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

10-18-2019 16:57 UTC-7

More Chip Counts

GeoffFisk

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daoud Majid	125,000 102,000	102,000
Loren Klein	115,000 54,000	54,000

Voislav Ivanovski	83,000 83,000	83,000
Joel Danforth	80,000 57,700	57,700
Ryan Awwad	78,000 78,000	78,000
Jason Daniele	74,000 21,000	21,000
John-Paul Portal	68,000 13,000	13,000
Vanessa Kade	65,000 -20,000	-20,000
Jordan Spurlin	57,000 57,000	57,000
Jerod Smith	56,000 18,000	18,000
Jon Swift	55,000 25,000	25,000
Peter Rabover	51,000 51,000	51,000
William Lahti	47,000 10,900	10,900
Deb Swift	43,000 12,000	12,000
Travis Cochran	40,000 2,900	2,900
Kevin Hale	38,000 -5,000	-5,000
Rian Mullins	38,000 -7,000	-7,000
Steve Roselius	37,000 -6,000	-6,000
Melissa Bryne	36,000 6,000	6,000
Jerry Mouawad	33,000 -8,000	-8,000
Jimmy Cappucci	31,000 -18,000	-18,000
Arlie Shaban	30,000 -38,000	-38,000

Justin Kelly	27,000 27,000	27,000
Kami Hudson	23,000 23,000	23,000
Jon Turner	21,000 -17,000	-17,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

10-18-2019 16:24 UTC-7

Break Time

GeoffFisk

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.

10-18-2019 16:13 UTC-7

Daniels' River Raise Shuts Down Opponent

GeoffFisk

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

With more than 10,000 already in the pot, a player on the small blind bet 2,000 on the river of a board.

Daniels, on the button, thought it over for awhile before raising to 30,000. The overbet promted a fold from the small blind, at put Daniels at just about 100k as the second break approaches.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Daniels	99,000 12,500	12,500

10-18-2019 16:10 UTC-7

Guevara's Overbet Gets It Done

GeoffFisk

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

With what appeared to be about 20,000 already in the pot, the player in the hijack checked to Nick Guevara on a board.

Guevara, on the cutoff, put in an overbet, making it 35,000 to go. The hijack went into the tank for awhile before folding, and with that big pot Guevara is over the 100k mark on Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guevara	105,000

Tags: Nick Guevara

10-18-2019 15:56 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Nayef Salem	94,000
Shawn Daniels	86,500 63,000	63,000

Maria McAlpin	79,000
Matt Stout	77,000 19,000	19,000
Alon Eldar	74,000 28,000	28,000
Stanley Wang	61,000 -4,000	-4,000
John Gribben	42,000 21,000	21,000
Brittney Barnes	38,000 -29,500	-29,500
Jerod Smith	38,000 -41,900	-41,900
Matthew Osorio	38,000 -14,000	-14,000
Aaron Knapp	34,000 -8,000	-8,000
Max Young	33,000
Valerie Hanley	30,000
Brad Owen	30,000
Mark Bowen	30,000
Josh Prager	29,000
Mary Swafford	29,000
Shirin Oskooi	28,000 -6,000	-6,000
Jim Petzing	27,000 11,500	11,500
DJ Fenton	18,000 13,100	13,100
Alexander Deutsch	16,000

Cory Tardy Claims RIU Reno IX Short Deck Title

GeoffFisk

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 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.

For instance, in Event #6: $235 Short Deck Double Stack, 116 runners surpassed the $15K GTD by creating a $22,504 prize pool that was paid to the top 19 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Jon Turner (11th - $500), Michael Trivett (12th - $500), Sarah Sherman (16th - $400), and Austin Roberts (19th - $400).

In the end, Cory Tardy of Las Vegas, a regular at RIU Reno, finally broke through to win his first RIU trophy, good for $5,690 in prize money.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Cory Tardy	Las Vegas, NV	$5,690
2	Jeffrey Newman	Reno, NV	$3,544
3	Melissa Bryne	Hutto, TX	$2,375
4	Paul Hendee	Redwood Valley, CA	$1,730
5	Jacqui Newman	Reno, NV	$1,350
6	Aaron Schoch	Phoenix, AZ	$1,100
7	Jared Shipley	Fernley, NV	$915
8	Leyla Rogers	Las Vegas, NV	$760

Tags: Cory Tardy

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

10-18-2019 15:36 UTC-7

Danforth Gets a Little Value With His Ace

BrandonTemple

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Michael Trivett raised to 1,000 from the hijack, and was called by Joel Danforth on the button and Rian Mullins in the big blind.

All three players checked the flop, and the fell on the turn. Action checked to Danforth, who bet 1,000. Only Trivett called.

Both remaining players checked the river, and Danforth tabled . Trivett mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Trivett	45,000 17,400	17,400
Joel Danforth	22,300 -53,700	-53,700

Tags: Joel Danforth Michael Trivett Rian Mullins

10-18-2019 15:28 UTC-7

Zarate Shoves, Gets No Takers

GeoffFisk

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

The under-the-gun player opened to 1,200, Kevin Hale called in early position, and the player on the button also called.

Ivan Zarate, sitting on the big blind with 13,300, three-bet all in. The original raiser and Hale both quickly folded, as did the player in the hijack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Hale	43,000 37,400	37,400
Ivan Zarate	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Ivan Zarate Kevin Hale