Level: 7
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$627,210
Entries
414
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
273
Players Left
65
Tran Building His Stack
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
JC Tran recently entered the tournament and has already found himself chipping up, recently winning a three-way pot in which he opened to 1,200 from middle position and received calls from players on the button and in the small blind.
The flop came 
and the small blind checked. Tran made a continuation-bet of 1,700 and both opponents folded, earning him the pot to bring his chip total to around one and a half starting stacks
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,100
46,100
|
46,100 |
|
||
Mallet Nears Two Starting Stacks
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
There was 14,800 in the pot on a board of 
and David Mallet was in the process of betting 4,000 into his opponent on the button. Said opponent called.
The river came 
and Mallet bet another 8,000. His opponent thought for a few moments and sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,200
13,800
|
13,800 |
Table 6 Updates
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
Farhad Sinaei was on the button and had a bet of 3,000 in front of him on a board of 
against his opponent who had checked to him in the big blind. After some thought, he received a call.
Sinaei tabled 
for Broadway and his opponent mucked, remarking that he had two pair. Sinaei acknowledged as he raked in the pot.
Meanwhile, Traci Brown's seat had been vacated after she was seen with only around 6,000 in chips prior to the hand. According to Billy Le, Brown shoved under the gun for 6,900 and another player in middle position called all in for 6,100. Action folded around to Careen Foster in the big blind and she quickly called.
Careen Foster: 
Traci Brown: 
Third Player: 
Le narrated the flop: "Queen deuce four. Done! Bye-bye!" Foster had flopped top set and found herself to score the double knockout.
Foster then chimed in: "Then I gave them all to him!" as she pointed back at Le.
They both filled in the details, saying they played a big pot with Foster having 
and Le having , bringing the aforementioned player's stack sizes to their present totals.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,500
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
33,500
-25,800
|
-25,800 |
|
30,000
5,200
|
5,200 |
|
Busted |
Georgiou Puts Pincombe to the Test
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
The action leading up to the situation at table 16 is unclear, but Greg Pincombe had an 11,000 bet in front of him from the big blind blind. Bob Georgiou, in the hijack, had the all-in button in front of him, with about 47,000 chips behind.
Pincombe anguished over the decision, as a call would have required a commitment of all of his chips.
"I only have 54 big blinds behind," said Pincombe, clearly not loving this particular spot. After several minutes, Pincombe folded, and Georgiou now sits on double the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | |
|
|
27,000 |
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Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
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Haley Finds Aces, Doubles Up
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
William Haley and Tony Hoang found themselves all in against each other at some point during a hand, with Haley eventually doubling up.
William Haley: 
Tony Hoang: 
Board: 
Both players are sitting on comfortable stacks as Level 7 plays on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Chan Flops a Set To Double
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
Ian Chan was all in for 18,900 into a pot of around 24,000 on a board of 
out of the big blind. His opponent went deep into the tank, thinking for three full minutes before ultimately calling.
Chan showed 
for a set of fives and his opponent forcefully sent his cards toward the muck, face down. They made it about 90 percent of the way there and the dealer took them the last 10 percent of the way without ever tabling them. Nonetheless, Chan scored the double.
According to Chan, he had defended the cutoff's open and then check-called a continuation-bet from him. He led out on the turn and was called before ripping the rest in on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000 |
More Day 1b Photos
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600