2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$130,667
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$627,210
Total Entries
414
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
273
Players Left
65
Players Left 1 / 414

Reardon Takes from Minkin; Minkin Eliminates Joe Elpayaa

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

Hand #1:

Terence Reardon saw action folded to him in the small blind and raised to 7,000. Kelly Minkin defended her big blind, bringing a flop of {9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. Reardon fired a continuation-bet of 8,500 and Minkin called.

The turn came {3-Clubs}. Minkin looked over at Reardon to see what he was going to do and he responded by putting out another bet of 12,500. Minkin called.

The river came {5-Diamonds} and both players checked. Reardon asked Minkin a question about her hand and she responded in a manner that she was not about to table her hand until he did, as he was out of position.

Reardon turned over {8-Spades}{9-Hearts} for treys full of nines and Minkin slid her cards forward to muck them.

Hand #2:

Moments later, Joe Elpayaa had gotten his last 23,000 or so all in preflop against Minkin, who gave him action.

Joe Elpayaa: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Kelly Minkin: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The two were off to the races with Elpayaa ahead, but the flop {10-Spades}{a-Hearts}{6-Spades} fell in Minkin's favor. The turn came {9-Clubs} to give Elpayaa four more outs to a straight, but the river came {j-Spades} to end his night at the expense of Minkin, who continues to build her stack during the last levels of the evening.

Tags: Joe ElpayaaKelly Minkin