2026 PokerNews Cup Thunder Valley

$400 PokerNews Cup
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 PokerNews Cup Thunder Valley
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣6♦
Prize
$48,340
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$306,340
Total Entries
901
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
88
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 901
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Vy Nguyen Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,300)

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 28 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Vy Nguyen
Vy Nguyen

Vy Nguyen raised to 400,000 from under the gun, representing much of his remaining stack. Elijah Obel-Jorgensen announced all in from the cutoff, and Nguyen called his remaining chips.

Vy Nguyen: K♣K♥ All in
Elijah Obel-Jorgensen: A♥K♦

Nguyen turned over his pocket kings, but was unable to dodge the A♠5♣4♥ flop as Obel-Jorgensen made top pair. The 8♣ turn and 8♥ river completed the board, confirming Nguyen's exit in sixth position.

Tags: Elijah Obel-JorgensenVy Nguyen

Jeevandeep Singh Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,900)

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 28 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Jeevandeep Singh
Jeevandeep Singh

Farzad Abbaszadeh announced all in on the button, and Jeevandeep Singh shoved his smaller stack in the small blind.

Jeevandeep Singh: A♥K♦ All in
Farzad Abbaszadeh: 3♥3♦

Singh was flipping for his tournament life, and could not improve on the 7♥Q♣4♦J♣6♦ flop. Abbaszadeh's pocket pair help, sending Singh out in seventh place.

Tags: Farzad AbbaszadehJeevandeep Singh

Updated Chip Counts

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 28 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Level: 28

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

River Value for Suseela

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 27 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Vy Nguyen opened to 300,000 from under the gun, and Elijah Obel-Jorgensen called in the hijack. Xiong Thao tossed in a call from the small blind, with Vijesh Suseela coming along in the big blind.

All four players checked the 10♥10♠6♥ flop, and Thao tapped the table again after the K♠ turn. Suseela bet 400,000, with only Thao making the call.

One last check from Thao followed the 3♦ river, and Suseela bet 1,000,000. Thao made the call, mucking his hand once Suseela showed 10♣8♦ for trip tens.

Tags: Elijah Obel-JorgensenVijesh SuseelaVy NguyenXiong Thao

New Chip Leader

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 27 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Elijah Obel-Jorgensen
Elijah Obel-Jorgensen

Elijah Obel-Jorgensen opened to 300,000 on the button, and Jeevandeep Singh defended his big blind to see the A♣6♦10♠ flop. Singh checked to Obel-Jorgensen, who continued with a bet of 350,000.

Singh called and checked once more on the 8♣ turn, where Obel-Jorgensen bet 1,000,000. Another call from Singh led to the 9♦ river, and action checked to Obel-Jorgensen.

After using a time extension, Obel-Jorgensen announced all in for 1,525,000. Singh did not take long to make the call, and the hands were tabled.

Elijah Obel-Jorgensen: Q♦7♦ All in
Jeevandeep Singh: A♠2♠

Singh showed his pair of aces, while Obel-Jorgensen revealed his straight to take over the chip lead.

Tags: Elijah Obel-JorgensenJeevandeep Singh

Thao Flips for Tournament Life Against Singh

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 27 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Action folded to Jeevandeep Singh in the small blind and he put his big stack to use by moving all in to put the pressure on Xiong Thao, who called off for 1,800,000 from the big blind.

Xiong Thao: 10♠10♦All in
Jeevandeep Singh: A♦J♣

It was another flip and Thao was looking to hold to stay alive. That's just what he did as the board ran out a safe 3♦8♠9♦4♥Q♥.

Tags: Jeevandeep SinghXiong Thao

Singh Shoves on Kounlavouth

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 27 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Jeevandeep Singh
Jeevandeep Singh

Jeevandeep Singh opened to 300,000 from under the gun, and Khamla Kounlavouth three-bet to 700,000 on the button. Singh slid in the call, and the J♣Q♦9♦ flop was fanned out.

Singh announced all in, covering Kounlavouth by a wide margin. Kounlavouth got his time extensions ready, using three of them before opting to let his hand go.

Tags: Jeevandeep SinghKhamla Kounlavouth

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