2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley
Villaman Takes it Down on the Flop
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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ray Villaman |
47,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Qi Hu | 37,000 |
Hu Double Barrels, Drags Pot
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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Underwood | 41,000 | |
Qi Hu |
40,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tony Dunst |
68,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
Jonathan Ingalls | 58,000 | |
Erick Lindgren |
56,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
||
Ray Villaman |
52,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 49,000 | |
|
||
Ian Steinman |
44,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
Tim McDermott |
41,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Evan Price | 41,000 | |
Matt Livingston |
36,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
David Stamm |
36,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Qi Hu |
36,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Joshua Shaw | 35,000 | |
Darren Rabinowitz | 34,000 | |
Joe Kuether |
31,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Dapo Ajayi |
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Ben Underwood |
22,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Noel Rodriguez |
21,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
Andrew Ostapchenko |
15,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Break Time
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
David Valdez Claims Second WSOPC Thunder Valley Gold Ring
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 |
Hu Hauls in a Big One
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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Qi Hu |
64,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Joshua Shaw |
26,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Livingston Bets River, Rodriguez Folds
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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Livingston |
46,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Noel Rodriguez |
12,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Stamm Back to Starting Stack
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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Stamm |
40,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Scott Stewart | 40,000 |