Sunday, January 19, 2020 5:28 PM Local Time
Pap Pressing On
Jacque Lavadour opened to 10,000 in early position, and got three callers.
All four players checked the flop. Jonathan Ingalls checked from the small blind on the turn, Peter Pap bet 28,000 from the big blind, Lavadour folded, Justo Avalos called on the button, and Ingalls folded.
Pap bet 41,000 on the river, and Avalos called. Pap showed down , and Avalos mucked.
Peter Pap | 1,120,000 | 196,000 |
Jonathan Ingalls | 220,000 | 15,000 |
Jacque Lavadour | 64,000 | -76,000 |
Justo Avalos | 58,000 | -162,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 5:08 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
Larry Serebryan | 760,000 | |
Scott Bohlman | 705,000 | 50,000 |
Marcus Laffen | 635,000 | 386,000 |
Tyler Martin | 542,000 | 354,000 |
Brett Murray | 420,000 | -80,000 |
Dapo Ajayi | 392,000 | 112,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 380,000 | 0 |
Bob Mather | 300,000 | 80,000 |
Joe Nguyen | 242,000 | -46,000 |
Richard Palmer | 158,000 | 37,000 |
Mario Quijano | 153,000 | -12,000 |
Jacque Lavadour | 140,000 | -100,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:58 PM Local Time
Small Pot for Piccioli
Bryan Piccioli opened to 23,000 in early position, and Mario Quijano called in the hijack.
Both players checked the flop, and Piccioli check-called a 20,000 bet from Quijano on the turn.
Both players checked the river, and Piccioli took down the pot with .
Bryan Piccioli | 380,000 | 100,000 |
Mario Quijano | 165,000 | 130,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:53 PM Local Time
Mather Shoves, Ajayi Folds
Dapo Ajayi opened to 23,000 from the cutoff, and Bob Mather called in the big blind.
Both players checked the flop. Mather checked the turn, Ajayi bet 25,000, Mather check-raised all in to 130,000, and Ajayi gave up his hand.
Dapo Ajayi | 280,000 | -60,000 |
Bob Mather | 220,000 | 82,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:49 PM Local Time
More Eliminations
Richard Siprra | 0 | -102,500 |
Ubaid Habib | 0 | -180,000 |
Jesse Lonis | 0 | -160,000 |
Darren Rabinowitz | 0 | 0 |
Dan Harmetz | 0 | -145,000 |
Michael Needle | 0 | 0 |
William Chao | 0 | -103,000 |
Andres Tamberg | 0 | -118,000 |
Bruce Kramer | 0 | -90,000 |
Josh Morrow | 0 | -190,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:41 PM Local Time
Level 20 started
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:41 PM Local Time
A Look at the Current WSOPC Thunder Valley Casino Champ Race
Players can qualify for the 2019/20 Global Casino Championship in one of several ways (a.) win a Circuit Main Event at any domestic or international stop (b.) win a "Casino Championship," which is defined as the player at each stop who accumulates the most points throughout the 12-event gold ring schedule at any domestic or international stop (c.) be one of the top 50 cumulative point earners over the entire season who hasn't otherwise qualified (Domestic tour only). Each of these projected 128 players will receive a "free roll" seat into the culminating event.
Here's a look at the "Casino Championship" race at this point in the Main Event:
Place | Player | Points | Rings | Cashes | Winnings |
1 | Josh Prager | 90 pts | 1 | 3 | $55,362 |
2 | Brendon Thomson | 75 pts | 0 | 2 | $8,743 |
3 | Jimmy Wester | 70 pts | 1 | 2 | $12,592 |
4 | David Valdez | 67.5 pts | 1 | 4 | $10,854 |
5 | Jeff Lennon | 62.5 pts | 0 | 3 | $17,117 |
6 | Michael Lin | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $70,181 |
7 | JC Tran | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $49,035 |
8 | Jorge Postigo | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $39,649 |
9 | Mario Samareta | 50 pts | 0 | 2 | $27,607 |
10 | Jasthi Kumar | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $16,976 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:41 PM Local Time
List of Payouts 44-53rd Place
Place | First Name | Last Name | Payout |
44 | Michael | Harvey | $2,978 |
45 | Ubaid | Habib | $2,978 |
46 | Nicholas | Scriabine | $2,789 |
47 | Richard | Spirra | $2,789 |
48 | Darren | Rabinowitz | $2,789 |
49 | Alexis | Gavin | $2,789 |
50 | Jarod | MInghini | $2,789 |
51 | Thu | Tran | $2,789 |
52 | Rafael | Gonzalez | $2,789 |
53 | Kao | Saechao | $2,789 |
54 | Ian | Steinman | $2,789 |
55 | Jimmy | Zeledon | $2,656 |
56 | Mohamman | Fathipour | $2,656 |
57 | Jeffrey | Griffiths | $2,656 |
58 | Karan | Chadha | $2,656 |
59 | Toko | Luu | $2,656 |
60 | Jagdeep | Bal | $2,656 |
61 | Jared | Pasquariello | $2,656 |
62 | Dean | Freedlander | $2,656 |
63 | Matthew | Gish | $2,656 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:27 PM Local Time
Break Time
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:26 PM Local Time
Kumar KOs Needle
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:
Hemanth Kumar:
Board:
The hand eliminated Needle, and put Kumar up to nearly 700k in chips.
Hemanth Kumar | 690,000 | 568,000 |
Michael Needle | 0 | -37,500 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:16 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
Peter Pap | 924,000 | 184,000 |
Larry Serebryany | 684,000 | 614,000 |
Brett Murray | 500,000 | 255,000 |
Andreas Kniep | 485,000 | 235,000 |
Jaime Haletky | 440,000 | 68,000 |
Ryan Szalanktewicz | 405,000 | 183,000 |
Lester Lenart | 347,000 | 147,000 |
Rian Mullins | 340,000 | 112,500 |
Dapo Ajayi | 340,000 | 170,000 |
Dann Turner | 320,000 | -80,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 280,000 | 40,000 |
Paul Richardson | 200,000 | 35,000 |
Josh Morrow | 190,000 | -60,000 |
Jesse Lonis | 160,000 | 10,000 |
Bob Mather | 138,000 | 18,000 |
Bruce Kramer | 90,000 | -23,500 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:55 PM Local Time
Chase Chases Rabinowitz Out
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:
John Chase:
Board:
The flop improved both players, but at the end of the runout it was Chase taking down the pot, and eliminating Rabinowitz.
John Chase | 580,000 | 487,500 |
Darren Rabinowitz | 0 | -188,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:50 PM Local Time
Stewart Takes the Chip Lead
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:
Scott Stewart:
Board:
The 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.
Scott Stewart | 1,045,000 | 575,000 |
Nick Scriabine | 0 | -146,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:48 PM Local Time
WSOP Circuit Thunder Valley Gold Ring Winners Thus Far...
Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
Event #1: $400 Opener | 1,319 | $435,270 | Michael Lin | $70,181 |
Event #2: $400 Knockout | 195 | $44,850 | Jesse Lonis | $11,062 |
Event #3: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha | 67 | $22,110 | David Valdez | $7,021 |
Event #4: $400 NLH Double Stack | 125 | $41,250 | Jimmy Wester | $11,241 |
Event #5: $400 HORSE | 68 | $22,440 | David Diiorio | $7,125 |
Event #6: $400 NLH 6-Handed | 129 | $42,570 | Josh Prager | $11,440 |
Event #7: $400 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 97 | $32,010 | Chris Brandin | $8,310 |
Event #8: $400 Monster Stack | 620 | $204,600 | Jorge Postigo | $39,649 |
Event #9: $400 NLH | 214 | $70,620 | Jasthi Kumar | $16,976 |
Event #10: $3,250 High Roller | 47 | $141,000 | JC Tran | $49,035 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:47 PM Local Time
Recent Eliminations
Rafael Gonzalez | 0 | -103,000 |
Kao Saechao | 0 | -180,500 |
Dean Freedlander | 0 | -80,500 |
Jarod Minghini | 0 | -270,000 |
Thu Tran | 0 | -196,500 |
Mo Fathipour | 0 | -98,000 |
Jagdeep Bal | 0 | -211,500 |
Karan Chadha | 0 | -64,500 |
Jared Pasquarello | 0 | -140,000 |
Ian Steinman | 0 | -149,000 |
Jeff Griffiths | 0 | -175,000 |
Toko Luu | 0 | -118,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:39 PM Local Time
Peling Doubles Through Turner
With 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:
Dann Turner:
Peling was on the better end of a battle between two pair hands, and the river clinched the win for Peling.
Zephyr Peling | 720,000 | 455,000 |
Dann Turner | 400,000 | -515,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:36 PM Local Time
Stewart Sends Faithipour Packing
Scott Stewart opened to 12,000 in early position, and Mo Faithipour raised from the button, putting his last 23,000 in the pot.
Action folded back around to Stewart, who made the call.
Mo Faithipour:
Scott Stewart:
Board:
Faithipour, the Tournament Director at Bicycle Casino, goes home with $2,789 for his in-the-money finish.
Scott Stewart | 470,000 | 139,500 |
Mo Faithipour | 0 | -64,500 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:13 PM Local Time
Haletky Takes One Down Preflop
Jesse Lonis opened to 17,000 from early position, and Jaime Haletky three-bet to 51,000 from the button.
Josh Morrow, who was in the small blind, folded, and later told the table he folded . Lonis folded, showing as he mucked.
Jaime Haletky | 372,000 | 103,500 |
Josh Morrow | 250,000 | 26,000 |
Jesse Lonis | 150,000 | -24,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:07 PM Local Time
Murray's Three-bet Folds Out Bohlman
Scott Bohlman opened to 12,000 under the gun, and Brett Murray three-bet to 38,000 from the hijack.
Action folded back around to Bohlman, who thought it over briefly before folding. Bohlman is still sitting on one of the biggest stacks in the room as Level 18 plays on.
Scott Bohlman | 655,000 | 15,000 |
Brett Murray | 245,000 | -90,000 |
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:04 PM Local Time
Recent Payouts
Place | First Name | Last Name | Payout |
64 | Kevin | Sears | $2,572 |
65 | Garrett | Gruener | $2,572 |
66 | Steven | Michaelis | $2,572 |
67 | Krishna | Vitaldevara | $2,572 |
68 | Justin | White | $2,572 |
69 | Ms | Luu | $2,572 |
70 | Matthew | Livingston | $2,572 |
71 | Hieu | Le | $2,572 |
72 | Phaly | Nou | $2,572 |
73 | Chai | Chang | $2,534 |
74 | Ken | Huynh | $2,534 |