Heads-Up Chip Counts
Level 30
: 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,250,000 | 3,750,000 |
|
6,475,000 | 725,000 |
Run It Up Reno VIII
$600 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Run It Up Reno VIII
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$329,471
Entries
629
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
150,000
Austin Roberts Eliminated in 3rd Place ($22,180)
Level 30
: 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
Dan O'Brien was in the small blind and Austin Roberts in the big when the latter got his stack of 2.4 million all in preflop.
O'Brien: 
Roberts: 
Roberts was behind but not after the 
flop paired his ten.
O'Brien could still win with either a king or ace and while the 
turn wasn't what he was looking for the 
river was. Roberts was ousted in third place for $22,180.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
O'Brien Takes It on the Turn
Level 30
: 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
Loren Klein limped the small blind holding the 
and Dan O'Brien checked his option from the big with the 
.
The 
flop paired both players and Klein led out for 200,000. O'Brien called and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Klein checked his pair and O'Brien bet 400,000 with his two pair. Klein gave it some thought and then released his hand.
O'Brien Nails the Flop
Level 30
: 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
Dan O'Brien raised the button to 325,000 holding the 
and Austin Roberts called from the small blind with unknown cards. Loren Klein came along from the big with the 
and all three players saw a flop of 
.
O'Brien opted to bet his full house after both his opponents checked by tossing out 300,000. That was too much for Roberts and Klein, who both folded.
Three-Handed Chip Counts
Level 30
: 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,750,000 | 1,150,000 |
|
|
5,500,000 | -2,200,000 |
|
|
4,000,000 | 600,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 75,000
Patrick Truong Wins Gold Trophy in $125 2, 3, 4, 5 Mix
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
The $125 buy-in, $5K GTD 2, 3, 4, 5 Mix (NLH, 3-Card Super Hold’em, PLO & 5-Card PLO8) attracted 95 runners and generated a $9,215 prize pool.
That was paid out to the top 15 players including Vincent Newland (15th - $200), Patrick Tardif (13th - $200), Colton Bomberg (9th - $310), Michael Lacer (5th - $640), and Dan Barry (3rd - $1,030).
In the end, Patrick Truong defeated Charles Edwards in heads-up play to win the title and $2,215 first-place prize. It marked Truong’s first RIU trophy win.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Truong | Pflugerville, TX | $2,215 |
| 2 | Charles Edwards | Langley, WA | $1,460 |
| 3 | Daniel Barry | Gerlach, NV | $1,030 |
| 4 | William Dippel | Yucca Valley, CA | $790 |
| 5 | Michael Lacer | Nampa, ID | $640 |
| 6 | Nancy Robertson | La Crescenta, CA | $530 |
| 7 | Joshua Snyder | Reno, CA | $450 |
| 8 | Anthony Lombard | Las Vegas, NV | $380 |
| 9 | Colton Bomberg | Tempe, AZ | $310 |
Last Chance Tournament Underway!
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Tim Tucker Eliminated in 4th Place ($17,120)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Tim Tucker raised to 410,000 from the small blind, and Loren Klein jammed for around 2 million effective in the big blind. Tucker snapped him off.
Tucker: 
Klein:
Tucker looked primed to jump right into the thick of things again with his jacks, but the 
flop had other ideas. Tucker was left with a single out after the 
turn, and the 
river left Tucker heading off to get paid in fourth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,600,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Vito Distefano Eliminated in 5th Place ($13,920)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Vito Distefano jammed for 990,000 from UTG, and Loren Klein three-bet jammed for 1.3 million in the small blind, chasing Dan O'Brien out in the big blind.
Distefano:
Klein: 
Distefano couldn't pair up on a 
board, and the start of Day 3 chip leader hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000 | 600,000 |
|
Busted |