$3,250 High Roller | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

09-13-2019 17:08 UTC-8

Miller Wins Battle of Blinds

Hill Kerby

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bryant Miller opened to 30,000 from the small blind and Niv Decalo defended his big blind. Both players checked a flop of , taking action to the turn . Miller checked again and Decalo bet 30,000. Miller called. Both players checked the river to take the hand to showdown.

Upon checking back, Decalo showed for two pair, queens and eights. Miller tabled , showing queens and nines which were good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryant Miller	364,000 81,000	81,000
Niv Decalo	342,000 126,000	126,000

Tags: Bryant Miller Niv Decalo

09-13-2019 17:01 UTC-8

Chip Counts from Final Four - Start of Level 21

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Hill Kerby

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Minkin	706,000 58,000	58,000
Niv Decalo	468,000 5,000	5,000
Bryant Miller	283,000 11,000	11,000
Ian Steinman	164,000 78,000	78,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

09-13-2019 16:58 UTC-8

Decalo Doubles With Kings

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Hill Kerby

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Just a few hands after tripling up with kings, Niv Decalo shoved opened from the button and Ian Steinman put him all in over the top from the big blind. Decalo called.

Niv Decalo:
Ian Steinman:

The flop came to give Steinman outs to the nut flush and a wheel. However, Decalo was able to hold as the turn came and the river fell behind, securing the double to vault him to second in chips at the expense of Steinman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niv Decalo	473,000 194,000	194,000
Ian Steinman	242,000 238,000	238,000

Tags: Ian Steinman Niv Decalo

09-13-2019 16:52 UTC-8

Mike Heshmati Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,867)

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Hill Kerby

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Niv Decalo raised to 83,000 of the 88,000 left in his stack from under the gun and Ian Steinman announced he was all in from the button. Mike Heshmati was in the big blind and told Decalo he didn't want to do it before putting in a stack of chips to call. Not having realized Steinman had shoved, the dealer and Decalo told Heshmati that Steinman was all in. Heshmati said he was all in then as well and all three hands were turned up.

Niv Decalo:
Mike Heshmati:
Ian Steinman:

Decalo's kings had him in prime shape for a triple up. Meanwhile, Heshmati was at risk for his tournament life now with what was the third-best hand preflop. He asked for a six as the dealer began the runout.

Unfortunately for him, he was unable to hit as the board came . Decalo scored a triple and Heshmati found himself with no chips to play, taking fifth place in the tournament as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Steinman	480,000 12,000	12,000

Niv Decalo	279,000 161,000	161,000
Mike Heshmati	Busted

Tags: Ian Steinman Mike Heshmati Niv Decalo

09-13-2019 16:42 UTC-8

Noel Rodriguez Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,605)

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Hill Kerby

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Noel Rodriguez went all in from the cutoff for 170,000 and action folded around to Kelly Minkin, who was in the big blind. She confirmed the amount and dropped in a stack of chips to call.

Noel Rodriguez:
Kelly Minkin:

Rodriguez found himself flipping for his tournament life as a slight underdog. He was unable to improve beyond Minkin's nines as the board ran out , leaving him congratulating Minkin on a nice hand and wishing everybody at the table a good game, a feeling that was well-reciprocated.

With the pot, Minkin has now taken over the chip lead with five players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Minkin	648,000 224,000	224,000
Noel Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Kelly Minkin Noel Rodriguez

09-13-2019 16:32 UTC-8

Russell Garrett Eliminated in 7th Place ($5,141)

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Hill Kerby

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kelly Minkin opened to 25,000 out of the small blind and Russell Garrett went all in for his remaining chips over the top of her out of the big blind. Minkin quickly dropped in a stack of chips to call.

Russell Garrett:
Kelly Minkin:

Garrett was behind and found his luck run dry as the board ran out to make him the first in-the-money elimination at the hands of Minkin, bringing her up over 400,000 along the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Minkin	424,000 119,000	119,000
Russell Garrett	Busted

Tags: Kelly Minkin Russell Garrett

09-13-2019 16:25 UTC-8

Miller Wins Blind-on-Blind Battle

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Hill Kerby

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Bryant Miller defended his big blind versus an open from Ian Steinman out of the small blind to take action to the streets heads up.

The flop fell and Steinman made a continuation-bet of 18,000. Miller called. Both players checked through the turn and river to take the hand to showdown.

Steinman showed for ace high and quickly turned it over and tapped the table to wish Miller a nice hand as he showed for a pair of nines, good for the pot along the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Steinman	492,000 22,000	22,000

Bryant Miller	272,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Bryant Miller Ian Steinman

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

09-13-2019 16:19 UTC-8

Minkin Eliminates Jha on Bubble

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Hill Kerby

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folded around to Mrityunjay Jha, who went all in from the small blind for his last 53,000. Kelly Minkin was in the big blind and called.

Mrityunjay Jha:
Kelly Minkin:

Jha found himself at risk of becoming the bubble boy as his jack-nine suited was behind Minkin's ace. The flop was of no help to him, coming . The turn came to give him a bit of life, but the river fell to send him to the rail in eighth place, resulting in the tournament reaching seven players and making it into the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Minkin	305,000 39,000	39,000
Mrityunjay Jha	Busted

Tags: Kelly Minkin Mrityunjay Jha