$1,100 PLO Championship
Day 1b Completed
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
$1,100 PLO Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$192,035
Entries
199
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
67
Players Left
9
Ha Bags Huge on Day 1b of Champions Club PLO Championship
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 2,000 ante
The second of three flights for the $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Championship at the Champions Club Winter Poker Open is in the books after a dominant performance from Thai Ha, who bagged a massive chip lead to wrap up Day 1b.
Ha, who won the $400 Monster Stack event Friday to kick off the series, will bring 940,000 chips into Day 2 on Tuesday after solidifying an already strong chip lead late in the day.
A distant second among the nine players who advanced from Day 1b is Jason Daly with 399,000, with Jason Fitzpatrick, who bubbled Day 1a bagging the day’s third largest stack of 319,000 chips.
PLO Championship Day 1b Final Nine Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai Ha | Vietnam | 940,000 |
| 2 | Jason Daly | United States | 399,000 |
| 3 | Jason Fitzpatrick | United States | 319,000 |
| 4 | Thomas Shipp | United States | 271,000 |
| 5 | Andrew Koenigsberg | United States | 210,000 |
| 6 | Kyle Bowker | United States | 202,000 |
| 7 | Ken Han | United States | 168,000 |
| 8 | Quan Tran | United States | 100,000 |
| 9 | Gabriel Andrade | Ecuador | 73,000 |
Day 1b Breakdown
After 37 entries on Day 1a, Sunday saw a big jump in attendance for this event with 67 entries making their way into the Champions Club poker room for Day 1b.
With that notable bump of players, the total prizepool now sits at $100,360 with a final opening flight set to go on Monday at 5 p.m. which will likely send the final number soaring past the $150,000 guarantee.
The winner’s share of that prizepool will be determined once a final entry total is announced at the end of Day 1c registration on Monday, but Ha will almost undoubtedly be the front runner for it once the Day 2 field returns at 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday.
Ha’s stack is almost double that of Day 1a chip leader Steven McKuin, who bagged 507,00 chips to top his flight.
As mentioned, Ha held the chip lead late into the day, but two massive eliminations to conclude play Sunday sent that already sizeable stack into untouchable territory at day’s end.
The most notable pot came when he eliminated Brenda Threadgill two spots off the bubble in an over 600,000 chip pot where his flopped full house coolered Threadgill’s inferior turned full house.
The clash with Threadgill was more than enough to send him into Day 2 with the overall chip lead, but for good measure, he scored the day’s final knockout as well, busting David Mzareulov on the bubble to add another 100,000+ chips to his stack.
Such notables as Ray Henson, Brad Ruben, and Kris Burchfield will have to try again on Day 1c. Meanwhile, Fitzpatrick, who was the unfortunate bubble boy of Day 1a has secured his seat on Tuesday with a healthy stack.
The Final Flight on Monday
Day 1c will be the last chance to advance, and another healthy field is expected with players keen to earn their chance at Winter Poker Open glory.
PokerNews will again be on hand to capture all the excitement, so keep your browsers locked right here for complete live reporting on the road to Tuesday’s live-streamed final table here at Champions Club in majestic Houston, Texas.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
940,000 | |
|
||
|
399,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
|
||
|
319,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
271,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
210,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
202,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
|
||
|
168,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
100,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
73,000
-72,000
|
-72,000 |
Ha Scores Final Elimination of Mzareulov
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 2,000 ante
Thai Ha has ended Day 1b with a flourish, scoring the final two eliminations of the day to finish with almost a million chips.
Just over 100,000 was in the pot on a flop of K♥10♦6♦ as David Mzareulov committed his final 104,000 chips versus Ha.
David Mzareulov: A♥A♦7♦6♣
Thai Ha: J♥10♣8♦6♥
Ha's bottom two pair were the best made hand against Mzareulov's aces and flush draw, and after the board completed 9♥3♠, Ha had scored the final elimination of the day to send the final nine players into the money and on to Day 2.
Stay tuned for a complete recap of the day, which was dominated by Ha.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
940,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Ha Has Huge Chip Lead After Eliminating Threadgill
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 2,000 ante
Just 25,000 was in the middle on a turn board of J♠3♠3♥6♣, but that pot would grow large and quickly after a massive cooler.
Brenda Threadgill bet 20,000 from the big blind and was raised to 80,000 by Thai Ha under the gun. Threadgill then moved all in for about 300,000 and was instantly called by Ha creating the largest pot of the day.
The winner would be the massive chip leader, and it would be Ha.
Brenda Threadgill: 9♦6♦6♥5♦
Thai Ha: J♦J♥5♥4♥
Threadgill's turned full house of sixes full of threes was drawing to one out versus Ha's flopped jacks full of threes.
The 6♠ would fail to materialize on the river for Threadgill, as instead it was the A♠, ending Threadgill's day in horrific fashion, while sending Ha's stack to 800,000 and a massive chip lead.
Play is now continuing hand-for-hand with just one more elimination needed to send the final nine players to Day 2 in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 2,000
Sundara Eliminated by Daly
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 2,000 ante
After Jason Daly raised in the hijack and got called by Jason Fitzpatrick in the cutoff and Quan Tran on the button, Ravee Sundara potted it from the big blind and got called by Daly.
The other two players folded, leaving the flop heads up with 132,000 in the middle.
The dealer spread 9♣9♦4♥ and Sundara bet the pot, leaving himself just 10,000 behind. After some thought, Daly moved in and Sundara flicked in his last chips.
Ravee Sundara: A♦K♦7♣7♥
Jason Daly: K♠K♣7♠2♣
Daly's kings up were ahead of Sundara's nines and sevens and after the 2♦5♣ completed the board, Daly had made a play for the end-of-night chip lead by sending Sundara home in the huge pot.
Meanwhile, at the other table, Justin Shaft was also eliminated, leaving the field two eliminations away from advancing to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Ervin Eliminated by Sundara
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 2,000 ante
A short-stacked Chip Ervin raised to 16,000 in middle position and got called by Ravee Sundara on the button.
On the A♠9♥4♣ flop, Ervin bet his last 8,000 chips and was called by Sundara to put him at risk.
Chip Ervin: Q♣J♣10♥10♦
Ravee Sundara: Q♦Q♥8♦3♠
Sundara's queens were ahead of Ervin's tens, and after the 4♥K♠ runout, they held up to eliminate Ervin.
Meanwhile, Kai Yang has also been eliminated, leaving just 13 players in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts of the Final 15 Players
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
455,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
232,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
232,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
229,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
|
199,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
187,000
95,500
|
95,500 |
|
|
173,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
162,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
155,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
147,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
145,000
56,500
|
56,500 |
|
|
139,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
133,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
|
|
79,000
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
|
37,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 2,000