$1,650 Main Event Day 1b | 2019 Ante Up World Championship

Jul 27, 2019

Can't Bluff Gorenc

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Geoff Fisk

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

An early position player opened to 2,100, Martin Gorenc called on his direct left, and the cutoff also called.

The button player three-bet to 10,500, and only Gorenc called.

"You can't bluff me," said Gorenc as the flop came out . Gorenc checked, and the button thought it over for a few seconds before checking back.

The turn came , and Gorenc went all in for his remaining 43,000. The button player tanked for a bit before folding.

Gorenc told the table he had , while the button player said he held pocket queens.

Tags: Martin Gorenc

Jul 27, 2019

Haletky Bests Lyons in a 100k Pot

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Geoff Fisk

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Pat Lyons shared the details of a hand that saw one of the biggest pots of the day go down between him and Jaime Haletky.

Haletky opened to 2,000 preflop, Lyons three-bet to 7,000, Lyons four-bet to 20,000, and Haletky went all in for 49,000 total. Lyons called the addional 29,000, leaving him with just 10,000 behind.

The two players went to a showdown with more than 100,000 in the pot.

Jaime Haletky:
Pat Lyons:

Board:

The coin flip went Haletky's way, chipping him over the six-figure mark. The hand left Lyons with 10,000 but he's battled back to 30,000 as Level 7 rolls on.

Tags: Pat Lyons Jaime Haletky

Jul 27, 2019

Eddie Tong Wins Second Title of the 2019 Ante Up World Championship Series

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Geoff Fisk

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

While the Ante Up World Championship $1,650 Main Event is the premier tournament on the schedule, it’s far from the only one. In fact, the tour has been at Thunder Valley since early July hosting a slew of side events.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team wasn’t on hand to capture the action from those events, but we still wanted to offer fans a brief look at all those who’ve captured titles during the Ante Up World Championship.

For example, Event #13: $160 NLH Knockout attracted 109 entries who created a $14,170 prize pool. The final six players worked a deal that saw them each secure $1,095 in prize money. Ultimately it was Eddie Tong who was deemed champion.

It marked the second win of the series for Tong, who previously won Event #6: $125 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout for $640 after a deal.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Eddie Tong	$1,095*
2	Omid Abidi	$1,094*
3	Georgene Farmer	$1,094*
4	Roderick Graham	$1,094*
5	Robert Santos	$1,094*
6	Albert Sanchez	$1,094*
7	Devon Wedum	$340
8	Artemas Slaughter	$295
9	Mark Mestrovich	$260
10	Mark Ordaz	$230

_{*Denotes six-way deal.}

Tags: Eddie Tong

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Jul 27, 2019

On Break

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Geoff Fisk

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

The field is now on a 10-minute break.

Jul 27, 2019

Dickson Turns the Nuts

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Geoff Fisk

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Alex Dickson was on the cutoff against an opponent on the button, with the board reading . Dickson check-called a 2,500 bet from the opponent, bringing the on the river.

Dickson checked, and the button checked back. That move turned out to be unfortunate for Dickson.

"I got the nuts," Dickson said as he turned over . The button tabled for the flush, but it was no good against Dickson's full boat.

Tags: Alex Dickson

Jul 27, 2019

Albert Sanchez Wins Event #14 of the Ante Up World Championship

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Geoff Fisk

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

While the Ante Up World Championship $1,650 Main Event is the premier tournament on the schedule, it’s far from the only one. In fact, the tour has been at Thunder Valley since early July hosting a slew of side events.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team wasn’t on hand to capture the action from those events, but we still wanted to offer fans a brief look at all those who’ve captured titles during the Ante Up World Championship.

For example, Event #14: $125 NLH Dueling 1Twenty5s drew 535 entrants over five starting flights and offered up a $53,500 prize pool.

The tournament ended in a three-way deal that saw Albert Sanchez be crowned champ for $7,748.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Albert Sanchez	$7,748
2	James Van Brunt	$7,722
3	Jason Ames	$7,090
4	Peter Xiong	$3,225
5	Viter Lozano	$2,545
6	Brandon Pando	$2,115
7	Filip Andretsudis	$1,725
8	Andy Fletz	$1,395
9	Blong Moua	$1,080
10	Jack Eads	$915

_{*Denotes three-way deal.}

Tags: Blong Moua Filip Andretsudis Albert Sanchez

Jul 27, 2019

Assorted Chip Counts

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Geoff Fisk

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Jul 27, 2019

Fifield Uses His One Time

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Geoff Fisk

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Richard Fifield won his seat into the $1,650 Main Event by winning a $260 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed tournament earlier this week at the Thunder Valley Poker Room. As of Level 5 in Day 1b action, Fifield is still running good.

Fifield, on the big blind, and an opponent on the hijack arrived at the turn on a board. Fifield bet 6,400, and the opponent shoved. A call would put Fifield at risk, and Fifield thought it over for a bit before committing the rest of his chips.