Vladyslav Shovkovyi Wins PGT Texas Poker Open Main Event for $180,000

Vladyslav Shovkovyi was among the many quick stacks when the ultimate desk started on Monday within the $2,000 PGT Texas Poker Open Fundamental Occasion. However he left Champions Membership in Houston with $180,000 for successful the $1 million assured match.

The Ukrainian poker professional who lives in Houston battled Phu Vo heads-up for the title, a match he received. Each gamers had agreed to a chop, whereas leaving $20,000 additional to the winner. Vo earned $160,000 for his share.

Ukrainian Star Dominates

There have been 444 gamers within the no-limit maintain’em match at Champions Membership, one of many prime poker rooms within the Lone Star State. The PGT-branded occasion was livestreamed on PokerGO and the PokerGO YouTube channel.

Monday’s closing desk offered some loopy arms, and noticed the leaderboard fluctuate typically. Shovkovyi had simply 2.1 million chips when the ultimate desk started, far again of Vo, whose beginning stack was over 12.8 million. However it’s not about the place you begin the day, it is about the place you end.

Closing Desk Outcomes

Vo had an early hiccup when he doubled the shortest stack, Bradley Wealthy, who had pocket aces. However Wealthy, regardless of the large hand almost proper off the bat, was the primary participant to go from the ultimate desk due to a nasty beat with pocket kings towards Brant Jolly. He was eradicated in sixth place for $40,000.

The beginning-of-day chip chief discovered himself in a key pot, all in with A♠10♠ and behind the J♥J♦ held by Randall Brooks. Vo would hit quads to win the pot and ship Brooks residence in fifth place for $48,000.

Shovkovyi started to take over the ultimate desk and had overtaken the chip lead by a major margin. Vo would battle again to just about even the rating earlier than Shovkovyi received a 60/40 to bust Adrien Curry in fourth place for $60,000.

The eventual champ then used pocket aces to remove Jolly in third place, which paid $95,000. Vo and Shovkovyi would then start heads-up play, with the latter holding almost a 2-1 chip benefit.

Each gamers then agreed to evenly chop, minus the $20,000 additional to the winner. Shovkovyi, about quarter-hour into the match, had elevated his lead. However Vo had a possibility with Okay♠J♣ on a board of J♦6♠2♥9♠ board to double-up. He was all in on the flip and forward of the J♠8♠ his opponent held. But, he needed to sweat out the 11 outs he needed to dodge.

Vo could not dodge the 8♥ on the river, nevertheless, which gave Shovkovyi two pair to win the hand and, extra importantly, the match.

The champion now has over $1.2 million in dwell match cashes recorded by The Hendon Mob, together with now a PGT Texas Poker Open Fundamental Occasion title and a latest third place end in a World Collection of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Fundamental Occasion for $131,702. His career-best rating is $299,715 for taking down a $600 WPT No-Restrict Maintain’em Deepstack occasion three years in the past in Florida.