2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
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
Total Entries
487
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
100
Players Left
9
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Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Kumar KOs Needle

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Michael Needle opened to 18,000 from the button and Hemanth Kumar three-bet to 52,000 rom the big blind.

Needle four-bet all in to 289,000 and Kumar made the call.

Michael Needle: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Hemanth Kumar: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

Board: {5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The hand eliminated Needle, and put Kumar up to nearly 700k in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Hemanth Kumar
690,000
568,000
568,000
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Michael Needle
Busted

Tags: Michael NeedleHemanth Kumar

Chip Counts

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Peter Pap us
Peter Pap
924,000
184,000
184,000
Profile photo of Larry Serebryany us
Larry Serebryany
684,000
614,000
614,000
Profile photo of Brett Murray us
Brett Murray
500,000
255,000
255,000
Profile photo of Andreas Kniep de
Andreas Kniep
485,000
235,000
235,000
Profile photo of Jaime Haletky us
Jaime Haletky
440,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of Ryan Szalanktewicz us
Ryan Szalanktewicz
405,000
183,000
183,000
Profile photo of Lester Lenart us
Lester Lenart
347,000
147,000
147,000
Profile photo of Rian Mullins us
Rian Mullins
340,000
112,500
112,500
Profile photo of Dapo Ajayi us
Dapo Ajayi
340,000
170,000
170,000
Profile photo of Dann Turner us
Dann Turner
320,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
280,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Richardson us
Paul Richardson
200,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Josh Morrow us
Josh Morrow
190,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
160,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Bob Mather us
Bob Mather
138,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Bruce Kramer us
Bruce Kramer
90,000
23,500
23,500

Chase Chases Rabinowitz Out

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

John Chase opened to 18,000, and Darren Rabinowitz three-bet all in to 191,000, with Chase making the call.

Chase had the bigger stack going to showdown.

Darren Rabinowitz: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
John Chase: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

Board: {k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

The flop improved both players, but at the end of the runout it was Chase taking down the pot, and eliminating Rabinowitz.

Player Chips Progress
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John Chase
580,000
487,500
487,500
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Darren Rabinowitz
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Darren RabinowitzJohn Chase

Stewart Takes the Chip Lead

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Nick Scriabine, from under the gun, and Scott Stewart, in the cutoff, got all of the chips in preflop, with Scriabine's 203,000 stack at risk.

Nick Scriabine: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Scott Stewart: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Board: {k-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

The {k-Hearts} on the flop left Scriabine all but drawing dead, and in the aftermath Stewart is the first player to go over the one million chip mark in the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Stewart
1,045,000
575,000
575,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Scriabine us
Nick Scriabine
Busted

Tags: Nick ScriabineScott Stewart

WSOP Circuit Thunder Valley Gold Ring Winners Thus Far...

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Event #1: $400 Opener1,319$435,270Michael Lin$70,181
Event #2: $400 Knockout195$44,850Jesse Lonis$11,062
Event #3: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha67$22,110David Valdez$7,021
Event #4: $400 NLH Double Stack125$41,250Jimmy Wester$11,241
Event #5: $400 HORSE68$22,440David Diiorio$7,125
Event #6: $400 NLH 6-Handed129$42,570Josh Prager$11,440
Event #7: $400 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better97$32,010Chris Brandin$8,310
Event #8: $400 Monster Stack620$204,600Jorge Postigo$39,649
Event #9: $400 NLH214$70,620Jasthi Kumar$16,976
Event #10: $3,250 High Roller47$141,000JC Tran$49,035

Peling Doubles Through Turner

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} on the board, and more than 250,000 already in the pot, Dann Turner bet 71,000 from under the gun, and Zephyr Peling went all in with a raise to 225,000.

Turner thought it over for a bit, then called.

Zephyr Peling: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Dann Turner: {q-Spades}{6-Spades}

Peling was on the better end of a battle between two pair hands, and the river {7-Hearts} clinched the win for Peling.

Player Chips Progress
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Zephyr Peling
720,000
455,000
455,000
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Dann Turner
400,000
515,000
515,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dann TurnerZephyr Peling