$600 Main Event Day 1a | Run It Up Reno IX

10-18-2019 10:22 UTC-7

The Run It Up Reno IX $600 Main Event Begins at Noon

GeoffFisk

The Run It Up Reno IX $600 Main Event is here! The ninth chapter of the Run It Reno series begins its climax today, as Day 1a begins at noon at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada.

Day 1a is the first of two opening day flights in this $300,000 guaranteed tournament. Players will start with 30,000 starting chips and play through 14 40-minute levels today, with 15-minute breaks after every three levels, and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9. The blinds and antes start at 100/100/100, going up to 2,000/4,000/4,000 by the end of Level 14. Play will go for fourteen levels or until 16% of the field remains, whichever comes first.

Some of the names that could show up for the Main Event include Run It Up founder Jason Somerville, along with RIU ambassadors Andrew Neeme, Arlie Shaban, and Ricky “ratedGTO” Guan.

Other players who have been in the mix in earlier events at Run It Up Reno IX include Brad Owen, Drew Gonzalez, Jimmy
Cappucci, Jesse Sylvia and Loren Klein.

The defending champion in this event, Dan O’Brien, has been on hand at the Peppermill Resort over the past week. O’Brien topped a field of 629 entries in April at Run It Up Reno VIII, taking home a first-place prize of $46,681. O’Brien topped Klein in the heads-up battle, and it’s a good bet that both will be in action in one of the opening day flights of the Main Event.

With the 629 entries, the previous installment of the Main Event ended up awarding a total prize pool of $329,471.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the $600 Main Event kicks off today.

Tags: Andrew Neeme Jason Somerville Jesse Sylvia Loren Klein

10-18-2019 12:41 UTC-7

Value Bet for "BetOnDrew"

GeoffFisk

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Thirst Lounge streamer Drew Gonzalez is on fire at Run It Up Reno. Gonzalez took down the Moneymaker Tour event for a $30,000 Platinum Pass, and followed up that finish by cashing in the $1,100 Thursday Thrilla.

Gonzalez is in the field for Day 1a of the Main Event, and he won an early pot that developed as a three-way hand with Jared Shipley on the cutoff, Gonzalez on the button and a third player on the big blind.

With the board showing , action checked to Gonzalez on the button, and "BetOnDrew" announcd a 500 bet. The big blind called, and Shipley folded.

The big blind checked again on the river, Gonzalez bet 600, and got the call. Gonzalez showed for top pair, and the opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drew Gonzalez	27,000 -3,000	-3,000
Jared Shipley	26,500 -3,500	-3,500

10-18-2019 12:46 UTC-7

Barnes Doubles Up Early

GeoffFisk

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Details of the big pot are unknown, but a look at Brittney Barnes' stack shows that she's already up to 60,000 as Level 2 begins in the Main Event.

While there's still a long way to go in the Main Event, Barnes is off to a fast start.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brittney Barnes	60,000 30,000	30,000

10-18-2019 13:02 UTC-7

Apostol Gets a Bad River Against Cochran

BrandonTemple

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Three players invested 800 to see the turn on a board, and Brandon King checked from under the gun. Tyson Apostol bet 1,500 from the hijack, Travis Cochran called on the button, and King folded.

Apostol checked the river to Cochran, who bet 5,000. Apostol called, and after Cochran showed his for a straight, Apostol showed for a defeated two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Cochran	68,000
Tyson Apostol	5,200 -24,800	-24,800

Tags: Brandon King Tyson Apostol

10-18-2019 14:30 UTC-7

Garyet Nets a Double Through Leng

BrandonTemple

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Chad Garyet was all in for his last 9,600 from the big blind, and Priestley Leng had him at risk from under the gun.

Chad Garyet:
Priestley Leng:

Leng couldn't catch up on a board to send the double to Garyet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Priestley Leng	30,000 -6,000	-6,000
Chad Garyet	19,800 -12,200	-12,200

Tags: Chad Garyet Priestley Leng

10-18-2019 14:54 UTC-7

Kade Giving Away Candy, Taking Away Chips

GeoffFisk

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Vanessa Kade has been giving out candy from a unicorn pinata throughout the Run It Reno IX series, and on Day 1a of the Main Event she's been getting tournament poker chips back in return.

Her latest pot came in a hand that saw the under-the-gun player open to 1,100, Kade call from the hijack, and the big blind also call.

Action checked to Kade on the flop, Kade bet 2,500, and both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Kade	85,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Vanessa Kade

10-18-2019 15:17 UTC-7

Bardah's Queens Get Paid By King

BrandonTemple

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Brandon King raised to 1,200 from under the gun, and Ronnie Bardah called in the hijack.

King bet 1,600 on the flop, and Bardah called.

The fell on the turn, and King bet 3,500. Bardah called.

King checked when the fell on the river, and Bardah bet 8,000. King called, then mucked after Bardah tabled .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronnie Bardah	74,000 38,000	38,000

Brandon King	64,000 19,500	19,500

Tags: Brandon King Ronnie Bardah

10-18-2019 17:34 UTC-7

Team Bjorn Peterson Wins $120 N.O.R.S.E. Partner Event

GeoffFisk

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

While PokerNews is focused on bringing you live updates from the $600 Main Event, we also wanted to share some winner news from earlier in the Run It Up Reno IX. There have been several champions crowned at the Peppermill, and tens of thousands of dollars awarded.

Event #10: $120 N.O.R.S.E. was played in a split-partner format and saw 100 entrants compete, which nearly doubled the $5K GTD by creating a $9,700 prize pool.

Coming out on top was the team headed by captain Bjorn Peterson, good for $3,490 in prize money.

Final Table Results

Place	Team Captain	Hometown	Prize
1	Bjorn Peterson	Scottsdale, AZ	$3,490
2	Jason Atkins	Statesville, NC	$2,080
3	Krystal Houston	Henderson, NV	$1,300
4	Joe Brindle	United Kingdom	$920
5	Shane Howeth	Collinsville, TX	$690
6	Nicholas Kiley	Las Vegas, NV	$540
7	Maxwell Brown	Lake Oswego, OR	$380
8	Isaac Leong	San Jose, CA	$300

Tags: Bjorn Peterson

10-18-2019 17:52 UTC-7

Apostol Wins Huge Three-Way All In

GeoffFisk

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Detials leading up to the flop are unknown, but with on the board, Tyson Apostol, a player on the cutoff, and a player on the big blind all got their entire stacks in.

The big blind was the biggest of the three stacks, and Apostol's remaining 45,000 chips were on the line. The cutoff was the shortest of the three going to the turn and river.

Cutoff:
Tyson Apostol:
Big Blind:

Apostol was behind on the flop, which didn't change on the turn. The river, however, brought in the , giving the Survivor star two pair and sending the pot his way.

The hand eliminated the cutoff, sending all of that player's chips to Apostol. Apostol also doubled up through the big blind, and in the aftermath of the hand is up to 121,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyson Apostol	121,000

10-18-2019 19:37 UTC-7

Jimmy Cappucci Wins the $235 Black Chip Bounty for Record 7th RIU Title

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The $235 Black Chip Bounty at Run It Up IX saw Jimmy Cappucci take down the one-day tournament (310 entries)t for $5,950.

The heads-up battle pitted Cappucci, the all-time wins leader in the Run It Up series with six victories coming into the tournament, against Chris Lindner, who was just two days removed from a runner-up finish in the $440 Mini Main Event. The final hand came down to Cappucci's king-ten offsuit getting the best of Lindner's king-nine suited.

“The real dream is just running really well, battling, hoping for the best, causing pain to others,” said Cappucci.

Cappucci said he won 12 or 13 $100 bounties in addition to the first-place prize money. The win is Cappucci’s seventh in Run It Up Reno events.

“The series is great. Everybody here is amazing," Cappucci said. "Even if I came here and lost every single dollar I had every time, I’d be back every single time to do it again. It’s such a great time. If you’ve never been here before, get down here. It’s just too much fun.”

Lindner scored $3,830 for his second runner-up finish of this series. Third-place finisher Deb Swift, another regular at Run It Up Reno events, took home $2,660.

Bounty Final Table Results

Place	Winner	Country	Prize (USD)
1	Jimmy Cappucci	United States	$5,950
2	Chris Lindner	United States	$3,830
3	Deb Swift	United States	$2,660
4	Dan Kaplan	United States	$2,000
5	Rick Crandell	United States	$1,600
6	William Butcher	United States	$1,320
7	Joe Stapleton	United States	$1,100
8	Chad Garyet	United States	$920

Tags: Jimmy Cappucci