$3,250 High Roller
Day 1 Started
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley
$3,250 High Roller
Day: 1
Day 1 of the WSOP Circuit Thunder Valley $3,250 High Roller Begins at 4 p.m.
The World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley begins to hit the home stretch today, as the $3,250 High Roller kicks off at 4 p.m. The High Roller is the tenth of 14 ring events on the WSOPC Thunder Valley schedule, with the highest buy-in of any of the tournaments running in this year's series.
Day 1 of the High Roller commences at 4 p.m. today. Players will start off with 40,000 chips and play through 40-minute levels, with Day 1 action ending after 12 levels. The blinds will start at 100/100, and big blind ante will kick in at Level 2. Level 12, the final level of the day, will play at 800/1600 with a 1600 big blind ante.
The WSOPC Thunder Valley High Roller is an unlimited re-entry event, with late registration available up until the beginning of Level 13, which begins when Day 2 restarts at noon local time Friday.
This festival marks the second time in 2019 that the WSOPC has come through Lincoln, CA for a stop at the Thunder Valley Poker Room.
The first of these stops came in January, which saw Stephen Song take the championship in this event. Song outlasted a field of 74 entries, taking down the first-place share of $75,480 in a prize pool that grew to a total of $220,000.
The September version of the $3,250 High Roller could very well be packed with a field of decorated poker players. Multi-time WSOPC ring winners like Frankie O'Dell, Jed Hoffman and David Brookshire have already added to their resumes with wins in ring events earlier in this series.
Other players that could be in the High Roller mix today include David Valdez, Jarod Minghini, Kameron Petsche and Srini Godavarthy, all fixtures in the northern California poker scene.
Stay tuned to the PokerNews blog throughout the day, as the WSOPC $3,250 High Roller begins.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The WSOPC Thunder Valley $3,250 High Roller is underway, after a short delay.
Early Arrivals
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Coulombe Calls Down Three Streets from Lancaster
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Ben Coulombe opened to 300 from middle position, Mike Lancaster three-bet to 800 from the cutoff, and Coulombe called.
Coulombe check-called on all three streets, with Lancaster betting 800 on the flop, 1,600 on the turn and 3,000 on the river of a 
board. Coulombe showed 
to take down the pot, with Lancaster showing the 
as he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,600
45,600
|
45,600 |
|
|
34,600
-5,400
|
-5,400 |
Coulombe Turns a Flush
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Noel Rodriguez opened the action with a raise to 300 and received calls by Ben Coulombe in the small blind as well as the player in the big blind. The flop came 
and action checked to Rodriguez, who made a continuation-bet of 400. Coulombe called and the big blind folded.
With action heads up, the turn came 
. Both players checked. The river fell 
and Coulombe threw out 1,500. Rodriguez thought for a bit and tossed in chips to call.
Coulombe tabled 
for a flush. Rodriguez asked for confirmation from the other side of the table and upon receiving it, sent his cards to the muck, resulting in the dealer sending the pot Coulombe's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
12,400
|
12,400 |
|
|
40,300
300
|
300 |
Lancaster Gets a Check-Raise Through
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Mike Lancaster was in the small blind and called an opponent's raise to 300 from under the gun. The two saw a flop of 
and Lancaster checked to the preflop aggressor, who made a continuation-bet of 300.
Lancaster announced a raise as he put out a T1,000 chip and his opponent thought for about 10 seconds before letting his cards go, earning Lancaster a small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,100
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Field Size Update
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
The first 40 minutes of play have been completed and the field size has grown to seven. There was also a recent announcement about a satellite having just finished, meaning more players are expected to join in the near future. When a second table is needed, a full redraw will take place in order to ensure fairness across the field.