2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

$3,250 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

Final Results
Winner
JC Tran
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$49,035
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,250
Prize Pool
$141,000
Entries
47
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
10,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
23
Players Left
1

Rodriguez Takes Massive Pot with Straight Over Straight

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Noel Rodriguez
Noel Rodriguez

Jesse Lonis opened to 6,500 under the gun, Noel Rodriguez called from the cutoff, and Dapo Ajayi called in the big blind.

All three players checked the {9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop. Ajayi checked the {j-Spades} turn, Lonis bet 12,000, Rodriguez raised to 43,000, Ajayi folded, and Lonis called.

The river brought the {9-Hearts}, Lonis checked and Rodriguez went all in for 92,500.

Lonis went deep into the tank, and after several moments decided on a call. Both players turned over a straight, but it was Rodriguez' {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} getting the best of Lonis' {8-Spades}{7-Spades}.

The pot put Rodriguez in the mix near the top of the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
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Noel Rodriguez
291,000
172,000
172,000
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Jesse Lonis
61,000
-154,000
-154,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Dapo AjayiJesse LonisNoel Rodriguez

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Tran Ousts Hu, Takes Chip Lead

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

JC Tran opened to 8,000 from the hijack, Qi Hu three-bet to 30,000 from the small blind, Tran four-bet all in, and Hu made the call.

Tran had Hu covered going to the showdown.

JC Tran: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Qi Hu: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Board: {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

The flop was a disaster for Hu, with trip jacks coming in for Tran. The turn and river hit the board and sealed the win for Tran, who's now in the chip lead with 10 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
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JC Tran
355,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Qi Hu
Busted

Tags: JC TranQi Hu

Azevedo Hanging In

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

JC Tran opened to 9,000 from middle position, and Frank Azevedo three-bet all in for his 60,500 stack from the hijack.

Tran thought it over for a few moments, then folded.

Player Chips Progress
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JC Tran
346,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Frank Azevedo
80,000
29,000
29,000

Underwood Eliminates Stewart

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

Ben Underwood and Scott Stewart got all in preflop from the blinds, with Underwood having Stewart covered.

Scott Stewart: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Ben Underwood: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Board: {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

Both players improved on the runout, but the {a-Clubs} turn wasn't enough for Stewart, as the flopped set of nines put Underwood in the lead for good.

The tournament is now down to the final nine players.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Underwood
417,000
272,000
272,000
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Scott Stewart
Busted

Tags: Ben UnderwoodScott Stewart

Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
SeatNameCountryChip Count
1Noel RodriguezUnited States278,000
2Roger BaileyUnited States116,000
3JC TranUnited States345,000
4Tony DunstUnited States205,000
5Ben UnderwoodCanada480,000
6Joshua ShawUnited States115,000
7Darren RabinowitzUnited States55,000
8Frank AzevedoUnited States55,000
9Dapo AjayiUnited States265,000