Ariel Shefer has won his second WSOP Circuit ring here at Thunder Valley

He won the $600 H.O.R.S.E. event last fall here at Thunder Valley and while the mix has changed to T.O.R.S.E. this series, Ariel Shefer went and won the event again this time.

Shefer defeated Terry Johnson heads-up to claim the $8,276 first prize along with that second WSOP Circuit ring in three months.

Stay tuned here at PokerOrg for a complete recap of the event plus an interview with Shefer as we catch up on what he's been up to since his last win.

Here's the recap of his first win , and when he said then that he'd be travelling more to focus on winning rings, he's really committed to that.

It's an interview you won't want to miss.

The first 8 levels of the day are in the books in Event #10: $400 Monster Stack, and the $100,000 guarantee is already in the rear-view mirror.

Once the 304th entry of the day took their seat in Level 8, the six-figure guarantee was reached.

With four more levels of registration in this flight and with Day 1B set to start at 3 p.m. PT, this series' edition of the Monster Stack is going to be a big one here at Thunder Valley.

Here's a look at the current chip counts with 8th place finisher in The Opener Douglas Dossett topping the counts and multi-time ring winners Jasthi Kumar and Denis Lee also in the top ten.

1. Douglas Dossett - 306,500
2. Nikolay Maslovtsov - 225,000
3. Jasthi Kumar - 209,500
4. James Ebergenyi - 182,500
5. Albert Tapia - 178,000
6. Daniel Mendez - 172,000
7. Griffin Willis - 165,000
8. Denis Lee - 165,000
9. William Sandberg - 155,000
10. Joseph Arent - 143,500

Jasthi Kumar is among the chip leaders through 8 levels of the Monster Stack

Allen Kessler has been eliminated from the $600 T.O.R.S.E. in 3rd place following a pair of hands versus Terry Johnson.

First, in 2-7 Triple Draw, Johnson was dealt a pat versus a one-card draw for Kessler that bricked three times, costing him the majority of his remaining stack.

Then shortly after in Omaha 8 or Better, Kessler got his last chips in on a flop from the big blind with for a flush draw and a gutshot versus Johnson's in the small blind for a set of tens.

The turn gave Kessler his flush, but the on the river filled Johnson up to win the hand and eliminate Kessler in 3rd place for $3,436.

Allen Kessler just lost a huge stud pot to Ariel Shefer three-handed when Kessler's Broadway straight was run down on 7th street by a full house for Shefer.

Kessler's reaction is quite something and we asked him about the hand as he went on break.

Chip counts for the final three in the $600 T.O.R.S.E. look like this with Shefer having taken the lead from Kessler.

1. Ariel Shefer - 630,000
2. Allen Kessler - 300,000
3. Terry Johnson - 290,000