The March to the Main Event Final Table Begins Today!
The Run It Up Reno VIII $600 Main Event attracted 629 entries (267 on 1a and 362 on 1b), making it the largest spring event in RIU history. Today, 143 players will return for Day 2 action, each looking to make the money at the top 101. If they do, they'll lock up a min-cash of $970, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $46,681 first-place prize.
Starting today as chip leader is Patrick Truong, who made it through Friday night with 471,000. Robert Valdez was the Day 1b chip leader with 326,500. Others returning today are Andy Camou (200,500), Ryan Schoonbaert (191,000), Joe Brindle (171,500), Stanley Wong (169,500), Vito Distefano (140,000), Max Brown (130,000), Ashley Sleeth (111,000), Jason Somerville (83,500), Kevin Martin (65,500), two-time Survivor contestant Shirin Oskooi (63,500), Adam Owen (34,000), Jesse Sylvia (25,000), James Brundige (281,500), Ricky “RatedGTO” Guan (275,500), Johnnie “JohnnieVibes” Moreno (227,500), and Kevin Gerhart (221,000), Dan O’Brian (141,000), Andrew Neeme (117,000), 2003 WSOP champ Chris Moneymaker (109,500), LFG co-host Jamie Kerstetter (107,000), Katie Lindsay (103,500), former champ DJ Fenton (82,000), and WSOP bracelet winner Ryan Laplante (46,500).
Action will resume at 26:32 remaining in Level 12 at Noon local time to play down to the final table. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to capture all the action, so stay tuned!