Let's Have a Break
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Players are now on another 15-minute break.
Run It Up Reno VIII
$440 Mini Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Guan Vaults Up the Chip Counts
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Twitch streamer Ricky Guan has been stacking chips as of late.
In a recent hand, he opened for 1,800 from early position and Stacy Golman, who was next to act, three-bet to 3,000. Action folded back to Guan and he called to see the 
flop.
Guan check-called a bet of 4,500 and then both players checked the 
turn.
When the 
completed the board on the river Guan led out for a big bet of 15,000 and that inspired Golman to fold her hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 60,000 |
Kerstetter Enters the Field
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Jamie Kerstetter, co-host of PokerNews' own LFG Podcast, has made her way from Las Vegas to Reno and just late registered the tournament.
Kerstetter is known for her Twitter wit, and you can be sure she'll be tweeting about the RIU Reno VIII right here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Somerville Busts His First Bullet of RIU Reno VIII
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Jason Somerville, the man responsible for Run It Up Reno and all its glory, has been nursing a short stack for a while.
In a recent hand, action folded to him in the small blind and he jammed his short stack holding 
. Adam Owen was in the big and called with 
.
"King-jack is better than king-five," Somerville explained. Indeed it is, and his failure to get lucky sent him to the rail.
The silver lining is he'll now be available to attend the Welcome Party at 6 p.m. local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 8,000 |
|
Busted |
Owen Busts Lonis
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
With 4,200 in the pot and a flop of 
, Jesse Lonis got his last 14,000 or so all in against Adam Owen.
Owen: 
Lonis: 
Lonis went with his open-ended straight draw and needed some help to crack Owen's aces.
The 
turn gave Owen a set and left Lonis looking to complete his straight draw, but that proved easier said than done as the 
bricked on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000 | 16,500 |
|
Busted |
Get Ready to Tune Into RunItUp.TV
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Starting on Sunday with the final table of this event, poker fans will be able to catch eight days of action on RunItUp.TV as footage from several events and final tables will be live streamed worldwide.
Here’s a look at the streaming schedule:
| Date | Time (PDT) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 14 | 5 p.m. | Mini Main Event Day 2 |
| Monday, April 15 | 5 p.m. | $235 NLH Pro Bounty |
| Tuesday, April 16 | 5 p.m. | $235 NLH Black Chip Bounty |
| Wednesday, April 17 | 5 p.m. | $235 6-Max 8-Game Championship |
| Thursday, April 18 | 5 p.m. | $1,100 Thursday Thrilla Day 1 |
| Friday, April 19 | 4:30 p.m. | Thursday Thrilla Day 2 (Final Table) |
| Saturday, April 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Twitch Cash Game |
| Sunday, April 21 | 3 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 |
| Monday, April 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Main Event Day 3 (Final Table) |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Capps and the Three Ladies
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
In the last hand of Level 6, Vincent Newland, who is sitting on a big stack, opened for 1,200 under the gun and the player in the cutoff called. Jesse Capps, who had just moved to the table into the big blind, came along and it was three-way action to the 
flop.
Capps checked, Newland bet 1,600, and both his opponents called. All three players then checked the turn before the 
completed the board on the river.
Capps led out for 2,500 and Newland called. The player in the cutoff got out of the way and Capps tabled the 
for trip queens. It was good as Newland sent his hand to the muck unseen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | -5,000 |
|
40,000 | 5,000 |
Nastasis Done and Dusted
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
We missed the elimination of Michelle Nastasis but as she swung by the media desk she informed us it was the result of a cooler.
It was the classic tale of running pocket kings smack dab into aces.
Yesterday Nastasis won roughly $450 in a local Reno tournament and was hoping to parlay that into an even bigger payday here in the Mini Main Event. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen as she finds herself on the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |