Run It Up Reno IX

$175 Moneymaker Tour Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Run It Up Reno IX
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$30,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$175
Prize Pool
$92,274
Total Entries
428
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
428
Players Left
1
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Blomberg Avoids a Moneymaker Headlock

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker

Chris Moneymaker warned the field in his pre-tournament speech that anyone knocking him out would be put in a headlock.

Colton Blomberg came perilously close to drawing the ire of Moneymaker, and the consequential headlock that comes with a bustout of the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion.

An early position player went all in preflop with a short stack, Moneymaker reshoved, and Blomberg made the call, have both opponents covered.

Early Position: {k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Chris Moneymaker: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Colton Blomberg: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Board: {4-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}

Moneymaker was one card away from losing some of his chips to the short-stacked early position player, and the rest of his stack to Blomberg. The river {7-Spades} brought in a straight for both Moneymaker and Blomberg, however, sending the early position player packing and keeping Moneymaker alive.

"No headlock!" said Moneymaker.

Tags: Chris MoneymakerColton Blomberg