Run It Up Reno IX

$440 Mini Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
145
Players Left
24

Swafford Shows Smith the Kings

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jerod Smith opened to 4,000 from under the gun, and Mary Swafford three-bet all in for 27,000. Smith made the call.

Mary Swafford: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Jerod Smith: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Board: {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Smith seemed to know he was in bad shape before the cards even turned over, and Swafford's pocket kings held up through the runout.

Player Chips Progress
Mary Swafford us
Mary Swafford
59,000 19,000
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
37,000 -19,500

Tags: Jerod SmithMary Swafford

Favorable Flop for Turner

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jon Turner opened to 5,500 from early position, and an opponent in the cutoff three-bet all in. Turner pondered the decision for a bit before making the call.

Cutoff: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Jon Turner: {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Board: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}

Players at the table gasped when a trio of aces came in on the flop, sealing the elimination. The quad aces helped Turner chip up to nearly the 90k mark.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
88,000 48,000

Tags: Jon Turner

Weber Forces a Big Fold

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player raised to 6,000 from middle position, and Thomas Weber three-bet to 17,500 in the cutoff. The middle position player tanked for a minute, then called.

The middle position player checked the {4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop over to Weber, who bet 16,000. The middle position player thought for a few moments, then tossed {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} face-up on the felt and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Weber us
Thomas Weber
130,000

Eldar Sets One Up

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alon Eldar
Alon Eldar

Alon Eldar raised to 4,500 from under the gun, and the big blind three-bet to 10,000. Eldar flicked the big blind's wager over to count the chips, then called.

The big blind bet 8,000 on the {a-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop, and Eldar put a stack of 5k chips in the pot, putting the big blind at risk for his last 35,000. The big blind quickly called.

Alon Eldar: {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Eldar's set locked the hand up on the {10-Diamonds} turn, and he was already stacking up his chips when the {q-Diamonds} hit the river.

Player Chips Progress
Alon Eldar il
Alon Eldar
200,000 82,500

Tags: Alon Eldar

Guan's Good For a Double

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ricky Guan
Ricky Guan

Ricky Guan jammed for 33,000 from the hijack, and the big blind took a look at his hand before flicking in a single chip to call.

Ricky Guan: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Guan's kicker proved to be the difference-maker on a {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs} board, and he earned the double.

Player Chips Progress
Ricky Guan us
Ricky Guan
69,000 52,500

Tags: Ricky Guan

145 Entrants For Day 1a of the $440 Mini Main Event

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Run It Up Chips
Run It Up Chips

145 entrants hit the felt here at the Peppermill Casino for Day 1a of the Mini Main Event. Play tonight will continue until 25 players remain, at which point the field will go into hand-for-hand play until one more elimination is made, at which point the field will bag and tag for the evening.

Harasim Wins a Classic Flip

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player raised to 7,500 from under the gun, and Sebastian Harasim three-bet shoved for around 70,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded, and the under the gun player called off her last 67,500.

Opponent: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Sebastian Harasim: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Harasim hit the {j-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{10-Spades} flop, but his opponent still held an up-and-down straight draw. The {8-Diamonds} turn and {q-Spades} river left Harasim with Broadway, while his opponent hit the rail with her rivered set.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Harasim pl
Sebastian Harasim
145,000 72,000

Tags: Sebastian Harasim

Updated Chip Counts

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Patrick Tardif ca
Patrick Tardif
148,000 67,000
Jimmy Cappucci us
Jimmy Cappucci
133,000 33,000
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
WSOP 1X Winner
120,000 50,000
Alon Eldar il
Alon Eldar
117,500 -72,500
Bruce Spikell us
Bruce Spikell
116,000 52,400
Sebastian Harasim pl
Sebastian Harasim
73,000 30,000
Patrick Preston us
Patrick Preston
71,000 5,500
Jim Petzing us
Jim Petzing
60,000 24,000
Arlie Shaban ca
Arlie Shaban
59,000 36,000
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
56,500 -8,500
Carlos Pal cr
Carlos Pal
55,000 -11,000
Jon Pardy ca
Jon Pardy
46,000 -4,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
40,000 -28,000
Daoud Majid us
Daoud Majid
39,000 -38,000
Jed Hoffman us
Jed Hoffman
38,000 10,000
Ryan Awwad us
Ryan Awwad
25,000
Ashley Sleeth us
Ashley Sleeth
25,000
Joel Danforth us
Joel Danforth
23,000 -21,500
Ricky Guan us
Ricky Guan
16,500 -27,500
Joe Ogden us
Joe Ogden
16,000 -26,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000