2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
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 2
Entries
96
Players Left
9

Lucas Pushes Out Pham; Chip Counts From Table 1

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bobby Pham raised to 32,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Landen Lucas in the small blind. Lucas asked around how much he had to start the hand and Pham moved his arms to display his stack.

Lucas thought for a bit and announced he was all in, putting Pham to a decision for his remaining chips. Pham thought for some time and decided to let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Arish Nat us
Arish Nat
707,000
-198,000
-198,000
Landen Lucas us
Landen Lucas
480,000
8,000
8,000
Stuart Tuvey us
Stuart Tuvey
400,000
60,000
60,000
Bobby Pham us
Bobby Pham
265,000
265,000
265,000
Dan Stir us
Dan Stir
244,000
103,000
103,000
Sok Chean us
Sok Chean
237,000
162,000
162,000
Nabil Zumout us
Nabil Zumout
195,000
-31,000
-31,000

Tags: Bobby PhamLanden Lucas

Poetra Wins a Small Pot

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded around to Noel Rodriguez, who raised to 25,000 from the cutoff. Alfie Poetra defended his big to go to a flop of {4-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{a-Spades}. He then check-called a continuation-bet of 20,000 from Rodriguez.

Both players checked the turn {k-Spades}. The river fell {q-Spades} and Poetra put out a bet of 65,000. Rodriguez quickly folded and Poetra tapped the felt twice and sent his cards to the dealer, receiving the pot in return.

Player Chips Progress
Noel Rodriguez us
Noel Rodriguez
968,000
-497,000
-497,000
Alfie Poetra us
Alfie Poetra
220,000
-46,000
-46,000

Tags: Alfie PoetraNoel Rodriguez

Nagar Gets the Best of Richardson

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Soumitra Nagar bet 24,000 from the small blind on a {4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop, and Paul Richardson called from the big blind.

Nagar slowed down with a check on the {5-Hearts} turn, and Richardson bet 75,000, with Nagar calling.

Both players checked through the {5-Diamonds} river, and Nagar showed {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Soumitra Nagar us
Soumitra Nagar
670,000
180,000
180,000
Paul Richardson us
Paul Richardson
340,000
-60,000
-60,000

Liu Gets One Through

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Anthony Hugenberg opened to 28,000 out of the hijack and was three-bet all in by Calvin Liu. Liu cut out his stack, which totaled 182,000.

Hugenberg thought for about 15 seconds before saying something along the lines of having not quite enough with which to call, sending his cards to the muck as he did so.

Liu then sent his cards to the muck in exchange for the pot, doing so in a manner that flashed them from his spot in the five-seat so that Hugenberg could see them in the three-seat for just a second before they landed face-down on the felt.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Hugenberg us
Anthony Hugenberg
810,000
255,000
255,000
Calvin Liu us
Calvin Liu
240,000

Tags: Anthony HugenbergCalvin Liu

"Gah! Lucky! Seven-Six Off-Suit!"

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Noel Rodriguez opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and received a call by Billy Le, who was in the small blind. The two saw a flop of {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and Le checked to Rodriguez, who put out a continuation-bet of 20,000. Le called.

The dealer brought the turn {k-Spades} and Le checked again. Rodriguez fired a second barrel for 58,000 and Le thought for close to a full minute before putting in chips to call.

The river came {j-Spades} to bring two pair on board and both players checked.

Le tabled {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for a higher two pair, having made kings up on the turn. Rodriguez then showed {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for a full house, sixes full of jacks.

"Gah! Lucky!" said Le as the dealer sent the pot to Rodriguez. "Seven-six off-suit!"

Player Chips Progress
Noel Rodriguez us
Noel Rodriguez
1,465,000
15,000
15,000
Billy Le us
Billy Le
398,000
-187,000
-187,000

Tags: Billy LeNoel Rodriguez

Fujisaka Trending Upward

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There was around 150,000 in the middle from preflop action where Travis Fujisaka raised from under the gun and called a three-bet from Billy Le, who was on his direct left.

The flop came {9-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and Fujisaka checked to Le, who made a continuation-bet worth 90,000. Fujisaka peeled to bring the turn {q-Diamonds}. Both players checked. The river {5-Diamonds} then saw action check through to showdown.

Fujisaka tabled {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} for a pair of eights. Le checked his cards briefly and proceeded to send them to the muck.

Meanwhile, Alex Condon was recently eliminated at an adjacent table.

Player Chips Progress
Travis Fujisaka us
Travis Fujisaka
680,000
250,000
250,000
Billy Le us
Billy Le
585,000
-169,000
-169,000
Alex Condon us
Alex Condon
Busted

Tags: Billy LeTravis Fujisaka

Hendricks Sends Lancaster to the Rail

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mike Lancaster in Day 1b Action
Mike Lancaster in Day 1b Action

With less than 10 big blinds, Mike Lancaster went all in from under the gun, and Kelsey Hendricks made the call.

Mike Lancaster: {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Kelsey Hendricks: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Board: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

An open-ended straight draw came in on the turn, giving Lancaster hope. The {j-Spades} on the river sealed the elimination, however, and Lancaster is the latest casualty in a level of rapid eliminations.

Player Chips Progress
Kelsey Hendricks us
Kelsey Hendricks
620,000
330,000
330,000
Mike Lancaster us
Mike Lancaster
Busted

Tags: Kelsey HendricksMike Lancaster

Fujisaka Cold Four-Bets

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Eli Ross saw action folded to him in the cutoff and opened to 28,000. Noel Rodriguez was on the button and put in a three-bet to 88,000. Travis Fujisaka then cold four-bet all in from the small blind for a bit over 300,000.

Ross folded and Rodriguez folded immediately behind him. He did so so quickly that the dealer sat for another four or five seconds waiting for him to act before being told that he had already folded, resulting in the pot being shipped Fujisaka's way.

Player Chips Progress
Noel Rodriguez us
Noel Rodriguez
1,450,000
-120,000
-120,000
Travis Fujisaka us
Travis Fujisaka
430,000
106,000
106,000
Eli Ross us
Eli Ross
246,000
-166,000
-166,000

Tags: Eli RossNoel RodriguezTravis Fujisaka