Phillip Stumbo, who finished second in the opening event of Run It Up Reno, just went bust on the bubble when he potted 21,000 and saw the small blind put him all in for 2,000 more.
Stumbo:
Small blind:
Stumbo got help when the flop gave him top two, but a brutal arrived on the turn to leave him drawing thin against Broadway. The river was a and the tournament is now in the money.
Matt Johns defended his big blind from a raise to 10,000 from an opponent in middle position, and he check-raised all in for 26,500 after the preflop aggressor bet 15,000 on an flop. His opponent called.
Johns:
Opponent:
Johns had trips and faded his opponent's few outs on the last two streets. Prior to that, he appeared to have sent much of his stack to Thomas Dominguez.
Tyler Rauh opened on the button for 15,000, and the big blind made it 45,000. Rauh shoved all in, and his opponent called it off with some consternation.
"S***," the big blind said. "You have aces?"
Not just aces but double-suited ones: . The big blind was in bad shape with , and the flop left Rauh pumping his fist with the nut flush. A turn ended things early.
At another table, Jaime Staples went bust when his aces were cracked by an opponent who made two pair.
Deb Swift put a shorter-stacked player who had about 16,000 at risk preflop with but her opponent held two aces in his hand. That ceased to matter after three diamonds flopped, and Swift collected her opponent's stack.
flop gave him top two, but a brutal 
arrived on the turn to leave him drawing thin against Broadway. The river was a 
and the tournament is now in the money.
flop. His opponent called.
, and the 
flop left Rauh pumping his fist with the nut flush. A 
flop. Tyler Rauh called, and both players checked the 
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