$235 Black Chip Bounty
Day 1 Completed
Run It Up Reno VIII
$235 Black Chip Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Run It Up Reno VIII
Buy-in
$235
Prize Pool
$22,184
Entries
236
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Donnie McCormick Wins Run It Up Reno VIII $235 Black Chip Bounty Event
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
On Tuesday, the Run It Up Reno VIII hosted its $235 Black Chip Bounty event, which saw all 236 runners have a $100 bounty on their head. The one-day tournament took 10 hours to play down to a winner, and it was Oregon’s Donnie McCormick coming out on top to capture a $5,060 first place prize, plus an additional $1,900 in bounties.
It was the cherry on top of a great RIU Reno series thus far for McCormick, who the night before finished sixth for $1,430 in the $235 Pro Bounty. He also finished 22nd for $1,080 in the Mini Main Event and 12th in the $125 Super Sonic for $310.
Prior to the win, McCormick had $17,656 in lifetime earnings, including a career-best $9,634 for winning a Rio Daily Deepstack back in 2017.
McCormick began the final table as the chip leader and steamrolled his opponents notching six eliminations at the final table. In one hand he held king-three and got lucky to spike a king and crack Brian Stafford’s pocket tens. In another, he jammed Big Slick and got a call from Sherman Mah, who had the inferior ace-nine.
McCormick held and took a huge chip lead into heads-up play against Twitch streamer Eric “TABLECAPTAINN” Wemlinger, who briefly battle back and took over the chip lead but ultimately had to settle for second place and $3,220 in prize money.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnie McCormick | $5,060 + $1,900 in bounties |
| 2 | Eric “TABLECAPTAINN” Wemlinger | $3,220 |
| 3 | Sherman Mah | $2,204 |
| 4 | Phil Winberg | $1,635 |
| 5 | Chris Johnson | $1,300 |
| 6 | Brian Stafford | $1,060 |
| 7 | Jason Daniele | $885 |
| 8 | Ron Shephard | $740 |
Among those to cash the tournament but fall short of the official final table were Kevin Bratner (9th - $600), Michael Trivett (13th - $380), Mini Main Event champ John Boriolo (15th - $380), LFG Podcast co-host Jamie Kerstetter (20th - $300), Survivor winner Tyson Apostal (23rd - $300), and both Dan Brown and Jovanny Jayme, who became duel bubble boy for $150 each after busting in the same hand.
Eric “TABLECAPTAINN” Wemlinger Eliminated in 2nd Place ($3,220)
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
In the final hand of the tournament, Don McCormick limped holding the 
and Eric “TABLECAPTAINN” Wemlinger checked his option with the 
.
Both players checked the 
flop and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Wemlinger checked, McCormick moved all in, and Wemlinger called off for around 1 million.
Wemlinger was one card away from doubling but then the 
spiked on the river to give an elated McCormick the win with trip fives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,540,000 | 640,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Sherman Mah Eliminated in 3rd Place ($2,204)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Don McCormick is on a roll and scored yet another elimination.
It happened when he moved all in on the button and Sherman Mah, who earlier in the RIU Reno VIII won the $125 Short Deck Hold’em tournament, called off for 1.1 million from the big blind.
Mah: 
McCormick: 
Mah was way behind and never caught up as the board ran out 
to improve McCormick to aces and tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
|
607,000 | 47,000 |
|
Busted |
Phil Winberg Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,635)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
On a 
flop, Phil Winberg got his stack of 401,000 all in and was primed to double through Don McCormick.
Winberg: 
McCormick: 
Both players had flopped a pair and Winberg was out in front. That changed when the dealer burned and turned the 
to give McCormick two pair. The 
river failed to help Winberg and McCormick collected yet another bounty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000 | 500,000 |
|
Busted |
Chris Johnson Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,300)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With 160,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Chris Johnson checked from the big blind and Sherman Mah bet 85,000 from under the gun.
Johnson woke up with an all-in check-raise to 399,000 and discovered the bad news when Mah called.
Mah:
Johnson: 
Both players held two pair but Mah was best. The river was no help to Johnson and he bowed out in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Brian Stafford Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,060)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Brian Stafford was all in preflop for 115,000 and primed to double through Don McCormick.
McCormick: 
Stafford:
Stafford got it in good but fell way behind when the 
flop paired McCormick's king. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Stafford and he headed to the exit in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Jason Daniele Eliminated in 7th Place ($885)
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Jason Daniele was all in preflop for his last 56,000 and looking to get lucky against Sherman Mah.
Mah: 
Daniele: 
Daniele's best shot at staying alive was to catch a king, but it wasn't meant to be as the board ran out a lackluster 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |