$3,250 High Roller | 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

01-17-2020 20:06 UTC-7

Joshua Shaw Eliminated in 3rd Place ($19,779)

GeoffFisk

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Joshua Shaw open shoved for 197,000 from the button, and Tony Dunst called from the big blind, having Shaw covered.

Joshua Shaw:
Tony Dunst:

Board:

Both players improved on the runout, but it was Dunst's top pair prevailing, sending Shaw to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Tran	1,090,000 145,000	145,000

Tony Dunst	790,000 205,000	205,000

Joshua Shaw	Busted

01-17-2020 20:15 UTC-7

Dunst Versus Tran for the Ring

GeoffFisk

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The heads-up match in the $3,250 High Roller has come down to two of poker's big names, as JC Tran and Tony Dunst are the final two remaining.

The two players have more than $16 million in career earnings, and one of them will be adding the 2020 WSOP Circuit Thunder Valley High Roller to their list of career accomplishments.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Tran	1,164,000 74,000	74,000

Tony Dunst	716,000 -74,000	-74,000

Tags: JC Tran Tony Dunst

01-17-2020 20:24 UTC-7

Dunst Gains Ground

GeoffFisk

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

JC Tran opened to 35,000, and Tony Dunst called.

Both players checked the flop. Dunst check-called a 30,000 bet on the turn.

Both players checked the river, and Dunst took down the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Tran	1,072,000 -92,000	-92,000

Tony Dunst	807,000 91,000	91,000

Tags: JC Tran Tony Dunst

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

01-17-2020 20:32 UTC-7

Tran Raises River, Dunst Folds

GeoffFisk

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

JC Tran limped, Tony Dunst raised to 70,000, and Tran called.

Dunst bet 50,000 on the flop, and Tran called. Both players then checked the turn.

Dunst bet 120,000 on the river, Tran raised to 330,000, and Dunst folded. The pot puts Tran at his highest chip mark of the tournament, at over 1.3 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Tran	1,320,000 248,000	248,000

Tony Dunst	560,000 -247,000	-247,000

Tags: JC Tran Tony Dunst

01-17-2020 20:42 UTC-7

Dunst Climbing Back

GeoffFisk

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Tony Dunst is chipping up slowly but surely, winning a chain of several small pots to pull closer in the heads-up match against JC Tran.

Dunst, at one point down to around 560,000 chips, is back up to the 855,000 mark as the final two continue to battle.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Tran	1,025,000 -295,000	-295,000

Tony Dunst	855,000 295,000	295,000

Tags: JC Tran Tony Dunst

01-17-2020 20:50 UTC-7

Tran Pushes the Lead

GeoffFisk

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

JC Tran opened to 45,000, and Tony Dunst called.

Both players checked the flop. Dunst bet 75,000 on the turn, Tran raised to 155,000, and Dunst called .

Tran bet 300,000 on the river, and Dunst folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Tran	1,207,000 182,000	182,000

Tony Dunst	673,000 -182,000	-182,000

Tags: JC Tran Tony Dunst

01-17-2020 21:05 UTC-7

Back to Even

GeoffFisk

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

No big pots have materialized in Level 23, but after winning several small pots Tony Dunst has brought the heads-up match back to even.

Each player will be working with about 35 big blinds when Level 24 begins at 10000/25000/25000.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Tran	950,000 -257,000	-257,000

Tony Dunst	930,000 257,000	257,000

Tags: Tony Dunst

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

01-17-2020 21:16 UTC-7

Tran Shoves River, Folds Out Dunst

GeoffFisk

Level 24 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

JC Tran opened to 60,000, and Tony Dunst called.

Dunst check-called bets for 65,000 on the flop, and 150,000 on the turn.

Tran shoved the river, having Dunst covered. Dunst, with 605,000 left behind, tanked for a couple minutes, then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Tran	1,275,000 325,000	325,000

Tony Dunst	605,000 -325,000	-325,000

Tags: JC Tran Tony Dunst