$1,700 Main Event Day 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

Sep 15, 2019

Turner Sends Le to the Rail

Geoff Fisk

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dinh Le opened on the button, and Dann Turner called on the big blind.

Turner checked the flop, and Leung continued for 13,000. Turner check-raised to 30,000, and Leung reraised all in for 165,000 more. Turner snap called.

Dinh Le:
Dann Turner:

Le still had hope with the nut flush draw, but found himself behind Turner's already made flush. The turn and river brought no further help to Le, coming and , and Leung's Main Event run is over.

Tags: Dann Turner Dinh Leung

Sep 15, 2019

Tuvey Gives Rodriguez the Pile; Lyons Showered

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Hill Kerby

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Stuart Tuvey had opened from under the gun and was three-bet by Noel Rodriguez to 37,000 out of the small blind. Tuvey was in the process of going all in, which prompted a fold from Rodriguez to earn Tuvey the pot.

As the hand was finishing, the floor came by to instruct the dealer to provide a high card, meaning their table was broken. Rodriguez drew the new seat of Table 4, Seat 7, the seat that had been vacated by Pat Lyons just moments earlier.

Lyons was still present at the table as Rodriguez took his seat and the two exchanged pleasantries. Lyons later confirmed his elimination, saying he three-bet all in preflop with ace-jack and was called by pocket tens. He failed to improve, losing the flip and becoming another pre-cash-ualty.

Tags: Noel Rodriguez Pat Lyons Stuart Tuvey

Sep 15, 2019

A Few Chip Counts

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Hill Kerby

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Sep 15, 2019

Farnes Hits 300k

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Geoff Fisk

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Noel Rodriguez opened to 9,000 in early position, Jeff Farnes called one seat to the left, and Rickey Evans called from the big blind.

Rodriguez and Farnes both in chips on the flop, with Evans bowing out. Rodriguez checked the turn, Farnes bet 29,000, and Rodriguez folded.

Tags: Jeff Farnes Noel Rodriguez Rickey Evans

Sep 15, 2019

More First-Level Eliminations

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Hill Kerby

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The tournament clock now reads 76 players remaining, meaning just 13 more eliminations are needed before play reaches the money. Here are more players who have been eliminated on the first level of play on Day 2.

Sep 15, 2019

Chadna Spikes a Double

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Hill Kerby

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Karan Chadna was on the button and opened to 10,000. He was three-bet to 40,000 by Stuart Tuvey out of the big blind and went all in over the top for 93,000. Tuvey called.

Karan Chadna:
Stuart Tuvey:

Chadna found himself in dominated shape at risk for his tournament life. Luckily for him, the board ran out to give him a full house, queens full of kings en route to the early double.

Tags: Stuart Tuvey Karan Chadna

Sep 15, 2019

Minkin Gets One Back from Lin

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Geoff Fisk

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Lin and Kelly Minkin went heads up to ta flop in a battle of the blinds. Both players checked, and Lin put out a bet for 17,000 from the small blind on a turn. Minkin called, bringing the on the river.

Both players checked, and Minkin took down the pot with , good against Lin's .

Tags: Kelly Minkin Michael Lin

Sep 15, 2019

Early Day 2 Eliminations

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Hill Kerby

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Sep 15, 2019

Stir Knocks Out Szuchopa Early

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Hill Kerby

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Stacks were in the process of going in for a massive pot on a board of between Dan Stir, who was in early position, and Frank Szuchopa, who was in the small blind and at risk for his tournament life.

Frank Szuchopa:
Dan Stir:

Szuchopa found his nut flush draw to be the only outs he had as his two overcards were no match for Stir's bullets. The river left him dry, resulting in his elimination at the hands of Stir, who has earned a sizeable pot along the day early on Day 2.

Tags: Frank Szuchopa Dan Stir