Roy Peters Wins 2015 Run It Up! Reno $125 Tuesday Takeoff for $5,885
Roy Peters was one of 170 entries in the opening event of Jason Somerville's 2015 Run It Up! Reno festival. When it came time for the final table, Peters sat fourth in chips amongst the final nine and was looking to pad his poker résumé that consisted of nearly $175,000 in live tournament earnings. As it turned out, Peters found himself as the last competitor standing when the dust settled and earned himself the $5,885 top prize and winner's trophy.
Peters was part of the group of entrants that opted into the Run It Up! warrior last-longer contest, by sporting a piece of Run It Up! apparel in the event. For that, Peters earned himself and additional prize in the form of a $565 Main Event seat.
Peters' best career result came in 2010 when he took second place in the $2,100 Championship from the World Poker Challenge right here in Reno, Nevada. There Peters earned $38,745, and this result will come in as his sixth highest cash ever. Peters defeated Valerie Hanley in second place to earn the victory.
Also reaching the final table was Jesse Capps (3rd - $2,185), Dan O'Brien (4th - $1,539), William Recker (5th - $1,188), Jason Unsain (6th - $903), Skip Ferguson (7th - $703), Jesse Fullen (8th - $523), and Lance Donnell (9th - $371). The tournament generated a prize pool of $19,000.
While the first event of Jason Somerville's 2015 Run It Up! Reno festival has come to a close, there are plenty more events and activities to come, including the welcome party that is going on right now. That's where you can find us, drink in hand, until the next event kicks off at 8 p.m. local time later tonight.