About 50,000 was in the middle on a flop of 9♠8♦5♠ when Thomas Shipp in the big blind and Roger Franco in middle position exchanged bets and raises until Franco's final 75,000 or so was at risk.
Roger Franco: K♠K♦7♠3♠
Thomas Shipp: Q♥Q♠J♠10♣
Shipp's queen-high straight left Franco needing a spade on the river, but the 5♥ fell instead, felting Franco and shipping the pot to Shipp.
meanwhile, Steven McKuin has just eliminated Ken Han, leaving the players one elimination away from the two-table redraw.
On a four-way flop of 9♣5♥3♥, Danylo Turov and Roger Franco checked the blinds to Steven McKuin who bet 32,000 under the gun.
Kyle Arora called on the button before Turov check-potted it to 205,000. Franco and McKuin quickly folded, but Arora took a bit of time as a call would essentially commit his stack.
After a bit of thought, he opted to fold, sending the sizeable pot to Turov.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Chang was just eliminated at the far table in the room.
WSOP bracelet winner Joseph Dulaney, a.k.a. "Fireman Scott" was all in on the turn for just under 140,000 on a board of A♦K♦8♥7♠. He was called by Liam McDonough to his immediate left.
Joseph Dulaney: Q♦10♠9♣8♦
Liam McDonough: A♥K♥J♦9♥
The 5♥ fell on the river as Dulaney missed his multitude of draws, leaving himself with just a pair of eights, while McDonough's aces and kings earned him the pot.
One of the many events on the Champions Club Winter Poker Open schedule is the massive $300,000 Mystery Bounty event.
Three opening flights are already in the books with eight more on the schedule daily through Sunday, February 11th, with Day 2 running on Monday, February 12th at noon CT.
Players can play multiple opening flights to give themselves a chance at bagging huge for the chance to score some bounties on Day 2.
Here's a look at who has locked up a spot on Day 2 already.
Three opening flights and 199 entries have all come down to this Tuesday as 26 players return to Champions Club Texas to vie for the title in the $1,100 PLO Championship.
Along with the trophy, the winner takes home the bulk of the $192,035 prizepool in the form of a $45,795 payday.
Each of the returning players has locked up a min-cash of $2,290, but that five-figure payday is what everyone will have their eye on when they take their seats at 5 p.m. CT.
Thai Ha comes into the day with the chip lead after bagging 940,000 to top Day 1b.
Ha is on the verge of a second Winter Poker Open title after winning the series-opening Monster Stack event for $21,000. He’s closely followed to start the day by Carson Wieland who bagged the Day 1c chip lead of 805,000. Opening flight chip leader Steven McKuin starts the day fourth with 507,000 chips.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
RANK
NAME
CHIP COUNT
BIG BLINDS
1
Thai Ha
940,000
188
2
Carson Wieland
805,000
161
3
Sung Keem
551,000
110
4
Steven McKuin
507,000
101
5
Jin Lee
471,000
94
6
Jason Daly
399,000
79
7
Danylo Turov
346,000
69
8
Jason Fitzpatrick
319,000
63
9
Lawrence Chang
292,000
58
10
Michael Kuney
278,000
55
Carson Wieland
Once play resumes, action will start at the endpoint of Day 1b which was with 17:38 remaining in Level 14 with blinds of 3,000 / 5,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante. At the start of Level 15, levels will extend to 40 minutes in length.
Once the field is trimmed to the final nine players, following a quick photoshoot, the final table will resume under the lights of the Champions Club livestream.
PLO Championship Day 2 Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$45,975
2
$30,910
3
$17,680
4
$11,970
5
$9,250
6
$7,860
7
$6,600
8
$5,850
9
$4,800
10-12
$4,160
13-15
$3,550
16-18
$2,950
19-21
$2,630
22-26
$2,290
Sung Keem
PokerNews' coverage will be live throughout the day, but will follow the final table livestream delay to avoid spoilers. Stay with us for all the action until a champion is crowned here in Houston.
