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

09-14-2019 21:37 UTC-8

Some More Chip Counts

Hill Kerby

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Dewitt	156,500 35,200	35,200
Paul Chai	107,000
Brett Murray	91,000 22,600	22,600
Alan Mulleady	68,000 29,300	29,300
Pat Lyons	63,000 4,000	4,000

Jesse Cohen	51,000 33,700	33,700
Ian Steinman	31,000 9,200	9,200

Jarod Minghini	Busted
Craig Varnell	Busted

Alan Snow	Busted
Greg Pincombe	Busted

09-14-2019 21:30 UTC-8

Shojaeyan Wins a Flip for a Knockout

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Hill Kerby

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player went all in from middle position for his last 24,000 and was called by Shahin Shojaeyan, who was on the button.

All-In Player:
Shahin Shojaeyan:

The two were off to the races and Shojaeyan was able to stay ahead the whole way as the runout came , ultimately giving him Broadway as he sent his opponent to the rail with less than two hours of play left in the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shahin Shojaeyan	157,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Shahin Shojaeyan

09-14-2019 21:28 UTC-8

Lok Locks In a Double

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Geoff Fisk

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Poker vlogger Andrew Lok is still in the hunt as Day 1b winds down, doubling up and improving to 66,000 in chips. Lok three-bet all-in over an early position open from Ian Chan to 4,500, and got the call.

Andrew Lok:
Ian Chan:

Board:

A set of fives came in for Chan on the turn, but the river spade completed the flush for Lok, who doubled up and stayed in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Chan	150,000 35,000	35,000
Andrew Lok	66,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Andrew Lok Ian Chan

09-14-2019 21:19 UTC-8

Prager Hits the Showers

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Hill Kerby

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Josh Prager was at a starting stack of 30,000 and shoved all in from the hijack. Anthony Winters was in the cutoff and went all in over the top of him. All remaining players folded and the two turned up their hands.

Winters had both of his cards stacked, displaying the . Prager asked if he had ace-king and Winters said he did not as he sent his hand face up onto the felt.

"Gah!" said Prager as he tabled his two cards.

Josh Prager:
Anthony Winters:

The runout was of no help for Prager, coming to leave him with the second-best hand, thereby eliminating him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Winters	90,000
Josh Prager	Busted

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09-14-2019 21:11 UTC-8

Chip Counts from Break

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Hill Kerby

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Shainiuk	236,000 126,000	126,000
Ian Chan	185,000 30,000	30,000
Shahin Shojaeyan	140,000 12,000	12,000
Kelly Minkin	135,000 48,700	48,700
Careen Foster	115,000 17,000	17,000
Billy Le	104,000 22,000	22,000
Jason Scott	97,000 1,000	1,000
Jimmy Zeledon	97,000 10,400	10,400
Mike Lancaster	80,000 39,500	39,500
Glenn Miller	61,000 40,200	40,200
Michael Hada	59,000 20,100	20,100
JC Tran	47,000 6,000	6,000

Farhad Sinaei	42,000 31,000	31,000
Joe Elpayaa	41,000 5,900	5,900
Curtis Kowalk	33,000 82,200	82,200
David Brookshire	7,000 66,000	66,000

09-14-2019 21:11 UTC-8

Chai Scores the Knockout

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Geoff Fisk

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Right before his table broke for the night, Paul Chai got all of the chips in against an opponent with a shorter stack.

Opponent:
Paul Chai:

Board:

A juice flop came in for both players, giving the opponent top pair and the backdoor nut flush draw, with a jack-high flush draw for Chai. The flush came in on the river for Chai, who went over the 100k mark with the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Chai	107,000 26,600	26,600

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

09-14-2019 20:44 UTC-8

Break Time

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Geoff Fisk

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Players are on the last 15-minute break of the day; late registration will be available through the end of the break.

09-14-2019 20:39 UTC-8

Larson Doubles Through Steinman

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Hill Kerby

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

David Larson opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 13,000 by Ian Steinman, who was in the small blind. Larson went all in for 18,500 and Steinman called.

David Larson:
Ian Steinman:

The two were off to the races with the nod at the time being given slightly to Larson. He watched his slight edge become a sure thing as the board ran out to score the double.

This is far from the first time Larson and Steinman clashed at this venue, however. The two played heads up for the $3,500 WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event in March, 2018, with Larson defeating Steinman to take home a first-place prize of $295,128.

After the pot, the two found themselves with identical stacks. This would be the last hand they would play together for the time being, though, as the table broke following the hand.

One other player who was on that table was Mike Heshmati, who was short stacked at the time. He was since seen talking to a friend nearby and confirmed he had just been eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Larson	40,200 4,200	4,200

Ian Steinman	40,200 50,800	50,800

Mike Heshmati	Busted

Tags: David Larson Ian Steinman Mike Heshmati

09-14-2019 20:39 UTC-8

Two in a Row for Farnes

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Geoff Fisk

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jeff Farnes was facing a check from a middle position on the river, with the board reading . Farnes put out a bet for 16,000 and got the call, showing his frustrated opponent for the set.