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 |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
4,600
|
4,600 |
|
||
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
42,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,600
4,600
|
4,600 |
|
||
|
42,600
42,600
|
42,600 |
|
40,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
||
|
|
33,400
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
|
||
|
19,300
12,700
|
12,700 |
|
||
|
17,600
8,400
|
8,400 |
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.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Pat Lyons opened to 2,400 from the cutoff, the small blind three-bet all in for 15,400, and Lyons, saying he was ready to gamble, called.
Small Blind: 
Pat Lyons: 
Board: 
Lyons saw his flush come in on the [3c[ river, and he's in the hunt with 45,000 chips at the second break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000
22,300
|
22,300 |
|
|
42,000
29,800
|
29,800 |
|
36,000
6,100
|
6,100 |
|
18,000
14,300
|
14,300 |
|
16,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
15,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
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 |
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