Run It Up Reno IX

$440 Mini Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

Run It Up Reno IX

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$30,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$440
Prize Pool
$158,692
Entries
409
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
409
Players Left
1

Lindner Wins Another Big Pot to Nearly Catch Hill

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Chris Lindner raised to 90,000 from the cutoff with {a-Spades}{k-Spades}, and Lucas Hill called in the big blind with {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Hill led for 175,000 after the {10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} flop gave him middle pair, and Lindner called with top pair, top kicker.

Hill picked up a flush draw on the {5-Clubs} turn, and bet 260,000. Lindner called.

Both players checked the {j-Hearts} river, and Lindner picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Lucas Hill us
Lucas Hill
2,900,000 -500,000
Chris Lindner us
Chris Lindner
2,500,000 400,000

Tags: Chris LindnerLucas Hill

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

"Weak-Ass Bets" Work For Hill

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Lucas Hill raised to 60,000 from the button with the {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}, saying, "Here's a weak ass bet for you!" Ricky Guan called in the big blind with {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

Guan flopped the best hand with a pair of eights on the {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop, but both players checked.

Hill caught back up on the {a-Diamonds} turn, and Guan checked. Hill bet 60,000, and Guan called.

Both players checked the {4-Hearts} river, and after Hill won the pot with his pair of aces, Hill told Guan, "The weak ass bets worked!"

Player Chips Progress
Lucas Hill us
Lucas Hill
3,400,000 300,000
Ricky Guan us
Ricky Guan
675,000 -165,000

Tags: Lucas HillRicky Guan

Conatser's Big Bluff Fold Out Gribben

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

John Gribben opened to 65,000 from the hijack with {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}, Alex Conatser called in the small blind with {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and Albert Ng called in the big blind with {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}.

The flop came {5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, and the action checked to Gribben, who bet 85,000. Conatser called, and Ng folded.

Conatser led out for 155,000 on the {3-Spades} turn, with four to a straight on the board. Gribben called.

The river brought the {q-Hearts}, and Conatser went all in, having Gribben well covered. With 445,000 behind, Gribben went deep into the tank. The floor came over after several minutes and began counting the clock down on Gribben, and the count evenutally went down to zero, rendering Gribben's hand dead.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Conatser us
Alex Conatser
2,200,000 385,000
John Gribben us
John Gribben
445,000 -380,000

Tags: Alex ConatserAlbert NgJohn Gribben

Lindner's Kings Earn a Big One From Hill

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chris Lindner raised to 70,000 from under the gun with {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, and Lucas Hill called on the button with {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

The {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop saw Lindner bet 75,000 with his kings-up, and Hill called.

The {10-Spades} on the turn was trouble for Hill, as it gave Hill tens-up. Lindner bet 175,000, and Hill raised to 475,000. Lindner tanked for a minute, then called.

The {6-Spades} river hit the river, and both players quickly checked. Lindner took down the pot with his kings-up, bringing him over two million.

Player Chips Progress
Lucas Hill us
Lucas Hill
3,100,000 -630,000
Chris Lindner us
Chris Lindner
2,100,000 750,000

Tags: Chris LindnerLucas Hill

Ng Tanks-Folds Ten-Four...Accidently

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

John Gribben raised to 65,000 from the hijack with the {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, and Ricky Guan three-bet shoved for 745,000 from the cutoff with {a-Spades}{k-Spades}. Alex Conatser asked for a count in the small blind, before folding his {a-Clubs}{5-Spades}.

Albert Ng tanked for a bit in the big blind, staring at Guan the entire time. at one point relaxing his head on his fist, all the while holding {10-Spades}{4-Clubs}. He then folded, and after Gribben folded, Ng said, "I thought I folded," with a grin on his face, as he tried to save face for his accidental tank.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Ng us
Albert Ng
1,800,000 100,000
Alex Conatser us
Alex Conatser
1,400,000 -400,000
Ricky Guan us
Ricky Guan
885,000 20,000
John Gribben us
John Gribben
825,000 -65,000

Tags: Albert NgAlex ConatserJohn GribbenRicky Guan

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Gribben Wins Last Hand of Level 23

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

John Gribben raised to 60,000 on the button with {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}, and Chris Lindner said, "Let's see a flop," before calling in the big blind with the {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}.

The {10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{a-Hearts} flop gave both players top pair, and Lindner checked over to Gribben, who bet 50,000. Lindner called.

The {7-Hearts} turn gave Lindner an open-ended straight draw, while Gribben picked up a gutshot. Both players checked, and the {10-Clubs} fell on the river. Both players checked again, and Gribben took the pot with his superior kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Lindner us
Chris Lindner
1,300,000 335,000
John Gribben us
John Gribben
890,000 230,000

Tags: Chris LindnerJohn Gribben

Big Slicks Chop it Up

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Lucas Hill raised to 80,000 from under the gun with {a-Spades}{k-Spades}, and Ricky Guan three-bet shoved for 840,000 with {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} from the cutoff. Hill called after a moment in the tank.

The {k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop gave Guan's Big Slick a backdoor flush draw, but the {5-Spades} turn insured the two would chop before the {8-Spades} hit the river.

Player Chips Progress
Lucas Hill us
Lucas Hill
3,900,000 100,000
Ricky Guan us
Ricky Guan
865,000 -10,000

Tags: Lucas HillRicky Guan