$1,500 Main Event
Day 1e Started
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1e
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1e
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,363,560
Entries
1,033
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
290
Players Left
35
Welcome back to another exciting day of poker here at the Winter Poker Open hosted by Champions Club poker room in Houston, Texas. Today will feature the fifth starting flight, Day 1e, of Event #15: $1,500 -$1 Million GTD Main Event! The current stack to beat is held by Ryan Van from yesterday's Day 1d who bagged a whopping 1,314,000 after busting Christopher Chomenko to burst the bubble.
This flight will kick off at noon local time and registration will be open for a whopping nine hours and fifteen minutes (approximately 9:15 pm) and play will continue until 12% of the field remains.
Players will receive a starting stack of 60,000 and levels will be 40 minutes in length for all starting flights, and then will be increased to 60 minutes on Day 2.
The two-day event culminates with a live-streamed final table on Sunday, February 18th once all survivors from the six opening flights have been thinned to nine remaining contenders. Those opening flight returnees will come back to the Champions Club poker room at noon Sunday to continue their chase for a six-figure payday.
As always, keep a bookmark on PokerNews as we will be providing you with all of the action here at Champions Club!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Cards are in the air and chips are already flying as 22 players have taken their seats in Day 1e of the Main Event!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000 | |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
On a three-way flop of 2♠8♦7♥, Joseph Schneider checked to Bao Huynh who bet 2,500 and was called by Shawn Wilcox and Schneider.
The turn came the 8♠, pairing the board, and Huynh continued for 7,500, which Wilcox and Schneider both called again.
When the river fell the 7♠, after all three players checked, Hunyh revealed 6♣6♦ which had been counterfeit to six high, then Wilcox confidently showed A♠Q♠ for a flush, but was quickly humbled when Schneider rolled over 6♠8♥ for a full house.
"Dang, I missed a bet! Could have got value from a flush!" Schneider added regretfully as he was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
59,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
After an open, Johnatan Rodriguez made it 3,100 to go from the small blind and was called by Kevin Kendrick and Daniel Doucet.
The flop came out 2♦5♣6♦ and action checked to Doucet who bet 8,500 and was called only by Rodriguez to see the turn 3♠.
Both players then decided to slow down and check to go straight to the river 6♠. Rodriguez checked once more and Doucet used this as a prime opportunity to move all in, which resulted in a hasty fold from Rodriguez.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,000 | |
|
|
60,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
58,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
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