$1,500 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 Champions Club Winter Poker Open

02-17-2025 01:06 UTC-6

Neil Vora Eliminated in 15th Place ($12,830)

Kirk Brown

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

After an open from Alejandro Jauregui to 175,000, Neil Vora moved all in for around 750,000. The action folded back to Jauregui to made the call to put Vora at risk.

Neil Vora: 5♣5♥ All in
Alejandro Jauregui: 10♥10♣

Vora would need a lot of help to stay alive, and he picked up some extra chop-outs on the turn K♠J♦Q♥9♠ turn, but the river was the brick 2♣ to send him out in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Jauregui	3,900,000 2,350,000	2,350,000
Neil Vora	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Jauregui Neil Vora

02-16-2025 23:56 UTC-6

Arora and Daniels Fall to Vuong

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Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

After Jonathan Vuong made it 430,000 to go, Kyle Arora moved all in for 1,600,000 and the action was back on Vuong.

"I'm sorry for nit-rolling," he said after a good minute and made the call, showing A♠Q♠ against the K♥Q♥ of Arora.

Arora would need some help to stay alive, but the flop of A♣A♥5♥ left him drawing only to running hearts. Unfortunately for him, the 2♦ immediately killed those hopes and he was sent to the rail when the river hit the 10♦.

Two hands later, Vuong got it in once more, this time against Jake Daniels, whom he also covered.

Jake Daniels: A♦J♦ All in
Jonathan Vuong: A♠A♣

Daniels would need a lot of help to stay alive against Vuong's aces, but the runout of Q♣10♥7♥3♥10♦ could not do it and he was sent to the payout desk as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Vuong	4,150,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Kyle Arora	Busted
Jacob Daniels	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Vuong Kyle Arora

02-16-2025 23:40 UTC-6

Defending Champ Tommy Zhang Ends His Run

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Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Kyle Arora opened to 120,000 from the button and was called by Michael Bahls in the small blind and Tommy Zhang in the big blind.

On the flop of 9x3x2x, Bahls checked, Zhang moved all in for his last 380,000, and Arora quickly called to put him at risk.

Zhang tabled Jx9x for top pair, but Arora held AxAx to put him in a tough spot. Unfortunately for Zhang, the runout could not save him and the defending champ ended his run in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Arora	1,600,000 800,000	800,000
Thomas Zhang	Busted

Tags: Kyle Arora Michael Bahls Tommy Zhang

02-16-2025 22:57 UTC-6

Holland Picks Up Aces to KO Valden

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Kirk Brown

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action was picked up on a heads-up turn of 8♠2♦J♦6♠ with a little over 1,000,000 in the middle and Maxx Holland had just moved all in for 1,800,000.

The action was then on David Valden who was in the tank.

After nearly two minutes, he shrugged and made the call, putting himself at risk.

David Valden: K♥J♥ All in
Maxx Holland: A♦A♠

"Aghhh, nice hand," Valden sighed as he realized he was in rough shape. Only a jack or a king could keep him alive, but the river was the 8♥ to send him to the rail while Holland rakes in the big pot for a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Holland	5,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
David Valden	Busted

Tags: David Valden Maxx Holland

02-16-2025 22:33 UTC-6

Coyle Doubles as Slyvinskyi Exits

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Kirk Brown

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

After a preflop betting war, Dora Coyle got it all in against Bohdan Slyvinskyi who had around the same stack.

Bohdan Slyvinskyi: J♣J♦
Dora Coyle: K♦K♥

Coyle was a big favorite with her kings, and the runout of 3♣A♠5♦A♥2♦ was good for her to score the pot. After a chip count, it was found that Coyle actually had Slyvinskyi covered by a single 5,000 chip and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dora Coyle	2,350,000
Bohdan Slyvinskyi	Busted

Tags: Bohdan Slyvinskyi Dora Coyle

02-16-2025 21:26 UTC-6

Gabriel Andrade, a Swan Song

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Kirk Brown

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Short-stacked Gabriel Andrade got it all in preflop against David Mzaruelov, who covered.

Gabriel Andrade: K♥5♥ All in
David Mzaruelov: A♦K♠

"Five!" Andrade yelled as the flop came out 10♠K♦4♦ to give both players a pair of kings.

"Five!" He yelled again but the dealer put out the 6♠ on the turn.

"FIVE!" Andrade yelled one last time, and the cards finally seemed to hear him as the river came the 5♦ to give him the two pair he desperately needed to score the double.

Unfortunately, this victory did not last long as he moved all in a few hands later after an open from Jonathan Vuong.

"You know if you bust me, you won't be able to enjoy my singing anymore," Andrade tells him as he starts singing very much 'on-key'.

With that, Vuong snap-calls to put him at risk and the cards were tabled.

Gabriel Andrade: 2♣2♥ All in
Jonathan Vuong: K♣Q♥

Andrade was in the lead with his deuces, but the runout was not his friend as it came 10♠5♠9♣5♦9♠ to counterfeit him and he was eliminated with deuce-high to Vuong's king-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Vuong	2,300,000 735,000	735,000
David Mzareulov	900,000 120,000	120,000

Gabriel Andrade	Busted

Tags: David Mzaruelov Gabriel Andrade

02-16-2025 20:06 UTC-6

Gooch Gets Got

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Kirk Brown

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Short-stacked Jason Gooch open-ripped for his last 200,000 and the action folded to Maxx Holland in the big blind who had to think about it.

"Alright, I hope we're flipping!" Holland said as he made the call to put Gooch at risk.

"We're not," Gooch replied as he flipped over K♦K♣ against the 2♦2♣ of Holland.

"I folded king-deuce," Tablemate Jake Daniels mentioned, but the deck didn't seem to hear him as it came 8♠Q♦5♠8♥2♥ to give Holland the deuce on the river to send Gooch home in gross fashion.

'Well, good game guys, I guess I'll just save my golf and fishing stories for another time!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Holland	2,350,000 825,000	825,000
Jason Gooch	Busted

Tags: Jake Daniels Jason Gooch Maxx Holland

02-16-2025 19:59 UTC-6

Vo Flushed by Vora

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Kirk Brown

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Viet Vo opened to 55,000 preflop and was three-bet to 155,000 by Neil Vora, which he called to see a flop of Q♥7♥8♥.

Vo checked, Vora bet 120,000, Vo check-raised to 370,000 and Vora just called. The two players then proceeded to get it all in on the K♥ turn and the cards were tabled , with Vo at risk.

Viet Vo: J♥J♦ All in
Neil Vora: K♦K♣

Vo had the best of it with his jack-high flush, but Vora had made top set on the turn to give him a lot of equity. Sure enough, the 7♦ spiked on the river to improve him to a full house and Vo was sent to the payout desk in dramatic fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Vora	2,600,000 915,000	915,000
Viet Vo	Busted

02-16-2025 19:43 UTC-6

"Don't Do it to Me, Trung!"... Trung Does it to Burchfield

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Kirk Brown

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

After Trung Pham opened from the cutoff for 55,000 and Eloy Rios called, Kris Burchfield moved all in. Pham shoved over the top for a lot more and Rios quickly got out of the way folding pocket tens face up and the two live hands were tabled.

Kris Burchfield: A♥K♣ All in
Trung Pham: A♦J♣

"Don't do it to me, Trung," Burchfield laughed as the dealer spread the flop of 3♦6♦7♣.

"No diamond! NO DIAMOND!" Burchfield stood up as the turn came the 2♦ to give Pham a flush draw.

Sure enough, the K♦ fell on the river to send him out in gross fashion.