Bryan Piccioli raised to 600 under the gun and action folded around to Erick Lindgren, who called out of the big blind to see a 
flop.
Both players checked and then did the same on the 
turn as well as the 
river. Picciolo tabled the 
and it was good as Lindgren sent his hand to the muck.
It wasn't too exciting but it did give us a good excuse to update you on their current stacks.
David Stamm raised to 600 from early position and Ray Villaman called next to act. Ben Underwood came along, as did the recently-entered Scott Stewart and four players saw a flop of 
.
Stewart checked, Stamm continued for 1,200, and only Villaman called to see the 
turn.
Stamm kept the pressure on with a bet of 4,000 and this time it did the trick as Villaman gave up on the hand.
With the flop showing 
, Noel Rodriguez checked from the big blind, Matt Livingston bet 800, Rodriguez check-raised to 2,700 and Livingston called.
Rodriguez bet 4,800 on the 
turn, and Livingston called. Rodriguez checked the 
river, Livingston bet 15,000, and Rodriguez snap folded.
Details leading up to the river are unknown, Qi Hu just took down one of the bigger pots of Day 1 in a hand against Joshua Shaw.
With 
showing on the river, Hu bet 12,000 from middle position, and got a call from Shaw in the hijack. Shaw saw the bad news when Hu turned over 
, good for the nut flush and the win.
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 #3: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha, 67 runners created a $22,110 prize pool that was reserved for the top 11 finishers. Among those to go deep but fall shy of making the final table were Alfredo Girabaldi (11th - $432) and Willie Smith (10th - $532). At the final table, Jared Minghini (8th - $703), Anthony Trifiletti (5th - $1,469), and Chet Sickle (3rd - $2,918) all bowed out before the title came down to Brendon Thomson and David Valdez.
Eventually the latter prevailed to claim his second career WSOPC gold ring.
“It is sweet, it always feels good to win something. I kind of sucked out at the end there, but sometimes you need that,” he said after winning the tournament, which was originally scheduled for two days but played out in one. His previous ring came as Thunder Valley last year when he took down the $400 Monster Stack for $40,411.
“The money was a bit more the first time I won, but the feeling is still the same, it is always fun to win,” he added.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Valdez | Vacaville, California | $7,021 |
| 2 | Brendon Thomson | Sacramento, California | $4,339 |
| 3 | Chet Sickle | Manteca, California | $2,918 |
| 4 | Benjamin Primus | Center Moriches, New York | $2,033 |
| 5 | Anthony Trifiletti | Livermore, California | $1,469 |
| 6 | Russell Garrett | Redding, California | $1,104 |
| 7 | Richard St. Peter | Susonville, California | $862 |
| 8 | Jared Minghini | N/A | $703 |
| 9 | Carlos Zapata | Chile | $597 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Qi Hu opened to 600 from the cutoff, and Ben Underwood called from the big blind.
Underwood checked the 
flop, Hu bet 400 and Underwood called.
Underwood checked again on the 
turn, Hu bet 1,600, and Underwood folded.
Qi Hu open raised from the button, Ray Villaman three-bet from the big blind, and Hu called.
The flop came 
, Villaman continued for 3,100, and Hu folded.
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