Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Recent WSOP Circuit ring winner Ashley Sleeth raised to 600 under the gun and Donald McCormick called from the button. Both blinds folded and it was heads-up action to the flop, which came down .
Both players checked and the dealer burned and turned the . Sleeth bet 1,000 and that did the trick as McCormick laid down his hand.
It wasn't too exciting but it gave us a good excuse to update you on Sleeth's count, which is about double the starting stack. She's looking to follow in the footsteps on her fiance, 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia, who bagged on the 1a flight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ashley Sleeth | 40,000 | 20,000 |
Twitch streamer Patrick Tardif got off to a good start here on Day 1b busting Jimmy Cappucci shortly after the latter late registered.
In a recent hand, Tardif raised to 500 from the button and Lech Boltryk called from the big blind. The latter check-called a bet of 400 on the flop and then action went check-check on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Boltryk led out for 1,100 and Tardif paused for a few beats before calling.
Boltryk rolled over the for a flopped two pair and Tardif sent his cards to the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrick Tardif | 45,000 | 45,000 |
Lech Boltryk | 26,000 |
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:
Date | Time | Event | Buy-in |
---|---|---|---|
Friday, April 12 | 7pm | Short Deck Hold'em | $125 |
Saturday, April 13 | 5pm | 6-Max NLO8 | $125 |
Sunday, April 14 | Noon | Mini Main Event Day 2 | $440 |
Sunday, April 14 | 2pm | 6-Max HORSE | $235 |
Sunday, April 14 | 6pm | SuperStack Supersonic | $125 |
Monday, April 15 | Noon | NLH Pro Bounty ($300 Pro Bounty) | $235 |
Monday, April 15 | 5pm | NLH Bomb Pot | $125 |
Tuesday, April 16 | Noon | Black Chip Bounty ($100 bounty) | $235 |
Tuesday, April 16 | 5pm | All In or Fold w/ $50 rebuys | $125 |
Wednesday, April 17 | Noon | 6-Max 8-Game Championship | $235 |
Wednesday, April 17 | 5pm | NLH Win the Button | $125 |
Thursday, April 18 | 5pm | 6-Max NORSE | $125 |
Friday, April 19 | 2pm | Thursday Thrilla Day 2 (final table) $1,100 | |
Friday, April 19 | 5pm | 6-Max Triple Stud | $125 |
Saturday, April 20 | 5pm | 2, 3, 4, 5 Mix | $125 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
With 3,100 in the pot and a board reading , Jason Daniele checked from the big blind and then called when Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg bet 2,000 from the button.
When the completed the board on the river, Daniele led out for 5,000 and Spraggy thought for a bit before folding the face up.
Daniele then flashed what looked like the for a rivered flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Spragg | 27,500 | -2,500 |
Jason Daniele | 15,000 | 3,000 |
Action folded to Max Brown on the button and he raised to 500, which Kevin Martin called out of the big.
Both players checked the flop and then Martin overbet the pot to the tune of 2,000 on the turn. Brown called it and then both players returned to checking on the river.
Brown tabled the for two pair and it was good as Martin sent his hand to the muck unseen.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Maxwell Brown | 23,000 | 23,000 |
Kevin Martin | 16,000 | -4,000 |
Every day the folks over at runitup.com will offer up a recap of the previous day's action. For the first day of the RIU Reno VIII, they highlight Ricky ‘RatedGTO’ Guan's run on Day 1a of the $440 Mini Main Event, which resulted in him bagging a top ten stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Rawlinson
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Paul Sampson | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Sung Song | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Kevin Martin | 20,000 | |
Stanley Wang | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Christopher Yuan
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Jimmy Cappucci | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 100