$235 Black Chip Bounty
Day 1 Completed
Run It Up Reno IX
$235 Black Chip Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The $235 Black Chip Bounty event is a wrap at Run It Up IX, and Jimmy Cappucci is the champion. Cappucci took down the one-day tournament at Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, taking home the first-place prize of $5,950.
The heads-up battle pitted Cappucci, the all-time wins leader in the Run It Up series with six victories coming into this tournament, against Chris Lindner, who was just two days removed from a runner-up finish in the $440 Mini Main Event here at Run It Up Reno IX. The final hand came down to Cappucci's king-ten offsuit getting the best of Lindner's king-nine suited.
“The real dream is just running really well, battling, hoping for the best, causing pain to others,” said Cappucci.
Cappucci said he won 12 or 13 $100 bounties in addition to the first-place prize money. The win is Cappucci’s seventh in Run It Up Reno events.
“The series is great. Everybody here is amazing," Cappucci said. "Even if I came here and lost every single dollar I had every time, I’d be back every single time to do it again. It’s such a great time. If you’ve never been here before, get down here. It’s just too much fun.”
Lindner scored $3,830 for his second runner-up finish of this series. Third-place finisher Deb Swift, another regular at Run It Up Reno events, took home $2,660.
Final Table Results
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Cappucci | United States | $5,950 |
| 2 | Chris Lindner | United States | $3,830 |
| 3 | Deb Swift | United States | $2,660 |
| 4 | Dan Kaplan | United States | $2,000 |
| 5 | Rick Crandell | United States | $1,600 |
| 6 | William Butcher | United States | $1,320 |
| 7 | Joe Stapleton | United States | $1,100 |
| 8 | Chad Garyet | United States | $920 |
A total of 310 entries registered for the tournament, which easily surpassed the $30,000 guarantee. The event ended up paying out a total of $58,280, with half of that going to the prize pool, and half being distributed among the $100 player bounties. The 310 entries are a record for this event in the Run It Up Reno series.
Some of the notable players coming through for the event included Run It Up founder Jason Somerville, along with Run It Up ambassadors Arlie Shaban and Ricky Guan. Other big names in the field included Matt Stout, Chris Moneymaker, Chad Holloway, Joe Stapleton and Andy Milonakis.
Of those names, only Stapleton and Milonakis made deep runs. The pair of comedians both made it into the final 10 players, with Milonakis finishing 10th for $750, and Stapelton making it to the official eight-handed final table before bowing out in seventh place ($1,100).
Next up at Run It Up Reno IX is the $175 Moneymaker Tour event, which commences at 10 a.m. Wednesday. A Platinum Pass to the 2020 PokerStars Players Championship will be on the line, as the winner of that event will win a package that will send them to Barcelona, Spain in August 2020 to play in the prestigious PSPC.
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jimmy Cappucci raised to 150,000 on the button, and Chris Lindner three-bet shoved for 1.385 million in the big blind. Upon being told the amount, Cappucci said, "That is an annoying number," then called.
Chris Lindner: 
Jimmy Cappucci: 
Cappucci held the lead with his ten-kicker, and held on the 
flop. Cappucci locked up his record seventh Run It Up Reno trophy after the 
hit the turn, leaving Lindner to settle for his second runner-up finish at Run It Up Reno IX after the 
hit the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,650,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Chris Lindner limped in with 
on the button, and Jimmy Cappucci checked his option with the 
.
Cappucci bet 70,000 with a gutshot on the 
flop, and Lindner called with his king-high.
Cappucci barrelled for 265,000 on the 
turn, and Lindner, who turned a pair of kings, called again.
The on the river saw Cappucci bet 200,000 with "the skinny" and lost after Lindner quickly called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
-665,000
|
-665,000 |
|
|
1,550,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Chris Lindner limped in with 
on the button, and Jimmy Cappucci checked his big blind with 
.
Cappucci checked the 
flop to Lindner, and Lindner bet 50,000. Cappucci raised to 470,000, around half of Lindner's remaining stack, and Lindner folded his ace-jack high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,765,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
885,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Deb Swift jammed for 600,000 on the button, and Jimmy Cappucci called in the big blind.
Deb Swift: 
Jimmy Cappucci:
Swift picked up an open-ended straight draw on the 
flop, but Cappucci's hot run continued, as the 
turn and 
river bricked off, sending Cappucci into heads up play with more than 80% of the chips in play. Blinds are now ten-minutes in length for the remainder of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
850,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dan Kaplan, with 
, bet 85,000 on a 
flop, and Jimmy Cappucci called with 
, having flopped the nut straight.
The turn came a disastrous 
for Kaplan, giving him an inferior jack-high straight. Kaplan bet 50,000, and Cappucci called.
The river came the 
, and all of the chips went in for Kaplan. Kaplan saw the bad news when the cards tunrned over, and he's out with $2,000 for a fourth-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
755,000
|
755,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,345,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
875,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
815,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
545,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |