Houston Tournaments

Tejeda Eliminated in 4th Place; ICM Deal Reached

Written by Kyle M | Apr 19, 2026 6:30:00 AM

In a single-raised pot blind versus blind, Juan Tejeda and Nick Toralba got all the chips in the middle.

On a board of Ad5c3s3d, Tejeda check-jammed from the small blind and Toralba made the call.

Toralba tabled 4c2c for a flopped five-high straight and Tejeda was live with a flush draw and boat outs.

Tejeda: Jd5 (all-in)
Toralba: 4c2c 
Board: Ad5c3s3d7h

The 7h completed the board and Tejeda was eliminated in 4th place for $7,910.

Immediately following Tejeda's elimination, the remaining three players agreed to an ICM deal which secured $19,385 and the win for Eric "Chaser" Nguyen!

Nick Toralba took $18,790 for 2nd place and Larry Wayne won $16,160 for 3rd place!

Place Player Prize
1st Eric Nguyen $19,385*
2nd Nick Toralba $18,790*
3rd Larry Wayne $16,160*
4th Juan Tejeda $7,910
5th Raju Gadhiraju $5,770
6th Dhillon Rheddy $4,490
7th Dalton Brinker $3,740
8th Will Decker $3,100
9th Trilok Ghanshyam $2,570

 

Prize Pool $121,110
1st $19,385*
2nd $18,790*
3rd $16,160*
4th $7,910
5th $5,770
6th $4,490
7th $3,740
8th $3,100
9th $2,570
10th-12th $2,170
13th-15th $1,810
16th-18th $1,490
19th-21st $1,270
22nd-24th $1,070
25th-27th $870
28th-36th $750
37th-45th $650
46th $550