Jason Burruss Bags Chiplead in Day 1gh of Mystery Bounty
As with Day 1f, flights 1g and 1h of Winter Poker Open Event #4: $400- $300k GTD Mystery Bounty both ended right around the eight-hour mark with players from each flight in the money and advancing to Day 2.
Leading both flights is Jason Burruss (673,000) from 1g who gained momentum mid-way through the day when he busted Christopher McCauley kept up the pressure until bagging. Close behind him is the 1f chipleader Charles Blanchard who bagged 667,000 after taking down several big pots late in the evening and in third is Terance Perez who improved his bag from yesterday with 511,000. He and David Shaw both scored the $1,000 bag bonus today as Shaw bagged up the closing flight with 415,000 to put him in fifth while James Galloway held the fourth place spot with 434,000.
Day 1gh Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Amount | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Burruss | 673,000 | ||
| 2 | Charles Blanchard | 667,000 | Fort Worth | TX |
| 3 | Terance Perez | 511,000 | La Porte | TX |
| 4 | James Galloway | 434,000 | Mcgregor | TX |
| 5 | David Shaw | 415,000 | Spring | TX |
| 6 | Trung Pham | 398,000 | Pearland | TX |
| 7 | Carson Wieland | 397,000 | Montgomery | TX |
| 8 | Justin Brassieur | 387,000 | Lake Charles | LA |
| 9 | Sanad Dahbour | 376,000 | Houston | TX |
| 10 | Shovkovyi Vladyslav | 365,000 | Houston | TX |
By the first break of the day, It was McCauley who had all of the chips with around 100,000 after he hit quads to bust Vivek Shingala. He then built his stack up to over 150,000 by the time registration closed, but then had dwindled down to around 75,000 when he moved all in with ace-king against Burress with the rockets. Ravee Sundara and Will Leffingwell also built up a hefty stack through the day, with Leffingwell bagging 306,000 and Sundara finishing with 309,000.
A couple of players that fired today who failed to bag included David Mann, Cord Garcia, Drake Kemper, Dexter Baier, and Ray Henson. Fortunately for them, there are still plenty of chances to get to Day 2.
An even larger field is expected for the Saturday flights tomorrow, and with only around 30 more players to meet the guarantee, it's safe to say $300,000 will be greatly surpassed by the end of the last flight on Sunday. As always, PokerNews will be on deck providing coverage every step of the way until a champion is crowned on the aptly-named Champions Club live stream on Monday.