It's Time to Crown a PLO Champion at Champions Club Texas
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 |
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 |
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.