$400 Mystery Bounty
Day 1gh Started
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
$400 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1gh
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1gh
2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
1,276
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
291
Players Left
34
Event #4: $400 Mystery Bounty Day 1g Kicks off at Noon; 1h at 5:00 pm
The 2024 Winter Poker Open at Champions Club Texas in Houston continues today with Day 1g and Day 1h (seventh and eighth of eleven starting flights) of Event #4: $400- $300,000 GTD Mystery Bounty!
Day 1g of the $400 buy-in event starts at high noon local time while Day 1h that will kick off at 5:00 p.m. Both of these flights will have unlimited re-entries and registration will be open until the start of Level 9 (approximately 4:30 p.m. for 1g; 9:30 p.m. for 1h).
Yesterday’s Day 1f was topped by Caesar Hinojosa who put 573,000 into a bag, which means out of the six completed starting flights, it is still Derek Normand who holds the top stack as he bagged the chip lead in Day 1e with 691,000.
Players will start with 30,000 chips, and levels will be 30 minutes in length, with a 15-minute break every four levels. Play continues in each opening flight until just 12% of the field remains, with those players in the money and advancing to Day 2, at which point the bounties will come into play.
The two-day event culminates with a live-streamed final table on Monday, February 12th once all survivors from the eleven opening flights have been thinned to nine remaining contenders. Those opening flight returnees will come back to the Champions Club poker room at noon on Monday to continue their chase for a big payday and to pull some big bounties!
Make sure to stay tuned for the next few days as PokerNews will have you covered for this event until a champion is crowned on Monday, so stay with us for all the action!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Cards are in the air and chips are flying as Day 1g is officially underway!
Pham Calls with just Ace-High
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
On a heads-up flop of K♠10♠10♥, Julius Threadgill moved all in and Trung Pham quickly calls, putting himself at risk.
Threadgill flipped over 7♠8♠ for a flush draw while Pham tabled A♦J♦ for ace-high with a gunshot straight draw.
The board runs out 5♣A♥ for Pham to improve with an ace and the pot was pushed his way for the double. Meanwhile, Threadgill was left short and busted soon after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
46,000
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46,000 |
|
Busted |
Early Entrants
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Three Monster Hands Check Through?
Level 2
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
On a three-way flop of 6♥3♥4♦, Michael Richeson checked, Lawrence Lazar bet 3,000, and John Kantarjian called as did Richeson.
All three players checked through the turn 5♣ as well as the J♣ on the river.
Kantarjian was the last to check and he flipped over A♥A♦, but it was no good when Richeson tabled 3♦6♦ for a flopped two-pair. However, this was still not the winner as Lazar then rolled over 4♣4♥ for a flopped set to take down the pot, much to everyone's surprise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
24,500 | |
|
|
22,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Perfect Turn Card for Hoang
Level 3
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
On a heads-up turn of J♠6♣7♠A♥, the pot had around 20,000 in it when Tri Hoang checked, his opponent bet 5,200, and then Hoang check-jammed for 16,500 total.
After some time in the tank, his opponent made the call, putting herself at risk and tabled A♣Q♣ for top pair of aces. Unfortunately for her, Hoang flipped over A♦7♦ for two pair and the lead. The river bricked with the 5♣ and Hoang was awarded the pot while the other player made their exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 |