David Shaw, hailing from Houston, Texas, has been part of the world of poker for the past 20 years. He started his career in home games and ended up in professional card rooms soon after. Known simply as "Shaw" among his peers, Shaw is currently focusing on the mid major Player of the Year race, channeling his extensive experience and skills honed over two decades in the game.
With more than a million and a half dollars in tournament winnings, most of them here in Texas, and the support of his partner Jessica Richards, Shaw is a serious force to be reckoned with in the Texas poker scene.
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Jessica Richards, known affectionately as "Gorjess," is a well known figure in the Texas poker scene. Jess hails from Houston, and though she has only been serious about the game for five years, she has amassed more than half a million dollars in tournament winnings.
Richards journey into the game began after a decade of dealing and running a private home game. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she transitioned from dealing to playing, inspired by watching her partner, David Shaw, and poker streamers on Twitch. Richards' foray into online poker was successful, culminating in a major tournament win on PokerBros. Her live poker career took off when she secured her first WSOP Circuit ring in the Ladies Event in Choctaw.
A mother of three, Jessica balances her poker pursuits with her work at Chip Leader Coaching and managing a luxury balloon and event styling business, Ace Of Decor. Her most significant poker achievement to date is finishing third in the Champions Main Event, sharing the final table with David. Jessica credits poker with transforming her life, providing her with confidence, independence, and a supportive community.
All we know is that her bright smile and bubbly personality make here a favorite here at TCH and we look forward to seeing Jess light up a table every night! As you can see in the video, she's even smiling when the cards don't fall her way.
A great looking group today, with 87 entries already and late registration still open. We have two more flights today as well, a standard flight at 5pm and a turbo at 9pm. Both of the later flights should end by 1am.
Faces Of TCH - Value Town Flight 1C
It's all Valuetown™ today. Flights at Noon, 5pm, and a turbo at 9pm. Get in here and get a piece of this $200k guaranteed prize pool! Extra bag bonus is $2,000 and the bigger bag moves on to day two. Save $30 on your first entry if you are a PokerAtlas Pro subscriber.
Today we have a 10am turbo flight, your last chance to get in to the Valuetown™ event, then day two of the Value Town event starts at 4pm. Then we have a multi-flight Pot-Limit Omaha event with two flights today. Flight 1A starts at 5 pm and Flight 1B starts at 9 pm and is a turbo flight.
Registration is now closed for Flight 1A.
1st-7th: Advance To Day Two
8th-9th: $500
10th-12th: $450
13th-14th: $400
The 9pm turbo flight is underway, with late registration available for another ninety minutes.
In Houston, they call it a sweat. And they love these things. PLO flips for tournament seats, with a late reveal on the turn card. These are running all day long and $25 could turn into thousands.
We've had a nice field develop in this one, with over 100 entries and late registration still open. There is a turbo flight at 9pm tonight as well. Come get those $2,000 double bag bonuses!
Faces Of TCH - Valuetown™ 1A
After a fun day of poker, our seniors have a king. Carter's wife told him not to come home unless he won, so he was playing hard today!
Full Payouts
1. JOHN CARTER — $2,560
2. RICHARD MASON — $1,660
3. REITTA SEIDEL — $1,190
4. TRANG NGUYEN — $810
5. WILSON SINGLETON — $590
6. DAVID GRIMES — $460
7. JONATHAN HOROWITZ — $390
8. WILLIAM NEWBY — $320
9. MY VINCENT DI NGUYEN — $260
10. STEVEN KUTZ — $220
11. DIANNE LITTLETON — $220
12. JOSE CAVAZOS — $220
13. STEVEN DOHERTY — $200
The seniors have reached the final table. With a first place prize of $2,560, they will be fighting it out in this one. And don't forget this season's beautiful new Atlas trophy for the winner!
We have 53 entries with almost three hours of late registration to go in Flight 1A of the Valuetown™ Event. Almost everyone took advantage of the $30 rebate on their buy-ins for subscribing to PokerAtlas Pro and there are a lot of smiles in the room. The $200,000 guarantee, and the $2,000 double bag bonus, are sure to bring in a huge number of players over the course of twelve flights and we still have a turbo flight tonight at 9pm that should be over before 1am.
The seniors are in the money, paying thirteen spots after everyone happily agreed to pay $200 to the bubble.
