Andy Pokrivnak Captures First RIU Reno Title
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Andy Pokrivnak is a regular at Run It Up Reno, but one thing that escaped him during early visits was a RIU title. That changed on Sunday night when he topped an 83-entry field to win the $340 buy-in, $20K GTD Short Deck Championship.
The $24,153 prize pool was paid out to the top 13 players including Donnie McCormick (13th - $600), Frank Lagodich (10th - $960), Nathan Manuel (6th - $1,665), and Jason Pease (3rd - $2,840).
In the end the title came down to Pokrivnak and Mark Mazza, with the former ultimately getting the monkey off his back to capture the title and $5,083 first-place prize.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Pokrivnak | Orlando, FL | $5,083 |
| 2 | Mark Mazza | Los Angeles, CA | $3,675 |
| 3 | Jason Pease | La Porte, IN | $2,840 |
| 4 | Paul Holder | Crested Butte, CO | $2,320 |
| 5 | Frank Carter | Denham Springs, LA | $1,950 |
| 6 | Nathan Manuel | Brooklyn, NY | $1,665 |
| 7 | Christopher Brandt | Sparks, NV | $1,415 |
| 8 | Marty Gorenc | Reno, NV | $1,185 |
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