2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open

$1,500 Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info

2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥5♠
Prize
$209,730
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,363,560
Entries
1,033
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
11
Players Left
1
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Zhang Makes the Call

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Tommy Zhang opened to 1,600,000 with 10?7? and Spencer Champlin called with 10?8? to see a flop of 7?A?9?.

Zhang bet 1,000,000 with his pair of sevens and Champlin check- called with his open-ended straight draw.

On the turn Q?, the action went check-check and they continued to the river 4?.

Champlin then decided to take a stab at it by betting 3,500,000, but Zhang made the call with his one pair and the big pot was pushed his way to take a big lead.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Zhang gb
Tommy Zhang 		40,200,000
8,700,000
 8,700,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin 		21,700,000
-7,800,000
 -7,800,000

Tags: Spencer ChamplinTommy Zhang

Zhang's Turn to Lead

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Spencer Champlin opened to 1,600,000 with Q?4? but was then three-bet to 4,000,000 by Tommy Zhang who held A?J?. Champlin called the raise and the duo went to the flop of 7?8?4?, which saw a bet of 2,000,000 from Zhang and a fold from Champlin.

This pot once again brought the two players back to even and the battle wages on.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Zhang gb
Tommy Zhang 		31,500,000
3,200,000
 3,200,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin 		29,500,000
-4,000,000
 -4,000,000

Tags: Spencer ChamplinTommy Zhang

Level: 36

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Zhang Widens the Gap

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Thomas Zhang
Thomas Zhang

Spencer Champlin raised to 1,300,000 with J?9? and was called by Tommy Zhang with K?4?.

The flop came out K?9?5? and Champlin led out for 1,100,000 with his middle pair of nines and Zhang called with his top pair of kings.

The turn is the 4? to further improve Zhang's hand and he checks once more, but this time Champlin decides to check back and they go to the river 3?.

Zhang then led out for 2,400,000 and received a call from Champlin to take down a pot of over 10,000,000 and now has a 2:1 chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Zhang gb
Tommy Zhang 		40,500,000
9,000,000
 9,000,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin 		21,000,000
-9,400,000
 -9,400,000

Tags: Spencer ChamplinTommy Zhang

Favorable Flop for Champlin

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Tommy Zhang opened to 1,300,000 with Q?9? and Champlin called with J?10? to see a favorable flop of J?5?7?.

Zhang continued for 700,000 and Champlin just check-called with his top pair and flush draw.

On the turn 4?, Champlin checked again but this time Zhang checked back to see the 8? fall on the river.

Champlin then placed out a small bet of 600,000 but it Zhang had nothing to call with and quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Zhang gb
Tommy Zhang 		31,500,000
-500,000
 -500,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin 		30,400,000
600,000
 600,000

Tags: Spencer ChamplinTommy Zhang

Andrew Esposito Eliminated in 3rd Place ($131,540)

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Andrew Esposito
Andrew Esposito

Spencer Champlin opened to 1,200,000 with A?Q? and then Andrew Esposito moved all in for 12,400,000 with K?Q?. Champlin quickly made the call with the superior hand to put him at risk and the cards were on their backs.

The flop of 4?10?10? was of no help to Esposito, and the turn 5? left him drawing only to a king to stay alive. Unfortunately, the river 10? did not do it and Champlin collected the pot while Esposito was eliminated in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Zhang gb
Tommy Zhang 		32,000,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin 		29,800,000
13,200,000
 13,200,000
Andrew Esposito us
Andrew Esposito 		Busted

Tags: Andrew EspositoSpencer Champlin

Zhang Doubles into the Chip Lead

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Thomas Zhang
Thomas Zhang

Chipleader Spencer Champlin open-shoved with 5?5? and after some tanking, Tommy Zhang made the call with 9?9? while Andrew Esposito got out of the way.

In a great position with a superior pair, Zhang just needed to hold for a big double.

The runout of K?6?Q?3?K? was pure for him and he was shipped the pot for a massive double, catapulting himinto the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Zhang gb
Tommy Zhang 		32,000,000
13,000,000
 13,000,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin 		16,600,000
-10,000,000
 -10,000,000
Andrew Esposito us
Andrew Esposito 		13,300,000
-3,000,000
 -3,000,000

Tags: Andrew EspositoSpencer ChamplinTommy Zhang