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Level: 14
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2026 PokerNews Cup Thunder Valley
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Day: 1a
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Level 13
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 19 players left and 18 spots in the money, action is now hand for hand.
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mohit Vasudeva was all in against Dylan Anderson, with the cards on their backs.
Mohit Vasudeva: K♣10♠ 
Dylan Anderson: A♠J♣
Vasudeva missed the 4♣7♦A♦A♣7♣ board, as Anderson finished with a full house to bring on the money bubble.
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Xiong Thao raised to 15,000 from under the gun, and Nabil Zumout called in the small blind. Abel Valle came along in the big blind, and Zumout led out for 15,000 on the 5♣A♣7♥ flop.
Valle folded, while Thao made the call. Zumout fired another 15,000 on the 4♣ turn, and Thao raised to 50,000. The call was made, and Zumout checked the J♠ river.
Thao fired 180,000 into the middle, and Zumout took some time before making the call. Thao tabled 9♥6♠ for a missed straight draw, while Zumout showed down A♣J♦ for two pair to take a massive pot.
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to Dennis Alonzo on the button, who moved all in blind for his last 22,000. Dylan Anderson slid in a call in the small blind before Michael Cohen shoved his larger stack from the big blind.
Anderson slumped in his chair, folding his hand as the other players tabled their hands.
Dennis Alonzo: 10♦2♣
Michael Cohen: 7♣7♥
Alonzo was disappointed to see his hand, and Cohen held through the 8♠6♣5♠A♣6♠ runout to score the elimination.
"You had an ace, didn't you?" asked Joseph Luke after seeing Anderson's head buried in his hands. Anderson nodded, while Cohen collected the pot.
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 12
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 26 contenders have been sent on a 15-minute break, with the top 18 making the money.
Action will continue tonight until just 14 players are left to bag for Day 2.
Level 12
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Joseph Blanke Ghio was all in, at risk against Justin Taylor as the cards were revealed.
Joseph Blanke Ghio: Q♥9♦
Justin Taylor: Q♠Q♣
Ghio was not happy to see his queen-high dominated, and Taylor held easily on the 7♠5♥2♥J♣J♠ board to earn the elimination.
Level 12
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Pradip Singh checked the 6♠4♠3♦ flop from the big blind, and Dennis Shirron slid out a bet of 34,000 from the cutoff. After taking some time on the button, Sanjay Kochhar announced all in.
Singh quickly folded, while Shirron went into the tank. After getting a better look at Kocchar's stack, Shirron opted to let his hand go.
"Nice bet," Shirron said as Kochhar collected the pot.
