$600 Main Event Day 2 | Run It Up Reno VIII

04-21-2019 17:06 UTC-7

Saenz Gets Back-To-Back Jacks, Doubles

BrandonTemple

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Anthony Lombard raised to 25,000 from the cutoff, and Michael Saenz, who showed pocket jacks in the previous hand, jammed for 158,000 in the small blind. Lombard snapped him off.

Lombard:
Saenz:

Saenz held jacks for the second consecutive hand, and the earned him a double after the board failed to bring Lombard an ace or king.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Saenz	336,000 -19,000	-19,000
Anthony Lombard	118,000 -322,000	-322,000

Tags: Anthony Lombard Michael Saenz

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

04-21-2019 17:15 UTC-7

RIU Reno Rewind: Chris Moneymaker's Main Event Bustout

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

04-21-2019 17:28 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts From Table 26

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Austin Roberts	960,000 62,000	62,000
Vito Distefano	935,000 20,000	20,000

Eric Wemlinger	850,000 325,000	325,000
Christopher Gallagher	810,000 72,000	72,000
Andy Camou	780,000 30,000	30,000
Vincent Newland	400,000 -25,000	-25,000
Jeff Farnes	225,000 109,500	109,500
Patrick Truong	170,000 -49,000	-49,000

04-21-2019 17:29 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Table 27

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Valdez	1,425,000 75,000	75,000

Johnnie Moreno	880,000 105,000	105,000
Julio Uribe	510,000 50,000	50,000
Loren Klein	465,000 1,000	1,000

Thomas Ross	450,000 269,000	269,000
Scott Stewart	440,000 230,000	230,000
Ty Kohler	275,000 150,000	150,000
Toko Luu	260,000 178,000	178,000

04-21-2019 17:34 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts From Table 25

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Epstein	1,100,000 898,000	898,000

Tim Tucker	325,000 223,000	223,000
Brandon Carl	290,000 -60,000	-60,000
Michael Saenz	270,000 -66,000	-66,000
Steve Roselius	170,000 -50,000	-50,000
Anthony Lombard	120,000 2,000	2,000

04-21-2019 17:44 UTC-7

Remaining Run It Up Reno VIII Tournament Schedule

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

While the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will focus on the Main Events, there are a ton of side events taking place at RIU Reno VIII. Below is a look at the remaining schedule for the festival.

Click here for a look at the structures for all RIU Reno events.

Date	Time	Event
Sunday, April 21	Noon	Main Event Day 2
	2 p.m.	$300+$40 Short Deck Hold’em Championship ($20K GTD)
	6 p.m.	$100+$25 5-Max Taiwanese Double Board ($10K GTD)

Monday, April 22	Noon	Main Event Day 3 (Final Table)
	1 p.m.	$200+$35 NLH Progressive Bounty ($10K GTD)
	6 p.m.	$100+$25 NLH Turbo Deepstack ($5K GTD)

04-21-2019 17:45 UTC-7

Taiwanese Tournament About to Begin

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Event 31 $100+$25 5-Max Taiwanese Poker Double Board with $10K GTD begins at 6PM!
— Run It Up Reno (@runitupreno)

04-21-2019 17:47 UTC-7

Lombard Survives On The River

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alex Epstein raised to 60,000 on the button, and Anthony Lombard jammed for 122,000 in the small blind. Steve Roselius, who had a similar stack, folded in the big blind, and Epstein grimaced, then put in a call.

Epstein:
Lombard:

Epstein pulled in front on the flop, and just needed to fade a king or queen after the fell on the turn. No such luck, though, as the river gave Lombard a pair of kings and the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Epstein	1,050,000 -50,000	-50,000

Anthony Lombard	268,000 268,000	268,000

Tags: Anthony Lombard Alex Epstein

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000