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

02-05-2024 22:17 UTC-5

Ha on the Hunt for a Second Title at the Winter Poker Open

Mike Patrick

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 500 ante

As Day 1c of the PLO Championship progresses, it's worth mentioning that the players Monday evening are chasing the impressive stack of Day 1b chip leader Thai Ha, who bagged a massive 940,000 chips in his opening flight on Sunday.

Ha will have a great chance at taking home this event's title on Tuesday, which would go nicely with his earlier triumph, as he won the first event of the series on Friday, the $400 Monster Stack.

Ha 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

Tags: Thai Ha

02-05-2024 22:27 UTC-5

Last Chance to Register

Mike Patrick

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 500 ante

The remaining 51 players have been sent on their second break of the day.

Meanwhile, at the registration cage, the final entries are paying their $1,100 for their final chance at making it through to Day 2 as registration and re-entry closes once cards are back in the air at the start of Level 9.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 500

02-05-2024 22:49 UTC-5

Counts for Tables 1,5,16

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Arora	234,000 194,000	194,000
Charles Keller	124,500 67,500	67,500
Jason Bullock	118,500 88,000	88,000
Carson Weiland	115,000 73,500	73,500
David Shaw	113,000 73,000	73,000
Jin Lee	97,500 63,000	63,000
Joshua Barney	91,000 33,000	33,000
Lisa Fleishman	78,000 25,500	25,500
John Brooks	73,000 44,500	44,500
Robert Williamson	70,000 70,000	70,000

Sean Cha	66,500 22,500	22,500
Southisak Seunsom	46,500 11,500	11,500
Chip Ervin	46,000 6,500	6,500
Bichar Myrtil	42,000 2,000	2,000
Joshua Thibodaux	42,000 2,000	2,000
Patrick Megna	40,000 -9,000	-9,000
Zachary Hammons	40,000 11,000	11,000
Isaac Trumbo	40,000 40,000	40,000
Tony Lam	27,500 -500	-500
Curtis Cavazos	24,000 -12,000	-12,000
Alejandro Armas	15,000 -25,000	-25,000
Juan Tejeda	13,500 13,500	13,500

02-05-2024 22:54 UTC-5

Counts For Tables 17 and 18

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravee Sundara	121,500 84,000	84,000
Ray Henson	117,500 49,000	49,000

Roger Franco	89,000 35,000	35,000
Lawrence Lazar	76,000 36,000	36,000
Sung Keem	64,000 35,500	35,500
Sanjeev Vora	63,500 2,500	2,500
Ike Nlemchi	58,500 17,500	17,500
Vladyslav Shovkovyi	55,000 15,000	15,000
David Mzareulov	51,500 11,500	11,500

Patrick Megna	40,000
Jessica Richards	35,000 -5,000	-5,000
Moises Rivas	29,500 -29,500	-29,500
Lawrence Wayne	28,500 -3,500	-3,500
Matthew White	28,000 -44,500	-44,500
Rolando Lozano	20,000 -76,000	-76,000

02-05-2024 22:58 UTC-5

Counts For Tables 19 and 20

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Chang	293,000 261,500	261,500
Kris Burchfield	138,500 84,500	84,500
Liam McDonough	126,000 56,000	56,000
Kevin Kaylor	110,000 74,000	74,000
Jolyne Thompson	104,000 69,500	69,500
David Nguyen	61,500 -51,500	-51,500
Matthew Liu	60,500 60,500	60,500
Kisha Slaughter	60,000 25,500	25,500
George Abi-Zeid	49,000 49,000	49,000
Christopher Staats	44,000 -3,000	-3,000
Sami Hamid	40,000 14,000	14,000
Lance Garcia	40,000

Hasan Sohani	40,000 40,000	40,000
William Leffingwell	36,000 -4,000	-4,000

Omar Khalil	23,500 23,500	23,500

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 1,000

02-05-2024 23:12 UTC-5

Day 1c Entries and Overall Prizepool Confirmed

Mike Patrick

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 1,000 ante

A total of 95 entries filled tables in two rooms of the Champions Club Texas cardroom, meaning that 12 players from Monday's Day 1c flight will advance to Day 2 Tuesday night in the money.

That number, combined with the entries from the first two opening flights totaled 199 entries for a prizepool of $192,035, comfortably passing the $150,000 guarantee.

In all, 26 players will return Tuesday for Day 2, with payout details to be confirmed once play concludes tonight.

02-05-2024 23:35 UTC-5

Chang Chips Up More

Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 1,000 ante

Lawrence Chang is atop the chip counts with 40 players left in Day 1c, and he's taken another recent pot to add to his stack.

Chang raised to 6,000 under the gun and got calls from Jin Lee in the hijack and Charles Keller in the big blind.

On the 9♥5♠4♦ flop, Keller checked and Chang continued for 10,000. Lee called but Keller folded.

The turn brought the J♠ and both players checked to the 7♥ river.

Chang sprinkled out another 10,000 and after a bit of thought, Lee folded his hand to send the pot across the table to Chang.

A scan of the room currently has Chang with the chip lead, but Sung Keem and Kyle Arora are within reach

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Chang	310,000 17,000	17,000
Kyle Arora	281,000 47,000	47,000
Sung Keem	232,000 168,000	168,000
Jin Lee	100,000 2,500	2,500
Charles Keller	58,000 -66,500	-66,500

Tags: Charles Keller Jin Lee Kyle Arora Lawrence Chang Sung Keem

02-05-2024 23:47 UTC-5

Liu Approaching 200,000

Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 1,000 ante

Matthew Liu raised to 4,500 under the gun and got calls from Sung Keem in the cutoff and Ray Henson on the button.

The flop came A♠Q♣7♥ and Liu continued for 5,500. Keem called, as did Henson by lobbing in his chips.

The turn brought the Q♦ and Liu bet another 12,000. Keem folded, and this time it was his cards that Henson lobbed forward as he folded to send the pot to Liu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sung Keem	196,000 -36,000	-36,000
Matthew Liu	175,000 114,500	114,500
Ray Henson	111,000 -6,500	-6,500

Tags: Matthew Liu Ray Henson Sung Keem