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

02-03-2024 22:49 UTC-5

Updated Counts With Registration Closed

Mike Patrick

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
Jason Fitzpatrick	169,500 7,500	7,500
Steven McKuin	164,000 164,000	164,000
Joshua Burkhalter	146,000 115,000	115,000
Drake Roetker	122,500 10,500	10,500
Danny Chang	109,000 -5,000	-5,000
Danylo Turov	94,500 23,500	23,500
Daniel Kim	87,000 87,000	87,000
Margarette Gayao	57,000 57,000	57,000
Randall Lefevre	55,500 -4,500	-4,500
Matthew Liu	53,000 53,000	53,000
David Mzareulov	49,000 44,600	44,600

Michael Kuney	49,000 -15,000	-15,000
Jason Bullock	47,500 -21,500	-21,500
Kaleb Harwell	40,000 40,000	40,000
Mason Vieth	40,000 40,000	40,000
Chezz Romero	40,000 40,000	40,000
Thai Ha	34,000 -1,500	-1,500

Bruce Walters	29,000 -11,000	-11,000
Gabriel Andrade	16,000 -19,000	-19,000
Andrew Koenigsberg	Busted

02-03-2024 23:02 UTC-5

Faces in the Field

Mike Patrick

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 1,000

02-03-2024 23:18 UTC-5

Recent Eliminations

Mike Patrick

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
Gabriel Andrade	Busted
Bruce Walters	Busted
Jonathon Millican	Busted
Michael Zelaya	Busted
Garrett McChristian	Busted
Mason Vieth	Busted
Liam McDonough	Busted
Jason Bullock	Busted
Ray Henson	Busted

Margarette Gayao	Busted
Joshua Burkhalter	Busted
Daniel Kim	Busted
Randall Kim	Busted

02-03-2024 23:30 UTC-5

Liu Shortens Monster Stack Champ Ha

Mike Patrick

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
Matthew Liu	114,000 61,000	61,000
Thai Ha	32,000 -2,000	-2,000

Kaleb Harwell	Busted

Tags: Matthew Liu Thai Ha

02-03-2024 23:44 UTC-5

Fitzpatrick Now Chasing McKuin, Roetker Getting Short, Ha Gone

Mike Patrick

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
Steven McKuin	360,000 360,000	360,000
Jason Fitzpatrick	180,000 10,500	10,500
Drake Roetker	31,500 -91,000	-91,000
Thai Ha	Busted

Tags: Drake Roetker Jason Fitzpatrick Steven Mc Thai Ha

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 1,000

02-03-2024 23:56 UTC-5

Kuney Klimbing at Expense of Romero

Mike Patrick

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 1,000 ante

In a three-bet pot with approximately 45,000 in the middle, Chezz Romero checked the K♦Q♦4♠ flop in the hijack. Michael Kuney checked back in the cutoff.

On the 4♣ turn, Romero bet 25,000 and got a call from Kuney.

Romero then checked the Q♥ river and Kuney checked it back, then showed A♠A♣J♥3♠ for two pair, aces and queens, which was good enough to earn himself a pot that puts him closer to Steven Mc's chip lead with ten players left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kuney	297,000 248,000	248,000
Chezz Romero	136,000 96,000	96,000

Tags: Chezz Romero Michael Kuney Steven Mc

02-04-2024 00:15 UTC-5

Turov Leaves Chang on Fumes

Mike Patrick

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 1,000 ante

Danny Chang raised on the button to 7,000 and got called by Danylo Turov in the small blind.

After a check from Turov on the Q♠J♠4♣ flop, Chang bet another 7,000 which Turov called.

The turn brought the K♦ and after another check from Turov, Chang bet 13,000. Turov immediately check-raised pot, with Chang holding just 25,000 behind.

Chang went into the tank for over a minute before electing to preserve his remaining chip and fold.

Turov showed him 10x10x9x8x for a turned straight, with Chang saying he folded top two pair.