Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2021 RunGood Poker Series Thunder Valley
RGPS Thunder Valley Golden Ticket $575 Main Event, $200K GTD
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 RunGood Poker Series Thunder Valley
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$282,500
Entries
565
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
138
Players Left
18
Vy Nguyen Triples Up
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Vy Nguyen and Cheng Xiong were both all in against another opponent with Nguyen being the shorter stack.
Vy Nguyen: 
Cheng Xiong: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Nguyen took down the main pot with a straight, while a side pot went to Xiong with a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Set Over Set As Dvorak Takes Down Massive Pot
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Dawson Dvorak doubled up in a massive pot where he flopped a set of queens and his opponent flopped a set of fives.
His opponent couldn't believe it and Dvorak was all smiles as he raked in the chips and got his stack to six digits.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Villalas Scores a Double
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Antonio Villalas shoved his short stack in the cutoff and the button called while everyone else folded.
Antonio Villalas: 
Button: 
The board ran out 
and Villalas doubled up.
Villalas laughed after dodging the flush draw of his opponent. "Always a sweat."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Big Slick for Martin
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A short-stacked opponent shoved in the hijack and Hector Martin reraised in the cutoff. Everyone else folded.
Opponent: 
Hector Martin: 
Martin's opponent was rooting for spades but the board came out 
and the opponent was out of his seat by the time the river card hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Matsuura Gets a Fold
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ronald Matsuura called a three-bet to 12,000 and was out of position in the hand. His opponent bet 12,000 on the 
flop and Matsuura called.
Both players checked on the 
turn, and Matsuura fired for 16,000 on the 
river. His opponent folded and Matsuura flashed the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 |
Trip Jacks for Eichmann
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Erik Eichmann busted an opponent when the opponent was all in pre-flop with king-queen against the ace-jack of Eichmann.
Eichmann was flustered when his opponent paired his queen on the flop but by the end of the hand Eichmann had trip jacks and took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Eichmann Eliminated
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Just after Erik Eichmann won a big hand with trip jacks, he got all in on a ten-high flop with jack-ten against an opponent's ace-ten. The river brought the case ten but Eichmann was still out-kicked and subsequently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |