Run It Up Reno VIII

$600 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

Run It Up Reno VIII

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
105
Prize
$46,681
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$329,471
Entries
629
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
150,000

Austin Roberts Eliminated in 3rd Place ($22,180)

Level 30 : 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante
Austin Roberts
Austin Roberts

Dan O'Brien was in the small blind and Austin Roberts in the big when the latter got his stack of 2.4 million all in preflop.

O'Brien: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Roberts: {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Roberts was behind but not after the {2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop paired his ten.

O'Brien could still win with either a king or ace and while the {9-Hearts} turn wasn't what he was looking for the {a-Spades} river was. Roberts was ousted in third place for $22,180.

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Austin Roberts
Busted

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O'Brien Takes It on the Turn

Level 30 : 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante

Loren Klein limped the small blind holding the {j-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Dan O'Brien checked his option from the big with the {q-Hearts}{8-Spades}.

The {7-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop paired both players and Klein led out for 200,000. O'Brien called and the dealer burned and turned the {8-Clubs}.

Klein checked his pair and O'Brien bet 400,000 with his two pair. Klein gave it some thought and then released his hand.

Tags: Dan O'BrienLoren Klein

O'Brien Nails the Flop

Level 30 : 75,000/150,000, 75,000 ante

Dan O'Brien raised the button to 325,000 holding the {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and Austin Roberts called from the small blind with unknown cards. Loren Klein came along from the big with the {7-Spades}{6-Clubs} and all three players saw a flop of {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

O'Brien opted to bet his full house after both his opponents checked by tossing out 300,000. That was too much for Roberts and Klein, who both folded.

Tags: Dan O'Brien

Level: 30

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 75,000

Patrick Truong Wins Gold Trophy in $125 2, 3, 4, 5 Mix

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Patrick Truong
Patrick Truong

The $125 buy-in, $5K GTD 2, 3, 4, 5 Mix (NLH, 3-Card Super Hold’em, PLO & 5-Card PLO8) attracted 95 runners and generated a $9,215 prize pool.

That was paid out to the top 15 players including Vincent Newland (15th - $200), Patrick Tardif (13th - $200), Colton Bomberg (9th - $310), Michael Lacer (5th - $640), and Dan Barry (3rd - $1,030).

In the end, Patrick Truong defeated Charles Edwards in heads-up play to win the title and $2,215 first-place prize. It marked Truong’s first RIU trophy win.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Patrick TruongPflugerville, TX$2,215
2Charles EdwardsLangley, WA$1,460
3Daniel BarryGerlach, NV$1,030
4William DippelYucca Valley, CA$790
5Michael LacerNampa, ID$640
6Nancy RobertsonLa Crescenta, CA$530
7Joshua SnyderReno, CA$450
8Anthony LombardLas Vegas, NV$380
9Colton BombergTempe, AZ$310

Tags: Patrick Truong

Tim Tucker Eliminated in 4th Place ($17,120)

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Tim Tucker
Tim Tucker

Tim Tucker raised to 410,000 from the small blind, and Loren Klein jammed for around 2 million effective in the big blind. Tucker snapped him off.

Tucker: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Klein: {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Tucker looked primed to jump right into the thick of things again with his jacks, but the {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}{q-Diamonds} flop had other ideas. Tucker was left with a single out after the {3-Diamonds} turn, and the {6-Hearts} river left Tucker heading off to get paid in fourth.

Player Chips Progress
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Loren Klein
4,600,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Tim Tucker
Busted

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Vito Distefano Eliminated in 5th Place ($13,920)

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Vito Distefano
Vito Distefano

Vito Distefano jammed for 990,000 from UTG, and Loren Klein three-bet jammed for 1.3 million in the small blind, chasing Dan O'Brien out in the big blind.

Distefano: {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Klein: {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Distefano couldn't pair up on a {2-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} board, and the start of Day 3 chip leader hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Loren Klein
2,600,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Vito Distefano
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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