2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$130,667
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$627,210
Entries
414
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Landen Lucas Eliminated in 8th Place ($14,682)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Landen Lucas
Landen Lucas

Arish Nat opened to 110,000 under the gun, and Travis Fujisaka called on the button.

Landen Lucas then went all in over the top for 775,000. Nat reshoved, and Fujisaka got out of the way.

Landen Lucas: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Arish Nat: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

Board: {7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{a-Spades}{8-Clubs}

Lucas found himself up against pocket aces, and the premium pocket improved to a set on the turn, leaving Lucas drawing dead. Lucas takes home $14,682 for the eighth-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
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Arish Nat
2,950,000
610,000
610,000
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Landen Lucas
Busted

Tags: Arish NatLanden LucasTravis Fujisaka

Preflop Fireworks Fly

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Paul Richardson
Paul Richardson

Paul Richardson opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from the hijack. Paul Chai was on the button and called, putting action on Travis Fujisaka, who three-bet to 395,000.

With action back on Richardson, he took about 35 seconds before announcing he was all in, sliding his stack forward to what appeared to be 1.045 million. Fujisaka asked for a count and after the total neared the 1 million-mark, he took his chips and splashed them across the table in Richardson's direction, resulting in the dealer sending all the chips back Richardson's way as he took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paul Chai us
Paul Chai
3,385,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Paul Richardson us
Paul Richardson
1,620,000
535,000
535,000
Profile photo of Travis Fujisaka us
Travis Fujisaka
1,415,000
-385,000
-385,000

Tags: Paul ChaiPaul RichardsonTravis Fujisaka

Soumitra Nagar Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,634)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Soumitra Nagar
Soumitra Nagar

Travis Fujisaka opened to 105,000 from the hijack, and Soumitra Nagar three-bet all in for his 420,000 stack. Fujisaka, having Nagar covered, made the call.

Soumitra Nagar: {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Travis Fujisaka: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Board: {6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Fujisaka was well ahead preflop, and no luck came in for Nagar on the runout. Nagar is the first casualty of the final table as the first break of the day approaches.

Player Chips Progress
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Travis Fujisaka
1,800,000
450,000
450,000
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Soumitra Nagar
Busted

Tags: Soumitra NagarTravis Fujisaka

Lucas Gets A Reship Through

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

After opening the previous hand from the hijack and earning the blinds uncontested, Terence Reardon raised again to 100,000 from middle position. Landen Lucas was in the small blind and went three-bet all in over the top of Reardon.

Reardon thought for about 20 seconds and sent his cards across the felt from the three-seat to the center of the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Terence Reardon
800,000
Profile photo of Landen Lucas us
Landen Lucas
730,000
270,000
270,000

Tags: Landen LucasTerence Reardon

Nagar Gets One Through

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Soumitra Nagar took a few moments when the action came to him, preflop, in early position.

Nagar went all in for his 420,000 stack, and the action folded around to Paul Chai in the big blind. Chai. who's been the most vocal and unpredictable player at the table, started making a speech play.

"Want me to call?" asked Chai. "You know I have a big pair, right?"

Chai eventually folded, showing pocket sixes as he mucked. Nagar told Chai he could pick one of Nagar's cards to show, which ended up being the {j-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Chai
3,370,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Soumitra Nagar us
Soumitra Nagar
575,000
155,000
155,000

Tags: Paul ChaiSoumitra Nagar

Richardson Re-shoves on Lucas

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Landen Lucas opened to 110,000 from the hijack and action folded around to Paul Richardson, who was in the big blind. Richardson took about 10 seconds before announcing he was all in, sliding forward a stack of chips in the process. Lucas folded, leaving himself 515,000 behind.

On the following hand, Lucas shoved all in from middle position and all players folded, resulting in him taking down the blinds to put another 100K back into his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Richardson
1,085,000
185,000
185,000
Profile photo of Landen Lucas us
Landen Lucas
615,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Landen LucasPaul Richardson

Nat Squeezes, Takes Down Million-Chip Pot

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Terence Reardon opened to 125,000 from early position, Travis Fujisaka called in the hijack, and Arish Nat three-bet to 400,000 from the big blind.

Reardon folded, and Nat started to push his cards forward, apparently not realizing Fujisaka was still in the pot. Fujisaka then put together stacks of calling chips, and the two players went heads up to the flop.

That flop came {3-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, and Nat quickly went all in. Fujisaka folded, and asked Nat if he realized Fujisaka was in the pot preflop. Nat responded that he didn't, but took down a big pot nonetheless.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arish Nat us
Arish Nat
2,400,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Travis Fujisaka us
Travis Fujisaka
1,560,000
-330,000
-330,000
Profile photo of Terence Reardon us
Terence Reardon
975,000
-175,000
-175,000

Tags: Arish NatTerence ReardonTravis Fujisaka

Chai Scores Another Double

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Paul Chai raised to 115,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Roman Shainiuk, who was on the button and called. Action went heads up to a flop of {4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{a-Hearts} and Chai checked to Shainiuk, who bet 300,000. Chai called.

The turn came {q-Diamonds} and Chai check-called another bet of 400,000 from Shainiuk. The river fell {8-Clubs}.

"All in," said Chai.

"Call," said the dealer immediately after as Shainiuk had dropped in a chip to call.

Chai tabled {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for aces up, having shoved after completing his two pair on the river.

Shainiuk dejectedly turned over {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}, showing he had been ahead until the final card of the hand. Nonetheless, he paid off the 875,000 that Chai had remaining, putting him to just over 1.5 million in chips. Meanwhile, Chai has assumed the chip lead with a stack of just shy of 3.5 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Chai
3,480,000
1,790,000
1,790,000
Profile photo of Roman Shainiuk us
Roman Shainiuk
1,550,000
-1,550,000
-1,550,000

Tags: Paul ChaiRoman Shainiuk

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000