Monday, January 22, 2018 3:11 PM Local Time
John Chase
Roland Shen opens to 110,000 and John Chase defends from the big blind.
The flop comes and Chase checks. Shen bets 160,000 and Chase raises to 350,000. Shen calls.
The turn is the and Chase shoves his remaining 695,000. Shen calls. Chase has against the of Shen.
The river is the and Chase is eliminated in sixth place.
Roland Shen - 3,200,000 (64 bb)
John Chase - Eliminated in 6th place ($36,344)
Monday, January 22, 2018 3:07 PM Local Time
Four players see the flop and the action checks to Greg Guth on the button. He bets 275,000 and Roland Shen calls.
The turn is the and Shen checks. Guth shoves all in, putting Shen's 2,000,0000 remaining chips at risk should he call.
Shen folds.
Greg Guth - 4,500,000 (90 bb)
Roland Shen - 2,000,000 (40 bb)
Monday, January 22, 2018 2:50 PM Local Time
Roland Shen raises to 110,000 from under the gun and Michael Scott quickly three-bets to 350,000. Action is back on Shen and he goes into the tank before cutting out enough chips as if he is about to call. Instead, he slides forward a bet of 850,000, making it 500,000 more to go for Scott.
Eventually, Scott mucks and claims he folded ace-king. Shen says, "pick one" as Scott turns over the . "Pocket queens?" someone asks. "Yeah" says Shen as he stacks his chips.
Shen went from the shortest stack to second in chips in just a few hands. Here is a look at how the final six players stack up:
Greg Guth - 3,600,000 (72 bb)
Roland Shen - 2,500,000 (50 bb)
Michael Scott - 1,890,000 (37 bb)
Hafiz Khan - 1,330,000 (26 bb)
Elisa Nakagawa - 1,250,000 (25 bb)
John Chase - 1,150,000 (23 bb)
Monday, January 22, 2018 2:40 PM Local Time
Elisa Nakagawa opens to 175,000 and Hafiz Khan moves all in for 775,000. Nakagawa calls with and is ahead of the of Khan.
The board runs out , giving Khan a straight on the river after an incredible run out.
Hafiz Khan - 1,700,000 (34 bb)
Elisa Nakagawa - 1,600,000 (32 bb)
Monday, January 22, 2018 2:33 PM Local Time
Action folds to Greg Guth on the button and the decides to limp in. Roland Shen is in the small blind and shoves for 545,000. Michael Scott quickly mucks his big blind and Guth begins to chat with Shen. Eventually, Guth calls.
Shen:
Guth:
Guth is ahead, but not by much. The flop comes and Shen picks up a straight draw to go with his over cards. The turn is the and the river is the as Shen's rail goes crazy over his double-up.
Roland Shen - 1,170,000 (23 bb)
Greg Guth - 3,430,000 (68 bb)
Monday, January 22, 2018 2:25 PM Local Time
Hafiz Khan opens to 120,000 in the small blind and Greg Guth defends in the big blind. The flop comes 9h] and Khan checks.
Guth bets 150,000 and Khan calls. The turn is the and both players check. The river is the and they both check again. Guth shows for the winner and collects the pot.
Greg Guth - 3,500,000 (70 bb)
Hafiz Khan - 1,350,000 (27 bb)
Monday, January 22, 2018 2:12 PM Local Time
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, January 22, 2018 2:11 PM Local Time
Elisa Nakagawa opens to 150,000 and Greg Guth defends from the big blind.
The flop comes and Guth checks. Nakagawa bets 150,000 and Guth calls. The turn is the and Guth checks again. Nakagawa bets 200,000 and Guth shoves all in. Nakagawa folds and Guth shows .
Greg Guth - 3,400,000 (85 bb)
Elisa Nakagawa - 2,700,000 (67 bb)
Monday, January 22, 2018 1:59 PM Local Time
Steven Michaelis - 7th place
Steven Michaelis opens to 90,000 from the hijack and Greg Guth calls on the button. Michael Scott is in the big blind and shoves for 1,350,000. Michaelis stands up, looks at his rail and says, "Oh my God!" He sits back down and shoves his chips in the middle. "Alright, let's go!"
Guth mucks and Scott asks, "Do you have a pair?" as he tables . Michaelis reveals for a flip.
The flop comes and Scott remains in the lead with sevens and deuces. The turn is the and the river is the sending Michaelis to the rail.
Michael Scott - 2,300,000 (57 bb)
Steven Michaelis - Eliminated in 7th place ($28,105)
Monday, January 22, 2018 1:54 PM Local Time
John Chase raises preflop to 85,000 and gets two callers.
The flop is and both players check to Chase. He bets 100,000 and Gregory Guth is the lone caller.
The turn is the and Guth checks to Chase. He bets 160,000 and Guth folds.
John Chase - 1,300,000 (32 bb)
Gregory Guth - 2,780,000 (44 bb)
Monday, January 22, 2018 1:34 PM Local Time
Roland Shen goes all in for 560,000 and John Chase raises over the top, but before he determines a correct amount the remaining players fold and he is left heads up with Shen, who is at risk.
Shen has against the of Chase. The board runs out and Shen earns the double up.
Roland Shen - 1,100,000 (28 bb)
John Chase - 1,430,000 (35 bb)
Monday, January 22, 2018 1:27 PM Local Time
Vijay Ramani - 8th place
Vijay Ramani raises to 305,000 from middle position, with just 150,000 behind. Action is on Greg Guth in the hijack and he moves all-in. Ramani calls.
Ramani is at risk and behind with , up against Guth's .
The flop comes and Ramani picks up a flush draw for a sweat. The turn is the and the river is the , sending Ramani to the rail in 8th place.
Guth now takes over the chip lead and is the first to 3 million.
Greg Guth - 3,000,000 (75 bb)
Vijay Ramani - Eliminated in 8th place ($22,031)
Monday, January 22, 2018 1:23 PM Local Time
Josh Prager - 9th place
Josh Prager moves all-in from late position for 290,000 and action folds to Michael Scott in the big blind. He doesn't think for very long before deciding to call.
Prager:
Scott:
The flop comes and Scott takes the lead with jacks and eights. The turn is the and Prager needs to hit an ace to survive. Unfortunately for him, the river is the and he is the first to be eliminated on this final table.
Michael Scott - 1,400,000 (35 bb)
Josh Prager - Eliminated in 9th place ($17,503)
Monday, January 22, 2018 1:18 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, January 22, 2018 1:17 PM Local Time
Hafiz Khan lost a hand to Gregory Guth earlier, when Guth turned a straight and rivered a bigger straight. On this hand, Steven Michaelis opens to 75,000 and Vijay Ramani calls in position.
Khan three-bets to 265,000 and after some hemming and hawing, both his opponents fold.
Hafiz Khan - 1,450,000 (49 bb)
Steven Michaelis - 1,150,000 (39 bb)
Gregory Guth - 2,200,000 (74 bb)
Vijay Ramani - 575,000 (19 bb)
Monday, January 22, 2018 1:02 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air on Day 3 of the Main Event.
The final nine players have taken their seats, with John Chase in the lead with 2,140,000 chips.
Play begins with just 10 minutes left in Level 26 at 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Monday, January 22, 2018 11:01 AM Local Time
John Chase
The final table for the WSOP Circuit Thunder Valley Main Event starts at 1 p.m. local time. Earlier this morning, John Chase knocked out the final three players to send himself and eight others through to the final table. Chase leads the group with 2,140,000. Here is a look at the seating draw.
Seat 1: Hafiz Khan - 1,885,000 (62 bb)
Seat 2: Greg Guth - 1,735,000 (57 bb)
Seat 3: Roland Shen - 645,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Scott - 1,140,000 (38 bb)
Seat 5: John Chase - 2,140,000 (69 bb)
Seat 6: Elisa Nakagawa - 2,080,000 (71 bb)
Seat 7: Steve Michaelis - 1,300,000 (43 bb)
Seat 8: Josh Prager - 370,000 (12 bb)
Seat 9: Vijay Ramani - 675,000 (22 bb)
Chase overtook Elisa Nakagawa for the chip lead with the final of the three back-to-back eliminations.
Possibly the biggest threat to Chase’s chances of winning his first WSOP ring is Hafiz Khan. Khan started Day 2 with the chip lead and doubled his stack almost instantly. From there, he held the lead for almost the entire day before finally doubling up Gregory Guth during the final level of play. Even with the loss of that hand, Khan still finds himself right in the thick of things with just under 2-million chips.
This will be third WSOP circuit cash, with most of his WSOP earnings coming from the summer series. He has already finished third in Event #1 of the Thunder Valley stop, taking home $35,543 in the $365 kickoff event.
Michael Scott has success earlier in this series as well, booking his first-ever WSOP cash and circuit ring. He earned $24,812 as the Monster Stack winner and comes to the final table with just under 40 big blinds and he only needs to make two pay jumps to top his biggest WSOP score.
Gregory Guth joins Scott as the only two players at the final table with a circuit ring already. A majority of this table are fresh faces, booking their first WSOP cashes at this main event. Follow all the updates right here on WSOP.com to find out if Guth or Scott will make it two, or which of the players will earn their first WSOP circuit ring. It all starts at 1 p.m.