Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 1,000
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
$1,100 PLO Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
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
37
Players Left
5
Fitzpatrick Now Chasing McKuin, Roetker Getting Short, Ha Gone
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 1,000 ante
Steven McKuin has taken over the chip lead with a series of big pots and eliminations since the break, leaving Jason Fitzpatrick chasing him down for what was once his Day 1a chip lead.
In a recent pot, Drake Roetker, who is now battling a short stack raised to 8,000 in middle position and got three-bet to 28,000 by Fitzpatrick. Roetker called for just under half of his remaining stack.
On the 8♦6♦6♣ flop, Roetker checked and Fitzpatrick bet the pot, which would be an all-in call for Roetker is he chose to do so.
Roetker instead quickly folded to leave himself hope of surviving until the final five, who will move on to Day 2 in the money.
Meanwhile, Thai Ha was recently eliminated, leaving ten players in the field, meaning the next elimination will send players to the final table of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
180,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
31,500
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Liu Shortens Monster Stack Champ Ha
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 1,000 ante
Picking action up on the flop with 13,000 in the pot and a board of K♥10♠2♦, Thai Ha checked his small blind to Matthew Liu who bet 5,000 from the button.
Ha called and the duo proceeded to check the 8♣ turn.
On the 10♦ river, after a final check from Ha, Liu bet 21,000 which got a snap-call from Ha.
Liu rolled over 10♣8♦6♦6♣ for a full house of tens over eights.
Ha mucked his hand and now needs to do some work to give himself a chance moving on to Day 2 for a shot at a second title this series.
Meanwhile at the other table, Kaleb Harwell was eliminated to trim the field to 11 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
114,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
32,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Recent Eliminations
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 1,000 ante
A flurry of eliminations over the last couple of levels has seen the following players eliminated as play begins in Level 10 with just 12 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 1,000
Faces in the Field
Updated Counts With Registration Closed
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 500 ante
Following a few max late-registrants, the final total of entries for Day 1a of the Champions Club PLO Championship is 37, with 20 players now in seats to play out the night, with a third table re-opened to start Level 9.
The final five players will advance to Day 2 on Tuesday with at least a min-cash guaranteed, with $35,705 toward the prizepool Saturday and two opening flights to go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
169,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
164,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
|
146,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
122,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
109,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
94,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
87,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
55,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
49,000
44,600
|
44,600 |
|
49,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
47,500
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
34,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
16,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 500
Break Time, Last Chance to Register
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 500 ante
Following the completion of Level 8, just 16 players remain for the second break of the day.
When they return in 15 minutes, registration in Day 1a will be closed.
Chang Gets Surprising Win Versus Kuney
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 500 ante
With about 40,000 in the middle on a completed board of 7♠4♠3♥8♥3♣, Danny Chang bet 13,000 from under the gun against Michael Kuney in the cutoff.
Kuney cut out calling chips and thought about his decision for a bit before electing to call.
"Good call," complimented Chang who reluctantly showed the 8♠ for a pair of eights.
Kuney showed A♦7♦XxXx and told Chang that was it, just a pair of sevens.
Chang showed the rest of his hand, J♣9♠8♠6♥ and his lone pair of eights was good enough to take the pot as Kuney gathered his pair of sevens and sent them to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
114,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
64,000
-13,500
|
-13,500 |