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Last Warrior Standing Drawing – Run It Up Reno VIII

By |2019-04-05T19:14:52+00:00April 5th, 2019|Blog, News, Poker, Run It Up Reno VIII|

To qualify for the Last Warrior Standing drawing, participants must be the last player remaining in any qualifying Run It Up Reno VIII Tournament wearing Run It Up gear, Team RIU member gear, or Andrew Neeme gear.  Qualifiers will [...]

Our Next Great Top Twitch Poker Streamer Final Five is Set!

By |2018-11-20T00:40:51+00:00November 20th, 2018|Blog, Uncategorized|

After five months of passionate competition, we’re now down to the final stretch of our Next Top Twitch Poker Streamer contest! I’ve been so impressed by how many people have invested their time, energy, and creativity into building their [...]

Final Two Trophies and a Platinum Pass Awarded on Day 11 to Put a Close on Run It Up Reno VII

By |2018-10-30T09:15:34+00:00October 30th, 2018|Blog, Run It Up Reno VII|

A busy Monday put a wrap on Run It Up Reno VII. There were three trophies won and the second of two Platinum Passes that were awarded at the stop. Carlos Pal turned a satellite victory on PokerStars into [...]

Joe Wegner Takes Yet Another Taiwanese Title Back to the RIU Offices

By |2018-10-30T07:55:46+00:00October 30th, 2018|Blog, Run It Up Reno VII, Winners|

The Run It Up employees are pretty good at Taiwanese poker. There have only been three in the history of the RIU Reno series and two of the trophies have been brought back to the RIU offices in Las [...]

$125 Taiwanese Double Board: RIU’s Own Joe Wegner Leads Final Table

By |2018-10-30T04:08:24+00:00October 30th, 2018|Blog, Run It Up Reno VII|

$125 Taiwanese Double Board Level 12: 2,000/Point Players Remaining: 5 of 85 With 16 minutes remaining in the current level, the $125 Taiwanese double board event reached its final five players and they have redrawn for seats at the [...]

From a Satellite to a Platinum Pass; Carlos Pal Wins RIU Platinum Pass Freeroll

By |2018-10-30T03:51:01+00:00October 30th, 2018|Blog, Run It Up Reno VI|

Carlos Pal, from Costa Rica, defeated 83 qualifiers in the Platinum Pass Freeroll to be crowned the champion. He will be taking home a Platinum Pass worth $30,000, along with a Run It Up trophy. Pal is a fan [...]

Nicolas Burnett Wins $125 5-Card PLO in First Time Playing the Game

By |2018-10-30T03:23:22+00:00October 30th, 2018|Blog, Run It Up Reno VII|

Nicolas Burnett made a lot of firsts on Monday at the Peppermill. It was his first time at Run It Up Reno and his first time playing five-card pot-limit Omaha. He also left the tournament area with his first [...]

$125 Taiwanese Double Board: Prize Pool and Payouts

By |2018-10-30T03:11:53+00:00October 30th, 2018|Blog, Run It Up Reno VII|

$125 Taiwanese Double Board Level 9: 1,000/point Total Entries: 85 Players Remaining: 17 Prize Pool: $8,245 With level 9 underway, registration is closed for the final event of Run It Up Reno VII. There are 85 entries in the [...]

Platinum Pass: Carlos Pal Wins Platinum Pass Freeroll; Andy Pokrivnak Eliminated in 2nd Place

By |2018-10-30T02:56:57+00:00October 30th, 2018|Blog|

Platinum Pass Level 18: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 BB Ante Entries: 83 Players Remaining: 1 Andy Pokrivnak moved all in from the big blind for 370,000 and Carlos Pal made the call. Carlos Pal: [ad][5d] Andy Pokrivnak: [kd][6d] Pokrivnak [...]