$1,500 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open

02-13-2024 19:12 UTC-5

Can't Get Rid of Ha

Kirk Brown

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Short-stacked Thai Ha moved all in preflop and Collin Rountree called to put him at risk.

Thai Ha: A♣6♣
Collin Rountree: K♦3♣

Oh, you're dead," tablemate Mathew Liu said to Rountree as Ha flopped a pair and a flush draw. The board then ran out 2♥6♠ to further improve Ha to trip sixes to take the pot.

"You can't get rid of the guy!" Derek Normand joked, "You gotta wait another 3 and a half hours when registration closes to get rid of him."

Player	Chips	Progress
Collin Rountree	95,000 48,000	48,000
Thai Ha	16,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Collin Rountree Derek Normand Mathew Liu Thai Ha

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

02-13-2024 19:35 UTC-5

Vo Doubles Through Broussard

Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a heads-up flop of 10♥J♥6♠, Tai Vo moved all in and Bryan Broussard called to put him at risk.

Tai Vo: Q♠J♠
Bryan Broussard: A♦K♦

Broussard would need to hit an ace, king, or queen to win the pot, but the runout of 4♦J♠ did not do it and the pot was shipped over to Vo for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tai Vo	110,000 -66,000	-66,000

Bryan Broussard	15,000 -42,000	-42,000

Tags: Bryan Broussard Tai Vo

02-13-2024 19:42 UTC-5

Liu Doubles with Superior Ace

Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

After an open from Venkat Chivukula, Matthew Liu moved all in for around 40,000, After some thought, Chivukula made the call to put him at risk.

Matthew Liu: A♥K♣
Venkat Chivukula: A♦10♣

The flop came out J♣9♥7♥ to make it a sweat as Chivukula picked up a gutter, but the runout of 6♠7♠ was good for Liu to pick up the pot for a double.

Left short, Chivukula busted soon after but has since re-entered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Liu	80,500 25,500	25,500
Venkat Chivukula	60,000

Tags: Matthew Liu Venkat Chivukula

02-13-2024 19:57 UTC-5

Zhong Takes Out Ha

Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

After a preflop betting war, Zhong Wilkerson and Thai Ha got all of the chips into the middle, with Ha at risk.

Thai Ha: 6♥6♠
Zhong Wilkerson: A♥10♦

An ace appeared right in the window of the 9♠4♣A♠ flop for Wilkerson to take the lead, and the runout of 4♦8♦ secured her in the pot. Ha immediately went to the cage to re-enter and is already seated at another table.

"See, I told you i was going to f*ck him up," Wilkerson told the table after Ha made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhong Wilkerson	235,000 173,000	173,000
Thai Ha	60,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Thai Ha Zhong Wilkerson

02-13-2024 19:59 UTC-5

Dinner Break!

Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The players in Day 1b of the Main Event are now on an extended 30-minute break and will return to action at 7:30 p.m.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-13-2024 21:01 UTC-5

Updated Counts

Kirk Brown

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Hennessy	1,100,000 1,004,000	1,004,000
Gabriel Andrade	400,000 145,000	145,000
Tai Vo	280,000 170,000	170,000

Thai Ha	265,000 205,000	205,000

Isaac Trumbo	259,000 180,000	180,000
Robert Burnett	255,000 126,000	126,000
Collin Rountree	248,000 153,000	153,000
Robert Valden	186,000 31,000	31,000
Angel Gomes	150,000 -7,000	-7,000
Derek Normand	147,000 27,000	27,000
David Mzareulov	120,000

Zhong Wilkerson	120,000 -115,000	-115,000
Kanishak Sethi	105,000
Sang Ngo	95,000 35,000	35,000
Viet Vo	73,000 -143,000	-143,000
Benjamin Harris	72,000 -3,600	-3,600
Benjamin Rose	67,000
Venkat Chivukula	58,000 -2,000	-2,000
Jessica Richards	56,000 56,000	56,000
[Removed:460]	49,000 -47,000	-47,000
Matthew Liu	49,000 -31,500	-31,500
Yunkyu Song	46,000
Michael Arellano	38,000 -61,500	-61,500
Brad Ruben	30,000