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

02-18-2024 00:04 UTC-5

Zhang Picks Up Aces to Bust Hammons

Kirk Brown

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

After some preflop back-and-forth, Zachary Hammons and Tommy Zhang got all of the chips into the middle, with Hammons at risk.

Zachary Hammons: J♥J♦
Tommy Zhang: A♦A♠

The runout of 5♣6♠3♥7♣9♠ was of no help to Hammons and he was sent to the exit while Zhang added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Zhang	510,000 184,000	184,000
Zachary Hammons	Busted

Tags: Tommy Zhang Zachary Hammons

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

02-17-2024 23:52 UTC-5

Guerra Forces Fold from Jacks

Kirk Brown

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

Anthony Quattrochi opened to 12,000 and was called by Heriberto Guerra in the big blind.

The flop came out A♥A♠7♥ and Guerra took the lead and bet 15,000, which produced a rather hasty fold from Quattrochi, claiming he had pocket jacks. This garnered quite a reaction from the table with a lot of puzzled looks.

"I've played with him all day! He's got it 100%!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Heriberto Guerra	230,000 -12,000	-12,000
Anthony Quattrochi	160,000

Tags: Anthony Quattrochi Heriberto Guerra

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

02-17-2024 23:09 UTC-5

Updated Counts

Kirk Brown

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Esposito	705,000 203,000	203,000
Michael Kuney	660,000
Genc Govori	595,000
Salmon Lakhani	575,000
Mahdi Jalil	520,000 289,000	289,000
Kamoru Yusuf	331,000 -4,500	-4,500
Ken McAdams	330,000
Kris Burchfield	308,000 70,000	70,000
Caitlin Comeskey	302,000 242,000	242,000

Heriberto Guerra	242,000
Andrew Moreno	177,000 15,000	15,000
Dejaunte Alexander	177,000 177,000	177,000
Matthew Bray	171,000 55,000	55,000
Zachary Hammons	155,000
Brian Green	155,000 -63,000	-63,000

Drake Roetker	128,000 128,000	128,000

02-17-2024 22:41 UTC-5

Garcia Spikes Jack for Double KO

Kirk Brown

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

After a preflop betting war, Victor De Los Santos, Chad Melerine, and Cord Garcia got all of the chips into the middle, with Garcia covering.

Victor De Los Santos: A♠K♠
Chad Melerine: Q♣Q♠
Cord Garcia: J♣J♠

Melerine was in a great spot to triple up, but true to Cord form, the runout came 2♥5♠9♣J♥K♥ to give him a set of jacks on the turn to scoop the entire pot, busting both players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cord Garcia	628,000 230,000	230,000
Victor De Los Santos	Busted
Chad Melerine	Busted

Tags: Chad Melerine Cord Garcia Victor De Los Santos

02-17-2024 22:30 UTC-5

Registration Closed for Main Event with 1,033 Total Entries!!

Kirk Brown

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

Well, that's it! Registration has officially closed for WPO Event #14: $1,500 Main Event with 418 entries in the final flight to bring the grand total to 1,033!

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

02-17-2024 22:08 UTC-5

Registration Break in Main Event!

Kirk Brown

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The players in Day 1f of the Champions Club $1,500 Main Event are now on a 15-minute break, with registration closing for this event upon the start of Level 13. This will be players' last chance to enter into this event for a shot of a six-figure payday.

02-17-2024 22:02 UTC-5

Straight Good for Bevans on Four-Flush Board

Kirk Brown

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of J♥5♥7♦, Chi Nguyen led for 12,000 and was called by Karim Bevans to see the turn 3♥. Nguyen checked, which led to a bet of 35,000 from Bevans and a call from Nguyen.

Nguyen then checked in the dark and a 8♥ rolled off on the river, making a flush for any heart holding. Bevans thought for a second and decided to check back.

"Any heart, you're good," Nguyen said as he turned over the 3♠ for a pair of threes only.

"Straight," Bevans announced as he flipped over 9♠10♠ for a made straight on the river to take down the pot.