$235 Black Chip Bounty | Run It Up Reno IX

10-15-2019 13:29 UTC-7

Lindner Tangles With Hale

BrandonTemple

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Chris Lindner, who finished runner-up in the $440 Mini Main Event, bet 3,500 from under the gun facing a 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 hit the river, but eventually checked. Hale bet 4,000, and Lindner folded.

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

Tags: Chris Lindner Kevin Hale

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

10-15-2019 13:23 UTC-7

Cha Busts Big Blind, Brings in Bounty

GeoffFisk

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

For the second hand in a row, Andrew Cha went to work adding to his stack.

This time, a $100 bounty ended up going Cha's way as well. Cha opened to 700 on the small blind, the big blind went all in for 16,200, and Cha called.

Big Blind:
Andrew Cha:

Board:

Cha had the opponent dominated preflop, and the straight coming in on the turn clinched the bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Cha	48,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Andrew Cha

10-15-2019 13:21 UTC-7

Cha Chips Up

GeoffFisk

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

An early position player opened to 700, and got four callers, including Jason Somerville on the button, and Andrew Cha on the big blind.

Action checked to the early position player, who put out a 1,5000 bet on the flop. That bet prompted one fold, a call from Somerville, and another fold from the small blind.

Cha then put in a check-raise to 6,500, which shit down further action, Cha showed as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Cha	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Andrew Cha Jason Somerville

10-15-2019 13:21 UTC-7

Mills KOs Pokrivnak

GeoffFisk

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

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:
Kasey Lyn Mills:

Board:

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

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

Tags: Andy Pokrivnak Kasey Lyn Mills

10-15-2019 13:18 UTC-7

Fenton's Bounty Safe For Now

BrandonTemple

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

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:
Opponent:

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

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

Tags: DJ Fenton

10-15-2019 13:12 UTC-7

Moneymaker Gets to Work Immediately

BrandonTemple

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

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 flop, and the 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 before pulling in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	30,500

Tags: Chris Moneymaker

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

10-15-2019 13:00 UTC-7

Defending Champ McCormick Doyle's Skrovan

BrandonTemple

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

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 flop, and the fell on the turn. The big blind checked, and McCormick bet 1,500. Only Skrovan called.

Both players checked the river, and Skrovan tabled . McCormick had that beat with his , and he said, "Good flop, great turn, terrible river!" as he raked in the pot.

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

Tags: Don McCormick John Skrovan

10-15-2019 13:00 UTC-7

Ream Raking in the Chips

GeoffFisk

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Dalton Ream is on a roll, picking up a trio of consecutive pots, one of which brought in a $100 bounty.

The first and biggest of the three hands came in a three-way pot. With on the board, a player in the big blind went all in for 13,500, Ream reshoved for 24,500 from the cutoff, and Nick Kiley made a reluctant-looking fold from the button.

Big Blind:
Dalton Ream: