2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
$147,706
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$737,805
Entries
487
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
306
Players Left
65

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

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 {a-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} flop. The turn came {k-Spades}, the small blind checked, Nguyen bet 1,600, and both opponents folded.

Nguyen showed {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} as he took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Phuoc Nguyen
45,000
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Jared Shipley
32,000
-4,000
-4,000

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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 {3-Spades}{j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, 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
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Eli Ross
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 {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop and all four checked.

Fathipour led the turn for 2,000 when the {3-Diamonds} paired the board on the turn.

The player to his left raised to 4,000 and Fathipour called.

The river was the {4-Hearts} and both players checked.

Fathipour showed {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades} and was good against the {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} 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
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Mo Fathipour
33,000
33,000
33,000

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Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Peter Pap
72,000
72,000
72,000
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Erick Lindgren
63,000
31,000
31,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
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Mario Lopez
57,000
57,000
57,000
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Tyler Patterson
54,000
26,500
26,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Haixia Zhang
42,000
-4,500
-4,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Kao Saechao
33,000
8,200
8,200
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Lexy Gavin
32,000
32,000
32,000
StakeKings
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Garrett Gruener
27,000
-1,000
-1,000
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Hafiz Khan
26,000
-5,000
-5,000
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Chad Holloway
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Shirin Oskooi
25,000
4,000
4,000
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Bryan Piccioli
19,200
-11,800
-11,800
WSOP 2X Winner

Rodriguez Calls Three-Bet and Three Barrels, Collects

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Noel Rodriguez
Noel Rodriguez

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 {2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop, and Rodriguez called.

Chen bet 7,300 on the {q-Clubs} turn, and Rodriguez called again. Chen fired a third bet on the {4-Clubs} river, putting another 5,400 in the pot.

Rodriguez called again, and his {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} was best against Chen's {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, which looked promising on the flop but saw no draws complete.

Player Chips Progress
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Noel Rodriguez
75,000
45,000
45,000
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Chi Chen
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 {5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} flop, and French called.

Rickey Evans: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Dominick French: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Evans saw the bad news as French turned over top pair/top kicker, and no help came for Evans on the {5-Clubs} turn or {3-Diamonds} river.

Player Chips Progress
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Dominick French
45,000
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Rickey Evans
Busted

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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 {3-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop, the hijack went all in for her last 17,000, and French called.

Hijack: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Dominick French: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

French sent an opponent to the rail for the second hand in a row, with nothing changing on the {j-Spades} turn or {7-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
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Dominick French
66,000
21,000
21,000

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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 {j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Wooderson and Stewart checked to the button. He bet 1,500. Wooderson was the lone caller.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and both players checked.

Wooderson led the river when the {4-Diamonds} came for 2,500 and his opponent called.

Wooderson showed {6-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a set and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Wooderson
26,000

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