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Jesse J Wins the Trailblazer Kick Off: Stop 2 Opens With a 347-Entry Field at TCH Dallas
Jesse J took down the $400 Kick Off at TCH Dallas, Natalia finished second, and ClubWPT Gold millionaire Chase Bricker came up short in fourth.
Jesse J is the Trailblazer Stop 2 Kick Off champion. The $400 #1 Kick Off ($100K GTD) at TCH Dallas drew 347 entries for a $114,510 prize pool (TCH live report). That beat the guarantee easily, and 44 places were paid.
Final results (as shown on TCH's live stream):
- Jesse J: $20,980
- Natalia: $20,250
- BJ: $10,950
- Chase Bricker: $7,090
It came down to Jesse J and Natalia. At Hand 44, with blinds at 50,000/100,000/100,000, the stream's chip-count graphic had Jesse J on 5,870,000 and Natalia on 4,810,000. Jesse J and Natalia struck a heads-up deal, and Jesse J took the title. The whole final table wrapped in just an hour and 35 minutes.
Fourth place went to Chase Bricker. He's the Dallas-area player who beat Jason Christopher heads-up at Wynn Las Vegas in December 2024 to win the $1 million first prize in the ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll (PokerNews, WPT). No trophy this time, but a deep run on home felt.
The Kick Off was just the opener. Trailblazer Stop 2's $800 Main Event ($1,000,000 GTD) starts its first flight at TCH Dallas on Monday, Oct 12 at 5 PM, with flights through Oct 17 and the final table Oct 19 (official schedule). I'll be on it.
— Sham