As January 2025 rolls on, the tournament action at the Lodge Card Club Round Rock location continues to produce lots of big winners.
Let’s take a look at the week that was for January 13-19:
$40K Guaranteed “The Art of Poker” (January 18)
The $40K Guaranteed “Art of Poker” special event returned to the Lodge Round Rock on January 18.
Kevin Yu topped the field for a first-place payday of $16,186.
Tuesday $20K Guaranteed Freeroll (January 14)
The Tuesday $20K Guaranteed Freeroll played to three-way ICM deal.
Andrew Buckley (1st – $5,000) took down the win, followed by Robert Harrison (2nd – $3,940) and Andrew Timm(3rd – $3,940).
Sunday $15K Single Re-Entry Deep Stack (January 19)
The Sunday $15K Guaranteed Deep Stack played to a three-way ICM deal.
The top finishers included Anthony Rudnick (1st – $4,554), Ryan Stokes (2nd – $3,553), and Michael Doherty (3rd – $2,866).
Monday $2K Guaranteed Bounty (January 13)
The Monday $2K Bounty event played to a heads-up even chop.
Howard Hammerbeck and Ryan Reyes each took home $831 per the terms of the deal.
Monday $3.5K Guaranteed Big-O (January 13)
The Monday Big-O played to a four-way ICM deal.
The final four included David Solomon (1st – $1,400), Andrew Timm (2nd – $1,125), Bradford Gibson (3rd – $1,037) and Andrew Thomas (4th – $695).
Wednesday $1K Guaranteed Freezeout (January 15)
The Wednesday $1K Guaranteed Freezeout played to a three-way ICM deal.
Neilson Blakley (1st – $954), Michael Lehner (2nd – $794), and Paul Lewis (3rd – $628) were the top three finishers.
Wednesday $5K Guaranteed PLO Texas Freeroll (January 15)
The Wednesday Texas PLO Freeroll played to a five-way ICM deal.
The top five finishers included Oscar Penn (1st – $2,168), Hillel Miller (2nd – $1,900), Brendan Huse (3rd – $1,100), P. Patolla (4th – $1,100) and Robert Flores (5th – $1,100).
Thursday $1K Guaranteed NLH (January 16)
The Thursday $1K Guaranteed NLH finished with a familiar face in the winner’s photo.
Howard Hammerbeck took the outright win and earned $1,275. Michael Villalobos finished runner-up for $732.
Friday $2K Guaranteed Bounty (January 17)
Friday’s weekly $2K Guaranteed Bounty played to a three-way even chop.
Whitehead, Bradford Gibson, and Ronald Holland all took home $692 per the terms of the deal.
Friday $10K Guaranteed Freezeout (January 17)
Friday’s $10K Guaranteed Freezeout played to a six-way ICM deal.
Rodelio Reyes (1st – $1,951) topped the field for the win, followed by S. Kalakota (2nd – $1,810) and Jonathan Letempt (3rd – $1,694).
Rounding out the final six were H. Derryberry (4th – $1,309), Patrick Good (5th – $1,267), and Jade Eilers (6th – $866).
Saturday Six-Max $5K Guaranteed (January 18)
The Saturday Six-Max played to a six-way ICM deal.
The top finishers included Rodelio Reyes (1st – $1,348), Nicolas Sheldon (2nd – $1,230), Jonathan Sprinkle (3rd – $1,090), and Ricardo Porras (4th – $1,015).
Sunday $100 Buy-In Freezeout (January 19)
The Sunday Freezeout played to a four-way ICM deal.
Steven Ward (1st – $879), Kathryn Martin (2nd – $809), Jason Loden (3rd – $769) and Michael Osip (4th – $705) finished as the top four.
