2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

$3,250 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

Final Results
Winner
Bryant Miller
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$44,413
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,250
Entries
41
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
12,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
6
Players Left
1

Chip Counts After Break

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ian Steinman us
Ian Steinman
337,500
132,500
132,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Noel Rodriguez us
Noel Rodriguez
248,500
Ryan Awwad us
Ryan Awwad
181,000
41,000
41,000
Niv Decalo us
Niv Decalo
153,000
48,500
48,500
Bryant Miller us
Bryant Miller
133,000
93,000
93,000
Mike Heshmati us
Mike Heshmati
123,000
-42,000
-42,000
Mrityunjay Jha us
Mrityunjay Jha
103,500
-46,500
-46,500
Brett Murray us
Brett Murray
93,000
4,000
4,000
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
90,000
53,000
53,000
Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
70,000
33,000
33,000
WPT 1X Winner
Mike Lancaster us
Mike Lancaster
54,000
-30,000
-30,000
Russell Garrett us
Russell Garrett
51,000
-59,000
-59,000
Jarod Minghini us
Jarod Minghini
Busted
Glenn Miller ie
Glenn Miller
Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Jha Takes One Down

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mrityunjay Jha
Mrityunjay Jha

Noel Rodriguez was under the gun and opened to 7,000. Bryant Miller called from his direct left and action folded around from there to Mrityunjay Jha, who was on the button and called.

Action went three ways to a flop of {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades} where both Rodriguez and Miller checked. Jha then bet 9,000, getting a fold from Rodriguez and a call from Miller.

The turn came {k-Clubs} and Miller checked to Jha again. Jha fired a down-bet of 7,500, which Miller confirmed before tossing in chips to call. Both players checked the river {4-Clubs} to take the hand to showdown.

Miller showed {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for a pair of sevens, bested by Jha's pair of nines as he tabled {a-Spades}{9-Clubs} and saw the pot shipped his way.

Player Chips Progress
Noel Rodriguez us
Noel Rodriguez
215,000
-10,000
-10,000
Mrityunjay Jha us
Mrityunjay Jha
150,000
27,000
27,000
Bryant Miller us
Bryant Miller
81,500
41,500
41,500

Tags: Mrityunjay JhaNoel RodriguezBryant Miller

Rodriguez Increases Stack; Tran Eliminated

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Niv Decalo saw action folded to him in the small blind and completed, putting action onto Noel Rodriguez who raised to 14,000. Decalo called to see a flop of {j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} and proceeded to check to Rodriguez, who made a continuation-bet of 9,500. Decalo called.

Action proceeded to check through the turn {k-Spades} and river {k-Diamonds} to take the hand to showdown.

Decalo tabled {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and proceeded to tap the felt to wish Rodriguez a nice hand as he turned over {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} to take down the pot with two pair, kings and nines.

Moments earlier, JC Tran was eliminated by Bryant Miller. Rodriguez shared the details, saying that Tran shoved his last 37,500 and was called by Miller.

JC Tran: {q-}{10-}-offsuit
Bryant Miller: {k-}{k-}

Tran hit a ten on the flop but was unable to improve further, sending him to the rail in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Noel Rodriguez us
Noel Rodriguez
225,000
14,500
14,500
Bryant Miller us
Bryant Miller
126,000
36,000
36,000
Niv Decalo us
Niv Decalo
104,500
-33,500
-33,500
JC Tran us
JC Tran
Busted

Tags: Bryant MillerJC TranNiv DecaloNoel Rodriguez

Murray Wins Flip To Double

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Brett Murray
Brett Murray

Brett Murray ripped in his last 41,500 from under the gun and Mrityunjay Jha asked for a count from his direct left. After over a minute of thought, Jha called. All remaining players folded and hands were tabled for the runout.

Brett Murray: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Mrityunjay Jha: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The two were in a coin flip situation with Murray slightly out in front. The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} to keep the situation unchanged and score him the double, bringing him back close to where he started the day.

Player Chips Progress
Mrityunjay Jha us
Mrityunjay Jha
123,000
-54,000
-54,000
Brett Murray us
Brett Murray
89,000
20,500
20,500

Tags: Brett MurrayMrityunjay Jha

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Rodriguez Doubles Through Tran

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Noel Rodriguez
Noel Rodriguez

There was about 30,000 in the pot on a board of {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and action was heads up between Noel Rodriguez in the small blind and JC Tran in the cutoff. Rodriguez bet 20,500 and Tran went into the tank for a bit before pushing forward a stack of red T5,000 chips.

Rodriguez thought for a bit with his headphones hung around his neck. Eventually, he said that if Tran had a better full house, so be it as he dropped his remaining 88,500 into the pot.

Tran tabled {q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for a rivered flush but it proved to be no good as Rodriguez had simultaneously turned over {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds} for a boat, having flopped fours full. The dealer confirmed the amounts and paid off Rodriguez, making him the likely chip leader at present time while Tran finds himself among the shortest stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Noel Rodriguez us
Noel Rodriguez
210,500
102,500
102,500
JC Tran us
JC Tran
36,000
-96,500
-96,500

Tags: JC TranNoel Rodriguez