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title: Doney Eliminates Villarreal in Kickoff
description: Joel Doney eliminates Roman Villarreal in 78th place in the $300 End of The Trail Kickoff Event at TCH Social Austin.
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[Trailblazer Tour Season II ](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/trailblazer-season-ii)

# [Doney Eliminates Villarreal in Kickoff](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/trailblazer-season-ii/doney-eliminates-villarreal-in-kickoff)

 Written by [Kyle M](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/trailblazer-season-ii/author/kyle) | Mar 10, 2026 2:01:30 AM

On blinds of 1,500/3,000/3,000, Roman Villarreal opened to 7,500 from the hijack. Matthew Stephen Aubry called on the button before Joel Doney three-bet to 28,000 from the small blind.

Villarreal moved all-in. Aubry got out of the way and Doney quickly called.

Villarreal: 7♣7♦  (all-in)  
Doney: T♠T♥   
Board: K♦5♥4♠K♥3♥

Villarreal couldn't pick up a sweat on the king-high runout. Doney eliminated Villarreal in 78th place.

35 players will finish in the money with $480 set as the min cash. Hand-for-hand will begin when 36 players remain.

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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