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

09-14-2019 16:03 UTC-7

Lyons' Out Doesn't Come

GeoffFisk

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Pat Lyons opened to 1,400, Lam Le called in the small blind, and the big blind also called.

The three-way pot unfolded with a flop, and all three players checked. The turn came , Le went all in for his last 7,600, the big blind blind folded, and Lyons made the call.

"Only because I have too many outs," Lyons said as he put together the calling chips.

Lam Le:
Pat Lyons:

Le was ahead and a 63 percent favorite to win with his bottom pair and straight draw, but Lyons did indeed have plenty of outs with the better flush and straight draws. The river brought the , which improved neither player but gave Le the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pat Lyons	28,500	-5,900
Lam Le	20,000

Tags: Pat Lyons Lam Le

09-14-2019 15:59 UTC-7

Foster Overbets the River

HillKerby

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

There was over 10,000 in the pot on a board of and Farhad Sinaei had checked from the big blind, putting action on Careen Foster who was in middle position. Foster threw out a bet of 16,300, sending Sinaei into the tank.

After over two minutes, Sinaei apologized about taking so long on the decision. Not long after, a clock was called on him. The floor came over, gave the shpiel about him having 30 seconds to act, and started the clock. Sinaei didn't need all 30 seconds, sending his cards t\o the muck without much sweat of his hand being ruled dead.

"Good fold," he was told as the pot was sent Foster's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Careen Foster	59,300	14,300
Farhad Sinaei	29,200	-800

Tags: Careen Foster Farhad Sinaei

09-14-2019 15:51 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Steinman	65,200	36,100
Jeff Dewitt	55,800	-2,200
Russell Garrett	53,000	23,000
Jared Shipley	51,000	34,000
Annalee Nguyen	38,300	-20,000
Jed Hoffman	37,500	7,500
Billy Le	34,500	-6,200
Pat Lyons	34,400	20,200
Jason Scott	29,800	-4,300
Imad Allahham	25,400	-7,600
Brett Murray	25,000	-5,000
Alex Greenblatt	23,100	-16,100
Craig Varnell	21,300	-6,200
Keith Bowman	15,600	-26,400
Traci Brown	6,000	-9,000
Riki Sankey	Busted

09-14-2019 15:48 UTC-7

Limped Pots and the NFL

GeoffFisk

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Craig Varnell and Phillip Harvey are involved in a deep conversation about the NFL, including a discussion on Aaron Rogers' contract possibly eating up too much of the Green Bay Packers salary cap.

In the midst of this, both players were involved in a six-way limped pot, which saw the player on the hijack bet 1,200 on a flop. That bet thinned out the field to four players, including Glenn Miller on the button. Harvey stuck around in the small blind, while Varnell folded.

All remaining players checked on the turn and river, and it was Miller who managed to take down the pot, with just third pair as he tabled . Miller is up to a comfortable double starting stack as Level 6 begins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Miller	61,000
Phillip Harvey	39,000	11,000
Craig Varnell	27,500	-17,500

09-14-2019 15:38 UTC-7

Three-Time Bracelet Winner Frankie O’Dell Captured 4th Circuit Ring

HillKerby

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at Thunder Valley to live report action from both the $1,700 Main Event and $3,250 High Roller, but those are just a couple of the dozen gold ring events at the stop. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.

In Event #5: $400 H.O.R.S.E., 65 runners created a $21,450 prize pool and saw veteran poker player Frankie O’Dell, a three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner, come out on top for $6,994 and his fourth career circuit ring.

“It feels great because all my rings are in mixed tournaments and all my bracelets are in mixed tournaments,” he said after the win. “I don’t think anybody has four rings in mixed tournaments. I might be standing alone.”

O’Dell, who won a bracelet over the summer, added: “I just keep winning and winning feels good. Specially at the WSOP … People are fighting out here to win. I just did my thing and we ended up on top. The tougher the competition, the sweeter the victory.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Frankie O'Dell	Denver, Colorado	$6,994
2	Darryl Okamoto	San Jose, California	$4,322
3	Steven Toll	Medford, New Jersey	$2,867
4	Peter Dirksen	San Francisco, California	$1,981
5	Don Gresser	Rio Linda, California	$1,428
6	Joshua Grossman	N/A	$1,076
7	Jason Mcroberts	Fair Oaks, California	$850
8	Samedy Kuoch	Santa Rosa, California	$704
9	Gregory Schmidt	Sacramento, California	$614
10	Mike Morrison	N/A	$614

Tags: Frankie O'Dell

09-14-2019 15:38 UTC-7

Primus Pushes Out Minkin

HillKerby

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Ben Primus opened to 800 from early position and was called by a player in middle position. Action folded to Kelly Minkin, who three-bet to 2,600 from the cutoff. Primus called and the player in middle position folded.

The flop came and Primus checked. Minkin checked behind.

The turn fell and Primus put out a bet of about 3,500, quickly getting a fold from Minkin. He quickly took back his bet and awaited the pot to be sent his way.

Despite losing the pot, Minkin is still above starting stack after being seen taking her seat within the last 45 minutes; Primus also finds himself a bit higher above starting stack after the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Minkin	36,100	36,100
Ben Primus	35,600	-500

Tags: Ben Primus Kelly Minkin

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

09-14-2019 15:28 UTC-7

"The Difference Between Pocket Kings and Pocket Deuces"

HillKerby

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Billy Le is far and away the front runner for the player having the most fun in the room, happily chatting with all of his tablemates all afternoon long thus far. His most recent allegory was an exclamation about the difference between pocket kings and pocket deuces.

"When you have pocket kings and the flop comes with one overcard, you are no good. But when you have pocket deuces and the flop comes with only one overcard, you have the nuts!"

Storytelling isn't all he's doing, however, as he has chipped up to over 40,000 in chips, increasing his stack by over 33 percent from the 30,000 with which he started in the first three-plus hours of play on the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Le	40,700	4,500

Tags: Billy Le

09-14-2019 15:23 UTC-7

Crump's Full House Tops the Nut Flush

GeoffFisk

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

With about 20,000 already in the pot, and the board reading , a player in the hijack checked to Dustin Crump on the cutoff. Crump put in a bet for 8,000, and the hijack player didn't take too long to contemplate the decision before calling.

That player let out a sigh when Crump turned over , good for the full boat. The hijack tabled , but in this case the nut flush was no good. The hijack was left with just 4,00 chips after taking the cooler, while Crump improved to go over the 50k mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Crump	51,000	51,000

Tags: Dustin Crump

09-14-2019 15:21 UTC-7

Nguyen Check-Raises the River

HillKerby

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Action was heads up between Annalee Nguyen in the small blind and her opponent in the big blind on a board of . Nguyen had checked to her opponent, who bet 3,000, only to put him to the test with a check-raise all in for the 11,200 remaining in his stack (14,200 total after the bet).

The big blind thought for about a minute and let his hand go.

"Show the bluff!" said another player at the table. "One time!" he added.

"One time!" Lee said, complying with the showing part. Her hand was far from a bluff, however, as she tabled for a rivered flush and raked in the pot.

Her opponent then stated afterwards that he had folded a smaller flush, finding himself alive and with chips still in play as a result.

"One time!"