$600 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Run It Up Reno IX
$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Run It Up Reno IX
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$398,088
Entries
760
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
340
Players Left
55
Brett Gordon Leads as 55 Advance From Day 1a of Run It Up Reno IX Main Event
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1a of the $300,000 guaranteed, Run It Up Reno IX $600 Main Event saw 340 entrants converge on the Peppermill Reno, all hoping to make it through to Day 2. When the smoke cleared with 26:43 left in Level 15, just 55 players were left bagging up and guaranteeing themselves a cash with Brett Gordon and his 455,000 chip stack leading the way.
"I was trying to stay under the radar," Gordon said about his day. "I got very lucky and just kept getting great hands and people never believed me!" Even a little trouble at the beginning of the flight wouldn't deter Gordon's march to the top stack, as he said, "I had 20,000 at first break at my shortest point. After the break I made a flush and got an effective double and it was smooth from there."
Four-time WSOP bracelet winner and two-time Run It Up Reno Main Event champ Loren Klein (172,000) headlines a strong group of notable players advancing to Day 2, with Matt Stout (296,000), Ronnie Bardah (293,000), Vanessa Kade (234,000) and Andy Camou (76,000) all advancing as well.
Popular poker vloggers Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen both failed to make it through the day, and Run It Up Ambassador Arlie Shaban also failed to progress. Brittney Barnes couldn't win a flip to fall two spots shy of the money, and others to finish short of a bag include Matthew Moreno, Jon Turner, and Vincent Newland.
Day 1b will kick off tomorrow at Noon local time. The schedule will be the same for players looking to progress to Sunday's Day 2, with 30,000 in starting chips, 40-minute levels, and the field playing down to 16% before bagging and tagging for the evening. Who will join the 55 players from tonight in search of a Run It Up Reno Main Event trophy? Stay tuned tomorrow to PokerNews for all the action and updates.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
391,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
|
378,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
371,000
336,000
|
336,000 |
|
337,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
328,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
304,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
302,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
296,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
293,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
|
286,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
277,000 | |
|
267,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
264,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
257,000 | |
|
254,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
251,000
-114,000
|
-114,000 |
|
|
244,000 | |
|
234,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
227,000 | |
|
226,000 | |
|
|
223,000 | |
|
215,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
214,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
203,000 | |
|
|
||
Play Ends For The Day
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With the elimination of Tayler Riley, the remaining 55 players are bagging and tagging for the evening. Stay tuned for notable chip counts and a full recap of the day's action.
Bubble Time
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With 56 players remaining, one more player must be eliminated to end play tonight. Stay tuned as we await the fate of the bubble boy or girl.
Barnes Bubbles the Bubble
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Brittney Barnes jammed for 110,000 from the hijack, and Max Young three-bet shoved for 200,000 in the small blind, chasing out the big blind.
Brittney Barnes: 
Max Young: 
Young found an ace on the 
flop, and made two pair on the 
turn. Barnes needed a nine to survive, but the 
river sent her home two spots shy of a Day 2 bag.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Gir Hits Quad Kings
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A massive pot was already in the middle between Chance Gir and Chris Horter, with 
on the board.
Gir bet 50,000 from the hijack, and Horter tanked for a bit before folding. Gir showed the table 
for quad kings, and moved up to 345,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Eldar Uses the "Hendon Mob" Gambit
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alon Eldar raised to 10,000 from the cutoff, and the button three-bet to 35,000.
"How much money do you have on your Hendon Mob?" Eldar asked the button, to the amusement of the table. He wasn't given an answer, but Eldar four-bet hammed for 135,000 nonetheless.
The button folded and Eldar flashed 
before raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
A Pair of Hands Featuring Loren Klein
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Loren Klein got involved in back-to-back hands, with the money bubble approaching.
The first saw Klein open to 9,000 from under the gun, and Chance Gir call from the hijack. The flop came 
, and Klein check-folded to an 11,000 bet from Gir.
The following hand saw Travis Cochran raise to 9,000 from the small blind, and Klein call from the big blind. Both players then checked the 
flop.
Cochran bet 7,000 on the turn, and Klein called. The river came 
, Cochran bet 12,000, and Klein called.
Cochran showed 
, while Klein turned over 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | |
|
152,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
|
100,000
40,000
|
40,000 |