$440 Mini Main Event
Day 2 Completed
Run It Up Reno VIII
$440 Mini Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Run It Up Reno VIII
Buy-in
$440
Entries
285
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
John Boriolo Wins RIU Reno VIII Mini Main Event for $26,073
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The Run It Up Reno VIII Event #1: $440 Mini Main Event started with 285 entrants, but on Sunday just one remained as John Boriolo came out on top to win a $26,073 first-place prize.
He did so by besting a final table that included poker grinders Jesse Capps, Michael Trivett, and recent World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner Ashley Sleeth.
Prior to the win, Boriolo had a single tournament cash on his HendonMob résumé, a 23rd-place finish in the RIU Reno VII $125 Taiwanese Poker for $235.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Boriolo | $26,073 |
| 2 | Scott Stewart | $15,392 |
| 3 | Ashley Sleeth | $9,685 |
| 4 | Michael Trivett | $6,631 |
| 5 | Jesse Capps | $4,905 |
| 6 | Joel Danforth | $3,841 |
| 7 | Ivan Zarate | $3,109 |
| 8 | Jason Pease | $2,544 |
| 9 | Alan Mastic | $2,040 |
At the start of the day, 64 players returned to the Peppermill Casino, but with only 46 of them slated to get paid 18 of them left emptyhanded. They included Cott Hoffer, Adam Owen, the recently bald Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg, and bubble boy Steven Dorval.
Once the bubble burst the in-the-money finishes came quick and included former RIU Reno Main Event champ DJ Fenton (42nd - $720), Big Brother Canada winner Kevin Martin (38th - $720), 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia (26th - $880), Ricky “RatedGTO” Guan (24th - $1,080), Andy Pokrivnak (13th - $1,320), and Patrick “IREgption” Tardif (11th - $1,640).
Final Table Action
Day 1a chip leader Alan Mastic was the first to fall at the final table after his pocket queens were cracked by a river ace against Joel Danforth’s ace-four suited all in preflop. A short-stacked Jason Pease followed him out the door a short time later after losing a race with pocket sevens to Trivett’s Big Slick.
Day 1b chip leader Ivan Zarate bowed out in seventh place when his ace-king failed to get there against Trivett, From there, six-handed play lasted several hours before Danforth busted holding ace-four to Boriolo’s ace-king.
Capps hit the rail in fifth place after losing a flip with king-jack to Scott Stewart’s pocket tens, and then Trivett fell to Boriolo after a nasty turn. It happened when Trivett got his chips all in preflop holding ace-queen against Boriolo’s ace-nine. A nine spiked on the turn and Trivett had to settle for fourth place and $6,631 in prize money.
Sleeth, the fiancé of 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia, exited in third place after her ace-ten failed to get there against Boriolo’s pocket queens, and that set up a heads-up match with Boriolo holding 3.4 million to Stewart’s 2.3 million.
The two talked about working a deal but ultimately couldn’t come to agreeable terms. They played it out, and in the final hand of the tournament, Stewart got it in good holding ace-six but fell when Boriolo, who had king-queen, flopped a pair of queens.
Scott Stewart Eliminated in 2nd Place ($15,392)
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
In the last hand of the tournament, John Boriolo raised to 175,000 and Scott Stewart three-bet all in for 870,000. Boriolo paused for a few beats and then made the call.
Boriolo: 
Stewart: 
Stewart got it in good but fell behind on the 
flop. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Stewart and he had to settle for second place and a $15,392 consolation prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Boriolo Gets There on the River
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
John Boriolo raised the button to 150,000 holding the 
and Scott Stewart defended with the 
.
Stewart check-called a bet of 210,000 on the 
flop and then both players checked the 
turn.
Stewart checked for the third time on the 
river and Boriolo, who rivered the best hand, bet 275,000. Stewart called only to muck when Boriolo rolled over his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | -700,000 |
Boriolo Extends Lead
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Scott Stewart raised to 125,000 from the button with the 
and John Boriolo called with his 
.
Both players checked the 
flop as well as the 
turn.
When the 
appeared on the river, Boriolo bet 210,000 and that got the best hand to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 | -400,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Ashley Sleeth Eliminated in 3rd Place ($9,685)
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ashley Sleeth moved all in for 600,000 from the button and John Boriolo three-bet all in over the top from the small blind.
Scott Stewart folded from the big and the hands were turned up.
Sleeth: 
Boriolo:
Sleeth's best chance at staying alive was to find an ace, but that didn't happen as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000 | 500,000 |
|
|
2,300,000 | 800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Michael Trivett Eliminated in 4th Place ($6,631)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
John Boriolo opened with a raise and Michael Trivett three-bet all in for 660,000.
Boriolo thought for a bit and then made the call.
Trivett:
Boriolo: 
The 
flop kept Trivett firmly in the lead, but then disaster struck when the 
spiked on the turn to pair Boriolo.
The river was no help to Trivett and he took his leave in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
Busted |