Jeanne David was all in for a very short stack in the small blind and Derek Gomez (button) and Deb Swift (big blind) checked down a board of 
until Gomez fired the river for 25,000. Swift folded what she said was a set, and Gomez showed 
for the nut straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
Busted |
Douglas Charles was on his third final table of the series, but after third-place and fourth-place finishes, he booked a seventh here in the five-card PLO event. On a 
flop, he got his stack in with a hand containing queens in a blind battle against Jerry White, who had 
. The turn was a 
and the river a 
, and White, who had already doubled on a previous hand, now finds himself flush with chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
Jon Honeycutt opened to 15,000 and called a three-bet to 54,000 from Deb Swift, who was on the button. Honeycutt checked the 
flop, and Swift instantly potted. Honeycutt tanked a couple of minutes but released, saying he had jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
190,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Eight minutes remain in the current level of 3,000/6,000.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeanne David |
| 2 | Deb Swift |
| 3 | Daniel Gregory |
| 4 | Jerry White |
| 5 | Douglas Charles |
| 6 | Jon Honeycutt |
| 7 | Derek Gomez |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
235,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
90,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
82,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
72,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Those were the words of Jason Somerville, who just busted out in 10th place. He was the champ of this event last year but despite a spirited defense, he will fall short of two straight.
On the bright side, he does have one thing going for him: he has cashed in all three PLO events in Run It Up Reno history.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Two tables remain, and blinds just moved to 2,000/5,000. The chip leader at this point appears to be Jon Honeycutt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
168,000 | |
|
|
120,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
95,000
72,600
|
72,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
45,000
32,500
|
32,500 |
Level 11 (1,000/2,000) just began.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | |
|
53,000 | |
|
41,500 | |
|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
22,400 | |
|
|
||
|
|
19,000 | |
|
18,600 | |
|
18,300 | |
|
|
||
|
|
12,500 | |
|
8,400 | |
|
|
5,600 | |
|
Busted | |
Some of the players registering early on in the five-card PLO event include PokerStars' own Lee Jones and "Papa" Don Peters, known for his specialty pizza service that comes at no charge.
