Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Erick Lindgren opened to 200 from the hijack, Ray Villaman called on the button, and Tim McDermott three-bet to 1,200 from the big blind. Lindgren called, and Villaman folded.
McDermott bet 1,800 on the flop, and Lindgren called. Both players then checked the turn.
McDermott bet 5,000 on the river, and Lindgren called. McDermott turned over , with his king-high no good against the two pair of Lindgren, who tabled .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Erick Lindgren
|
44,500 | 4,500 |
Tim McDermott | 34,000 |
Tim McDermott, Erick Lindgren and David Stamm went three ways to a flop. Action checked to McDermott, who bet 400 from the cutoff.
Lindgren check-raised to 1,100 from the small blind, Stamm called in the big blind, and McDermott folded.
The turn came , and Lindgren check-folded to a 2,000 bet from Stamm.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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David Stamm | 43,000 |
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Dapo Ajayi opened to 300 in the small blind, Tony Dunst raised to 2,100 in the big blind, and Ajayi made the call.
Ajayi check-called an 1,800 bet from Dunst on the flop. Ajayi checked again on the turn, Dunst bet 5,400, and Ajayi put in the check-raise to 13,000.
Dunst let his hand go, and Ajayi took down a sizable early pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Dapo Ajayi | 49,000 | 9,000 |
Tony Dunst
|
31,000 | -9,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dapo Ajayi | 40,000 | |
Matt Livingston | 40,000 | |
Noel Rodriguez | 40,000 | |
Ray Villaman | 40,000 | |
Andrew Ostapchenko | 40,000 | |
Erick Lindgren
|
40,000 | |
Tony Dunst
|
40,000 |
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The $3,250 High Roller is underway.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
The first of two 2020 stops at Thunder Valley Casino and Resort for the World Series of Poker Circuit is underway. The highest buy-in event of the series begins today, as the $3,250 High Roller gets underway at 4 p.m. in the Thunder Valley poker room, located just outside of Sacramento in Lincoln, California.
This two-day event kicks off this afternoon, with the blinds beginning at 100/100 and a big blind ante added at the start of Level 2. The field will play through 12 40-minute levels today, with 40,000 starting chips and unlimited re-entry available. Late registration and re-entry is available up until the beginning of Day 2 play, which begins at noon Friday.
Entrants will be battling for the WSOP Circuit ring and the first-place prize money. The January 2019 edition of this tournament saw the total prize pool grow to $222,000, with the eventual champion Steven Song taking home $75,480 for the grand prize.
Randy Lew finished runner-up to Song, bringing in a $46,702 payday.
Day 1 action will see short breaks implemented after every three levels, with the day coming to an end at the end of Level 12. The surviving players from Day 1a, as well as any last-minute late entries or re-entries, will come back to the Thunder Valley Poker Room for a noon restart for Day 2 on Friday.
Day 2 play will resume at Level 13, with the blinds/antes at 1000/2000/2000.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the $3,250 High Roller commences!