Champion's Club 2023 Fall Poker Open Main Event Champion Linh Dinh is in the field today looking to defend his title.
Back in November, he topped a field of 653 and defeated David Shaw heads-up to claim the title and trophy, along with the grand prize of $135,000!
The players in the ain Event are now on their second 15-minute break of the day and will return to action momentarily!
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
With 204 entries and counting in Flight Day 1e in the Main Event, this is the biggest flight of this event so far!
After a preflop betting war, Raj Kumar, William Devitt, and Dedric Williams got all of their chips into the middle, with Devitt covering.
Raj Kumar: A♠K♦
Dedric Williams: Q♦Q♠
William Devitt: A♦A♥
Devitt was in prime position to score two knockouts with his rockets, but the deck had other plans as the board ran out 5♣9♥J♦Q♥K♣ to give Williams the saving queen on the turn. He was then pushed the substantial pot while Kumar was eliminated and Devitt was left short.
Devitt then moved all in the very next hand with 8♣5♣ but could not find a double against the A♠Q♦ of Richard Spooner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000 | |
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105,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
On a heads-up board reading 6♠4♣J♣2♠, Michael Arellano bet 8,000 and was then raised to 21,000 by Jason Hickey.
When the river came out the 8♣, Arellano bombed it for 44,000 and Hickey went into the tank.
After around thirty seconds, he shrugged and set out the chips.
"Good call," Arellano sighed as he flipped over a busted straight draw that left him with a pair of eights while Hickey tabled Q♣Q♥ to take down the pot.
"I like the bet though," Hickey reassured Arellano, "If I don't have a club in my hand I fold."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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248,000
188,000
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188,000 |
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75,000
75,000
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75,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Back on Monday, after a long night of grinding mix games, Matthew Nguyen topped a field of 41 to claim the WPO Event # 14: Triple Draw title along with $2,640.
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Nguyen | $2,640 |
| 2 | Ray Henson | $2,440 |
| 3 | Anthony Tran | $1,320 |
| 4 | Jonathan Park | $860 |
| 5 | Moises Rivas | $570 |
| 6 | Roberto Flores | $370 |
Aaron McEvoy opened to 2,600 and was called by William Devitt in the cutoff and John Ross on the button, but then Andrew Esposito three-bet to 11,000. McEvoy quickly folded but Devitt and Ross made the call to see a flop of K♣6♠10♦.
Esposito put out a continuation bet of 3,700 and was met with zero resistance as both opponents quickly tossed in their cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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177,000 | |
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101,000 | |
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68,500
68,500
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68,500 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
