$1,700 Main Event Day 1b | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

09-14-2019 22:51 UTC-7

Aces Treat Turkzadeh Right; Sinaei Eliminated

HillKerby

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

A player went all in from under the gun for about 28,000 and Amir Turkzadeh shoved over the top from his direct left. Action folded around to JC Tran who was in the big blind and asked for a count.

Turkzadeh took the initiative, cutting out his stack to its total of 35,500. Tran thought for a bit from across the table in the nine-seat and eventually lifted up his cards about five inches off the table and set them down directly on top of the muck pile that was to his left.

All-In Player:
Amir Turkzadeh:

The flop came , leaving Turkzadeh firmly out in front. He picked up a small sweat on the turn , but the river fell and he secured the knockout.

"Oh my goodness, JC! Quads! I folded pocket eights!" exclaimed Billy Le, telling Tran who had just spent time himself debating whether or not to commit chips.

"Hey!" said Turkzadeh as he collected the pot. "We don't believe poker players!"

The table chimed in, quasi-agreeing. After all was said and done, the general consensus was that Le liked to tell stories, but he did not lie.

Meanwhile, the seat formerly occupied by Farhad Sinaei on an adjacent table has recently been vacated. Sinaei found himself grinding out a 20 big-blind stack throughout the entirety of the day and it appears his luck ran dry shortly before the the beginning of the penultimate level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Le	136,000 32,000	32,000
Amir Turkzadeh	69,500 -3,500	-3,500
JC Tran	64,500 17,500	17,500

Farhad Sinaei	Busted

Tags: Amir Turkzadeh Billy Le JC Tran

09-14-2019 22:56 UTC-7

Le One Card Away from Knocking Out Tran

GeoffFisk

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

Billy Le gave PokerNews the details of a hand where he had JC Tran on the ropes going into the river.

Le said he opened under the gun, and Tran called in late position. The flop came , and Le check-called a 4,000 bet from Tran.

The turn came , Le checked again and Tran bet 10,000. Le went all in, and Tran called for 30,000 more.

JC Tran:
Billy Le:

Le was ahead with his top pair and open-ended straight draw, but the spade came in on the river, with the hitting the board to give Tran the flush. Tran, with more than $13 million in lifetime tournament earnings, lives to play on in the Main Event, while Le earns the right to tell a great story for the rest of his lifetime.

09-14-2019 23:06 UTC-7

Miller Gets a Knockout

HillKerby

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

A player in early position went all in for around 31,000 and had gotten action from Glenn Miller, who was in middle position on his direct left.

All-In Player:
Glenn Miller:

The board ran out , leaving Miller with the best hand after the hand was completed and earning him the knockout and the pot along the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Miller	82,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Glenn Miller

09-14-2019 23:08 UTC-7

Minkin, Chai on Big Stacks

GeoffFisk

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

Kelly Minkin raised to 20,500 on a flop, and her opponent on the button went all in over the top. Minkin made the call.

Kelly Minkin:
Opponent:

Minkin had the nuts, but the button opponent had the open-ended straight flush draw. The turn and river clinched the win for Minking, who's now over the 300k mark.

One table over, Paul Chai is on an even big bigger stack, with nearly 400k. Minkin and Chai are two of the big blindgest stacks in play as Day 1b approaches its conclusion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Chai	397,000 290,000	290,000
Kelly Minkin	316,000 181,000	181,000

Tags: Kelly Minkin Paul Chai

09-14-2019 23:18 UTC-7

Reardon Takes from Minkin; Minkin Eliminates Joe Elpayaa

HillKerby

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 . Reardon fired a continuation-bet of 8,500 and Minkin called.

The turn came . 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 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 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:
Kelly Minkin:

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Minkin	335,500 19,500	19,500
Terence Reardon	155,000
Joe Elpayaa	Busted

Tags: Joe Elpayaa Kelly Minkin

09-14-2019 23:19 UTC-7

Haley Four-Bet Shoves, Gets No Takers

GeoffFisk

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

Rickey Evans opened to 7,000 from middle position, the player in the hijack three-bet to 15,500, and William Haley four-bet all in for his 65,000 stack.

Evans quickly folded, and the hijack player went deep into the tank before eventually also folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Haley	95,000 14,300	14,300

Tags: Rickey Evans William Haley

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

09-14-2019 23:29 UTC-7

Chan Hooks Two

HillKerby

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

Fireworks had just flown on Table 6 as a slew of chips were in the process of being sent Ian Chan's way. According to both Chan and Billy Le in a team effort, Le opened to 7,000 from early position and was three-bet to 11,500 from JC Tran out of the cutoff. The player on the button then went all in for 29,500.

After Amir Turkzadeh folded his small blind, action was on Ian Chan in the big blind. He called, prompting a fold from Le. Tran then called to take future action heads up between Chan and Tran for a side pot.

The flop fell and Chan shoved for the effective 30,000 or so left in Tran's stack. Tran called.

JC Tran:
Ian Chan:
Third Player:

The turn came to give Chan a sweat at wheel outs, but he faded them as the river secured the double knockout for him, bringing him to the quarter-million chip mark with less than a half-hour of play left in the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Chan	251,000 101,000	101,000
Billy Le	170,000 34,000	34,000
JC Tran	Busted

Tags: Amir Turkzadeh Billy Le Ian Chan JC Tran

09-14-2019 23:38 UTC-7

Szuchopa Wins Flip Versus Minkin

HillKerby

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

Frank Szuchopa raised to 8,000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 20,000 by Kelly Minkin, who was two to his left. Action folded back around to him and he committed the remainder of his chips. Minkin called.

Frank Szuchopa:
Kelly Minkin:

An ace in the window was immediately visible as the dealer fanned a flop of . The turn and river kept Szuchopa ahead to earn the double. His stack was counted out to be 50,000 on the dot and Minkin sent the remaining 30,000 his way.