2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open

$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1cd
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Event Info

2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥5♠
Prize
$209,730
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,363,560
Entries
1,033
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
176
Players Left
22
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Pallitto Check-Raises Nguyen

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With around 7,000 in the middle, the action on the flop 8♠8♦10♠ checked around to Tuan Nguyen who bet 2,300 and was called by James Pallitto.

On the turn K♥, Pallitto checked, Nguyen bet 6,000, and then Pallitto check-raised to 15,000.

Nguyen then went into the tank for a good 45 seconds before he decided to let it go and the pot was awarded to Pallitto.

Player Chips Progress
Tuan Nguyen us
Tuan Nguyen 		55,000
James Pallitto us
James Pallitto
49,000

Tags: James PallittoTuan Nguyen

Big Slick Good for Galloway

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Joshua Thibodaux opened to 1,100 from the hijack and was three-bet to 3,600 by James Galloway in the cutoff, but then Tao Zhang on the button put in the cold four-bet to 7,800.

Thibodaux quickly got out of the way and Galloway called to see a flop of 10♥10♦Q♠.

Galloway then check-called a continuation bet of 4,500 from Zhang to see the Q♥ on the turn. Both players decided to check and they went to the K♣ on the river, which saw the action go check-check again.

Galloway flipped over A♦K♥ for kings and queens and Zhang quickly mucked to award him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
James Galloway us
James Galloway 		64,000
4,000
 4,000
Joshua Thibodaux us
Joshua Thibodaux 		54,000
-6,000
 -6,000
Tao Zhang us
Tao Zhang 		45,000

Tags: James GallowayJoshua ThibodauxTao Zhang

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Full Chip Counts

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Tuan Nguyen us
Tuan Nguyen 		128,000
73,000
 73,000
Christina Sharkady us
Christina Sharkady
118,000
39,000
 39,000
Edward Sebesta us
Edward Sebesta 		115,000
55,000
 55,000
Jeffrey Nowling us
Jeffrey Nowling 		115,000
56,000
 56,000
Jaka Coaching
Calvin Hart us
Calvin Hart 		108,000
108,000
 108,000
James Galloway us
James Galloway 		105,000
41,000
 41,000
Jason Fitzpatrick us
Jason Fitzpatrick 		97,000
97,000
 97,000
Philip Chow us
Philip Chow 		82,000
82,000
 82,000
Ryan Van us
Ryan Van 		80,500
80,500
 80,500
Day 1D Chip Leader
David Lawson us
David Lawson 		77,800
77,800
 77,800
Timothy Levi us
Timothy Levi
77,000
77,000
 77,000
Rocky Ghaith us
Rocky Ghaith
76,000
76,000
 76,000
Jamie Ho us
Jamie Ho 		74,000
14,000
 14,000
Nathan Russler us
Nathan Russler 		71,000
71,000
 71,000
Ike Nlemchi us
Ike Nlemchi 		71,000
71,000
 71,000
Colby Bleakney us
Colby Bleakney
69,500
69,500
 69,500
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson 		69,000
69,000
 69,000
$25K Fantasy
Joe Firova us
Joe Firova 		68,000
68,000
 68,000
Russell Koch us
Russell Koch 		66,000
66,000
 66,000
Philip Bertram us
Philip Bertram
64,500
64,500
 64,500
Sang Ngo us
Sang Ngo 		61,000
61,000
 61,000
Gary Horn us
Gary Horn 		59,000
59,000
 59,000
Jason Hickey us
Jason Hickey 		58,000
58,000
 58,000
Gary Friedlander us
Gary Friedlander 		58,000
58,000
 58,000
Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo 		58,000
58,000
 58,000

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Thibodaux Makes the Call

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Jamie Ho opened to 1,500, then Joshua Thibodaux three-bet to 6,000 and action folded to Ho, who called.

On the flop 8♠7♠2♣, Ho checked, Thibodaux bet 8,200, and Ho called. The turn came the 9♥ and Ho checked to Thibodaux who then fired for 22,000, and Ho called once again.

The river fell the 4♠ and Ho moved all in, covering Thibodaux, who then went into the tank.

After a good minute, he made the call, putting himself at risk.

"Ugh, I just have a nine," Ho sighed and showed J♣9♣ for a turned pair of nines.

"Oh, thank god," Thibodaux said with relief as he tabled A♥A♣ for a superior pair of aces to take down the pot for a double while Ho was left short.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Thibodaux us
Joshua Thibodaux 		121,000
68,000
 68,000
Jamie Ho us
Jamie Ho 		14,000
-60,000
 -60,000

Tags: Jamie HoJoshua Thibodaux

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Feng Doubles; Lockwood Exits

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The flop read 3♣10♦9♣ with 13,000 in the middle when Peter Lockwood led out for 12,000 and then Han Feng moved all in for 48,800. Lockwood then went into the tank for almost two minutes before he shrugged and said 'screw it' as he tossed in a chip to put Feng at risk.

Han Feng: J♣10♣
Peter Lockwood: Q♣Q♦

Lockwood was ahead with his queens on the flop, but the turn J♥ immediately gave Feng the lead with two-pair. However, Lockwood did pick up a straight draw, and he hit it when the 8♣ came on the river, but Feng made a flush to scoop the pot for a double.

After this defeat, Lockwood was left short and ended up busting soon after.

Player Chips Progress
Han Feng us
Han Feng 		112,000
Peter Lockwood us
Peter Lockwood 		Busted

Tags: Han FengPeter Lockwood

From Bluffer to Bluff-Catcher

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a heads-up turn of 4♠4♥6♦7♣, Shawn Wilcox checked to Nathan Russler who bet 3,000, but then Wilcox check-raised to 8,500. Russler thought for a few moments but decided to make the call to see the 10♥ roll off on the river.

Wilcox then checked again and Russler fired for 30,000, putting pressure on Wilcox. After some time to think, Wilcox made the call and Russler was not happy to show A♠5♦ for a missed straight draw and ace-high. Wilcox then proudly flipped over Q♠7♠ for the winning hand with fours and sevens.

"I turned my hand into a bluff on the turn, and then into a bluff-catcher on the river!" Wilcox exclaimed as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Wilcox us
Shawn Wilcox 		106,000
74,500
 74,500
Nathan Russler us
Nathan Russler 		85,000
14,000
 14,000

Tags: Nathan RusslerShawn Wilcox

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

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