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title: 41 Players Approach Money Bubble
description: Players are approaching the money bubble after returning from a 15-minute break in the $300 Kickoff Event at TCH Social Austin.
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[Trailblazer Tour Season II ](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/trailblazer-season-ii)

# [41 Players Approach Money Bubble](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/trailblazer-season-ii/41-players-approach-money-bubble)

 Written by [Kyle M](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/trailblazer-season-ii/author/kyle) | Mar 10, 2026 2:50:05 AM

41 players  are returning from a 15-minute break in the Trailblazer Poker Tour's $300 Kickoff!

Action resumes on blinds of 3,000/6,000/6,000 and Alexander Tafesh is the chip leader with 874,000 (146 BBs).

Players are six places away from making the money. Hand-for-hand will begin with 36 players remaining.

Top 5 Stacks

| **Player** | **Chips** | **BBs** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ALEXANDER TAFESH | 874,000 | 146 |
| STEVE HWANG | 669,000 | 112 |
| YUSEN WANG | 550,000 | 92 |
| CHRISTOPH STREHL | 441,000 | 74 |
| ADRIC HIGH | 433,000 | 72 |

This is a livestreamed event. The final table will air on [TCH LIVE](https://www.youtube.com/@TCHLIVEPoker).

Event 1 Payouts

| Total Prize Pool | $68,335 |
| --- | --- |
| 1st | $15,040 |
| 2nd | $10,560 |
| 3rd | $6,790 |
| 4th | $4,160 |
| 5th | $3,210 |
| 6th | $2,670 |
| 7th | $2,240 |
| 8th | $1,875 |
| 9th | $1,500 |
| 10th-12th | $1,260 |
| 13th-15th | $1,080 |
| 16th-18th | $900 |
| 19th-21st | $730 |
| 22nd-24th | $590 |
| 25th-27th | $530 |
| 28th-35th | $480 |
| Main Seat | $1,200 |

 

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