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

02-13-2024 22:26 UTC-6

Wilkerson Eliminated by Liu

Kirk Brown

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

After an open to 9,000 by Yunkyu Song, Matthew Liu moved all in for 137,000 and Zhong Wilkerson moved in for less. Song and the rest of the table quickly got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Zhong Wilkerson: Q♠Q♥
Matthew Liu: A♣K♥

Unfortunately for Wilkerson, the runout came 5♦2♦J♠K♠K♦ to give Liu running trip kings and she was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Liu	285,000 157,000	157,000
Zhong Wilkerson	Busted

Tags: Matthew Liu Zhong Wilkerson

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

02-13-2024 22:43 UTC-6

Tai Vo Spikes a Five to Take the Chip Lead; Normand and Ho Exit

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Kirk Brown

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

After an open from Derek Normand, Jamie Ho moved all in for 85,000, Tai Vo called, and then Normand moved all in for much more.

Vo quickly called and the three players tabled their hands, with Normand covering.

Jamie Ho: 10♣10♠
Tai Vo: 5♣5♦
Derek Normand: K♥K♠

Normand was in a great position to take the chip lead in this massive pot, but fate had other plans as the flop came out 9♥7♦5♥ to immediately give Vo the lead with a set of fives. The turn 8♦ gave Ho some outs as he picked up an open-ended straight draw, but the river 8♠ improved Vo to a full house and he scooped the huge pot.

Ho was sent to the rail and Normand was left short, finding the exit soon after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tai Vo	855,000 478,000	478,000

Derek Normand	Busted
Jamie Ho	Busted

Tags: Derek Normand Jamie Ho Tai Vo

02-13-2024 23:12 UTC-6

Updated Counts

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Kirk Brown

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tai Vo	915,000 60,000	60,000

Gabriel Andrade	685,000 70,000	70,000
Isaac Trumbo	580,000 77,000	77,000
Robert Burnett	505,000 45,000	45,000
Matthew Liu	305,000 20,000	20,000
Benjamin Rose	251,000 126,000	126,000
Robert Valden	235,000 110,000	110,000
David Mzareulov	225,000 119,000	119,000

Yunkyu Song	195,000 96,000	96,000
Thai Ha	171,000 231,000	231,000

Mark Hennessy	123,000 58,000	58,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

02-13-2024 23:26 UTC-6

Ha Shoves on Mzareulov

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Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On a heads-up completed board of J♣6♦7♣3♣A♥, Thai Ha checked, and David Mzareulov bet 50,000 into the pot of 120,000.

After spending some time in the tank, Ha then pushed all in, which resulted in a hasty fold from Mzareulov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Ha	302,000 131,000	131,000

David Mzareulov	180,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: David Mzareulov Thai Ha

02-13-2024 23:42 UTC-6

Hennessy Eliminated by Song

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Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Short-stacked Mark Hennessy got the last of his chips into the middle and was called by Yunkyu Song.

Mark Hennessy: K♠6♠
Yunkyu Song: A♠K♦

Unfortunately for Hennessy, the board ran out 10♣9♦Q♠J♦6♣ to give Song a Broadway straight on the turn and he was sent to the rail 2 places off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yunkyu Song	210,000 15,000	15,000
Mark Hennessy	Busted

02-13-2024 23:43 UTC-6

Bubble Time! Hand-for-Hand

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Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With the elimination of Mark Hennessy, there are 10 players remaining in Day 1b which means they are now on the stone money bubble and hand-for-hand is now in effect.

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

02-14-2024 00:01 UTC-6

David Mzareulov Eliminated as Bubble Burst

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Isaac Trumbo opened for 20,000 and was called by David Mzareulov to see a flop of J♣9♦7♥. Mzareulov checked, Trumbo continued for 20,000, and then Mzareulov check-jammed all in. Trumbo quickly tossed out a calling chip to put him at risk and once the action was completed at the other table, the cards were on their backs.

David Mzareulov: Q♦9♠
Isaac Trumbo: K♥J♠

Mzareulov would need some help to stay alive, but the runout of 4♦7♣ failed to do so and he was eliminated on the stone bubble of Day 1b.