2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
After an open from Derek Normand, Jamie Ho moved all in for 85,000, Tai Vo called, and then Normand moved all in for much more.
Vo quickly called and the three players tabled their hands, with Normand covering.
Jamie Ho: 10♣10♠
Tai Vo: 5♣5♦
Derek Normand: K♥K♠
Normand was in a great position to take the chip lead in this massive pot, but fate had other plans as the flop came out 9♥7♦5♥ to immediately give Vo the lead with a set of fives. The turn 8♦ gave Ho some outs as he picked up an open-ended straight draw, but the river 8♠ improved Vo to a full house and he scooped the huge pot.
Ho was sent to the rail and Normand was left short, finding the exit soon after.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
After an open to 9,000 by Yunkyu Song, Matthew Liu moved all in for 137,000 and Zhong Wilkerson moved in for less. Song and the rest of the table quickly got out of the way and the cards were tabled.
Zhong Wilkerson: Q♠Q♥
Matthew Liu: A♣K♥
Unfortunately for Wilkerson, the runout came 5♦2♦J♠K♠K♦ to give Liu running trip kings and she was eliminated.
After an open to 22,000 from Kanishak Sethi, William Devitt moved all in for around 65,000. The action folded back around to Sethi who thought for a few seconds before he decided to make the call.
William Devitt: 9♦9♣
Kanishak Sethi: K♣J♠
The board ran out 2♥3♥4♠10♥6♣ for Devitt's nines to hold and he was awarded the pot for the double.
Registration is now officially closed in Day 1b of the Main Event, with 71 total entries, 18 of which still remain.
This this amount of entries, 9 players will be advancing to Day 2.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The players are now on a 15-minute break and will return to closed registration for this flight.
Jessica Richards moved all in preflop for around 36,000 and Chivukula called to put her at risk.
Jessica Richards: 10♦10♠
Venkat Chivukula: A♦10♥
Although she was in a great spot to double up, the runout of A♠6♣K♣K♠A♥ was not her friend as Chivukula made a full house to send her to the rail.