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

02-05-2024 18:21 UTC-6

McVicker Takes from Brooks

Mike Patrick

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 100 ante

Picking action up on the turn with about 8,500 in the middle and a board of A♦6♦3♥8♠, John Brooks bet 4,500 from under the gun and got raised by Jesse McVicker to 11,000 in middle position.

Following a late position fold, Brooks called and the dealer placed the 6♠ on the river.

The players then each checked, and McVicker declared "ace-ten", showing A♣10♠5♦4♣ for aces and sixes, which was good enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse McVicker	52,000 12,000	12,000
John Brooks	33,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Jesse McVicker John Brooks

02-05-2024 18:33 UTC-6

Up to 30 Entries on Day 1c

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Mike Patrick

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Lam	40,000 40,000	40,000
Charles Keller	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jin Lee	40,000 40,000	40,000
Carson Weiland	40,000 40,000	40,000
Sung Keem	40,000
Helen Ngo	40,000 40,000	40,000
Sean Cha	40,000 40,000	40,000
Moises Rivas	40,000 40,000	40,000
Joseph Babalola	40,000 40,000	40,000
Lawrence Chang	40,000 40,000	40,000
David Nguyen	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jolyne Thompson	40,000 40,000	40,000
Ravee Sundara	40,000 40,000	40,000
Ike Nlemchi	40,000 40,000	40,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 200

02-05-2024 18:55 UTC-6

Henson Doubles Through Chang

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Mike Patrick

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 200 ante

With about 12,000 in the middle on a flop of 10♠7♥3♠, Sami Hamid checked under the gun, and Ray Henson bet 8,000 to his immediate left. Lawrence Chang called in middle position and Hamid folded.

On the 8♣ turn, Henson moved all in for 17,400 and Chang called.

Ray Henson: 9♣8♠7♦6♥
Lawrence Chang: A♦K♠K♥7♣

Henson's nine-high straight had Chang's kings drawing deadto score the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	63,000 23,000	23,000

Sami Hamid	38,000 10,000	10,000
Lawrence Chang	5,400 34,600	34,600

Tags: Lawrence Chang Ray Henson Sami Hamid

02-05-2024 19:05 UTC-6

Six-Way Flop No Problem for Rivas

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Mike Patrick

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 200 ante

Following a raise to 1,100 by Sean Cha under the gun, no less than five players called to see a flop of A♦9♣6♠.

After checks from the blinds and Cha, Moises Rivas bet 3,000 from early position. Stunningly, no one had anything they could defend and Rivas took down the pot without further contest.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moises Rivas	65,000 25,000	25,000
Sean Cha	39,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Moises Rivas Sean Cha

02-05-2024 19:09 UTC-6

The Field Enters a Second Room

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Mike Patrick

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 200 ante

While play had been limited to just one of the three available rooms here at Champions Club Texas for the first two opening flights, a sixth table is now being opened in the club's main room as the field grows to 49 entries with 46 players at tables.

For reference, there were 34 entries in Day 1b at this point with ten eliminations already and just 24 players at the first break of the day.

02-05-2024 19:15 UTC-6

First Break of the Day

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Mike Patrick

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 200 ante

A total of 53 entries have already made their way into the tournament, with the 49 remaining heading to their first break of the day.

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 200

02-05-2024 19:34 UTC-6

Counts from Tables 16, 17, 18

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Mike Patrick

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rolando Lozano	96,000 56,000	56,000
Ray Henson	68,500 5,500	5,500

Moises Rivas	59,000 6,000	6,000
Joshua Barney	58,000 18,000	18,000
Matthew White	58,000 18,000	18,000
Charles Keller	57,000 17,000	17,000
Roger Franco	54,000 54,000	54,000
Ike Nlemchi	51,500 11,500	11,500
Alejandro Jaureguireynoso	44,500 44,500	44,500
Sean Cha	44,000 5,000	5,000
Mehmet Cetinkaya	42,000 20,500	20,500
Joseph Dulaney	40,000

Lawrence Wayne	38,000 38,000	38,000
Andrew Rudnik	37,500 37,500	37,500
Curtis Cavazos	36,000 36,000	36,000
Kevin Kaylor	36,000 36,000	36,000
Jin Lee	34,500 5,500	5,500
Jason Bullock	30,500 9,500	9,500
Lawrence Lazar	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sung Keem	28,500 11,500	11,500
Tony Lam	28,000 12,000	12,000
Sami Hamid	26,000 12,000	12,000
Helen Ngo	22,000 18,000	18,000
Jesse McVicker	21,000 31,000	31,000
Joseph Babalola	13,500 26,500	26,500

02-05-2024 19:39 UTC-6

Counts from Tables 5, 19, 20

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Mike Patrick

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Nguyen	113,000 73,000	73,000
Liam McDonough	70,000 30,000	30,000
Sanjeev Vora	61,000
Lisa Fleishman	52,500
Patrick Megna	49,000
Christopher Staats	47,000

Chip Ervin	44,000 4,000	4,000
Nick Frank	44,000 4,000	4,000
Kris Burchfield	43,500 3,500	3,500
Carson Weiland	41,500 1,500	1,500
Kyle Arora	40,000
Margarette Gayao	40,000 40,000	40,000
Joshua Thibodaux	40,000
Bichar Myrtil	40,000 40,000	40,000
Ravee Sundara	38,000 2,000	2,000
Southisak Seunsom	35,000
Jolyne Thompson	34,500 5,500	5,500
Kisha Slaughter	32,000
Lawrence Chang	31,500 26,100	26,100
Zachary Hammons	29,000 9,000	9,000

John Brooks	28,500 4,500	4,500
Michael Zelaya	18,000 22,000	22,000