Run It Up Reno IX

$235 Black Chip Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

Run It Up Reno IX

Final Results
Winner
Jimmy Cappucci
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$5,950
Event Info
Buy-in
$235
Prize Pool
$29,140
Entries
310
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
310
Players Left
1

$235 Black Chip Bounty Tournament Begins at Noon

Run It Up Reno IX
Run It Up Reno IX

Run It Up Reno IX rolls on today with the $235 Black Chip Bounty tournament, kicking off at Noon local time in the Capri Ballroom, with a $35,000 Guarantee on the tournament to entice players to go bounty hunting.

For this $235, tournament, $100 of their buy-in will go into the prize pool, while the other $100 will be their bounty. Every player you knock out in the tournament is worth $100, unlike yesterday's $235 Progressive Bounty tourney won by John-Paul Portal, where bounties escalated throughout the day.

Players will start with 15,000 in tournament chips, and blind levels are 20 minutes in length, with breaks occuring every two hours. Registration and re-entry are open through the first nine levels, or until approximately 3:10 p.m. local time. This is scheduled to be a single day event.

Today's event will be featured on the Run It Up Reno Twitch channel, and you can catch action from this tournament here starting at 7 p.m. local time, with the action on a dynamic delay designed to edit out all the breaks and pauses in the tournament so viewers at home get nothing but action from start to finish.

PokerNews will be bringing you all the action straight from the tournament floor all day long, and will sync with the Run It Up Twitch stream once they make the final table. Be sure to tune in to watch the bounties go flying here at Peppermill Reno!

Tags: John-Paul Portal

Defending Champ McCormick Doyle's Skrovan

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Don McCormick
Don McCormick

Don McCormick, who won this event at Run It Up Reno VIII in April, limped in from middle position, and John Skrovan raised to 800 from the hijack. The big blind called, as did McCormick.

Action checked through the {5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop, and the {3-Diamonds} fell on the turn. The big blind checked, and McCormick bet 1,500. Only Skrovan called.

Both players checked the {5-Hearts} river, and Skrovan tabled {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. McCormick had that beat with his {10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, and he said, "Good flop, great turn, terrible river!" as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Skrovan us
John Skrovan
13,100
Don McCormick us
Don McCormick
10,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Don McCormickJohn Skrovan

Moneymaker Gets to Work Immediately

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Chris Moneymaker at Run It Up Reno VIII
Chris Moneymaker at Run It Up Reno VIII

2003 WSOP Main Event Champ Chris Moneymaker, in town for tomorrow's $175 Moneymaker Tour Event with a PokerStars Platinum Pass added, was recently caught in action here in today's $235 Black Chip Bounty event.

Moneymaker and an opponent in the hijack invested 3,500 each on the {8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop, and the {4-Clubs} fell on the turn.

"You have 10,000 left?" Moneymaker asked his opponent, and after confirming, Moneymaker jammed his last 11,500 from the big blind. The hijack tanked for a while, then folded, and Moneymaker flashed the {q-Hearts} before pulling in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
30,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Chris Moneymaker

Fenton's Bounty Safe For Now

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
DJ Fenton
DJ Fenton

A player raised to 800 from middle position, and DJ Fenton three-bet shoved for 3,600 from the hijack. The small blind four-bet shoved for 8,000, and the middle position player folded.

DJ Fenton: {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Opponent: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

Fenton's prospects improved on the {5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop, as he flopped the nut flush draw to take a few of his opponent's outs away. The {6-Spades} turn flipped the script a bit, as now the small blind had a spade flush draw of his own. The {j-Clubs} river gave Fenton the nuts, and he shipped the double.

Player Chips Progress
DJ Fenton us
DJ Fenton
8,600
-6,400
-6,400

Tags: DJ Fenton

Mills KOs Pokrivnak

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Kasey Lyn Mills
Kasey Lyn Mills

Andy Pokrivnak opened to 700 from under the gun, Kaey Lyn Mills three-bet to 2,700, and Pokrivnak four-bet all in. Mills made the quick call.

Andy Pokrivnak: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}
Kasey Lyn Mills: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Board: {j-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Mills pocket kings held up, and she collected Pokrivnak's bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Kasey Lyn Mills us
Kasey Lyn Mills
26,000
11,000
11,000
Andy Pokrivnak us
Andy Pokrivnak
Busted

Tags: Andy PokrivnakKasey Lyn Mills

Lindner Tangles With Hale

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Chris Lindner
Chris Lindner

Chris Lindner, who finished runner-up in the $440 Mini Main Event, bet 3,500 from under the gun facing a {7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} board. Kevin Hale scanned the 6,800 already in the pot, then called.

Lindner gathered his remaining 9,200 in chips up into a single column after the {5-Diamonds} hit the river, but eventually checked. Hale bet 4,000, and Lindner folded.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Hale us
Kevin Hale
25,000
10,000
10,000
Chris Lindner us
Chris Lindner
9,200
-5,800
-5,800

Tags: Chris LindnerKevin Hale

Yeager Gets a Bounty

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante
Michael Yeager
Michael Yeager

The small blind jammed for 1,900 on an {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop, and the big blind called. Michael Yeager, who finished in 9th place in yesterday's $235 Progressive Knockout tourney, jammed for 15,100 from middle position, and the big blind tanked for a few minutes before folding.

Opponent: {8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Michael Yeager: {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

Yeager's top pair held on the {j-Clubs} turn and {7-Diamonds} river to earn Yeager a $100 bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Yeager us
Michael Yeager
22,500

Tags: Michael Yeager

"VaderNader" Chips Up

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante
Timothy Guilford
Timothy Guilford

A player raised to 1,700 from middle position, and Timothy "VaderNader" Guilford, who finished in third-place in last night's $235 Progressive Knockout tourney, called in the hijack.

Both players checked the {8-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop, and the middle position player bet 3,100 on the {9-Hearts} turn. Guilford called.

The middle position player checked the {k-Clubs} river, and Guilford bet 12,000, leaving himself 5,400 behind. His opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Guilford us
Timothy Guilford
28,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Timothy Guilford

Milonakis Gets a Bounty

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Andy Milonakis
Andy Milonakis

Michael Hofer jammed for 6,600 in middle position, and action folded to Andy Milonakis in the small blind.

"I think I'm going to make a donkey call," Milonakis said, and a few moments later, he made the call.

Michael Hofer: {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Andy Milonakis: {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Milonakis hit an eight on the {q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades} flop, and no ace came on the {9-Diamonds} turn or {q-Diamonds} river to earn Milonakis the pot and $100.

"Sorry about my donkeyness!" Milonakis told Hofer, who was grinning as he made his way back to the cashier to re-enter.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Milonakis us
Andy Milonakis
38,000
23,000
23,000
Michael Hofer us
Michael Hofer
30,000

Tags: Andy MilonakisMichael Hofer

Smith and Anderson Play a Respectable Hand

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Jerod Smith
Jerod Smith

Jerod Smith raised to 1,700 from under the gun, and Kyle Anderson called in the big blind.

Anderson checked the {6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop to Smith, and Smith bet 1,500.

"Respectable bet," Anderson told Smith, before tossing in the chips to call.

The {a-Clubs} fell on the turn, and Anderson said, "That's a huge card for you," before checking. Smith bet 4,000 and Anderson folded.

Player Chips Progress
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
41,000
32,000
32,000
Kyle Anderson us
Kyle Anderson
24,000
18,800
18,800

Tags: Jerod SmithKyle Anderson