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

Dunst Doubles Through Tran

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

JC Tran opened to 23,000 from the button, Tony Dunst three-bet all in to 235,000, and Tran made the call, having Dunst covered.

Tony Dunst: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
JC Tran: {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Board: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}

Dunst stood up with an eye on the exit after the flop, but the {a-Diamonds} on the river sent the pot his way. Dunst is back in the hunt shortly after being on the wrong end of an all in preflop against Ben Underwood.

Player Chips Progress
JC Tran us
JC Tran
520,000
-275,000
-275,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
490,000
280,000
280,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Tony DunstBen UnderwoodJC Tran

Dunst in the Chip Lead

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

JC tran opened to 23,000 from the cutoff, Tony Dunst three-bet to 70,000 from the button, and Ben Underwood cold four-bet to 155,000 from the small blind.

Tran folded, and Dunst went all in with a five-bet. Underwood didn't take long to decide on a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
714,000
224,000
224,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Ben Underwood ca
Ben Underwood
345,000
-209,000
-209,000

Tags: JC TranTony DunstBen Underwood

Ben Underwood Eliminated in 4th Place ($13,552)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ben Underwood
Ben Underwood

Tony Dunst opened to 20,000 from the cutoff, Ben Underwood called on the button, and JC Tran called in the big blind.

Action checked to Underwood, who bet 20,000 on the {7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop. Tran check-raised to 70,000, Dunst folded, and Underwood went all in for 325,000. Tran called, having Underwood covered.

Ben Underwood: {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
JC Tran: {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Tran came away with the win, his pair of tens holding up on the {4-Spades} turn and {2-Clubs} river. Underwood hit the exit, with $13,552 for the fourth-place finish.

On the following hand, Tran lost some of his newly-earned chips to Dunst, with Dunst cold four-betting from the big blind, and Tran folding after three-betting from the small blind against an open from Joshua Shaw.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
825,000
111,000
111,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
JC Tran us
JC Tran
745,000
225,000
225,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joshua Shaw us
Joshua Shaw
310,000
Ben Underwood ca
Ben Underwood
Busted

Tags: Ben UnderwoodJoshua ShawTony DunstJC Tran

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Shaw Gains Ground

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

With about 200,000 already in the pot on the river, and the board showing {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, JC Tran checked from the big blind.

Joshua Shaw went all in for his last 193,000, sending Tran into the tank. Tran eventually elected to fold, and the pot pushed Shaw to his highest chip mark of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
775,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
JC Tran us
JC Tran
665,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joshua Shaw us
Joshua Shaw
435,000
125,000
125,000

Tags: JC TranJoshua Shaw

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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Tran Back in Front

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

Joshua Shaw opened to 30,000 from the small blind, and JC Tran called from the big blind.

Shaw bet 25,000 on the {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{k-Spades} flop, and 45,000 on the {a-Clubs} turn, with Tran calling both.

Shaw checked the {2-Spades} river, Tran bet 80,000, and Shaw gave it up.

Player Chips Progress
JC Tran us
JC Tran
860,000
195,000
195,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
780,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Joshua Shaw us
Joshua Shaw
240,000
-195,000
-195,000

Shaw Doubles Through Dunst

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

Tony Dunst open raised from the button, Joshua Shaw three-bet all in for 163,000, and Dunst called, having Shaw covered.

Joshua Shaw: {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Tony Dunst: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Board: {j-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The {9-Clubs} river brought in a straight for Shaw, keeping him alive as three-handed play continues.

Player Chips Progress
JC Tran us
JC Tran
945,000
85,000
85,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
585,000
-195,000
-195,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Joshua Shaw us
Joshua Shaw
350,000
110,000
110,000

Tags: Joshua ShawTony Dunst

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000