Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 200
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
$1,100 PLO Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
67
Players Left
9
Threadgill Back in Business
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 100 ante
In a five-way limped pot to the J♠6♥2♠ flop, following a check from the small blind, Mason Vieth bet 1,500 and got calls from Brenda Threadgill under the gun and Tony Lam in the cutoff.
The dealer placed the K♥ on the turn and Vieth bet 6,000 which got calls from both opponents before the 8♣ came in on the river.
Vieth now bet 5,000 which got a quick call from Threadgill and a fold from Lam.
Vieth showed K♣J♣5♥Xx for top two pair, but Threadgill showed A♦9♦6♦6♠ for trip sixes and the winner, as she's come back from an early short stack to build one of the biggest in the room so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
84,000
77,900
|
77,900 |
|
33,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Thai Ha Wins Winter Poker Open Event #1 ($21,000)
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 100 ante
While the PLO Championship continues at Champions Club Texas, several side events are already in the books.
The opening event on Friday, $400 Monster Stack saw 305 entries create a prizepool of $100,650, more than doubling the $50,000 guarantee.
Thai Ha of Houston took home the trophy and the $21,000 first-place prize after a deal was struck four-handed.
Event #1: $400 Monter Stack Final Table Results
| PLACE | NAME | HOMETOWN | PAYOUT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAI HA | HOUSTON, TX | $21,000* |
| 2 | JODY THERIOT | NEW IBERIA, LA | $13,875* |
| 3 | MICHAEL STONER | MISSOURI CITY, TX | $13,875* |
| 4 | RICHARD SEMANDER | WILLIS, TX | $5,400* |
| 5 | SANG N NGO | SUGAR LAND, TX | $4,930 |
| 6 | SURRINDER AHLUWALIA | HOUSTON, TX | $4,100 |
| 7 | KALEB HARWELL | HOUSTON, TX | $3,460 |
| 8 | TONG MU | SUGAR LAND, TX | $2,860 |
| 9 | BASSEL ASI | HOUSTON, TX | $2,300 |
| * denotes four-way deal |
Armas Raises Small and Then Bets Big
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 100 ante
Following a trio of limps, Alejandro Armas sweetened the pot with a raise to 700 from the small blind. Everyone called, including the big blind and five players went to the flop.
It came K♠9♦8♠ and Armas immediately led out for 3,500. Only Michael Zelaya called in the hijack to see the 7♣ fall on the turn.
Armas now fired out a bet of 10,500, which represented just under half of Zelaya's remaining stack.
He thought briefly and then folded to sent the pot across the table to Armas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
26,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 100
A Few More Entries
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000 | |
|
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|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000 | |
Paul Doubles through Threadgill
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 100 ante
A completed board of A♥10♠6♠K♥9♦ was in the center of the table beside a pot of about 26,000 chips when Michael Paul went all in from late position for his last 11,200.
Brenda Threadgill, who had checked to Paul, thought briefly in early position before making the call.
Paul showed 10♦9♠8♦7♠ for a rivered ten-high straight. Threadgill showed A♠Q♦6♣3♠ for two pair, aces and sixes, which soon after went into the muck as the pot was pushed to Paul.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
6,100
6,100
|
6,100 |
Myrtil Gets Through Five Opponents on the Flop
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 100 ante
After five limps in front of him, Bichar Myrtil raised to 1,700 in the big blind. Four of his opponents called to see a flop of J♣5♣2♥.
Following a check from Andrew Koenigsberg in the small blind, Myrtil bet 6,000. The table quickly folded around to Koenigsberg who asked, "you guys are leaving it to me to defend?"
Koenigsberg thought for a moment and then opted to fold as well, sending an early pot to Myrtil.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
41,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 100
Charles Rushing Wins Event #4 ($1,445)
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
As the PLO Championship continues at Champions Club Texas, the side events are continuing around the room.
On Saturday night, Charles Rushing outlasted a field of 41 entries in Event #4, the $140 Nightly.
For his victory, Rushing took home the $1,445 winner's share of the $4,305 prizepool along with the champion's trophy.
In all, seven players earned a payday in the event that broke down as follows:
Event #4: $140 Nightly Payouts
| PLACE | NAME | PAYOUT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Rushing | $1,445 |
| 2 | Laura Hoppe | $980 |
| 3 | Scott Utterback | $640 |
| 4 | Patrick Amesur | $510 |
| 5 | Jason Hillhouse | $430 |
| 6 | Michael Lehner | $150 |
| 7 | Tony Le | $150 |