Run It Up Reno IX

$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

Run It Up Reno IX

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$66,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$398,088
Entries
760
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
340
Players Left
55

Bardah's Queens Get Paid By King

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Ronnie Bardah
Ronnie Bardah

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

King bet 1,600 on the {7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop, and Bardah called.

The {4-Clubs} fell on the turn, and King bet 3,500. Bardah called.

King checked when the {j-Hearts} fell on the river, and Bardah bet 8,000. King called, then mucked after Bardah tabled {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
74,000 38,000
Brandon King us
Brandon King
64,000 19,500

Tags: Brandon KingRonnie Bardah

Gonzalez and Daniele Get Funky

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Jason Daniele limped in from middle position, as did the small blind. Drew Gonzalez raised to 2,000 in the big blind, and only Daniele called.

Gonzalez bet 500 on the {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{q-Spades} flop.

"500?" Daniele asked.

"Weird, I know," Gonzalez replied. Daniele raised to 2,300 and Gonzalez called.

Both players checked the {a-Diamonds} turn, and the {3-Diamonds} fell on the river. Gonzalez bet 500 again and Daniele called, saying, "You're good," as he did.

Gonzalez tabled {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}, and Daniele then turned over {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}, winning the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Daniele us
Jason Daniele
53,000 -9,000
Drew Gonzalez us
Drew Gonzalez
17,000 -1,000

Tags: Drew GonzalezJason Daniele

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Perry's Kings Oust One

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Thomas Perry raised to 1,500 from under the gun, and the cutoff called. The big blind three-bet to 8,000, and only Perry called.

The big blind jammed for 20,100 on the {7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop, and Perry quickly called.

"Queens?" asked the big blind after Perry's quick call.

Opponent: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Thomas Perry: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

Perry's opponent didn't find a jack on the {10-Hearts} turn or {4-Hearts} river, and he said, "Well, that sucks," before hitting the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Perry us
Thomas Perry
81,000 81,000

Tags: Thomas Perry

Kade Giving Away Candy, Taking Away Chips

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Vanessa Kade
Vanessa Kade

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 {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop, Kade bet 2,500, and both opponents folded.

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

Tags: Vanessa Kade

Another Round of Chip Counts

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Domonic Finks us
Domonic Finks
118,000 52,000
Arlie Shaban ca
Arlie Shaban
68,000 38,000
Jason Daniele us
Jason Daniele
62,000 32,000
Loren Klein us
Loren Klein
WSOP 4X Winner
61,000 10,000
Austin Roberts us
Austin Roberts
51,000 21,000
Jimmy Cappucci us
Jimmy Cappucci
49,000 19,000
Rian Mullins us
Rian Mullins
45,000
Jerry Mouawad us
Jerry Mouawad
41,000 11,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
38,000 8,000
Steve Roselius us
Steve Roselius
36,500 6,500
William Lahti us
William Lahti
36,100 6,100
Katie Lindsay us
Katie Lindsay
30,000
Brad Owen us
Brad Owen
30,000
Tyson Apostol us
Tyson Apostol
29,600 24,400
Carlos Pal cr
Carlos Pal
28,000 -2,000
Michael Trivett us
Michael Trivett
27,600 -2,400
Max Brown us
Max Brown
27,200
Shawn Daniels us
Shawn Daniels
WSOP 1X Winner
23,500 -18,500
Drew Gonzalez us
Drew Gonzalez
18,000 7,000
DJ Fenton us
DJ Fenton
4,900 -21,600

Three-Bet Pot Goes to Danforth

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Michael Trivett opened to 800 under the gun, the player to his immediate left three-bet to 2,300, Joel Danforth called from the under-the-gun plus two position, and Trivett called.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs} in the three-way, three-bet pot. Action checked to Danforth, who bet 3,500 and got two folds.

Player Chips Progress
Joel Danforth us
Joel Danforth
76,000 46,000
Michael Trivett us
Michael Trivett
19,000 -11,000

Tags: Joel DanforthMichael Trivett

Gribben Doubles Through Skrovan

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

With {q-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} on the board, John Gribben and John Skrovan got all of the chips in, with Skrovan having Gribben covered.

John Gribben: {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
John Skrovan: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

Skrovan was under the gun, and Gribben on the big blind. Skrovan was ahead on the flop with top two, while Gribben was looking for a diamond to hit his flush.

Gribben got the card he wanted on the {4-Diamonds} turn, and got the double up after a harmless {10-Clubs} fell on the river.

Player Chips Progress
John Skrovan us
John Skrovan
42,000 -27,000
John Gribben us
John Gribben
30,000 18,000

Oskooi Versus Barnes

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Brittney Barnes raised to 1,000 from middle postiion, and Shirin Oskooi called in the big blind.

Oskooi checked the {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} flop to Barnes, who bet 1,500. Oskooi called.

Both players checked the {5-Diamonds} turn, and Oskooi bet 1,500 when the {6-Diamonds} fell on the river. Barnes folded.

Player Chips Progress
Brittney Barnes us
Brittney Barnes
67,500 26,500
Shirin Oskooi us
Shirin Oskooi
34,000 4,000

Tags: Brittney BarnesShirin Oskooi