The players remaining in the Main Event are now on their first 15-minute break of the day and will return to battle shortly.
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
On a multi-way flop of Q♠8♠4♣, Brad Ruben led for 41,000 and was called by Ravee Sundara and Tai Vo to see the turn fall the 10♦.
Ruben then decided to slow down and check, at which point Sundara moved all in for around 550,000, forcing a fold from both opponents.
He then shows A♠6♠ for the nut flush draw, but essentially just ace-high, and David Shaw lets the surrounding tables know...
"Oh man, Sunny's all in on his first hand with ace-high!"
Sundara just smiled as he collected the pot to put his stack over 900,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Tai Vo |
1,100,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
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Ravee Sundara |
935,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
Brad Ruben |
550,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
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Randall Brooks opened to 23,000 and was then three-bet by Chris Staats to 60,000. When action folded back to him, Brooks then put in the cold four-bet to 115,000, but Staats responded with the five-bet jam, covering Brooks.
Brooks then went into the tank for a good while, as he would be risking his tournament life.
"You got the goods?" he asked Staats, who did not give any response, "The five-bet is pretty strong."
After another thirty seconds, Brooks decided to let it go and the pot was pushed over to Staats for a nice pickup.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Staats |
722,000
382,000
|
382,000 |
Randall Brooks |
372,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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John Ross | Busted | |
David Valden | Busted | |
Tiffany Langston | Busted | |
Daniel Fritsch | Busted | |
Thomas Tran | Busted | |
Christian Vaca | Busted | |
Trung Tran | Busted | |
Allen Baker | Busted | |
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Patrick Megna | Busted | |
Kamoru Yusuf | Busted | |
Joshua Bozarth | Busted | |
Anthony Quattrochi
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Busted |
After the completion of Level 16, the level length has now been increased from 40 minutes to 60 minutes for the remainder of the tournament.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
In a raised pot, Adam Hendrix and David Lawson went to a flop of A♠8♠6♥, where Hendrix led out for 45,000.
Lawson thought about it for a few seconds but made the call and the duo went to the turn 3♠. Hendrix checked this time, and Lawson used this as an opportunity to bet 125,000.
Hendrix gave Lawson a good staredown as he thought about his next move, and eventually decided to lay it down to award Lawson the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adam Hendrix |
1,400,000
-163,000
|
-163,000 |
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David Lawson |
840,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
On a heads-up flop of 5♦A♦J♦, Thai Ha checked to Charles Dawson who bet 25,000, which Ha called after some thought.
But when the turn came the 4♠ Ha immediately moved all in, leaving a puzzled look on Dawson's face as he tossed in his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charles Dawson |
1,200,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Thai Ha |
230,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
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Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Cards are in the air and chips are flying as Day 2 of the Champions Club Main event is officially underway!