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

10-17-2019 19:53 UTC-7

Pekarek Pressures Hardie

GeoffFisk

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With a flop of on the board, Heather Hardie checked from the small blind, and Jeremy Pekarek bet 5,000 from the cutoff, with Pekarek calling.

Both players checked the turn, and Pekarek bet 25,000 on the river after another check from Hardie. Hardie folded, and Pekarek is approaching the 400k mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	385,000	25,000
Heather Hardie	100,000	-20,000

10-17-2019 19:47 UTC-7

Bountiful Hand for Hanley

GeoffFisk

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The cutoff player opened to 7,000, and Valerie Hanley made the call from the button.

The cutoff bet 8,000 on the flop, and Hanley called. Facing a check on the turn, Hanley went all in, for around 90,000.

The cutoff player went deep into the tank before eventually calling.

Cutoff:
Valerie Hanley:

Hanley had her opponent drawing dead, and the on the river was a formality, as Hanley collected the $500 bounty for her ousted opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valerie Hanley	170,000

Tags: Valerie Hanley

10-17-2019 19:40 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Stout	405,000	65,000
Jeremy Pekarek	360,000	10,000
Yoan Merlo	198,000	93,000
Jon Turner	198,000	61,000
Matthew Moreno	180,000	30,000
Priestley Leng	150,000	18,000
Andy Camou	122,500	2,500
Heather Hardie	120,000	8,000
Drew Gonzalez	118,000	62,000
Lucas Hill	115,000	30,000
Rick Crandell	110,000	-30,000
Jim Petzing	105,000	-9,700
Ashley Sleeth	90,000	53,000
Mark Mazza	86,500	48,500
Timothy Guilford	83,000	-5,000
Ronnie Bardah	53,000	12,000
Brad Owen	40,000	-18,000

10-17-2019 19:38 UTC-7

Feature Table Streaming Now on Twitch

BrandonTemple

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players are back from the dinner break, and the Feature Table stream is now live on a dynamic delay on the Run It Up Twitch channel. You can find the stream here.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-17-2019 18:34 UTC-7

Time For the Dinner Break

BrandonTemple

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

The remaining 36 players are off on a one-hour dinner break.

10-17-2019 18:33 UTC-7

Pekarek Wrecks Gerhart's Day

BrandonTemple

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

Jeremy Pekarek raised to 5,000 from the hijack, and Kevin Gerhart three-bet shoved for 34,800 in the small blind.

"Is it less than fifty?" Pekarek asked, and upon confirming it was, Pekarek said, "Let's do it!" and called.

Kevin Gerhart:
Jeremy Pekarek:

"So live!" Pekarek, a 2019 WSOP Bracelet winner, said in response to seeing fellow 2019 WSOP Bracelet winner Gerhart's hand.

Pekarek got no immediate help on the flop, but picked up a flush draw on the turn, and nailed it on the river to earn the bounty and the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	350,000	115,000
Kevin Gerhart	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Pekarek Kevin Gerhart

10-17-2019 18:31 UTC-7

Hardie Doubles Up, Hits 100k

GeoffFisk

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

With on the board, Heather Hardie checked from the hijack, an opponent on the button bet 17,000, Hardie raised all in, and the opponent called.

Heather Hardie:
Opponent:

Hardie needed a spade or a king to go ahead of the button's set of fives, and she found just that on a turn. The river fell , clinching the double up.