Level: 5
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$737,805
Entries
487
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
306
Players Left
65
Nguyen Flops the World, Bets Turn, Takes Pot
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
Phuoc Nguyen opened to 700 in early position, Jared Shipley called on the direct left, and the small blind also called.
All three players checked the 
flop. The turn came 
, the small blind checked, Nguyen bet 1,600, and both opponents folded.
Nguyen showed 
as he took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
32,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Ross Rakes in a Big One
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
The preflop action between Eli Ross, on the big blind, and his opponent on the button escalated to a 17,000 pot.
The flop came 
, Ross bet 6,000, and the opponent folded.
"I was hoping you had aces or something," said Ross, who chipped up to 45,000 with the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Mo Fathipour Makes an Appearance
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
Mo Fathipour, who will host the WSOP circuit in March when at the Bicycle Casino, is in the field today for Day 1b of the Thunder Valley main event.
He was in the small blind and called a raise from the button to 1,000. Four players saw the 
flop and all four checked.
Fathipour led the turn for 2,000 when the 
paired the board on the turn.
The player to his left raised to 4,000 and Fathipour called.
The river was the 
and both players checked.
Fathipour showed 
and was good against the 
of his opponent.
Fathipour has just under $14,000 in career WSOP tournament winnings and has never cashed a WSOP circuit main event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
63,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
||
|
54,000
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
||
|
42,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
|
||
|
33,000
8,200
|
8,200 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
27,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
26,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
|
||
|
25,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
19,200
-11,800
|
-11,800 |
|
|
||
Rodriguez Calls Three-Bet and Three Barrels, Collects
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
Noel Rodriguez opened to 600 from the cutoff, Chi Chen three-bet to 2,500 from the small blind, and Rodriguez called.
Chen continued for 2,200 on the 
flop, and Rodriguez called.
Chen bet 7,300 on the 
turn, and Rodriguez called again. Chen fired a third bet on the 
river, putting another 5,400 in the pot.
Rodriguez called again, and his 
was best against Chen's 
, which looked promising on the flop but saw no draws complete.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
20,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
French KOs Evans
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
Dominick French opened to 1,000 from the hijack, the player on the button made the call, and Rickey Evans three-bet to 4,100 from the big blind. French called, and the button folded.
Evans went all in on the 
flop, and French called.
Rickey Evans: 
Dominick French:
Evans saw the bad news as French turned over top pair/top kicker, and no help came for Evans on the 
turn or river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
Busted |
Two KOs in a Row for French
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
Dominick French open raised from early position, the hijack three-bet to 3,700, French put in a four-bet, and the hijack called.
French checked the 
flop, the hijack went all in for her last 17,000, and French called.
Hijack: 
Dominick French:
French sent an opponent to the rail for the second hand in a row, with nothing changing on the turn or 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Nick Wooderson Flops a Set
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
The player on the button opened to 1,000 and Nick Wooderson called from the small blind. Scott Stewart called from the big.
The flop came 
and Wooderson and Stewart checked to the button. He bet 1,500. Wooderson was the lone caller.
The turn was the and both players checked.
Wooderson led the river when the came for 2,500 and his opponent called.
Wooderson showed 
for a set and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 |