$235 Pro Bounty | Run It Up Reno VIII

04-15-2019 19:50 UTC-7

Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg Drowns on the River

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg moved all in for around 120,000 from the hijack and David Larson jammed his big stack all in over the top from the button. Both blinds folded and it was off to the races.

Larson:
Spragg:

Spragg was looking to hold and did so on both the flop and turn. Unfortunately for him, the spiked on the river to pair Larson and send Spraggy to the rail in 16th place for $500.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Larson	580,000 185,000	185,000
Benjamin Spragg	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg David Larson

04-15-2019 18:12 UTC-7

Brian Metzger Bubbles the Pro Bounty

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With 22 players remaining it was the money bubble and hand-for-hand play was instituted.

Not long after, action folded to Brian Metzger on the button and he moved all in for his last 18,000, which Miguel Cardenas called from the big blind.

Cardenas:
Metzger:

Metzger got it in good but failed to come out the winner as the board ran out to give Cardenas a flush.

Metzger's elimination in 22nd place means the remaining players are guaranteed a minimum payday of $400.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Cardenas	95,000 95,000	95,000
Brian Metzger	Busted

Tags: Brian Metzger Miguel Cardenas

04-15-2019 15:50 UTC-7

The Terrible Tale of Arlie Shaban's Pro Bounty Demise

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

We missed the final elimination of Twitch streamer and former Big Brother Canada contestant Arlie Shaban, who started the day as a bounty but got into the tournament for three bullets.

Fortunately, he was lingering about the tournament room and was kind enough to tell us about his demise, which he described as "Chaos."

As he told it, he was down to 4,700 on his third bullet when he got it in with ace-deuce against three opponents. He four-flushed to quadrupled up, and two hands later got it in with kings against two opponents to further triple up. Just like that, he was up to 40,000.

However, an orbit or so later he flopped top two holding only to discover an opponent had flopped Broadway with . Shaban was unable to fill up and hit the rail for the final time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arlie Shaban	Busted

Tags: Arlie Shaban

04-15-2019 13:53 UTC-7

Adam Owen Takes Down RIU Reno VIII 6-Max H.O.R.S.E. Title

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Another side event that played out on Sunday was the $235 buy-in, $20K GTD 6-Max H.O.R.S.E., a tournament that drew 94 runners and offered up a $20,000 prize pool.

Among those to get a piece of it but fall short of the final table were Joe Brandenburg (7th - $660), James Petzing (12th - $440), Jason Somerville (14th - $360), and James Brundige (16th - $360).

The UK’s Adam Owen, who now resides in Mexico City, finished on top to win a shiny RIU trophy and $5,955 first-place prize.

$235 H.O.R.S.E. Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Adam Owen	United Kingdom	$5,955
2	Richard West	Las Vegas, NV	$3,575
3	William Lahti	Hutto, TX	$2,210
4	Geraldo Gonzalez	Yuba City, CA	$1,555
5	Mark Mazza	Los Angeles, CA	$1,170
6	Julio Uribe De Dantia	Talent, OR	$915

Tags: Adam Owen

04-15-2019 12:58 UTC-7

First Bounty Falls

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

We missed the first bounty elimination but did learn some details after the fact.

Over at Table 26, pro bounty Kyle Anderson got his stack in with top set against the flush draw of Steven Nevius. The latter made his flush and collected $300 for the deed.

Anderson has the option to re-enter the tournament, but if he does there will not be another bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Nevius	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kyle Anderson	Busted

Tags: Kyle Anderson Steven Nevius

04-15-2019 12:22 UTC-7

Patrick Tardif Scores First-Ever Live Tournament Win

Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is focused on five events at the RIU Reno VIII, but there are plenty of side events throughout including Sunday’s 125 Superstack Supersonic, a tournament attracted 140 entrants and created a $13,580 prize pool.

Among those to make a deep run but fall short of the final table were Don McCormick (12th - $310), Dino Gerry (16th - $250), Kevin Martin (18th - $200), and Jimmy Cappucci (22nd - $200).

The final table was filled with some familiar faces including the $125 6-Max NLO8 champ Sarah Sherman and Twitch streamer and former Big Brother Canada contestant Arlie Shaban, who finished in sixth and fourth place for $690 and $1,040 respectively.

In the end, Twitch streamer and partypoker Team Online pro Patrick Tardif notched his first-ever live tournament win to capture the gold trophy and a $3,030 top prize. Tardif is known as “Egption” online and @IrEgption on Twitter.

$125 Superstack Supersonic Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Patrick Tardif	London, ON	$3,030
2	Kristina Mohalla	Yuba City, CA	$1,960
3	Martin Taaffe	Reno, NV	$1,375
4	Arlie Shaban	Stoufville, ON	$1,040
5	Joseph Priest	Chatsworth, CA	$830
6	Sarah Sherman	Ashland, OR	$690
7	Alfred Ugaitafa	San Francisco, CA	$575
8	Richard Aiple	Montgomery, TX	$480

04-15-2019 10:59 UTC-7

RIU Reno VIII Bounty Hunters Assemble!

Chad Holloway

Welcome to the fourth day of the RIU Reno VIII! Today PokerNews will be offering live updates for its second event of the series – the $200+$35 NLH Pro Bounty. This tournament features a $35K GTD and a $300 on each pro bounty.

Among those with a target on their back – or rather a bounty necklace around their neck – are Jason Somerville, Joe “Stapes” Stapleton, Fintan Hand, Arlie Shaban, Jimmy Cappucci, Stanley Wang, Patrick Tardif, Justin Kuraitis, and Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg, among others.

The tournament is played with a big blind ante, 20-minute levels, and a 15,000-starting stack. Registration and re-entries will be open through the first nine (9) levels. When heads-up is reached blind levels change to 10 minutes. There will also be a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 18.

Here's a look at the structure up to the dinner break:

Level	Ante	Small Blind	Big Blind	Time
1	100	100	100	20 Minutes
2	100	100	200	20 Minutes
3	200	100	200	20 Minutes
4	300	100	300	20 Minutes
5	400	200	400	20 Minutes
6	500	300	500	20 Minutes
7	600	300	600	20 Minutes
8	800	400	800	20 Minutes
9	1,000	500	1,000	20 Minutes
10	1,200	600	1,200	20 Minutes
11	1,600	800	1,600	20 Minutes
12	2,000	1,000	2,000	20 Minutes
13	2,500	1,500	2,500	20 Minutes
14	3,000	1,500	3,000	20 Minutes
15	4,000	2,000	4,000	20 Minutes
16	5,000	2,500	5,000	20 Minutes
17	6,000	3,000	6,000	20 Minutes
18	8,000	4,000	8,000	20 Minutes

Cards will be in the air at Noon local time, with a live stream beginning at 5 p.m. PDT. Stay tuned as we bring you all the action straight from the tournament floor of the Peppermill Casino.