$3,250 High Roller Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

09-12-2019 19:07 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Miller	53,800 9,000	9,000
David Brookshire	36,500 24,500	24,500

Ray Villaman	35,100 4,100	4,100
Niv Decalo	34,800 5,200	5,200
Alex Condon	33,300 3,000	3,000

Rodriguez Leaves Jha Short

Geoff Fisk

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Noel Rodriguez bet 600 from the big blind blind on a flop, and Mrityunjay Jha called from the button.

Both players checked the turn. The river brought the , and Rodriguez engaged in a brief stare down of Jha before putting in a 3,000 bet. Jha folded, and he's down to his last 3,000 chips as Level 5 begins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Rodriguez	56,000 26,300	26,300

Mrityunjay Jha	3,000 3,700	3,700

09-12-2019 19:02 UTC-7

New Seating Assignments

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Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Here's an updated list of seating assignments after the redraw to expand the tournament to three tables.

Table	Seat	Player
41	1	Niv Decalo
41	3	Ray Villaman
41	5	Alex Condon
41	6	Glenn Miller
41	8	David Brookshire

42	2	Adam Demersseman
42	3	Noel Rodriguez
42	4	Mike Harvey
42	5	Steven Shunt
42	7	Eli Ross
42	8	Mrityunjay Jha

43	1	Ben Coloumbe
42	2	Lee Markholt
42	3	Mike Lancaster
42	5	Mike Heshmati
42	6	Abdulaziz Alaquil
42	8	Peter Mugar

09-12-2019 18:59 UTC-7

Ross Applies Preflop Pressure

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Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Eli Ross was in the hijack and opened to 600. Mrityunjay Jha called from the cutoff and Adam Demersseman put in a three-bet to 3,200 from the button. Ross confirmed the amount and went into the tank for a bit. After a few moments, he put out a four-bet to 9,700.

Jha quickly folded to put action back on Demersseman, who took about 20 seconds to count some of his chips before sending his cards to the muck. Ross then looked back at his cards as he awaited the pot.

"Show the bluff," prodded Demersseman. Ross sent his cards forward face down and stacked his newly-earned chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Ross	51,300 13,400	13,400
Adam Demersseman	40,200 6,200	6,200
Mrityunjay Jha	6,700 15,200	15,200

Tags: Adam Demersseman Eli Ross Mrityunjay Jha

09-12-2019 18:52 UTC-7

Tourney Reaches Three Tables

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Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

The field has reached 18 players with Niv Decalo and Ray Villaman having joined within the last few minutes. Since the tournament is eight handed, there was another complete redraw. New seats will be provided before the completion of the current level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niv Decalo	40,000

Tags: Niv Decalo Ray Villaman

09-12-2019 18:44 UTC-7

Lancaster Fires Two

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Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Mike Lancaster raised to 600 from the cutoff and was called by Mike Heshmati, who was on the button. The players in the blinds folded and the flop fell . Lancaster made a continuation-bet of 600 and Heshmati thought for a few seconds before calling.

The turn came and Lancaster fired a second barrel for 1,500. Heshmati thought for a few seconds again and settled on a different decision than the prior street, sending his cards to the muck to result in Lancaster taking down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Heshmati	44,900 1,500	1,500
Mike Lancaster	41,400 1,400	1,400

Tags: Mike Heshmati Mike Lancaster

09-12-2019 18:41 UTC-7

Big Pot for Brookshire

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Geoff Fisk

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

With showing on the board, David Brookshire bet 20,000 into an already sizeable pot, after his opponent, Ray Villaman checked from the big blind.

Villaman thought it over for a bit, and showed the before folding, clearly exasperated. "Did you get lucky on the river?" asked Villaman, who got no response from Brookshire.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Brookshire	61,000 20,500	20,500

Ray Villaman	31,000

Tags: David Brookshire Ray Villaman

09-12-2019 18:32 UTC-7

Chip Counts and Seating Assignments

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Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Table	Seat	Player
41	1	Alex Condon
41	2	Mike Heshmati
41	3	Noel Rodriguez
41	5	Peter Mugar
41	6	Abdulaziz Alaquil
41	7	Mike Lancaster
41	8	Mike Harvey

42	1	Eli Ross
42	2	David Brookshire
42	3	Glenn Miller
42	4	Steven Shunt
42	5	Lee Markholt
42	6	Adam Demersseman
42	7	Ben Coulombe
42	8	Mrityunjay Jha

Player	Chips	Progress
Lee Markholt	76,900 1,600	1,600

Ben Coulombe	62,900 12,400	12,400
Mike Heshmati	46,400 46,400	46,400
Adam Demersseman	46,400 5,400	5,400
Glenn Miller	44,800 44,800	44,800
Mike Harvey	40,700 7,000	7,000
David Brookshire	40,500 4,500	4,500

Mike Lancaster	40,000 8,500	8,500
Abdulaziz Alaquil	39,300 8,100	8,100
Peter Mugar	38,600 8,100	8,100
Eli Ross	37,900 6,500	6,500
Alex Condon	36,300 5,400	5,400
Noel Rodriguez	29,700 7,800	7,800

Steven Shunt	28,300 28,300	28,300
Mrityunjay Jha	21,900 3,400	3,400