$1,500 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,363,560
Entries
1,033
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
176
Players Left
22
Ryan Van Leads Day 1cd of Event #15: $1,500 Main Event; Ruben Bags Top Ten Stack
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Another day is in the books here at Champions Club in Houston, Texas as Day 1d of the WPO Event #15: $1,500 Main Event has come to a close. This flight produced 123 total entries as players took their shot today in the $1 million guaranteed event, but only 15 finished the day with chips in a bag. Leading the way is Ryan Van who bagged up 1,394,000, which is now the top stack out of the first four flights. Behind him is Lawrence Lazar with 934,000, followed by David Lawson with 660,000. Rounding out the top five is Phillip Bertram in fourth with 600,090 and [Removed:460] in fifth with 530,000.
Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Van | 1,394,000 | 139 |
| 2 | Lawrence Lazar | 934,000 | 93 |
| 3 | David Lawson | 660,000 | 66 |
| 4 | Phillip Bertram | 600,090 | 60 |
| 5 | Matthew Abell | 551,000 | 55 |
| 6 | [Removed:460] | 530,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Brad Ruben | 483,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Jason Fitzpatrick | 394,000 | 39 |
| 9 | Jeffrey Nowling | 325,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Philip Nguyen | 315,000 | 32 |
The action started out relatively slow today as there was only one table for the first level and a half, but the numbers quickly grew as the room turned into a frenzy. With the High-Roller and Ladies tournaments ongoing at the same time, every single table here at Champions Club was full, even the stream table. By 5 p.m., there was a ton of chips being thrown around in the Main Event that onlookers thought it was $200 daily!
One of the key players in all of this action was none other than Brad Ruben who went on a massive heater halfway through the day, pickup up aces multiple times, hitting the nut flush versus the second-nut flush, and even hitting quads. He was chip leading with close to 900,000 at one point but lost a series a big hands towards the end to finish with 483,000. That's when Ryan Van, who was seated to his left for most of the day, started to take off. He just kept adding chips to his stack and knocking people out one-by-one and eventually ended the day by picking up aces against Christopher Chomenko and eliminated him on the bubble. Lazar also ran up a huge stack on the day, and although no big hands were recorded with him, he consistently held a big stack throughout most of the day.
Some players who didnt find a bag that are set to return include Will Leffingwell, Jessica Richards, Derek Normand, Justin Brassieur, James Galloway, Viet Vo, Ray Henson, and Kris Burchfield.
As this is the fourth of six starting flights, there is still plenty of time for players to get in on this action as the largest flights are still to come on Friday and Saturday. There will also be multiple satellites each day as well as PLO flips for many chances to get into this tournament cheaply.
Day 1e fires off tomorrow at noon local time, and as always, PokerNews will be back on the scene with all of the action!
Day 1cd Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,394,000
768,000
|
768,000 |
|
||
|
934,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
761,000 | |
|
||
|
|
710,000 | |
|
|
660,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
600,090
-119,910
|
-119,910 |
|
|
551,000
336,000
|
336,000 |
|
|
530,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
483,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
||
|
|
471,000 | |
|
470,000 | |
|
417,000 | |
|
394,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
378,000 | |
|
|
325,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
315,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
291,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
276,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
273,000 | |
|
257,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
197,000
-163,000
|
-163,000 |
|
|
144,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
End of Day; Players Bag
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With the elimination of Justin Brassiuer and Christopher Chomenko, play has stopped for the day as the surviving players have bagged up to return Sunday for Day 2.
A full chip count and recap of the day's action will be available shortly so stay tuned!
Brassieur and Chomenko Exit on Bubble
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
On one table, a three-way all in was in progress between, Jason Fitzpatrick, Justin Brassieur, and David Valden, with Valden covering.
Justin Brassieur: A♥K♣
David Valden: Q♠Q♣
Jason Fitzpatrick: K♠Q♦
The board ran out A♠9♦10♣6♠J♣ to give Fitzpatrick a straight on the river to scoop the whole pot, eliminating Brassieur in the process.
On the other table, the flop read K♦5♥J♣ when Christopher Chomenko moved all in for 98,000 and Ryan Van called to put him at risk.
Christopher Chomenko: J♥9♥
Ryan Van: A♠A♣
The board ran out 5♠8♦ for Van to claim the pot with his aces and Chomenko was sent to the rail.
As both of these players exited in simultaneously in 17th and 16th place, there will be no hand-for-hand as the remaining 15 players are now in the money!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Bertram Leads Flush Flop
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Matthew Abell opened to 20,000 under-the-gun and Phillip Bertram called, but then David Valden three-bet to 75,000.
Abell quickly got out of the way but Bertram called to see a flop of 2♦8♦6♦.
Bertram then led out for 100,000 and Valden Quickly folded to award him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
720,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
360,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Bertram Talks Rivas Into a Fold
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Phillip Bertram opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and Moises 'Moy' Rivas defended from the big blind to see a flop of 4♥10♣10♦.
Rivas checked to Bertram who continued for 15,000, which Rivas called and the two went to the turn Q♠. Rivas checked once more to Bertram, who fired again for 25,000, which sent Rivas into the tank.
"You haven't folded nines yet, bro?" Bertram said to him, and with that, Rivas tossed in his cards to award the pot to Bertram.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
703,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
265,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Updated Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
745,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
|
730,000
622,000
|
622,000 |
|
|
626,000
356,000
|
356,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
580,000 | |
|
|
450,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
423,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
410,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
360,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
355,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
345,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
335,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
305,000 | |
|
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
222,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
215,000 | |
|
|
181,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
175,000 | |
|
|
160,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
113,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
103,000
77,600
|
77,600 |
|
|
90,000 | |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000