Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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
Primus Pushes Out Minkin
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
36,100
36,100
|
36,100 |
|
35,600
-500
|
-500 |
Three-Time Bracelet Winner Frankie O’Dell Captured 4th Circuit Ring
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 |
Limped Pots and the NFL
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000 | |
|
39,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
27,500
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
||
Assorted Chip Counts
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,200
36,100
|
36,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,800
-2,200
|
-2,200 |
|
53,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
51,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
38,300
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
37,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
34,500
-6,200
|
-6,200 |
|
34,400
20,200
|
20,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,800
-4,300
|
-4,300 |
|
25,400
-7,600
|
-7,600 |
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
23,100
-16,100
|
-16,100 |
|
|
21,300
-6,200
|
-6,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,600
-26,400
|
-26,400 |
|
6,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Foster Overbets the River
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
59,300
14,300
|
14,300 |
|
29,200
-800
|
-800 |
Lyons' Out Doesn't Come
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,500
-5,900
|
-5,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
20,000 | |
Some More Chip Counts
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
79,100
16,700
|
16,700 |
|
|
56,400
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
45,500
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
45,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
45,400
45,400
|
45,400 |
|
44,400
14,400
|
14,400 |
|
44,400
-10,100
|
-10,100 |
|
33,300
33,300
|
33,300 |
|
32,600
2,600
|
2,600 |
|
31,000 | |
|
27,000
-13,300
|
-13,300 |
|
21,200
-9,100
|
-9,100 |
|
8,500
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Remaining 2019/20 World Series of Poker Circuit Schedule
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| September 12-23, 2019 | Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| September 17-29, 2019 | WSOP.com Online Circuit (New Jersey) |
| September 19-30, 2019 | Seminole Casino Coconut Creek (Coconut Creek, Florida) |
| September 26 – October 7, 2019 | Horseshoe Southern Indiana (Louisville/Indiana) |
| October 3-14, 2019 | Horseshoe Baltimore (Maryland/D.C.) |
| October 10-21, 2019 | Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois) |
| October 24 – November 4, 2019 | Harveys Lake Tahoe (Reno/Tahoe Nevada) |
| October 30 - November 11, 2019 | Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma) |
| November 14–25, 2019 | Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada) |
| November 28 - December 9, 2019 | Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina) |
| November 30-December 11, 2019 | The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California) |
| December 5-16, 2019 | IP Casino Resort Spa (Biloxi, Mississippi) |
| December 12-22, 2019 | Harrah’s Las Vegas in Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| January 2-14, 2020 | Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma) |
| January 9-20, 2020 | Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California) |
| January 16-27, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
| January 30 - February 10, 2020 | Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| February 6–17, 2020 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (Tampa, Florida) |
| February 14-25, 2020 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| February 20 – March 2, 2020 | Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois) |
| February 25 – March 8, 2020 | WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada) |
| February 27 – March 10, 2020 | Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas) |
| March 5-16, 2020 | Harrah’s Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey) |
| March 7 – 18, 2020 | The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California) |
| March 12-23, 2020 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| March 19-30, 2020 | Bally’s (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada) |
| March 26 - April 6, 2020 | Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa) |
| April 8-19, 2020 | Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina) |
| April 23 – May 4, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
| May 7-18, 2020 | Harrah’s New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| August 2020 | Global 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.
Take 15
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.