With 
on the board, John Boriolo checked from the small blind, and Brittney Barnes bet 500 from the big blind. Boriolo called, bringing the 
on the turn.
Both players checked, and the 
fell on the river. Boriolo check-called an 800 bet from Barnes, and Barnes turned over 
for two pair.
Andrew Karkenny had his last 1,300 in from the big blind, and Team partypoker Pro Patrick Tardif had him at risk from under the gun.
Andrew Karkenny: 
Patrick Tardif: 
Karkenny picked up a gutshot on the 
flop, and hit a ten on the 
turn to take the lead. Tardif made a lesser pair of eights on the 
river, and Karkenny doubled his short stack up, while Tardif still sits with a healthy early stack.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
John-Paul Portal, winner of the $235 Progressive Knockout event earlier at Run It Up Reno IX, is already an more than double the starting stack.
The man known as JP raised to 1,000 in the cutoff, and a player in the small blind went all in, with Portal calling.
Small Blind: 
John-Paul Portal: 
Board: 
Portal saw top pair come in on the flop, and his winning hand was preserved through the runout.
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