Level: 20
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 20
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Kristin Kane shoved for just 52,000 on the button, and Rob Mariano called in the big blind.
Mariano:
Kane:
Kane had the edge with ace-high, and the flop kept it that way. A
opened up some outs for Mariano as he picked up a straight draw, and the river was a
to get him there.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Chad Holloway just doubled through Tyson Apostol, making a flush with against
all in preflop.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
310,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
290,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
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289,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
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280,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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170,000 | |
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157,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
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152,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
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100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Tyson Apostol called the shove of a player with about 70,000, holding . He was flipping against
. The board ran out
, and Apostol's knockout ensured the rest of the players a payout.
Blinds just moved to 4,000/8,000/1,000 and the average stack is under 10 big blinds, so expect things to progress quickly in the near future.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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220,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
Prize pool information has been provided to PokerNews. The winner of the tournament will bank $3,770, while a min-cash in 30th pays $123. As it happens, the tournament has just reached the bubble after a handful of eliminations, and things are hand-for-hand.
Chad Holloway has already experienced the frustration of two bubble eliminations, and he seems determined not to go out as the short stack again. If that means he has to gamble, so be it. He said he eliminated Survivor contestant Stephen Fishbach by shoving all in for 18,500 effective in the small blind, and Fishbach called in the big blind with . Holloway had
and paired up to send Fishbach packing.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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71,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
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Busted |
Registration has closed the tournament, and the screen currently shows 220 players with 48 remaining.
"Boston" Rob Mariano already won one event �� the $85 All In or Fold �� here at Run It Up Reno, and he's a major threat to take another. He is undoubtedly the chip leaders at this point after raking in a huge pot and busting two opponents.
The flop had come with one player already all in. Mariano fired 20,000, and his opponent in the cutoff moved all in for about 19,000 more. Mariano called.
Mariano:
Cutoff:
Third player:
"Are you serious, you have aces!?" the shortest-stacked player exclaimed. Indeed, Mariano held the bullets and they held strong on the turn and
river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
|
145,000
77,500
|
77,500 |
Andy Camou just doubled up with , turning a jack against a player with
.
Meanwhile, Doug Polk has joined the event.
Blinds are moving to 1,000/2,000/300.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
|
67,500
57,500
|
57,500 |
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60,000 | |
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48,000 | |
|
25,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
18,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
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15,000 | |
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14,700 | |
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13,000 | |
|
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10,000 | |
|
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7,100
-2,900
|
-2,900 |
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Busted |