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We had ten players advance from this flight, with Brandon Lloyd bagging the chip lead for the flight at 811,000. That is at least eighty big blinds on day two because one of the turbo flights finished early and we will be rolling the blinds all the way back to 5,000/10,000. With 40 minute levels on day two tomorrow, and the restart at 4pm, we may be here well into the morning hours as this monster plays out.

Our chip leader, Brandon Lloyd, lives in Houston and has almost $60,000 in live tournament winnings, with his biggest score coming just this January in a Trailblazer Poker Tour event here at Texas Card House in Houston where he finished as runner up for $29,080.

We have had surprisingly few double bags, though our first double bagger, Roland 'Scoop Scoop' Jackson is here today looking for a third bag.

Valuetown™ - Flight 1I Photo Gallery

Great photos today!

Faces Of TCH - Valuetown™ Flight 1I

Flight 1G Bubble Bursts

After surviving on a short stack for the last hour, Louis Dewenter was on fumes and got it in with a pair of sevens to try to survive another round.

Valuetown™ - Flight 1F Bags

We have eight players advancing to day two in Valuetown™ Flight 1F. Seven more players cashed but did not make day two. No double bags in this flight, but there are a lot of people hunting that double bag bonus now.

Valuetown™ - Flight 1G Photos

Big gallery from a big flight!

Faces Of TCH - Valuetown™ Flight 1G

We Have A Royal!

And not just any royal flush, but a flop em dead, ultimate royal in spades. And it was all-in preflop with K♥ K♣ against A♠ K♠/. Imagine getting it in with two kings and the flop leaves you stone dead. Ouch! Some unlucky player has nothing but a terrible bad beat story to show for their entry in todays Valuetown™ event.

Player Feature: Scoop scoop

Roland 'Scoop Scoop' Jackson, from Houston, Texas, has been playing poker for 15 years. His journey into the game began when his children gifted him an Xbox as a joke. He played a poker game on the console, and thought he was a real shark until he discovered that he was playing on the amateur setting.

Despite a rocky start in live games, Scoop Scoop has achieved notable success, including turning $500 into $25,000 twice in local cash games. His nickname, "Scoop Scoop," reflects his knack for winning big pots. Outside of poker, he works as a specialist in negotiations and problem solving.

Scoop Scoop was the first to claim the $2,000 double bag bonus in our Valuetown™ event here at Texas Card House in Houston. Jackson bagged a nice 600k stack in an early flight and came back hunting the bonus. He managed to squeak in with one big blind last night in Flight 1E to claim the bonus and will be back to shoot for more of that tasty bonus money.

Valuetown™ - Flight 1E Bags

We had our first $2,000 double bag bonus and five bags total in this event. We'll have a feature on our first double bagger, Roland 'Scoop Scoop' Jackson coming up next.

Valuetown™ - Flight 1D Bags

These 9 players will advance to day two in our Valuetown™ event, and 10 players cashed but busted before day two.

Photo Gallery - Valuetown™ Flight 1F

Some great shots from this monster flight!

Faces Of TCH - Valuetown™ Flight 1F

Player Feature: Cyra Crouch