2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Entries
414
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
273
Players Left
65

Chip Counts

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Nick Shkolnik us
Nick Shkolnik
105,000
Jason Scott us
Jason Scott
96,000 45,000
Chet Sickle us
Chet Sickle
96,000
Jeff Day us
Jeff Day
94,000
Ian Steinman us
Ian Steinman
WSOP 1X Winner
93,000 19,500
Russell Garrett us
Russell Garrett
93,000 40,000
Ryan Awwad us
Ryan Awwad
86,000 54,000
Jarod Minghini us
Jarod Minghini
84,000 25,500
Jeff Griffiths
Jeff Griffiths
82,000
Paul Chia us
Paul Chia
82,000
Alex Greenblatt us
Alex Greenblatt
81,000 57,900
Rickey Evans us
Rickey Evans
77,000
Careen Foster us
Careen Foster
76,000 24,000
Amir Turkzadeh us
Amir Turkzadeh
73,000
David Brookshire us
David Brookshire
WSOP 1X Winner
73,000 64,500
Jimmy Zeledon us
Jimmy Zeledon
69,000 23,000
Shahin Shojaeyan us
Shahin Shojaeyan
66,000
Ed Lewis
Ed Lewis
66,000
Steve Kujubu us
Steve Kujubu
55,000
Nabil Zumout us
Nabil Zumout
54,000
Daniel Hughes us
Daniel Hughes
53,000
Hollywood Lennon us
Hollywood Lennon
51,000
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
46,000 12,400
Mike Riddle us
Mike Riddle
45,000
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
43,000 5,400

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Richards Among Dinner Arrivals

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
John Richards, pictured at another event
John Richards, pictured at another event

John Richards was just seen at a seat in the tournament area, appearing to have bought in during the dinner break. Richards boasts a career earnings of over $800,000, including a third-place finish in Event #85: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed at the 2019 World Series of Poker for $187,670.

Player Chips Progress
John Richards us
John Richards
28,500

Tags: John Richards

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Tran Fires Twice

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

JC Tran opened to 2,000 from the hijack and received calls from players on the button and in the big blind. The three saw a flop of {8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Spades} and the big blind checked. Tran threw out a T5,000 chip and announced a bet of 3,500. The player on the button quickly folded to put action back onto the big blind. He thought for almost a full minute and put in chips to call.

The turn came {8-Hearts} and Tran put out a bet of 5,500, leaving about 6,600 behind. His opponent took another 10 seconds to think and decided he was convinced by Tran's story, sending his cards to the muck as a result.

Player Chips Progress
JC Tran us
JC Tran
24,200

Tags: JC Tran

River Value Sparks Sparks' Celebration

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
Liz Sparks
Liz Sparks

Wilson Tolon bet the turn from the cutoff on a {6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} board, and Liz Sparks raised to 7,000 on the button.

Tolon made the call, bringing the {k-Clubs} on the river. Tolon checked, and Sparks went all in for her last 10,600. The bet sent Tolon deep into the tank, but he eventually made the call.

Sparks triumphantly tabled her {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, stood up from the table and celebrated. Tolon mucked, and the pot brought Sparks up to xxxx chips.

"I don't think you needed the king," said Joseph Crowley, seated to Sparks' left.

"But it helped," replied Sparks.

Player Chips Progress
Liz Sparks us
Liz Sparks
64,000 64,000
Wilson Tolon us
Wilson Tolon
30,000 30,000

Tags: Joseph CrowleyLiz SparksWilson Tolon

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Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
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Varnell Gets a Squeeze Through

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

The player on the button opened the actin with a raise to 2,800. Moments later, the small blind announced a call. Craig Varnell was in the big blind and took just a few seconds himself before reaching forward to cut out his stack of 27,200, receiving a green "All In" button from the dealer to go out with his chips.

The hijack thought for a bit and decided to fold. The cutoff quickly followed suit and Varnell saw the pot shipped his way.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
33,600 4,600

Tags: Craig Varnell

Chai Wins Sans Showdown

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded around to the player in the hijack and he opened to 2,500. Paul Chai was in the cutoff and called. All remaining players folded and the two went to a flop of {5-Hearts}{k-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Both players checked.

The turn came {q-Spades} and Chai's opponent checked to him again. He made a bet of 3,800 and got a fold, earning him the pot. Since chipping up a few hours ago, he has been maintaining his stack at around the 80,000-mark and remains above average in the counts as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Chai us
Paul Chai
80,400 -4,100

Tags: Jarod MinghiniPaul Chai

Haley Keeps Climbing

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

William Haley bet 6,000 in a three-way pot on a {a-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop. Both Jarod Minghini and Tony Hoang folded, and Haley turned over {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, showing the table his flopped two pair.

Those three players are seated at one of the toughest tables in the room at the moment, with Craig Varnell and Jesse Cohen also competing.

Player Chips Progress
William Haley us
William Haley
77,000 7,000
Jarod Minghini us
Jarod Minghini
58,500 58,500
Tony Hoang ca
Tony Hoang
57,000 -21,000

Tags: Tony HoangJesse CohenJarod MinghiniCraig Varnell