$1,100 Thursday Thrilla
Day 2 Started
Run It Up Reno IX
$1,100 Thursday Thrilla
Day: 2
Who Will Walk Away With the $27,000 Top Prize?
The biggest buy-in tournament of Run It Up Reno IX – the $1,100 Thursday Thrilla – has seen a 224 player field reduce down to the final table of nine here at Peppermill Casino. Valerie Hanley bring almost a third of the chips in play to the table today, and her 1,316,000 chip leading stack sits over 800,000 above her next closest competitor.
Lucas Hill (399,000) and Max Young (262,000) are both hoping that the second time's a charm with their second Run It Up Reno IX Final Table appearance. Phil Beesley, Adam Johnson, Ashley Sleeth, and Jeremy Pekarek are all bunched up in the middle of the pack. And Patrick Preston and Ryan Meyer, though at the bottom of the chip counts, still have plenty of play to navigate their way to the trophy.
Remember, each player at the table has a $500 bounty on their head.
Thursday Thrilla Final Table
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | 1 | Adam Johnson | 490,000 |
| Feature | 2 | Ashley Sleeth | 490,000 |
| Feature | 3 | Jeremy Pekarek | 483,000 |
| Feature | 4 | Ryan Meyer | 259,000 |
| Feature | 5 | Patrick Preston | 282,000 |
| Feature | 6 | Lucas Hill | 399,000 |
| Feature | 7 | Valerie Hanley | 1,316,000 |
| Feature | 8 | Max Young | 262,000 |
| Feature | 9 | Phil Beesley | 501,000 |
The final table begins at 2 p.m. local time. However, with the RunItUp.TV live stream starting at 5 p.m., we're delaying our PokerNews updates to coincide with that stream.
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $1,100 Thursday Thrilla! The final nine will play the final 28:55 of Level 18 before levels increase to 40 minutes in length until play reaches heads-up, at which point levels will reduce down to 20 minutes in length. You can watch the dynamic live stream of the final table here, and the PokerNews blog will be following the action from the stream.
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Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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Final Table Photos
Meyers Chips Up Through Pekarek
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jeremy Pekarek limped in with the 
, and Ryan Meyer checked his option with 
The 
flop saw Pekarek bet 12,000, and Meyer called with his open-ender.
Pekarek checked the 
turn, and Meyer bet 30,000. Pekarek folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | -33,000 |
|
300,000 | 41,000 |
Hill Three-Bets and Wins
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jeremy Pekarek raised to 27,000 from the hijack with 
, and Lucas Hill three-bet to 65,000 from the small blind with 
. Pekarek called.
On the 
flop, Hill bet 80,000 with his underpair, and Pekarek folded his queen-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
449,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
415,000 | -35,000 |
Young Falls to the Back of the Pack
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Valerie Hanley raised to 31,000 from the small blind with 
, and Max Young called in the big blind with 
.
The 
flop gave Hanley an open-ended straight draw, and Hanley bet 75,000. Young folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000 | 34,000 |
|
249,000 | -13,000 |
Sleeth Catches a Set on Hanley
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Valerie Hanley raised to 32,000 from middle position with 
, and Adam Johnson called on the button with 
. Ashley Sleeth held 
in the small blind and three-bet to 130,000. Hanley called and Johnson folded.
The 
flop gave Sleeth a set of nines, and she checked. Hanley took a stab at the pot with a bet of 175,000, and Sleeth check-raised all in for 360,000. Hanley quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000 | -350,000 |
|
851,000 | 361,000 |
|
428,000 | -62,000 |