The preflop action escaped us but we do know Lance Donnell got his stack of 21,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Adam Owen.
Donnell: 
Owen: 
The board ran out 
and Donnell held to ship the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
45,000 |
Adam Owen raised to 4,500 from the cutoff and Sean Allison defended his big blind to see a 
flop.
Allison checked and Owen continued for 3,800. Allison responded with an all-in check-raise to over 25K and Owen snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
35,000 |
While the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be capturing the action from the five biggest events, there are a ton of side events taking place at RIU Reno VIII. Below is a look at the remaining schedule for the festival.
Click here for a look at the structures for all RIU Reno events.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, April 15 | 5 p.m. | $100+$25 NLH Bomb Pot ($10K GTD) |
| Tuesday, April 16 | 10 a.m. | $80 + $10 6-Max SNG Satellites (2 in 6 Win) |
| Noon | $200+$35 | |
| 2 p.m. | $100+$25 Main Event Satellite | |
| 5 p.m. | $100+$25 All In or Fold w/ $50 Rebuys ($15K GTD) | |
| 7 p.m. | $140+$25 Thursday Thrilla Satellite | |
| Wednesday, April 17 | 10 a.m. | $80 + $10 6-Max SNG Satellites (2 in 6 Win) |
| Noon | $200+$35 6-Max 8-Game Championship ($20K GTD) | |
| 2 p.m. | $140+$25 Thursday Thrilla Satellite | |
| 5 p.m. | $100+$25 NLH Win the Button ($15K GTD) | |
| 7 p.m. | $140+$25 Thursday Thrilla Mega Satellite | |
| Thursday, April 18 | 10 a.m. | $185 + $10 6-Max SNG Satellites (1 in 6 Win) |
| Noon | $1,000+$100 Thursday Thrilla Day 1 ($500 Bounty - $125K GTD) | |
| 2 p.m. | $100+$25 Main Event Satellite | |
| 5 p.m. | $100+$25 6-Max N.O.R.S.E. ($5K GTD) | |
| 7 p.m. | $100+$25 Main Event Super Satellite w/ $50 Rebuys (20 seats GTD) | |
| Friday, April 19 | 10 a.m. | $100+$10 6-Max SNG Satellites (1 in 6 Win) |
| Noon | $540+$60 Main Event Day 1A ($250K GTD) | |
| 2 p.m. | Thursday Thrilla Day 2 (Final Table) | |
| 2 p.m. | $100+$20 Main Event Turbo Satellite | |
| 5 p.m. | $100+$25 6-Max Triple Stud ($5K GTD) | |
| Saturday, April 20 | 10 a.m. | $100+$10 6-Max SNG Satellites (1 in 6 Win) |
| Noon | $540+$60 Main Event Day 1B ($250K GTD) | |
| 2 p.m. | $100+$20 Main Event Turbo Satellite | |
| 5 p.m. | $100+$25 2, 3, 4, 5 Mix ($5K GTD) | |
| 7 p.m. | $85+$15 Short Deck Hold’em Championship Satellite | |
| Sunday, April 21 | Noon | Main Event Day 2 |
| 2 p.m. | $300+$40 Short Deck Hold’em Championship ($20K GTD) | |
| 6 p.m. | $100+$25 5-Max Taiwanese Double Board ($10K GTD) | |
| Monday, April 22 | Noon | Main Event Day 3 (Final Table) |
| 1 p.m. | $200+$35 NLH Progressive Bounty ($10K GTD) | |
| 6 p.m. | $100+$25 NLH Turbo Deepstack ($5K GTD) |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The RIU Reno VIII $235 Pro Bounty attracted 174 entries and will pay out a $30,500 prize pool to the top 21 spots. A min-cash is worth $400 while the eventual winner will walk away with a $7,930 first-place prize.
Here's a look at the payouts:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $7,930 |
| 2 | $4,880 |
| 3 | $3,220 |
| 4 | $2,310 |
| 5 | $1,780 |
| 6 | $1,430 |
| 7 | $1,180 |
| 8 | $970 |
| 9-10 | $780 |
| 11-12 | $620 |
| 13-16 | $500 |
| 17-21 | $400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
65,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
60,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
50,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
35,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
|
33,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
10,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
