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

10-19-2019 10:35 UTC-7

Day 1b of the $600 Run It Up Reno Main Event Begins at Noon

GeoffFisk

The Run It Up Reno IX $600 Main Event is in full swing! The ninth chapter of the Run It Reno series continues with the second day of its centerpiece event today. Day 1b begins at noon at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada.

Day 1b is the second of two opening day flights in this $300,000 guaranteed tournament. Players will start with 30,000 starting chips and play through to the money today, with 16 percent of the total entries advancing to Day 2. Players will get 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.

Some of the names that could show up for the Main Event include Run It Up founder Jason Somerville, along with players like Thursday Thrilla champion Ashley Sleeth, who told PokerNews that she'll be firing the Main Event today.

Other players who played Day 1a but didn't make it through on the first try include Brad Owen, Drew Gonzalez, Jimmy
Cappucci, and Run It Up Ambassadors Andrew Neeme, Arlie Shaban and Ricky "ratedGTO" Guan.

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 didn't play on Day 1a, so he'll have to register for the Day 1b flight if he wants to defend his championship. With the 629 entries, the previous installment of the Main Event ended up awarding a total prize pool of $329,471.

The Day 1a flight drew 340 total entries, and the event is well on its way toward rising above the $300,000 guarantee.

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

Tags: Andrew Neeme Ashley Sleeth Drew Gonzalez Jason Somerville

10-19-2019 13:13 UTC-7

Scavenger Hunt Winner Schulze in the Mix

GeoffFisk

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Chrstopher Schulze got back up to around starting stack after winning a small pot, which began with an open raise from Schulze to 600 from the cutoff.

The big blind called, bringing forth a flop. Schulze bet 600, and the big blind called.

No further betting happened on the turn or river, and Schulze showed to take down the pot.

Schulze, who's attended all nine chapters of the Run It Up Reno series, won the RIU IX Scavenger Hunt earlier in the series, which bagged the Minnesota resident flight, hotel, and buy-in to the Main Event at Run It Reno X, set to run in April 2020.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Schulze	31,000

Tags: Christopher Schulze

10-19-2019 14:26 UTC-7

Good Start Goes Bad For Pekarek

BrandonTemple

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

$235 Progressive Knockout champ John-Paul Portal raised to 1,200 from the hijack, and was called by the cutoff. The small blind three-bet to 4,500, and $1,100 Thursday Thrilla runner-up Jeremy Pekarek called in the big blind. Portal four-bet shoved for around 35,000, and the cutoff quickly folded, as did the small blind.

"I had a really good start to my day," Pekarek said with a shrug, before calling off his last 25,000.

Jeremy Pekarek:
John-Paul Portal:

Pekarek's gamble looked like it would pay big dividends after the flop gave him an open-ender to go with his live cards. He bricked off on the turn and river, however, and he said, "Too many outs? Too many outs." before heading to the cashier to re-enter.

Player	Chips	Progress
John-Paul Portal	67,000 37,000	37,000
Jeremy Pekarek	30,000

Tags: Jeremy Pekarek John-Paul Portal

10-19-2019 16:47 UTC-7

Newland Catches a Bluff

BrandonTemple

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Vincent Newland raised to 2,400 from the small blind, and was called by the player in the big blind.

Newland checked the flop to his opponent, who bet 2,700. Newland called.

Newland check-called another bet of 6,600 on the turn, and Newland checked again on the river. The big blind jammed for around 36,000, and Newland didn't take long to call, showing for trip fives as he did. His opponent could only muster for a busted straight draw, and he hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Newland	130,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Vincent Newland

10-19-2019 16:57 UTC-7

Hill Ousts Thursday Thrilla Champ Sleeth

BrandonTemple

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Lucas Hill raised to 2,500 from the hijack, and Ashley Sleeth three-bet to 7,500 from the cutoff. Hill four-bet jammed to put Sleeth at risk for her last 32,000, and she called off after a short stint in the tank.

Ashley Sleeth:
Lucas Hill:

Hill's heater continued, as the board failed to deliver a jack for Sleeth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Hill	155,000 35,000	35,000
Ashley Sleeth	Busted

Tags: Lucas Hill Ashley Sleeth

10-19-2019 17:09 UTC-7

Burton at 2x Starting Stack

GeoffFisk

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

An under-the-gun player limped, Jaman Burton completed on the small blind, and the big blind checked.

Burton checked the flop, the big blind led out for 3,000, the under-the-gun player folded, and Burton called.

The big blind bet 6,000 on the turn, and Burton folded. Despite losing a few chips in that pot, the poker vlogger Burton has more than two times the starting stack as Level 8 plays on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaman Burton	62,000 7,000	7,000

10-19-2019 17:46 UTC-7

Gavin Going Up

GeoffFisk

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

With the board showing , and about 10,000 in the pot, Lexy Gavin put out a bet for 5,000 into Jeremy Pekarek on the cutoff.

Pekarek tanked for a bit before folding, getting a friendly needle from Gavin after the hand.

"How does it feel to get beat by a girl over and over again?" said Gavin.

The following hand saw Joe Ogden open raise to 2,000, Gavin three-bet to 8,000, and Ogden folded.

Meanwhile, Jamie Kerstetter has just been seated at the same table, and the group dynamic is certain to be entertaining as Day 1b rolls on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ogden	135,000 110,000	110,000
Lexy Gavin	78,000 20,000	20,000
Jeremy Pekrarek	32,000 32,000	32,000
Jamie Kerstetter	30,000

Tags: Jamie Kerstetter Jeremy Pekarek Joe Ogden Lexy Gavin

10-19-2019 17:56 UTC-7

Coen Jams the River

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three players invested 3,500 on the flop, and the fell on the turn. Dan Coen checked from the big blind, and the under-the-gun player bet 12,000. Katie Lindsay tanked for a bit before folding on the button, and Coen called.

Coen jammed for 12,800 on the river. The under-the-gun player folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Lindsay	82,000 -6,000	-6,000
Dan Coen	52,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Katie Lindsay Dan Coen

10-19-2019 20:40 UTC-7

Smith's Aces Get Some Value

BrandonTemple

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jerod Smith limped in from the small blind, then called a raise to 8,000 from a player in the big blind.

Smith check-called a bet of 6,000 on the flop, and both players checked the turn. Smith bet 20,000 on the river, about half of his remaining stack, and the big blind called, only to muck after Smith tabled .