Run It Up Reno VIII

$600 Main Event
Day: 1b
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

"You Gotta Have Balls, Baby!"

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Bryan Watkins
Bryan Watkins

Bryan Watkins, who finished 20th in the 2003 WSOP Main Event won by Chris Moneymaker, checked a {q-Spades}{5-Spades}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades} board from UTG+1, and the lojack bet 4,500. Jon Cockey jammed for 16,400, and Watkins went into the tank. Eventually, a clock was called, and around ten seconds into the clock, he tossed calling chips in. The lojack then jammed for 9,200 more, and Watkins called that bet as well.

Watkins: {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Cockey: {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Lojack: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The lojack's Broadway straight, combined with Watkins' ace-high flush draw, had Cockey drawing dead. Watkins was looking for a spade to win or a jack to chop. The {8-Spades} fell on the river, and Watkins exploded with a "YEAH BABY! COME ON!"

Watkins began to stack up the chips from his double knockout, then said, "What did Amir Vahedi used to say? You gotta have balls, baby!" with a wide grin on his face.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryan Watkins
110,000
110,000
110,000

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