$1,100 PLO Championship
Jour 2 terminé
2025 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
$1,100 PLO Championship
Jours 2
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 2
2025 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$204,580
Entrants
212
Niveau
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
40,000
Entrants
26
Joueurs Survivants
1
Niveau 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 40,000 ante
True to Texas fashion, it was another action-packed day here at Champions Club here in Houston as the $1,100 PLO Championship has come to a close. After the dust settled, it was local crusher Vladyslav Shovkovyi who walked away not only with the win, but also his first-ever PLO cash!
Shovkovyi completed his night with a heads-up win over runner-up Nan Liu, when his wrap got there over the pair and flush draw of Liu. For the win, Shovkovyi claimed $50,730 and the champions’ trophy, while Liu took home $34,800 for his second-place finish.
Shovkovyi came into Day 2 with a commanding chip lead and he definitely did not let it stagnate. Known for his hyper-aggressive play in NLH tournaments, Shovkovyi seemed right at home in the PLO streets.
PLO Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladyslav Shovkovyi | $50,730 |
| 2 | Nan Liu | $34,800 |
| 3 | He Feng | $20,970 |
| 4 | Jake White | $12,980 |
| 5 | Carl Masters | $9,850 |
| 6 | Joshua Barney | $8,160 |
| 7 | Karim Bevans | $6,960 |
| 8 | John Compton | $5,950 |
| 9 | David Diaz | $4,970 |
Winner's Reaction
“Umm, it was super easy,” the champion joked after it was over, “I’m going to start playing PLO tournaments more!”
A man of few words, the Ukranian went on to describe the biggest moment of the tournament happened on Day 1c, when he soared into the chip lead…
“Oh yes, it was definitely yesterday when I decided to gamble all in three ways…I thought if I win this pot I’m going to run this table… So I won it and I got 600 (thousand) and I didn't play even one big pot… I just did bubble punishment at my table, they loved it.”
When asked if he had plans for the winnings, he simply replied, “Now I have 20 bullets for high-roller tomorrow.”
Action on the Day
Contrary to what is usually expected on Day 2s, the action was pretty slow for the 26 players that started the day and it was several hours before they were cut down to two tables.
Once that happened, the floodgates were released as players quickly began falling to the wayside. It was at this time that Shovkovyi got involved in arguably the most pivotal spot of the day. He got it all in on the flop with a pair and a flush draw against the top two pair of recently-made chip leader John Compton, the only player in the tournament that covered Shovkovy. Both players stood up as the turn was a brick but the river brought in the flush for Shovkovyi and he was shipped the 131 big blind pot! He then proceeded to knock out Southisak 'Tony' Seunsom in 10th place while David ‘Lefty’ Diaz was simultaneously eliminated at the other table in 9th.
With the elimination of those two players, the final 8 took their seats at the stream table.
Once the cards were in the air, it took a bit to lose the first player as short-stacked Compton doubled up on the second hand of the stream. Unfortunately for him, he could not do it again as he was eliminated 12 hands later when he got it in with top two pair on the flop but Liu hit a bigger two pair on the turn to send him out in 8th place.
Exactly an orbit later, a massive cooler took place when Karim Bevans moved all in on the river of an all-diamond board with the ace-high flush but ran right into the straight flush of Liu to send him out for a dramatic finish in 7th.
The action slowed down a bit after that as the bigger pay jumps came into play and it was over an hour before the next player was lost in the form of Joshua Barney. He got involved in two back-to-back hands with Jake White where they had almost the same holding, and they managed to chop the first one but White hit a deuce on the second one to double up and left Barney on life support. Barney then got it all in soon after but failed to survive when his pocket tens fell to Liu when he hit ace-king for two pair to send him out in 6th.
Two orbits later, it was Tennesee native Carl Masters who was on the chopping bloc when he got it in with ace-king-three-three against Shovkovyi with a rundown hand. Shovkovyi managed to hit a superior pair of sevens on the flop and wound up with a straight on the river to send Masters to the payout desk in 5th. This was Masters’ first time playing at Champions Club and it was only because he was watching the Monster Stack stream and saw there was a PLO tournament! Masters also said he thoroughly enjoyed his time playing with everyone so hopefully Houston will see more of him soon!
Shovkovyi then continued this hot streak by eliminating Jake White in 4th place with aces versus queens and then He Feng the following hand. Against Feng, he flopped two pair against a big straight and flush draw, but the board bricked out to score him the pot and Feng was eliminated in 3rd.
After over an hour of back-and-forth heads-up play, Shovkovyi finally secured the victory over Liu when he turned a straight after they got it all in on the flop and faded the flush to knock out Liu in second. He was then awarded the Champion’s Club trophy along with a handsome payout of $50,730!
This concludes PokerNews’ coverage of the PLO Championship here at Champions Club Texas. Stay with us though for our continuing coverage of the Winter Poker Open with Day 1e of the $1,000,000 Main Event on Saturday followed by Day 2 & 3!
Niveau 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 40,000 ante
Hand #134
After being left short from the previous hand, Nan Liu got it all in on a flop of A?J?9? and Vladyslav Shovkovyi made the call to put him at risk, the fate of the tournament in the balance.
Nan Liu: 9?8?8?6?
Vladyslav Shovkovyi: Q?10?8?3?
Liu had the lead with his pair and flush draw, but Shovkovyi had plenty of outs with his wrap.
Sure enough, the turn 10? gave him the straight and the river was the brick 4? to win him the pot while Liu was eliminated as the tournament's runner-up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
8,480,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Niveau 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 40,000 ante
Nan Liu opened to 160,000 with 10?8?6?3? and was three-bet to 560,000 by Vladyslav Shovkovyi with A?J?10?6?.
Liu decided to make the call for a half of his stack and the two players went to a flop of 4?Q?2?.
Shovkovyi then bet the pot with his flush draw to cover Liu, who shook his head and tossed in his hand, which left him with crumbs.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,945,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
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535,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
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Niveau 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 40,000 ante
Nan Liu opened to 160,000 with A?Q?5?3? and Vladyslav Shovkovyi calls with A?K?7?6? to see a flop of 5?K?10?, which gave him top pair of kings.
Shovkovyi checked, Liu fired for 200,000, and Shovkovyi called to go to the turn 7?, which improved him to two pair but also gave Liu a flush draw.
Shovkovyi then led out for 600,000 and Liu called with his pair, gutter, and flush draw.
The river 10? paired the board and Shovkovyi checked over to Liu, who cut out a bet of 800,000 which sent Shovkovyi into the tank.
"You taking too long, man," Liu said to him, "I call whatever you do."
Shovkovyi must have sensed this speech play as weakness and he promptly made the call with the best hand.
"You're good," Liu said to him as he mucked his hand and the pivotal was shipped Shovkovyi's way.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,395,000
895,000
|
895,000 |
|
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2,085,000
895,000
|
895,000 |
|
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Niveau: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 40,000
Niveau 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 40,000 ante
The two players are now on a quick break and will return to battle momentarily.
Niveau 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 40,000 ante
Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 24th episode, Connor speaks with high-stakes pro and poker coach Phil Galfond about growing up in Maryland, getting into poker with Andrew Robl, playing with Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson, building a slide between his two New York City penthouses and being married to fellow high-stakes poker player Farah Galfond, who was the first Life Outside Poker guest in March 2024.
Galfond also talked about specializing in Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO), Black Friday, losing $10 million running Run It Once Poker, poker coaching, how bots and real-time assistance (RTA) are impacting online poker, his new "Galfond" documentary, the recently launched BetRivers Poker and his epic comeback against "Venividi1993" in the Galfond Challenge.
Niveau 25
: 30,000/60,000, 30,000 ante
After over 45 minutes of heads-up play, the two players are right where they started after trading some chips back and forth.
Vladyslav Shovkovyi currently holds a 1.8: 1 lead over Nan Liu.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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5,500,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
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2,980,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
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Niveau: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 30,000
