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

Shainiuk Leads Out, Double Barrels, Gets Fold

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Bobby Pham opened to 80,000 on the button, and Roman Shainiuk called in the big blind.

Shainiuk led out for 165,000 on the {3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop, and Pham called. Shainiuk fired again for 375,000 on the {j-Clubs} turn, and Pham folded.

"Show the bluff," said Paul Chai from across the table. Shainiuk showed the {a-Clubs} as he collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Roman Shainiuk
3,100,000
430,000
430,000
Profile photo of Bobby Pham us
Bobby Pham
570,000
-230,000
-230,000

Tags: Bobby PhamPaul ChaiRoman Shainiuk

Lucas Hangs In

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Terence Reardon opened to 80,000 from the hijack, and Landen Lucas three-bet all in for his 420,000 stack.

Reardon pondered the decision for a while. "If you have a pair, I'm crushed," said Reardon as he evaluated the situation.

Reardon eventually folded, keeping Lucas alive as Level 25 rolls on.

Player Chips Progress
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Terence Reardon
1,150,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Landen Lucas us
Landen Lucas
465,000
180,000
180,000

Tags: Terence ReardonLanden Lucas

Chai Turns Three Treys To Double

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Paul Chai
Paul Chai

Paul Chai saw action folded to him in the small blind and raised to 195,000, putting action on Travis Fujisaka in the big blind. Fujisaka three-bet, sliding a decently-sized pile of pink T100,000 chips forward. Chai put all of his chips in and Fujisaka called off the difference.

Paul Chai: {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Travis Fujisaka: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

Though his two unpaired cards were live, Chai wasn't thrilled to see that his diamonds were not. A three came in the window on the flop {3-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts} but there was a five-ball underneath, leaving him drawing even slimmer. The turn then fell {3-Spades} to improve him to trip treys, leaving him with two outs to sweat on the final card to earn a double. The river came {2-Clubs} and his stack was counted out to 830,000, which Fujisaka paid off.

"You're crazy, man," said Terence Reardon as Chai raked in his chips.

"Crazy good!" amended Paul Richardson.

"Crazy good," agreed Reardon.

Player Chips Progress
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Travis Fujisaka
1,890,000
-1,410,000
-1,410,000
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Paul Chai
1,690,000
640,000
640,000

Tags: Paul ChaiTravis Fujisaka

Shainiuk Leads the Flop

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Soumitra Nagar opened to 65,000 from middle position and was called by Roman Shainiuk out of the small blind. The flop came {8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and Shainiuk led out for 165,000.

Nagar thought for about ten seconds and sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Roman Shainiuk
2,670,000
170,000
170,000
Profile photo of Soumitra Nagar us
Soumitra Nagar
620,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Roman ShainiukSoumitra Nagar

Chip Counts

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Travis Fujisaka
3,300,000
535,000
535,000
Profile photo of Roman Shainiuk us
Roman Shainiuk
2,500,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Arish Nat us
Arish Nat
2,100,000
290,000
290,000
Profile photo of Terence Reardon us
Terence Reardon
1,200,000
-305,000
-305,000
Profile photo of Paul Chai us
Paul Chai
1,050,000
-600,000
-600,000
Profile photo of Paul Richardson us
Paul Richardson
900,000
-140,000
-140,000
Profile photo of Bobby Pham us
Bobby Pham
800,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Soumitra Nagar us
Soumitra Nagar
650,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Landen Lucas us
Landen Lucas
285,000
-130,000
-130,000

Shainiuk Turns a Flush

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Roman Shainiuk raised to 90,000 from under the gun and received a call from Travis Fujisaka in the hijack. Action folded around to Arish Nat, who defended his big blind to take postflop action three ways.

The flop came {5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Nat checked. Shainiuk made a continuation-bet of 210,000, getting a call from Fujisaka before Nat got out of their way.

The turn was {j-Hearts} and Shainiuk continued, firing a second barrel for 500,000. Fujisaka thought for a bit and sent his cards to the muck.

Shainiuk decided he wanted to share his holdings as he received the pot. He tabled {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} to show a turned flush. A few players remarked about the strength of his hand and then got ready for the next hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Travis Fujisaka
2,765,000
-210,000
-210,000
Profile photo of Roman Shainiuk us
Roman Shainiuk
2,600,000
285,000
285,000
Profile photo of Arish Nat us
Arish Nat
1,810,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Arish NatRoman ShainiukTravis Fujisaka

Fujisaka Doubles Through Chai

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Travis Fujisaka
Travis Fujisaka

The first big hand of the final table evolved 25 minutes into the day's first level.

Roman Shainiuk opened to 90,000 from early position, and Paul Chai three-bet to 285,000 from the hijack. Travis Fujisakavis Fujisaka then started counting out pink T100,000 chips, appearing like he was ready to make a big move.

Fujisaka did just that, four-betting to 900,000. Shainiuk quickly folded.

Paul Chaii then went all in with the rest of his 3,100,000 total stack, and Fujisaka snap called.

Travis Fujisaka: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Paul Chai: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Board: {8-Hearts}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

It was about as good of a situation as Fujisaka could hope for, with the queens well ahead of Paul Chaii's pocket jacks. The runout came out pure for Fujisaka, who scored a big double at the final table.

Player Chips Progress
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Travis Fujisaka
2,975,000
1,435,000
1,435,000
Profile photo of Paul Chai us
Paul Chai
1,650,000
-625,000
-625,000

Tags: Paul ChaiRoman ShainiukTravis Fujisaka

Richardson Attacks In Blind-On-Blind Battle

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Paul Richardson completed his small blind after action was folded to him and Terence Reardon checked his option behind from the big blind. The flop came {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and Richardson checked. Reardon bet 40,000 and Richardson called.

The turn fell {q-Diamonds} and Richardson checked to Reardon again, who put out another bet for 60,000. Richardson took about 30 seconds before check-raising all in for what was about 750,000. Action was then back on Reardon, who folded shortly thereafter to bring Richardson over the seven-figure mark early on Day 3 after eclipsing the mark for a bit late last night.

Player Chips Progress
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Terence Reardon
1,505,000
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of Paul Richardson us
Paul Richardson
1,040,000
185,000
185,000

Tags: Paul RichardsonTerence Reardon

Lucas Gets an Early Double

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Down to his last five big blinds, Landen Lucas went all in for 170,000 from the cutoff, and Arish Nat made the call from the small blind.

Landen Lucas: {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Arish Nat: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Board: {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

The ten in the window was a welcome sight for Lucsd, and the pair held up through the river, giving Lucas life in the early stages of Day 3.

Player Chips Progress
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Arish Nat
1,910,000
-170,000
-170,000
Profile photo of Landen Lucas us
Landen Lucas
415,000
115,000
115,000

Tags: Arish NatLanden Lucas