$1,700 Main Event Day 1b | 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

01-18-2020 17:12 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Stewart	70,000 27,000	27,000
Jasthi Kumar	42,000 22,300	22,300
Dan Landwirth	42,000 29,800	29,800
Josh Prager	36,000 6,100	6,100
Arish Nat	18,000 -14,300	-14,300
Marty Gorenc	16,500 -13,500	-13,500
Andreas Kniep	15,000 -18,000	-18,000
Neil Scott	Busted
Roman Shainuk	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Pat Lyons	45,000

Break Time

GeoffFisk

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

01-18-2020 17:39 UTC-7

Fathipour's Presence Creates a Buzz

GeoffFisk

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Mo Fathipour is getting in the mix and getting involved in a hand or two in a rare playing appearance.

The Bicycle Casino Tournament Director knows seemingly everyone in the Thunder Valley poker room, and Pat Lyons in particular is thrilled that the longtime poker fixture has stepped away from his duties at the Bicycle for the weekend and entered the fray in the WSOP Circuit Thunder Vallet Main Event.

Follow along with the PokerNews blog to see how Fathipour's Day 1b adventure turns out.

Tags: Mo Fathipour Pat Lyons

01-18-2020 17:45 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Brentharrington

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Haixia Zhang	46,600 4,600	4,600

Sam Cosby	42,600 42,600	42,600
Erick Lindgren	40,500 -22,500	-22,500

Bryan Piccioli	33,400 14,200	14,200

Lexy Gavin	19,300 -12,700	-12,700
Hafiz Khan	17,600 -8,400	-8,400

01-18-2020 17:46 UTC-7

Will Chao is Quick With the Raise

Brentharrington

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Four players saw the flop and the first player checked.

The next player announced 2,200 and Will Chao was already grabbing 7,000 chips for a raise. The remaining players folded and the original bettor took almost a minute before also folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Chao	41,000

Tags: Will Chao

01-18-2020 17:48 UTC-7

Aces for Anthony

Brentharrington

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

The board read and there was 11,000 in the pot.

The action checked to Anthony Hugenberg who made it 6,000. The first player folded and Shirin Oskooi moved all in. She had Hugenberg covered and he quickly called off his remaining 12,000 showing against the of Oskooi.

The turn was the and the river was the and Hugenberg doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shirin Oskooi	50,000 25,000	25,000
Anthony Hugenberg	42,000

Tags: Anthony Hugenberg Shirin Oskooi

01-18-2020 17:58 UTC-7

Piccioli Bets River, Gets Fold

GeoffFisk

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Bryan Piccioli bet 1,700 from middle position on a flop, the cutoff called, and the button folded.

Both remaining players checked the turn. Piccioli bet 6,000 on the river, prompting a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Piccioli	38,000 4,600	4,600

Tags: Bryan Piccioli

01-18-2020 18:01 UTC-7

Pham Pushes, Opponent Shuts Down

GeoffFisk

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

With showing on the board, and facing a check from his early-position opponent, Ryan Pham bet 10,000 and got a call.

The hit on the river, and Pham went all in for his remaining 33,000. The opponent didn't take ong to decide on a fold, sending the pot Pham's direction.