$1,500 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open

02-13-2024 19:42 UTC-5

Liu Doubles with Superior Ace

Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

After an open from Venkat Chivukula, Matthew Liu moved all in for around 40,000, After some thought, Chivukula made the call to put him at risk.

Matthew Liu: A♥K♣
Venkat Chivukula: A♦10♣

The flop came out J♣9♥7♥ to make it a sweat as Chivukula picked up a gutter, but the runout of 6♠7♠ was good for Liu to pick up the pot for a double.

Left short, Chivukula busted soon after but has since re-entered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Liu	80,500 25,500	25,500
Venkat Chivukula	60,000

Tags: Matthew Liu Venkat Chivukula

02-13-2024 19:35 UTC-5

Vo Doubles Through Broussard

Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a heads-up flop of 10♥J♥6♠, Tai Vo moved all in and Bryan Broussard called to put him at risk.

Tai Vo: Q♠J♠
Bryan Broussard: A♦K♦

Broussard would need to hit an ace, king, or queen to win the pot, but the runout of 4♦J♠ did not do it and the pot was shipped over to Vo for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tai Vo	110,000 -66,000	-66,000

Bryan Broussard	15,000 -42,000	-42,000

Tags: Bryan Broussard Tai Vo

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

02-13-2024 19:12 UTC-5

Can't Get Rid of Ha

Kirk Brown

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Short-stacked Thai Ha moved all in preflop and Collin Rountree called to put him at risk.

Thai Ha: A♣6♣
Collin Rountree: K♦3♣

Oh, you're dead," tablemate Mathew Liu said to Rountree as Ha flopped a pair and a flush draw. The board then ran out 2♥6♠ to further improve Ha to trip sixes to take the pot.

"You can't get rid of the guy!" Derek Normand joked, "You gotta wait another 3 and a half hours when registration closes to get rid of him."

Player	Chips	Progress
Collin Rountree	95,000 48,000	48,000
Thai Ha	16,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Collin Rountree Derek Normand Mathew Liu Thai Ha

02-13-2024 19:05 UTC-5

Horn Takes pot from Andrade

Kirk Brown

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Gary Horn opened to 3,500 and was called by Gabriel Andrade to see a flop of 6♦Q♣8♥.

Both players decided to check and they went straight to the 4♣ on the turn. Andrade led out for 3,000 but then Horn put in a big raise to 25,000.

"Alrighhht, take it," Andrade said as he folded and showed the Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Andrade	255,000 160,000	160,000
Gary Horn	90,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Gabriel Andrade Gary Horn

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

02-13-2024 18:49 UTC-5

Normand and Wilkerson Duking it Out

Kirk Brown

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of Q♣5♣6♦, Derek Normand moved all in and Zhong Wilkerson made the call to put him at risk.

Derek Normand: 6♣7♣
Zhong Wilkerson: 2♥2♠

Wilkerson needed to spike a deuce to win, but the runout of A♠4♦ did not do it and Normand scored a double.

The very next hand, she got it all back when she doubled through Normand with aces versus his flopped top pair of kings.

On the following hand, they were heads-up on the flop of 9♦2♠4♠ when Wilkerson bet 12,000 and Normand check-jammed all in. Wilkerson called with K♠Q♥ while Normand held 5♣5♠ for the lead. The runout of J♣5♥ improved Normand to a set of fives and he took the pot for a double.

And finally, on the next hand, Normand shoved preflop and once again Wilkerson called to put him at risk.

Derek Normand: K♦Q♥
Zhong Wilkerson: J♠9♠

The board ran out 9♥8♦2♠Q♣5♦ to give Normand the win with his pair of queens and he is sitting at 120,000 while Wilkerson was left with 62,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Normand	120,000 64,000	64,000
Zhong Wilkerson	62,000 -56,000	-56,000

Tags: Derek Normand Zhong Wilkerson

02-13-2024 18:18 UTC-5

Field Chip Counts

Kirk Brown

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Viet Vo	216,000 76,500	76,500
Tai Vo	176,000 8,000	8,000

Angel Gomes	157,000 144,400	144,400
Robert Valden	155,000 113,000	113,000
Robert Burnett	129,000 92,000	92,000
Zhong Wilkerson	118,000 -29,000	-29,000
Michael Arellano	99,500 -28,500	-28,500
[Removed:460]	96,000 96,000	96,000
Mark Hennessy	96,000 43,200	43,200
Gabriel Andrade	95,000 -24,000	-24,000
Isaac Trumbo	79,000
Chance Bergen	78,000 6,000	6,000
Benjamin Harris	75,600
Sang Ngo	60,000
Bryan Broussard	57,000 -24,000	-24,000
Derek Normand	56,000 23,000	23,000
Matthew Liu	55,000 55,000	55,000
John Tan	54,000 16,000	16,000
Collin Rountree	47,000
Phong Pham	40,100 -42,900	-42,900
Thai Ha	39,000 -20,000	-20,000

Gary Horn	32,000 -3,300	-3,300
Gabriel Abusada	26,000 -12,000	-12,000