Klein's Quest For a Third Run It Up Reno Main Event Title Gets an Early Boost
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
After the full 
board was on the felt, a player checked from middle position. Loren Klein bet 12,500 on the button, and his opponent called, only to muck after Klein showed 
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"Is that how you win tournaments?" a player asked Klein. Klein responded with, "Sets help."
Klein, a four-time WSOP bracelet winner, also owns two Run It Up Reno Main Event titles to his credit. In last year's Main Event, Dan O'Brien denied Klein his third Main Event title, but Klein looks to be poised to go deep yet again here at Peppermill Reno.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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51,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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flop on the board, Chris Lindner bet 1,500 from the small blind, and Tyson Apostol called.
turn, and Apostol called again.
river, Apostol bet 6,000, and Lindner thought it over for a few moments before calling.
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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.
river to Cochran, who bet 5,000. Apostol called, and after Cochran showed his 
for a straight, Apostol showed 
flop, and Donald Van Patten bet 2,500. Benjamin Mohr called on the hijack, and Brittney Barnes called from the cutoff.
fell on the river, Van Patten bet 6,000, and both opponents called.
board, the small blind bet 6,000 into a similarly sized pot, and $235 Progressive Bounty champ John-Paul Portal called from the cutoff.
river, and the small blind checked. Portal bet 10,000 and the small blind quickly called. Portal tabled 
