Hardie

Chris Choy jammed for 515,000 from the cutoff, and Heather Hardie called in the big blind for her last 410,000.

Heather Hardie: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Chris Choy: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{q-Clubs} flop paired up Choy, and Hardie had to hit a ten or jack to survive. The {3-Clubs} turn and {8-Clubs} river bricked off, and Choy eliminated Hardie and claimed her $500 bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Choy us
Chris Choy
945,000 430,000
Heather Hardie au
Heather Hardie
Busted

Tags: Chris ChoyHeather Hardie

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Portal's Queens Get Little Action

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

John-Paul Portal raised to 80,000 on the button with {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}, and Timothy Guilford called in the big blind with {k-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}.

The {8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{j-Hearts} flop was checked by both players, as was the {a-Spades} on the turn.

Guilford checked a third time on the {5-Spades} river, and Portal bet 80,000. "Even this would be ambitious for me..." Guilford said before correctly folding his king-high.

Player Chips Progress
Rian Mullins us
Rian Mullins
1,300,000
John-Paul Portal us
John-Paul Portal
775,000 40,000
Timothy Guilford us
Timothy Guilford
560,000 -140,000
Adam Owen gb
Adam Owen
520,000 40,000
Chris Choy us
Chris Choy
515,000 100,000
Heather Hardie au
Heather Hardie
435,000

Tags: John-Paul PortalTimothy Guilford