Run It Up Reno VIII

$440 Mini Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

Run It Up Reno VIII

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$26,073
Event Info
Buy-in
$440
Entries
285
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000

Lonis Doubles Through Cloninger

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Loren Cloninger raised the button to 600 and called when Jesse Lonis three-bet to 1,725 from the big blind.

When the flop fell {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, Lonis led out for 2,225 and Cloninger popped it to 7,000. Lonis then jammed for 15,325 total and Cloninger, who didn't have him covered by much, called quickly.

Cloninger: {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Lonis: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Cloninger had flopped top pair but was behind the overpair of Lonis. Neither the {4-Clubs} turn nor {9-Spades} river changed a thing and Lonis doubled. Cloninger was eliminated a couple of hands later.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
WSOP 2X Winner
35,000
Loren Cloninger us
Loren Cloninger
Busted

Tags: Jesse LonisLoren Cloninger

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Get to Know Twitch Streamer Patrick "iregption" Tardif

Level 2 : 100/200, 100 ante
Patrick Tardif
Patrick Tardif

Among the masses slated to attend the RIU Reno VIII are noteworthy players from the online, vlogging, and live stream realms. One of them is Canada’s Patrick Tardif, who is in action today. Known as “Egption” online – and @IrEgption on Twitter – Tardif is in action here on Day 1a of the Mini Main Event.

A member of Team Online for partypoker, Tardif is a prominent Twitch streamed at twitch.tv/iregption. Here’s partypoker’s bio on the man:

Twitch allows you to connect with players as they progress through the stakes, and followers of Patrick Tardif have witnessed the Canadian’s meteoric rise from $4 to $25K MTTs in under two years.

Having graduated from the University of Western Ontario, Patrick relocated to South Korea to teach English as a foreign language. Perhaps moving to a country where gamers are treated like rock stars reignited the former Halo player’s interest in gaming, and he soon established himself as a professional poker player.

Although Patrick switched the blackboard for the felt, it’s an experience that he nonetheless regards as an important development in his maturity. Owing to such worldly adventures, streamers can follow a down-to-earth account of a genuine mid-stakes player, rather than something altogether more false and flashy.

Fiercely competitive, Patrick maintains that his restlessness is a crucial ingredient in his success as he is never satisfied. By this logic, his journey is far from over. Expect to see Patrick take on lofty challenges and continue to push his game to the next level!

In the live realm, Tardif has amassed more than $112K in tournament earnings including a career-best $56,800 for finishing 65th in January’s $25,000 PSPC PokerStars Players Championship. He also placed third in the RIU Reno V $600 Main Event for $21,840.

We'll be keeping an eye on Tardiff throughout the RIU Reno VIII to see if he can pad his live stats.

Tags: Patrick Tardif

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 100

Last Warrior Standing Drawing

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

The RIU Reno VIII is chock full of fun promotions. One of them is the "Last Warrior Standing" Drawing. Here's how it works.

To qualify for the Last Warrior Standing drawing, participants must be the last player remaining in any qualifying RIU Reno VIII tournament wearing Run It Up gear, Team RIU member gear, or Andrew Neeme gear. Qualifiers will receive entry into a drawing taking place on April 21st for their chance to win one prize package to attend Run It Up Reno in October 2019.

One (1) Last Warrior Standing Drawing entry will be awarded per specified tournament. If a qualifier achieves the feat in multiple tournaments they will receive one (1) entry per specified tournament.

The drawing will take place at or around 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 21 during the first break on the Main Event Day 2. Qualifiers need not be present to win.

The prize package includes one (1) entry into the RIU Reno IX Main Event ($600) taking place in October 2019, transportation credit (up to $900), and choice of six (6) complimentary nights hotel accommodations ($1,100 value) at Peppermill Reno.

Here are the qualifying tournaments:

DateTimeEventBuy-in
Friday, April 127pmShort Deck Hold'em$125
Saturday, April 135pm6-Max NLO8$125
Sunday, April 14NoonMini Main Event Day 2$440
Sunday, April 142pm6-Max HORSE$235
Sunday, April 146pmSuperStack Supersonic$125
Monday, April 15NoonNLH Pro Bounty ($300 Pro Bounty)$235
Monday, April 155pmNLH Bomb Pot$125
Tuesday, April 16NoonBlack Chip Bounty ($100 bounty)$235
Tuesday, April 165pmAll In or Fold w/ $50 rebuys$125
Wednesday, April 17Noon6-Max 8-Game Championship$235
Wednesday, April 175pmNLH Win the Button$125
Thursday, April 185pm6-Max NORSE$125
Friday, April 192pmThursday Thrilla Day 2 (final table) $1,100 
Friday, April 195pm6-Max Triple Stud$125
Saturday, April 205pm2, 3, 4, 5 Mix$125

Early Pot for Roselius

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante
Steve Roselius
Steve Roselius

We happened upon Table 31 with just under 5,000 in the pot and a board reading {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts} when Steve Roselius bet 1,600 from the small blind and DJ Fenton, who won the RIU Reno VI Main Event for $56,200, thought for a bit before calling from the button.

Roselius rolled over the {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for tens and sixes with an ace kicker, and it was good as Fenton sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Roselius us
Steve Roselius
24,000 4,000
DJ Fenton us
DJ Fenton
16,000 -4,000

Tags: DJ FentonSteve Roselius