Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley
$3,250 High Roller
Day: 2
Prize Pool Released!
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The official prize pool has been released, with seven players set to make it into the money. The seventh-place finisher will earn a first-level payout of $5,141 with payouts increasing until the winner's share of $44,413 has been earned. Full details are available on the Payouts Tab
Final Two Tables Seating Assignments
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The field is down to 16 players after a few eliminations in short succession. Here's an updated seat draw for the final two tables.
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | JC Tran |
| 1 | 2 | Niv Decalo |
| 1 | 3 | Noel Rodriguez |
| 1 | 4 | Bryant Miller |
| 1 | 5 | Mike Lancaster |
| 1 | 6 | Brett Murray |
| 1 | 7 | Mrityunjay Jha |
| 1 | 8 | Ryan Awwad |
| 2 | 1 | Ian Steinman |
| 2 | 2 | Glenn Miller |
| 2 | 3 | Alex Condon |
| 2 | 4 | Russell Garrett |
| 2 | 5 | Kelly Minkin |
| 2 | 6 | Mike Heshmati |
| 2 | 7 | Lee Markholt |
| 2 | 8 | Jarod Minghini |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Suited Ace Good To Steinman
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Russell Garrett opened the action with a raise to 6,000 from middle position and was called by Lee Markholt on the button. Ian Steinman was in the big blind and defended to take action three ways to the flop 
. Both Steinman and Garrett checked to put action on Markholt, who bet 5,500. Steinman thought for a bit and called, prompting Garrett to get out of their way.
The turn came 
and both players checked. The river 
saw both players check again to take the hand to showdown.
Steinman tabled 
, getting a muck from Markholt and the pot from the Dealer after doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,000
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
||
|
130,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
81,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
||
Chip Counts from Table 1
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
177,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
140,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
138,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
132,500
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
108,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
90,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
84,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
68,500
-32,500
|
-32,500 |
Condon Eliminated by Heshmati
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
"We've got 15 in the high roller," said one member of the staff to the other as Alex Condon was getting up from the table. The dealer was in the process of pushing the pot to Mike Heshmati, who found himself on the right side of the coin flip according to another player at the table.
Condon had gotten down to about 35,000 and shoved all in from middle position. Heshmati was on the button and gave him action.
Alex Condon: 
Mike Heshmati: 
The runout came in Heshmati's favor, resulting in him having the best hand at showdown to secure the elimination and bring the field down to 15.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
164,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
Busted |
Rodriguez Doubles Through Tran
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
There was about 30,000 in the pot on a board of 
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 
for a rivered flush but it proved to be no good as Rodriguez had simultaneously turned over 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,500
102,500
|
102,500 |
|
|
36,000
-96,500
|
-96,500 |
Chip Counts from Table 2
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
165,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
110,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
58,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
37,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
37,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000 | |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Murray Wins Flip To Double
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
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: 
Mrityunjay Jha: 
The two were in a coin flip situation with Murray slightly out in front. The board ran out 
to keep the situation unchanged and score him the double, bringing him back close to where he started the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
123,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
|
89,000
20,500
|
20,500 |