$1,100 PLO Championship Day 1b | 2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open

02-04-2024 23:01 UTC-5

Players No Longer in the Day 1b Field

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Armas	Busted
Ray Henson	Busted
Mason Vieth	Busted
Michael Paul	Busted
Moises Rivas	Busted
Liam McDonough	Busted
Bichar Myrtil	Busted
Roger Farish	Busted
Michael Zelaya	Busted
Tony Lam	Busted

02-04-2024 22:50 UTC-5

Registration Closes in Day 1b of PLO Championship

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 500 ante

A field of 67 entries Sunday has added $64,655 to the $35,705 gathered from the 37 entries of Day 1a.

Through those two opening flights, the prizepool now sits at $100,360, putting it well on the way to eclipsing the $150,000 guarantee for the event.

From Sunday's field of 67, the final nine players will make the money and advance to Day 2 on Tuesday, joining the five that advanced from Day 1a.

As play resumes for Level 9, 30 players remain in the field as the sprint to that final nine and the money is now underway.

02-04-2024 22:44 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts at Start of Level 9

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Ha	315,000 -25,000	-25,000

David Mzareulov	223,000 223,000	223,000
Ravee Sundara	169,000 66,000	66,000
Ken Han	160,000
Jason Daly	158,000 8,000	8,000

Jason Fitzpatrick	141,500 51,500	51,500
Lawrence Chang	133,000 -43,000	-43,000
Han Feng	118,500 118,500	118,500
Quan Tran	116,000
Thomas Shipp	95,000 30,000	30,000
Andrew Koenigsberg	91,500 56,500	56,500
Justin Shaft	90,000 51,500	51,500
Gabriel Andrade	88,500 88,500	88,500
William Leffingwell	87,000 23,000	23,000

Hayden Grossman	66,000
Ike Nlemchi	60,000 38,000	38,000
Kai Yang	56,500 21,000	21,000
Brenda Threadgill	53,000 -87,000	-87,000
Chip Ervin	52,000 -1,000	-1,000
Brad Ruben	47,000 7,000	7,000

Lawrence Lazar	41,000 -33,500	-33,500
Robert Valden	40,000
Kris Burchfield	40,000 -28,500	-28,500
Julius Threadgill	33,000 -6,000	-6,000
Matthew Liu	28,500 28,500	28,500

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Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 500

02-04-2024 22:27 UTC-5

Final Break of Registration

Mike Patrick

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 500 ante

Players have been sent on their second break of the day.

At the start of Level 9 when they return, registration and re-entry will be closed.

02-04-2024 22:23 UTC-5

Ha has Huge Lead After Aces Versus Kings

Mike Patrick

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 500 ante

Christopher Chomenko raised to 3,000 in early position and got a call before Thai Ha potted it from the button. Chomenko re-potted it, the caller folded and Ha moved in with Chomenko calling for about 130,000 to put himself at risk in a massive pot.

Christopher Chomenko: K♦K♥9♥9♦
Thai Ha: A♥A♣K♣8♠

Ha had Chomenko crushed, plus he had one of his outs with the K♣. On top of that, ha got as perfect a flop as he could ask for, coming A♠4♣2♣ for trip aces and the nut flush draw.

The 10♣ turn brought in the flush, and the Q♣ came on the river for good measure as Ha took down the massive pot as he looks for a second title this week after winning the Monster Stack event on Friday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Ha	340,000 221,000	221,000

Christopher Chomenko	Busted

Tags: Christopher Chomenko Thai Ha

02-04-2024 22:09 UTC-5

99 Entries of PLO in the Club, 99 Entries of PLO

Mike Patrick

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 500 ante

With 62 entries now in Day 1b, the total number for the first two flights of the Winter Poker Open PLO Championship has now hit 99 total.

Registration remains open through Level 8 and the ensuing break leading to Level 9 where registration and re-entry will then be closed.

Among the new players spotted in the field are highly accomplished local pro Ray Henson, and Jason Fitzpatrick, who is looking to improve on his disappointing bubble finish in Saturday's opening flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Fitzpatrick	90,000 90,000	90,000
Ray Henson	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Jason Fitzpatrick Ray Henson

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 500

02-04-2024 22:02 UTC-5

Shipp Ships it With Full House

Mike Patrick

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 400 ante

Picking action up on the flop with about 11,000 in the middle and a board of 10♦8♥4♥, Thomas Shipp checked in the big blind, as did Sung Keen in early position, and William Leffingwell in middle position, leading to a bet of 11,000 from Brad Ruben on the button.

Shipp called and Keen then moved all in for about 25,000. Leffingwell folded, but Ruben moved in for about 36,000 and Shipp was then in for less.

Thomas Shipp: 10♥10♠7♥6♣
Sung Keen: A♥5♣4♣3♥
Brad Ruben: Q♣J♠9♣6♥

Shipp was ahead with trip tens versus Keen's nut flush draw and Ruben's wrap.

The turn brought the 4♠, giving Keen trip fours to go with his flush draw, but also a full house for Ship, Keen drawing to the last four, while Ruben was drawing dead.

The river was the A♠, as Shipp's house held to earn him a sizeable pot, while leaving Ruben and Keen short.

Ruben would bust and rebuy shortly after, bringing a fresh 40,000 to a new table with just one level of registration left in the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Shipp	65,000 65,000	65,000
Brad Ruben	40,000 40,000	40,000

Sung Keen	14,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Sung Keen Thomas Shipp William Leffingwell

02-04-2024 21:44 UTC-5

Ervin Scores Amazing Double-Up With Quads over Quads

Mike Patrick

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 400 ante

The players at Table 7 just alerted the PokerNews live reporting team to a massive hand that saw Chip Ervin double through Alejandro Armas in dramatic fashion.

As told by the players, on a flop of A♠A♣J♠, Ervin got his last 23,000 in from the blinds against Armas in late position. The hand was already a cooler, but it would get much wilder.

Chip Ervin: A♥9♣8♠2♠
Alejandro Armas: J♠J♥9♥3♥

Ervin had flopped trip aces, but Armas held jacks full of aces. Ervin would have to make a better full house of quads if he was to take away the pot.

The J♦ came on the turn, giving Armas the quads instead, leaving Ervin now drawing to the A♦ to avoid elimination.

The dealer incredibly obliged, placing that A♦ on the river to keep Ervin in the game in incredible fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Armas	98,000 -5,000	-5,000
Chip Ervin	53,000 13,500	13,500

Tags: Alejandro Armas Chip Ervin