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
10♦9♠
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
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Haley Finds Aces, Doubles Up

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
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: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Tony Hoang: {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

Board: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Spades}

Both players are sitting on comfortable stacks as Level 7 plays on.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Hoang ca
Tony Hoang 		78,000
78,000
 78,000
William Haley us
William Haley
70,000
70,000
 70,000

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HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
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Georgiou Puts Pincombe to the Test

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
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
Bob Georgiou
Bob Georgiou
58,000
Greg Pincombe us
Greg Pincombe
27,000

Tags: Bob GeorgiouGreg Pincombe

Table 6 Updates

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
Traci Brown
Traci Brown

Farhad Sinaei was on the button and had a bet of 3,000 in front of him on a board of {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} against his opponent who had checked to him in the big blind. After some thought, he received a call.

Sinaei tabled {a-Clubs}{5-Spades} 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: {q-}{q-}
Traci Brown: {j-}{j-}
Third Player: {10-}{10-}

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 {a-}{10-} and Le having {j-}{j-}, bringing the aforementioned player's stack sizes to their present totals.

Player Chips Progress
Billy Le us
Billy Le 		63,500
29,000
 29,000
Careen Foster us
Careen Foster 		33,500
-25,800
 -25,800
Farhad Sinaei us
Farhad Sinaei 		30,000
5,200
 5,200
Traci Brown us
Traci Brown 		Busted

Tags: Billy LeCareen FosterFarhad SinaeiTraci Brown

Mallet Nears Two Starting Stacks

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

There was 14,800 in the pot on a board of {2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Spades} and David Mallet was in the process of betting 4,000 into his opponent on the button. Said opponent called.

The river came {j-Diamonds} and Mallet bet another 8,000. His opponent thought for a few moments and sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
David Mallet us
David Mallet 		59,200
13,800
 13,800

Tags: David Mallet

Tran Building His Stack

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
JC Tran on Day 1a Action
JC Tran on Day 1a Action

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 {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} 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
JC Tran us
JC Tran 		46,100
46,100
 46,100

Tags: JC Tran

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Take 15

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

"All right, tournament players in the main event: start the shuffle, finish the hand you're on . . . 15-minute break," has been announced across the tournament area.

Remaining 2019/20 World Series of Poker Circuit Schedule

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
DateLocation
September 12-23, 2019Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
September 17-29, 2019WSOP.com Online Circuit (New Jersey)
September 19-30, 2019Seminole Casino Coconut Creek (Coconut Creek, Florida)
September 26 – October 7, 2019Horseshoe Southern Indiana (Louisville/Indiana)
October 3-14, 2019Horseshoe Baltimore (Maryland/D.C.)
October 10-21, 2019Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois)
October 24 – November 4, 2019Harveys Lake Tahoe (Reno/Tahoe Nevada)
October 30 - November 11, 2019Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma)
November 14–25, 2019Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada)
November 28 - December 9, 2019Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina)
November 30-December 11, 2019The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California)
December 5-16, 2019IP Casino Resort Spa (Biloxi, Mississippi)
December 12-22, 2019Harrah’s Las Vegas in Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
January 2-14, 2020Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma)
January 9-20, 2020Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California)
January 16-27, 2020Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi)
January 30 - February 10, 2020Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
February 6–17, 2020Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
February 14-25, 2020Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada)
February 20 – March 2, 2020Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois)
February 25 – March 8, 2020WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada)
February 27 – March 10, 2020Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas)
March 5-16, 2020Harrah’s Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
March 7 – 18, 2020The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California)
March 12-23, 2020Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
March 19-30, 2020Bally’s (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada)
March 26 - April 6, 2020Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa)
April 8-19, 2020Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina)
April 23 – May 4, 2020Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi)
May 7-18, 2020Harrah’s New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)
August 2020Global Casino Championship Harrah’s Cherokee

All stops will release their series’ event schedules as they get closer. Every stop is confirmed to offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting at the $250 buy-in level and include a $1,700 Main Event.

Some More Chip Counts

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Paul Chai us
Paul Chai 		84,500
32,500
 32,500
Michael Hada us
Michael Hada 		79,100
16,700
 16,700
TC Wong us
TC Wong
56,400
20,000
 20,000
Alan Snow us
Alan Snow 		45,500
-6,000
 -6,000
Jesse Cohen us
Jesse Cohen 		45,500
22,500
 22,500
David Mallet us
David Mallet 		45,400
45,400
 45,400
Niv Decalo us
Niv Decalo 		44,400
14,400
 14,400
Roman Shainiuk us
Roman Shainiuk 		44,400
-10,100
 -10,100
Mike Lancaster us
Mike Lancaster 		33,300
33,300
 33,300
Loren Cloninger us
Loren Cloninger 		32,600
2,600
 2,600
Mike Heshmati us
Mike Heshmati 		31,000
Curtis Kowalk us
Curtis Kowalk 		27,000
-13,300
 -13,300
Scott Sanders us
Scott Sanders 		21,200
-9,100
 -9,100
David Brookshire us
David Brookshire 		8,500
-21,500
 -21,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Joe Elpayaa us
Joe Elpayaa 		Busted
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