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

02-04-2024 00:30 UTC-5

McKuin Eliminates Rubel to Set Up Day 1a Final Nine

Mike Patrick

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 1,500 ante

Following a raise to 6,500 from Steven McKuin in the cutoff and a call by Drake Roetker in the small blind, Joe Rubel moved in from the big blind for 22,000.

McKuin then potted it and Roetker folded putting Rubel at risk.

Joe Rubel: K♣10♣8♦4♣
Steven McKuin: J♦J♠5♠3♠

The board ran out 7♣7♠5♣5♦Q♦ and McKuin's jacks held up to bring Day 1a down to the final nine players, with five making the money and advancing to Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven McKuin	375,500 375,500	375,500
joe Rubel	Busted

Tags: Drake Roetker Joe Rubel Steven Mc

02-04-2024 00:36 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts of Final Nine in Day 1a

Mike Patrick

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven McKuin	375,500 375,500	375,500
Michael Kuney	222,000 -75,000	-75,000
Danylo Turov	210,000 48,000	48,000
Matthew Liu	206,000 92,000	92,000
Chezz Romero	170,000 34,000	34,000
Jason Fitzpatrick	169,000 -11,000	-11,000
Drake Roetker	63,500 32,000	32,000
Danny Chang	47,000 22,000	22,000
David Mzareulov	25,000 -40,000	-40,000

02-04-2024 00:50 UTC-5

Fitzpatrick Doubles Through Kuney

Mike Patrick

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 1,500 ante

Jason Fitzpatrick opened to 12,000 in early position and got called by Michael Kuney in the small blind to see a flop of K♥5♦2♦.

After Kuney checked, Fitzpatrick bet 15,000 and Kuney check-potted it. Fitzpatrick called for 80,000 total to put himself at risk.

Jason Fitzpatrick: K♠K♣4♠3♠
Michael Kuney: A♦Q♦J♥3♠

Fitzpatrick held a set of kings but had to fade kuney's flush draw.

The board completed 9♥A♥ and Fitzpatrick's set of kings earned him a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kuney	236,000 14,000	14,000
Jason Fitzpatrick	187,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Michael Kuney Jason Fitzpatrick

02-04-2024 00:51 UTC-5

Romero Scores Double KO to Bring Field to 7

Mike Patrick

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 1,500 ante

Action was caught on the flop with a board of Q♦4♣3♣ with David Mzareulov all in for about 25,000 and Danny Chang's nearly equal short stack all in and at risk versus Chezz Romero who had them both well covered.

David Mzareulov: A♣J♣9♠9♥
Danny Chang: 8♠8♣6♦5♦
Chezz Romero: K♣K♠8♥7♣

Romero had the best made hand with his kings, but he would need to fade Mzareulov's nut flush draw and Chang's open-ended straight draw.

The turn was the K♦, giving Romero a set of kings, but Chang now added a flush draw.

The river brought the Q♣, giving Romero a full house to eliminate both opponents just before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chezz Romero	197,000
David Mzareulov	Busted

Danny Chang	Busted

Tags: Chezz Romero Danny Chang David Mzareulov

02-04-2024 00:53 UTC-5

Break Time

Mike Patrick

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 1,500 ante

The final seven players are now on break with just two more eliminations needed to bring play to an end for the night.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 2,000

02-04-2024 01:14 UTC-5

Liu Out One Off the Bubble, McKuin Extends Lead

Mike Patrick

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 2,000 ante

After Matthew Liu raised to 16,000 in early position, leaving himself just 3,000 back, Steven McKuin three-bet to 40,000 from the cutoff. liu tossed in his last three chips and was at risk.

Matthew Liu: A♠9♠7♠6♦
Steven McKuin: A♣K♥9♦8♥

The board came J♠J♦3♠4♥10♦, bringing Liu a flush draw on the flop, but he couldn't complete it and McKuin's ace-king high held up for the win, bringing the field down to six.

The next elimination brings the final five into the money and onto Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven McKuin	389,000 389,000	389,000
Matthew Liu	Busted

Tags: Matthew Liu Steven McKuin

02-04-2024 01:28 UTC-5

Fitzpatrick Back in Business

Mike Patrick

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 2,000 ante

Jason Fitzpatrick raised to 13,000 in the hijack and got a call from Chezz Romero in the big blind to see a flop of J♦8♦7♥.

The players checked to the K♦ turn and after another check from Romero, Fitzpatrick now bet 19,000.

Romero contemplated his options for a bit and then elected to fold, sending the pot to Fitzpatrick who is slowing climbing back toward the top of the chip counts with six players left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Fitzpatrick	226,000 39,000	39,000
Chezz Romero	144,000 -53,000	-53,000

Tags: Chezz Romero Jason Fitzpatrick

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 2,000

02-04-2024 01:47 UTC-5

McKuin Extends Lead Versus Kuney

Mike Patrick

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 2,000 ante

Steven McKuin raised to 15,000 in first position and got called by Michael Kuney on the button.

After the duo saw a flop of Q♥7♥2♣, McKuin continued for 12,000 and got called by Kuney to see the 2♠ pair the board on the turn.

Both players checked and on the 6♦ river, McKuin bet 35,000. Kuney deliberated for a bit and then made the call.

McKuin showed A♠K♠Q♦Q♣ for queens full of deuces and the winner as his chip-leading stack now approaches half a million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven McKuin	475,000 475,000	475,000
Michael Kuney	190,000 -46,000	-46,000

Tags: Michael Kuney Steven McKuin