$1,100 Thursday Thrilla | Run It Up Reno IX

10-18-2019 17:36 UTC-8

Lucas Hill Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,020)

Brandon Temple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ashley Sleeth raised to 45,000 from under the gun, then snapped off a three-bet shove from Lucas Hill in the big blind for 265,000.

Lucas Hill:
Ashley Sleeth:

Sleeth's hot run continued, as the board delivered her an ace and yet another knockout, while Hill had to settle for his second deep run at Run It Up Reno IX.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Sleeth	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Lucas Hill	Busted

Tags: Ashley Sleeth Lucas Hill

10-18-2019 17:32 UTC-8

Phil Beesley Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,400)

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Brandon Temple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ryan Meyer raised to 45,000 from the hijack, and Phil Beesley three-bet jammed for 280,000 from the small blind. Ashley Sleeth four-bet shoved in the big blind, and Meyer folded.

Phil Beesley:
Ashley Sleeth:

Sleeth's latest monster hand was good for the knockout after a board failed to improve Beesley past Sleeth's kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Sleeth	1,600,000 154,000	154,000
Phil Beesley	Busted

Tags: Ashley Sleeth Phil Beesley Ryan Meyer

10-18-2019 17:27 UTC-8

Valerie Hanley Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,270)

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Brandon Temple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jeremy Pekarek raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, and Ryan Meyer called on the button. Valerie Hanley inadvertently put in 60,000 from the big blind, and was bound to the three-bet by the Tournament Director. Pekarek four-bet to 240,000, Meyer folded and Hanley called.

On the flop, Hanley jammed for 675,000, and Pekarek tanked for a few minutes, then made the call.

Jeremy Pekarek:
Valerie Hanley:

Pekarek made a huge call with just ace-high and a gutshot, and his read was pristine, as Hanley was outkicked and needed only a three to earn the massive double. Instead, the turn and river sent a nearly two-million chip pot to Pekarek with just ace-high on the flop!

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	1,900,000 700,000	700,000

Valerie Hanley	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Pekarek Ryan Meyer Valerie Hanley

10-18-2019 17:17 UTC-8

Max Young Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,410)

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Brandon Temple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Max Young jammed for 260,000 from the hijack, and Jeremy Pekarek called in the big blind.

Max Young:
Jeremy Pekarek:

The flop was dry for Young, as was the turn. Young needed an ace to survive, but the sent him out the door in seventh, his second final table performance of Run It Up Reno IX.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	1,200,000 552,000	552,000

Maxwell Young	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Pekarek Max Young

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

10-18-2019 17:12 UTC-8

Adam Johnson Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,680)

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Brandon Temple

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ashley Sleeth raised to 32,000 from under the gun, and Lucas Hill three-bet to 80,000 from the hijack. Adam Johnson four-bet shoved for 221,000 in the big blind. Sleeth four-bet jammed for 900,000 and Hill folded.

Adam Johnson:
Ashley Sleeth:

Johnson's queens were coolered by the kings of Sleeth, and the flop gave both players a flush draw, but Sleeth held the superior draw. The turn and river bricked off, and Johnson was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Sleeth	1,446,000 546,000	546,000
Lucas Hill	333,000 120,000	120,000
Adam Johnson	Busted

Tags: Adam Johnson Ashley Sleeth Lucas Hill

10-18-2019 17:06 UTC-8

Sleeth Takes From Pekarek

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Brandon Temple

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ashley Sleeth raised to 35,000 from the hijack with , and Jeremy Pekarek three-bet to 114,000 from the cutoff with . Sleeth called.

On the flop, Sleeth checked her flush draw, and Pekarek bet 75,000. Sleeth called.

The fell on the turn, and Sleeth checked again. Pekarek, who turned a double-gutter, elected to check.

Both players bricked the river, but Sleeth elected to bet 200,000 with her busted flush draw. Pekarek folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Sleeth	900,000 50,000	50,000
Jeremy Pekarek	648,000 246,000	246,000

Tags: Ashley Sleeth Jeremy Pekarek

10-18-2019 16:57 UTC-8

Hanley Goes For a Triple-Barrel

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Brandon Temple

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jeremy Pekarek raised to 34,000 from early position with , and Valerie Hanely called in the cutoff with , as did Adam Johnson in the big blind with

Action checked to Hanley on the flop, and she bet 50,000. Only Pekarek called.

Pekarek checked the turn, and Hanley bet 75,000. Pekarek quickly called.

The river was checked again by Pekarek, and Hanley bet 100,000 with the worst possible hand. Pekarek called with his pair of kings and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	894,000 277,000	277,000

Valerie Hanley	694,000 271,000	271,000

Tags: Adam Johnson Jeremy Pekarek Valerie Hanley

10-18-2019 16:53 UTC-8

Beesley Doubles Through Hill

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Brandon Temple

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Lucas Hill raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, and Valerie Hanley called on the button. Phil Beesley three-bet shoved for 199,000 in the big blind, and Hill tanked for a minute before calling. Hanley folded.

Phil Beesley:
Lucas Hill:

The flop was no help for Beesley, but the turn added a gutshot to his outs. Beesley drilled the river, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Beesley	462,000 112,000	112,000
Lucas Hill	453,000 284,000	284,000

Tags: Lucas Hill Phil Beesley Valerie Hanley

10-18-2019 16:46 UTC-8

Sleeth Flops a Flush

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Brandon Temple

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Phil Beesley raised to 35,000 from early position with , and Ashley Sleeth called in the hijack with .

The flop gave Sleeth a queen-high flush. Beesley checked and called a bet of 30,000 from Sleeth.

Beesley checked again on the turn, and Sleeth bet 75,000. Beesley let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Sleeth	850,000 105,000	105,000
Phil Beesley	350,000 151,000	151,000

Tags: Ashley Sleeth Phil Beesley