Results - $425 Monolith with $250,000 Guaranteed - Event 9

Pacifica's Joe Christman takes the $425 Monolith Title, his second Major here at Thunder Valley as he is a former HPT Main Event champ from here as well. Christman and Rafael Gonzalez agreed before heads-up play began to divide first and second place money with Gonzalez taking the larger share of $45,000 and Christman $40,200. They played heads-up for the title, the $1650 AnteUpWorlds Main Event seat and Player of the Series Points.

Place	Name		City		Cash	Series Pts
1	Joe	Christman*	Pacifica, CA		$42,200	180
2	Rafael	Gonzalez	Los Angeles, CA		$45,000	128
3	Amber	Chatwin	Kelseyville, CA		$22,600	90
4	Walter	Robertson	San Jose, CA		$16,860	79.2
5	Vikram	Bhatia	Sunnyvale, CA		$12,947	68.4
6	Chuck	Davy	Diamond Springs, CA		$10,440	59.4
7	Anne	Jones	Shingle Springs, CA		$8,500	50.4
8	Checg	Xiong	Sacramento, CA		$6,700	43.2
9	Don	Deeds	n/a		$5,000	36
10	Danna	Deatherage	Turlock, CA		$3,670	27
11	Kao	Saevang	n/a		$3,670	27
12	Vincent	Chung	Turlock, CA		$3,670	27
13	Humberto	Covarrubias	Dublin, CA		$3,150	27
14	Michael	Harvey	San Freancisco, CA		$3,150	27
15	Clive	Berkman	Irvine, CA		$3,150	27
16	Jean	Houle	Visalia, CA		$2,700	27
17	Darrell	Cain	Fair Oaks, CA		$2,700	27
18	Eduardo	Gonzalez	lincoln, CA		$2,700	27
19	Randy	Gil	Milpitas, CA		$2,300	21.6
20	Jim	Pak	San Jose, CA		$2,300	21.6
21	Tawfiq	Salman	Sacramento, CA		$2,300	21.6
22	Jonathan	Carlson	n/a		$2,000	21.6
23	Duane	Jarrett	Pollock Pines, CA		$2,000	21.6
24	Stephen	Goldstein	Modesto, CA		$2,000	21.6
25	Felipe	Leme	belmont, CA		$1,750	21.6
26	Stuart	Tuvey	San Jose, CA		$1,750	21.6
27	Sylvia	Day	Hillsboro, OR		$1,750	21.6
28	Nicholas	Colvin	Vacaville, CA		$1,500	18
29	Kevin	Coughran	Roseville, CA		$1,500	18
30	Hector	Ramos	Hayward, CA		$1,500	18
31	Steven	Jackson	Chicago Park, CA		$1,500	18
32	Robert	Vance	Medford, OR		$1,500	18
33	Fred	Anthony	Oroville, CA		$1,500	18
34	Kulwant	Singh	Fremont, CA		$1,500	18
35	Matthew	Gouge	Sacramento, CA		$1,500	18
36	Chris	Conkright	Icampo, CA		$1,500	18
37	Tony	Bracy	W. Sacramento, CA		$1,300	18
38	Don	Gresser	Elverta, CA		$1,300	18
39	Gregory	Cadger	El Dorado Hills, CA		$1,300	18
40	Erle	Mankin	Sacramento, CA		$1,300	18
41	Anesti	Hashwa	Fair Oaks, CA		$1,300	18
42	Hoang	Nguyen	Elk Grove, CA		$1,300	18
43	Nikolaus	Harkness	Sausalito, CA		$1,300	18
44	Robert	Young	Oakland, CA		$1,300	18
45	Jeff	Khodmari	Turlock, CA		$1,300	18
46	Harlan	Karnofsky	Sacramento, CA		$1,150	18
47	Toan	Nguyen	Sacramento, CA		$1,150	18
48	Matthew	Kramer	Rancho Cordova, CA		$1,150	18
49	Thomas	West	Mountain View, CA		$1,150	18
50	De Huu	Huynh	Elk Grove, CA		$1,150	18
51	Ron	Dedios	n/a		$1,150	18
52	Joe	Fernandez	Turlock, CA		$1,150	18
53	Jacob	Lipton	Rocklin, CA		$1,150	18
54	Craig	Gold	Belmont, CA		$1,150	18
55	David	Delvecchio	Sunnyvale, CA		$1,000	18
56	Bradley	Johnson	Alameda, CA		$1,000	18
57	Glenn	Larson	Olympia, WA		$1,000	18
58	Jon	Turowitz	Granite Bay, CA		$1,000	18
59	Candida	Ross-Powers	Sacramento, CA		$1,000	18
60	Ronald	Dechance	San Jose, CA		$1,000	18
61	Sean	Drake	Citrus Heights, Ca		$1,000	18
62	Adam	Bishop	Reno, NV		$1,000	18
63	Rafay	Memon	Sacramento, CA		$1,000	18
64	Yolanda	MacDonald	Grass Valley, CA		$850	18
65	Masoud	Shojei	El Dorado Hills, CA		$850	18
66	Richard	Peterson	Oakdale, CA		$850	18
67	Marco	Garcia	Richmond, CA		$850	18
68	Hieu	Le	Elk Grove, CA		$850	18
69	Sharon	Sanchez	Penryn, CA		$850	18
70	Frederic	Soria	Roseville, CA		$850	18
71	Jeff	Sardella	Auburn, CA		$850	18
72	Edmund	Barna	Pittsburg, CA		$850	18
73	DNR		n/a		$750	18
74	Phillip	Phongsaiphonh	Roseville, CA		$750	18
75	Mario	McClure	Chico, CA		$750	18
76	James	Glenn	Redding, CA		$750	18
77	Jorge	Lopez	Ukiah, CA		$750	18
78	Vien	Chau	Belmont, CA		$750	18
79	John	Gonzalez	Los Angeles, CA		$717	18
79	James	Duffy			$717	18
79	Jasthi	Kumar	San Ramon, CA		$716	18
81	Lance	Donnell	Reno, NV		$650	18
81	Joseph	Rothway			$650	18
81	Eric	Matulis			$650	18
81	Daniel	Stir	Sacramento, CA		$650	18
81	Robert	Rawlinson			$650	18
81	Brian	Saso	San Jose, CA		$650	18
81	Daniel	McGee	Sacramento, CA		$650	18
81	Timothy	Trinh			$650	18
81	Andrew	Ling			$650	18
81	Ricky	Page	Castro Valley, CA		$650	18
81	Bojana	Weimer	Modesto, CA		$650	18
81	Craig	Gold	Belmont, CA		$650	18
81	Nabil	Zumout			$650	18
81	Sok	Chean	W. Sacramento, CA		$650	18

Christman Almost Closes it Out

A race for almost all the chips, AQ for Joe Christman, AT for Rafael Gonzalez preflop, A in the window, Christman leaves Gonzalez with 1BB.

All in blind the next hand, Gonzalez doubles Q7>97
He doubles the next hand 62>93

Back-n-Forth We Go

Rafael Gonzalez and Joe Christman have been pushing chips back-n-forth for a while here in the heads-up match for the Monolith title, and after about 20 minutes of play the two players are just about even in chips with 5.7 million each.

178 for Sunday Bounty

Event 10 in the AnteUpWorlds - $150 with $50 Bounties and a $10,000 Guarantee - drew 178 total entries for a $14,340 Prize Pool and the following payouts.

Place	Payout
1	$4,447
2	$2,581
3	$1,649
4	$1,162
5	$896
6	$681
7	$531
8	$394
9	$280
10	$222
11	$223
12	$224
13	$186
14	$187
15	$188
16	$165
17	$166
18	$167

Let's Make a Deal

First place in the Monolith is $50,000 and a $1650 Main Event seat, while second is $35,200. Rafael Gonzalez has Joe Christman by 2.1 million chips, and here's what the players came up with.

Gonzalez is taking $45,000

Christman is taking $40,200

They are playing for the Main Event seat, the Monolith title and the Player of the Series points of 180 points for first and 128 points for second.

Heads Up for $50,000

Rafael Gonzalez - the 2016 WPTDeepStacks Turlock Player of the Series faces off against 2014 HPT Thunder Valley Main Event Champ Joe Christman for $50,000 and an AnteUpWorlds $1650 Main Event seat here as we're down to the final two players in the Monolith, a 767-entry event with a $284,557 prize pool for just a $425 buyin. Gonzalez has 6,800,000 and Christman has 4,700,000.

Amber Chatwin - 3rd Place - $22,600

Amber Chatwin started today 68/78 and methodically worked her way through the Monolith field. She couldn't dodge the river Broadway of Rafael Gonzalez, however, and she picks up 3rd place in this 767-entry event.

Amber Chatwin - 3rd Place - $22,600

Level - 30

Blinds - 60000/120000

Antes - 20000

Players - 2

Walter Robertson - 4th Place - $16,860

Down to just 4,500 chips during his Day 1 flight, a shortstack throughout the final table, and 4 final table doubles before Walter Robertson's day came to an end. He did flop top pair against Joe Christman, but Christman riverd a higher pair to end the day.

Walter Robertson - 4th Place - $16,860

Joe Christman - 4,000,000

Level - 30

Blinds - 60000/120000

Antes - 20000

Players - 3

Vikram Bhatia - 5th Place - $12,947

Vikram Bhatia moves all in for his last 1.5 million preflop. Joe Christman hesitates, then folds, but Rafael Gonzalez takes a long time debating, even asking "show me if I fold?" before finding a call.

Bhatia - KJ

Gonzalez - AJ

The board goes 4-A-9-5-T and Bhatia is eliminated, and Christman wonders "what if," as he says he folded AT.

Rafael Gonzalez - 4,000,000 - chipleader

Vikram Bhatia - 5th Place - $12,947

Level - 29

Blinds - 50000/100000

Antes - 10000

Players - 4

5-Handed Chipcounts

Joe Christman - 2,800,000
Rafael Gonzalez - 2,500,000
Wanter Robertson - 2,100,000
Amber Chatwin - 1,900,000
Vikram Bhatia - 1,500,000

Updated Player of Series Race

John Mercer leads the race to win a complimentary $1650 AnteUpWorld Main Event seat via the Player of the Series Race. Earn points for cashing in any of the 15 tournaments before the Main Event, and get bonus points for cashing in multiple events.

Here's the current standings through 8 events.

1	John	Mercer	Indian Wells, CA	263.8
2	Dalton	Still	Rocklin, CA	250
3	Jae	Pak	El Dorado Hills, CA	149.1
4	Kevin	O'Donnell	Petaluma, CA	137.5
5	Clive	Berkman	Irvine, CA	126.7
6	Christina	Ouyang-Hung	Burlingame, CA	110
6	Daniel	Smith	n/a	110
6	Kyle	Welter	Roseville, CA	110
9	Tommy	Carpenter	W. Sacramento, CA	101.2
10	Eric	Danson	Phoenix, OR	97.4
11	Mohammed	Diryise	Sacramento, CA	92.5
12	Walter	Stewart		92
13	Phillip	Phongsaiphonh	Roseville, CA	90.7
14	George	Cabrey	Elk Grove, CA	90.3
15	James	Hammer		80.7
15	Masoud	Shojaei		80.7
17	Monte	Gilley	Live Oak, CA	78.2
18	Benjamin	Skinner	n/a	77
18	Robert	Sudbury	Loomis, CA	77
20	Ryan	Carlson	Grass Valley, CA	72.1
21	Fariborz	Davarpanah	Sacramento, CA	67.9
22	Henry	Acain	Stockton, CA	66.8
22	Matt	Boddorf	Lincoln, CA	66.8
22	Jonny	Gomez	Reno, NV	66.8
22	Todd	Graham	Chico, CA	66.8
22	Jill	Haddox	Sacramento, CA	66.8
22	Zak	Pirddy	Yuba City, CA	66.8
22	Gary	Pisarek	Auburn, CA	66.8
22	Juan	Ramirez	Redding, CA	66.8
22	Kathy	Stahl	Manteca, CA	66.8
22	Michael	Sweeney	Tracy, CA	66.8
32	Jeff	Sardella		66.5
33	Joseph	Bayless	Shingle Springs, CA	61.4
33	Walter	Bayless	El Dorado Hills, CA	61.4
33	Todd	Duda	Berkeley, CA	61.4
33	David	Forsberg	Livermore, CA	61.4
37	Evelyn	Iraheta	Walnut Creek, CA	58
38	William	Husa	Gold River, CA	55
38	Rudolph	Sisson	Sacramento, CA	55
38	Peter	Tran	Elk Grove, CA	55
41	Outtama	Keovangsa		50.5
42	Exequiel	Fernando		49.2
43	Richard	Peterson	Turlock, CA	48.4
44	Richard	Elson	Tracy, CA	45.5
45	Antonio	Baracco		44.1
46	Shane	Feusier	Eureka, CA	43.2
46	Jun	Gao	Martinez, CA	43.2
46	Marty	Gorenc	Reno, NV	43.2
46	Doyle	Johnson	Vacaville, CA	43.2
46	Barry	Raymos	Fairfield, CA	43.2
51	Yang	Shifley	n/a	41.8
51	Justin	Williams	Sacramento, CA	41.8
53	Carolyn	Bermudez		37.7
53	Wayne	Burton		37.7
53	Ted	Clark		37.7
53	Gregory	Elko		37.7
53	Robert	Luebkeman		37.7
53	Edward	Stafsholt		37.7
59	Jennifer	Chapman	Yuba City, CA	37.5
59	Miles	Massone	Fremont, CA	37.5
59	Salvatore	Sammartino	Suisun City, CA	37.5
59	Bojana	Weimer	Modesto, CA	37.5
59	Koby	Wong	Santa Clara, CA	37.5
64	Calixto	Magaoay	Vallejo, CA	36.3
64	Lance	Richardson	Rocklin, CA	36.3
64	Howard	Tam		36.3
64	Eddy	Vataru	San Francisco, CA	36.3
68	Asher	Loeb	San Francisco, CA	34.7
68	Una	Seo	Elk Grove, CA	34.7
70	Darron	Kendall	Santa Rosa, CA	30.8
70	Joshua	Pedretti		30.8
70	Ronald	Spence	Citrus Heights, CA	30.8
70	Jack	Surwald	Fair Oaks, CA	30.8
70	Dennis	Walker		30.8
70	Leland	Wulf	Rohnert Park, CA	30.8
76	Marcel	Colin	Roseville, CA	30
76	Joe	Kenney	San Rafael, CA	30
76	Stephen	Kujubu	Sacramento, CA	30
76	Allen	Kwong	Oakland, CA	30
76	Denis	Lee	Fremont, CA	30
76	Emmanuel	Sammartino	Fairfield, CA	30
76	Scott	Sanders	Sacramento, CA	30
76	Wilson	Tolon	Philippines	30
76	Hung	Tran	Sunnyvale, CA	30
85	Jeffrey	Hart	n/a	26.4
85	Kim	Hyunh	Sacramento, CA	26.4
85	Scott	Long	AnteUpWorlds	26.4
85	Albert	Sanchez, Jr.	Penryn, CA	26.4
89	Jay	Abrams	Auburn, CA	25
89	Aram	Alexander	Manteca, CA	25
89	Earl	Anderson	Rancho Cordova, CA	25
89	Michael	Apiladu	Sacramento, CA	25
89	Jennifer	Avila	Modesto, CA	25
89	Edmond	Barna	Pittsburg, CA	25
89	Rodolfo	Barreto	Modesto, CA	25
89	Kyle	Bellow	Oakland, CA	25
89	Scott	Bertram		25
89	Vikram	Bhatia	Sunnyvale, CA	25
89	Barry	Birdwell	Marysville, CA	25
89	Tim	Bortu	Richmond, CA	25
89	Darrell	Cain	Fair Oaks, CA	25
89	Daniel	Canalban		25
89	Kevin	Candler	Yuba City, CA	25
89	Vince	Cardinale	Grass Valley, CA	25
89	Robert	Carter		25
89	Jay	Cavender	Rescue, CA	25
89	Sok	Chean	Sacramento, CA	25
89	Phanna	Chet	Modesto, CA	25
89	Krishna	Chodey		25
89	Ryan	Ciero	Stockton, CA	25
89	Mark	Contreras	Rocklin, CA	25
89	Matthew	Converse	Pleasanton, CA	25
89	Aaron	Danhoff	Modesto, CA	25
89	Marcus	Davis	Colusa, CA	25
89	Rick Defer	Defer	Natomas, CA	25
89	Jacob	Douglas	Rocklin, CA	25
89	Tam	Doung	n/a	25
89	Joshua	Draper	Flagstaff, AZ	25
89	Richard	Drury	Carmichael, CA	25
89	Daniel	Evans	Chico, CA	25
89	Vincent	Filipinas	Atwater, CA	25
89	David	Foster	Fairfield, CA	25
89	Jack	Freedlander	Rocklin, CA	25
89	Anthony	Gaglione	Newark, CA	25
89	Thomas	Galusha	Truckee, CA	25
89	Stephen	Goldstein	Modesto, CA	25
89	Jeffrey	Hall	Roseville, CA	25
89	Daniel	Hatch	Santa Clara, CA	25
89	Chris	Hinchcliffe	Roseville, CA	25
89	Erik	Holliday	Pleasant Hill, CA	25
89	Michael	Hollowell	Esparto, CA	25
89	Ray	Hunter	Sutter Creek, CA	25
89	Amador	Igarta	n/a	25
89	Alfredo	Japson	Elk Grove, CA	25
89	Jon	Johnson	Marysville, CA	25
89	Dana	Jones	Shingle Springs, CA	25
89	David	Koch	Folsom, CA	25
89	Matt	Kramer	Rancho Cordova, CA	25
89	Devin	Lagorio	Stockton, CA	25
89	Binh	Le	Stockton, CA	25
89	Edwin	Lee	Vacaville, CA	25
89	Felipe	Leme	Belmont, CA	25
89	Ryan	Leonis	San Carlos, CA	25
89	Chen	Liauo	Santa Clara, CA	25
89	Hank	Lin	Weimar, CA	25
89	Curtis	Longman		25
89	Keith	MacDonlad	Grass Valley, CA	25
89	Noel	Martinez	Pleasanton, CA	25
89	Bob	Mather	Redding, CA	25
89	Dan	McGee	chop	25
89	Rafay	Memor	Sacramento, CA	25
89	Michael	Miller	Canton, OH	25
89	Brian	Montgomery		25
89	Luis	Morazan		25
89	Thai	Nguyen	Roseville, CA	25
89	Trina	Nguyen		25
89	Seth	Norris		25
89	William	O'Bryant	Lathrop, CA	25
89	Thomas	Padilla		25
89	Victor	Paredes		25
89	Nathan	Patterson	Roseville, CA	25
89	Matt	Pattterson	Cameron Park, CA	25
89	Richard	Peloquin	Sacramento, CA	25
89	Chet	Perrigo	Rancho Cordova, CA	25
89	Roy	Peters	Reno, NV	25
89	Mike	Postle		25
89	Said	Rahmani		25
89	Thomas	Rakela	Rocklin, CA	25
89	Carlos	Ramirez		25
89	Aibing	Rao	San Mateo, CA	25
89	Alianaghi	Rasooli	San Anselmo, CA	25
89	Joshua	Roberts		25
89	Bradley	Rosevink	Escalon, CA	25
89	Candida	Ross-Powers	n/a	25
89	Low S	Saefong	Redding, CA	25
89	Kaeian	Saelee		25
89	Sou	Saeturn		25
89	Koji	Sakai	San Anselmo, CA	25
89	Hung	Sam	Elk Grove, CA	25
89	Matt	Schoenberg	Solvang, CA	25
89	Ricardo	Seguritan		25
89	Robert	Shchabert	Hayward, CA	25
89	Charles	Shelton	Chico, CA	25
89	Michael	Sievert	Merced, CA	25
89	Andre	Simon	Patterson, CA	25
89	Marvin	Sky		25
89	Frederic	Soria	Roseville, CA	25
89	Justin	Stewart	Sacramento, CA	25
89	Francisco	Tamtauya	San Jose, CA	25
89	Deryl	Taylor		25
89	Timothy	Trinh		25
89	Stuart	Tuvey	San Jose, CA	25
89	James	Van Brunt	n/a	25
89	James	Vanderschuur		25
89	Sergio	Vargas	Pittsburg, CA	25
89	James	Viglizzo	Palo Alto, CA	25
89	Sardar	Walikhan	El Sobrante, CA	25
89	Bill	Walker	Ashland, OR	25
89	William	Watchman	Reno, NV	25
89	Jay	Wiley	Esparto, CA	25
89	Thomas	Williams	Sacramento, CA	25
89	Thomas	Willits	Sacramento, CA	25
89	Fred	Womak	Stockton, CA	25
89	Hansong	Wu		25
89	Cheng	Xiong	Sacramento, CA	25
206	Gregory	Bixler	Folsom, CA	22
206	David	Lloyd	Auburn, CA	22
206	Brian	Waller	Auburn, CA	22
209	Azad	Al Kurdi	Marysville, CA	16.5
209	Siavash	Bahri	Livingston, CA	16.5
209	John	Blanche	Sacramento, CA	16.5
209	Paul	Brown	Auburn, CA	16.5
209	Charisse	Case	Sacramento, CA	16.5
209	Luc	Chac	Sacramento, CA	16.5
209	David	Doan	Elk Grove, CA	16.5
209	Charles	Griffin	Lincoln, CA	16.5
209	John	Grisler	Rancho Cordova, CA	16.5
209	John	Hadley	Brentwood, CA	16.5
209	Jon	Johnson	marysville, CA	16.5
209	Chester	Linton, Jr.	Roseville, CA	16.5
209	Steven	Lustig	San Jose, CA	16.5
209	Edward	Miller	Granite Bay, CA	16.5
209	Michael	Mitchell		16.5
209	Jerry	Munger		16.5
209	Paul	Naranjo		16.5
209	Noah	Nistler		16.5
209	Jennifer	Pendergast		16.5
209	Sharon	Sanchez		16.5
209	Sameer	T.	n/a	16.5
209	Gary	Tanko		16.5
209	Patrick	Upright	n/a	16.5

Chuck Davy - 6th Place - $10,4400

Chuck Davy is all in with AT but he's run into the AJ of Amber Chatwin, and she has him covered. There's an A on the flop but no T comes, and Davy is eliminated from the Monolith.

Chuck Davy - 6th Place - $10,4400

Amber Chatwin - 2.7 million, chipleader

Level - 29

Blinds - 50000/100000

Antes - 10000

Players - 5

Anne Jones - 7th Place - $8.500

Anne Jones is all in for less than 3BB with K4, called by the AJ of Rafael Gonzalez, and there's an ace on the flop ... no improvement for Jones and she is out of the Monolith.

Anne Jones - 7th Place - $8,500

We lost Cheng Xiong in 8th place a few hands before, a $6,700 cash

Level - 29
Blinds - 50000/100000
Antes - 10000
Players - 7

Fill in the Payout Blanks

Who is going to be the person to take the top spot, 2nd, 3rd, etc as we close out the Monolith? Stay tuned .. the short stacks keep doubling through chipleader Joe Christman, even when Amber Chatwin moved all in dark against Joe and got there ..

Place	Name		City		Cash
1					$50,000
2					$35,200
3					$22,600
4					$16,860
5					$12,947
6					$10,440
7					$8,500
8					$6,700

Walter Does it Again

That was a wild last 40 minutes where Walter Robertson doubled 3 different times as the short stack, and 5 more short stack all-ins covered too .. until Robertson moves in with 7-2 and Joe Christman has AK .. the TOP and the BOTTOM of the poker range

the flop

yep

7-2-9

how about a 7 turn

how about a 9 river

yep, 7-2 went boat ... 

we remain 8-handed.

Don Deeds - 9th Place - $6,700

Don Deeds was one of the shorter stacks all throughout Day 2, moving to the final table 9/10 with 375,000. Vikram Bahtia just eliminated Deeds in 9th place for a $6,700 cash

Vikram Bhatia - 1,150,000

Level - 27

Blinds - 30000/60000

Antes - 10000

Players - 8

Payouts 11-18

Here are the players who placed 11-18th place in the $250,000 guaranteed Monolith.

11	Kao	Saevang	n/a		$3,670
12	Vincent	Chung	Turlock, CA		$3,670
13	Humberto	Covarrubias	Dublin, CA		$3,150
14	Michael	Harvey	San Freancisco, CA		$3,150
15	Clive	Berkman	Irvine, CA		$3,150
16	Jean	Houle	Visalia, CA		$2,700
17	Darrell	Cain	Fair Oaks, CA		$2,700
18	Eduardo	Gonzalez	lincoln, CA		$2,700