Tom Walch was short after a hand where he flopped top two and his opponent had a set. A few orbits later, he raise-jammed in position on a flop of 
in a heads-up pot.
His opponent laid it down and Walch lived to see another day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000 |
Allen Litvak put his tournament life on the line early when he five-bet shoved into two opponents. Both opponents ended up laying their hands down after respectively three and four-betting.
"Good time to wake up with aces," Litvak said to one of the opponents, who told him he folded ace king.
A few hands later, Litvak gave the table information about his playing style: "If I ever four or five-bet, I have it."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Hank Lin was involved in a massive hand where he was all in against two other players on a flop of 
.
Opponent 1: 
Hank Lin: 
Opponent 2: 
Lin was ahead with a set of jacks and held on the inconsequential runout. He eliminated one opponent and left the other with a short stack on just the first level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
John Ramil won a sizable pot where he got paid off with trips. The very next hand, Ramil was in the small blind in a blind vs. blind hand and check-raised the turn on a board of 
and got a call from his opponent.
Ramil fired for 7,500 on the 
river and got a reluctant call out of his opponent. He tabled. 
for a full house and it was the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Day 1b action is now underway.
Get ready for Day 1b in the RGPS Thunder Valley Golden Ticket $575 Main Event, $200K GTD in The Poker Room at Thunder Valley Casino Resort as part of the All-Stars Comeback Tour presented by the RunGood Poker Series. The first flight kicked off yesterday and attracted 138 runners, 18 of whom survived the day.
Like yesterday, each player will begin with a stack of 20,000 chips with blinds beginning at 100/100 and an ante posted by the big blind kicking in on Level 2. Levels will last 30 minutes and play will end when 12.5% of the field remains, and those players will be in the money.
Day 1b commences today at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, and Day 1c will take place at the same time on Sept. 25. Survivors of the combined three flights will battle it out on Day 2 on Sept. 26 at 11 a.m.
Players can late-register for the tournament up until the start of Level 9. At the completion of Level 8, players may forfeit their stack and re-enter for $575.
The PokerNews live reporting team is on site and will bringing you updates throughout the day. Stay tuned.
RGPS Thunder Valley Golden Ticket $575 Main Event, $200K GTD
Day 1b Started
