Paul Richardson opened to 1,300 from middle position, Dapo Ajayi called on the button, and Matt Livingston three-bet squeezed to 5,100 from the big blind.
Livingston's raise did the trick, as both opponents folded, sending him the pot.
Joshua Shaw opened rom under the gun, Bin Duan raised , and Shaw reraised for 17,600 total.
Duan went deep into the tank, then made the call, having Shaw covered.
Joshua Shaw: 
Bin Duan: 
Board: 
The aftermath of the hand put Shaw back up to nearly the starting stack, while leaving Duan with 15,000 chips.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Players are now on another 15-minute break.
Ben Underwood opened to 900 from middle position, and David Stamm called from the big blind.
Stamm check-called a 700 bet from Underwood on the 
flop. The turn came 
, and Stamm check-folded to a 2,000 from Underwood.
The pot put Underwood back up over the 10,000 chip mark as the second break of Day 1 approaches.
PokerNews is in town to live report both the $3,250 High Roller and $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #6: $400 NLH 6-Handed (One Day), 129 runners created a $42,570 prize pool that was paid out to the top 20 players. Among those to cash were Survivor alum Shirin Oskooi (19th - $595), Adam Dunkle (15th - $698), David Valdez (13th - $698), Jimmy Wester (7th - $1,351), and Alan Mulleady (3rd - $4,819).
In the end, Thunder Valley regular Josh Prager, a 46-year-old poker pro from Oakland, beat Eyyal Altar in heads-up play to win a $11,440 top prize and his first gold ring.
“I don’t know how I won, honestly. At one point I had 15,000 chips and ended up with 1.9 million. I am not really sure what my opponents were doing, I was not playing that well”, said Prager. “The times you have success you don’t deserve it, and the times fail you don’t deserve that either. Over a decade you got what you deserve, but I am happy I won today.”
You might recall that Prager had quite a bit of success last year. First, he won the LAPC One Million for $227,775 in February and then in late July came to Thunder Valley and took down the $1,650 Ante Up World Championship Main Event for $116,434.
As a result, he was a featured guest on the LFG Podcast, which you can listen to here.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Prager | Yuba City, California | $11,440 |
| 2 | Eyyal Altar | Sherman Oaks, California | $7,069 |
| 3 | Alan Mulleady | Meridian, Idaho | $4,819 |
| 4 | Rafael Gonzalez | Modesto, California | $3,370 |
| 5 | Jerome Williams | Lodi, California | $2,419 |
| 6 | James Thompson | Parker, Colorado | $1,783 |
| 7 | Jimmy Wester | Fairfield, California | $1,351 |
| 8 | Bryan Sharp | Tucson, Arizona | $1,351 |
| 9 | David Mann | Fresno, California | $1,053 |
Frank Azevedo opened to 1,100 in the cutoff, Bin Duan called on the button, and Joshua Shaw called in the big blind.
Action checked to Duan on the 
flop, Duan bet 2,000, and only Azevedo called.
Both players checked the 
turn. Azevedo checked the 
river, Duan bet 6,000, and Azevedo folded.
Players can qualify for the 2019/20 Global Casino Championship in one of several ways (a.) win a Circuit Main Event at any domestic or international stop (b.) win a "Casino Championship," which is defined as the player at each stop who accumulates the most points throughout the 12-event gold ring schedule at any domestic or international stop (c.) be one of the top 50 cumulative point earners over the entire season who hasn't otherwise qualified (Domestic tour only). Each of these projected 128 players will receive a "free roll" seat into the culminating event.
Players are amassing points here at Thunder Valley, and one of them will eventually walk away with the title of "Casino Champ" for a 2020 GCC seat. Here's a look at how things currently stack up through seven events.
| *Place | Name | Points | Rings | Cashes | Earnings |
| 1 | Josh Prager | 87.5 pts | 1 | 2 | $54,814 |
| 2 | Brendon Thomson | 75 pts | 0 | 2 | $8,743 |
| 3 | Jimmy Wester | 70 pts | 1 | 2 | $12,592 |
| 4 | David Valdez | 57.5 pts | 1 | 3 | $8,928 |
| 5 | Michael Lin | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $70,181 |
| 6 | Jesse Lonis | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $11,062 |
| 7 | Chris Brandin | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $8,310 |
| 8 | David Diiorio | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $7,125 |
| 9 | Patrick Testoni | 47.5 pts | 0 | 2 | $8,439 |
| 10 | Jeff Lennon | 45 pts | 0 | 2 | $12,544 |
Qi Hu raised to 800 under the gun and Ray Villaman called from the button. Tim McDermott then three-bet to 4,000 from the big blind and Hu responded with a four-bet to 10,000. Villaman thought for about a minute before folding and McDermott called.
The 
flop saw both players check and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
McDermott paused for a few beats before moving all in for 24,700 and Hu ditched his hand.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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