Ricardo Alvarado – Winner – 2023 PokerAtlas Tour Dallas PLO High Roller
At 50bb deep each, and sitting with what appears to be almost-even chipstacks, Ricardo Alvarado and Cord Garcia mix it up with 350,000 going in preflop.
The dealer fans Garcia opens for 375,000, and Alvarado ponders his options before announcing all-in and Garcia calls. The stacks slide out and let me tell y’all, they look REALLY close to even.
Alvarado shows for an overpair, a flush draw and a gutter to a wheel
Garcia shows for top pair
The drama ends quickly with the turn, now to count down the stacks.
Alvarado counts down at 1,285,000
Garcia counts down at 1,280,000
Garcia is eliminated by one single 5k chip.
Garcia cashes for $24,500 as runner-up.
Alvarado is winner of the 2023 PokerAtlas Tour Dallas $100,000 Guaranteed $2,500 High Roller, taking home $36,700.
From a starting field of 49 entries, our two-day $100,000 Guaranteed $2,500 PLO High Roller is down to two players – Ricardo Alvarado and Cord Garcia – playing for the uber-cool Atlas trophy and the top prize of $36,700.
Alvarado begins play with a 1,575,000 to 1,365,000 chip lead over Garcia. Today’s runner-up receives $24,500.
Dien Le slips critically low on chips, to the point he’s able to get his last 140,000 in preflop and Cord Garcia calls to race for a stack or a 3rd-place payout.
Le fans
Garcia shows
The flop misses Le and gives Garcia a few outs
The turn increases the outs and the river completes a straight for Gacria to eliminate Le in third place, a cash of $16,500
Level 16 . Ante 12,000 . Blinds 6,000.12,000 . Remaining Players 5 of 49
Here is a look at the chip counts for the for the final day in the PLO High Roller event. The players were instructed to return to TCH Dallas at 1 pm tomorrow so play can resume at the TCH LiVE stream final table, and the start of that steam will be confirmed tomorrow at the beginning of play.
Seat 2: Ricardo Alvarado – 855,000
Seat 3: Cord Garcia – 640,000
Seat 6: Stephen Brown – 300,000
Seat 8: Dien Le – 805,000
Seat 9: Jiayi Yao – 780,000
Level 16 . Ante 12,000 . Blinds 6,000.12,000 . Remaining Players 5 of 49
David Sorellis was eliminated in sixth place at the final table of the PLO High Roller event, good for $6,400 in prize money. The field is currently scheduled to play out the final 15 minutes of Level 16 before the end of play, but anything is possible at this point depending on if another player or two busts in that remaining time and the players vote to keep playing.
Level 15 . Ante 12,000 . Blinds 6,000.12,000 . Remaining Players 6 of 49
The action in the PLO High Roller has started moving again after a few hours time delay. Jerry Yang has hit the rail in eighth place, good for $3,000, and Ray Henson (pictured) is out in seventh place for a cash of $5,100. The remaining field is now scheduled to stop when five players remain, but considering how things have been going it’s anyone’s guess when that will happen.
Level 15 . Ante 10,000 . Blinds 5,000.10,000 . Remaining Players 8 of 49
A certain short-stacked player has stalled out so hard on the money bubble in the PLO High Roller for hours that changing the payout structure has become a necessity. Here are the new payouts for the now final eight players that will make the money. The plan is to play two more hours unless the final five are mercifully reached.
Level 14 . Ante 8,000 . Blinds 3,000.6,000 . Remaining Players 8 of 49
The field is on the money bubble in the PLO High Roller, and we have absolutely hit a wall. There is one short stack that is he who shall not be named more than perfectly content to just blind out of the tournament in the hope of a min-cash. The other players are obviously aware of this so action is almost at a standstill. You shall not pass until this mischief is managed.
Level 13 . Ante 6,000 . Blinds 3,000.6,000 . Remaining Players 8 of 49
Here is a look at the chip counts from the final table in the PLO High Roller event at the most recent break.
Seat 1: Ray Henson – 417,000
Seat 2: Ricardo Alvarado – 137,000
Seat 3: Cord Garcia – 271,000
Seat 4: David Sorrelis – 393,000
Seat 6: Stephen Brown – 41,000
Seat 7: Jerry Yang – 178,000
Seat 8: Dien Le – 923,000
Seat 9: Jiayi Yao – 580,000
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Level 11 . Ante 4,000 . Blinds 2,000.4,000 . Remaining Players 9 of 49
Here is a look at the seating chart for the final table of the PLO High Roller event. The current plan is to play down to the final five players before play ends tonight.
Seat 1: Ray Henson (pictured above)
Seat 2: Ricardo Alvarado
Seat 3: Cord Garcia
Seat 4: David Sorrelis
Seat 5: Lawrence Chang
Seat 6: Stephen Brown
Seat 7: Jerry Yang
Seat 8: Dien Le
Seat 9: Jiayi Yao
Level 10 . Ante 3,000 . Blinds 1,500.3,000 . Remaining Players 12 of 49
The total prize pool has been set at $112,700 to surpass the $100,000 guarantee. The final seven players will all cash for at least $5,100 with the top prize worth $38,200.
Level 10 . Ante 3,000 . Blinds 1,500.3,000 . Remaining Players 15 of 49
The chip leader at the close of registration is Ray Henson with 392,500. Other top stacks include Dien Le (381,500), Cord Garcia (273,000), Lawrence Chang (180,000), and Hirsto Bogdanov (164,500). Ravee Sundara just jumped back into the mix as well with a starting stack of 60,000.
Registration has now closed with 49 entries, and that puts the field above the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. The payout structure will be available a short time from now when it’s posted by the tournament staff.
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Cord Garcia has jumped into the PLO High Roller event at the PokerAtlas Dallas stop, making the trip up from his native Houston. Garcia holds more than $3.2 million in career tournament earnings. His list of poker accolades include a dozen tournament victories, with his top cash worth $638,880 for winning the World Series of Poker Colossus event in 2015. His gold bracelet sits in a trophy case next to three WSOP Circuit gold rings won over the years in three different states. Garcia has wasted no time building a big stack in today’s event, so we will see if he can add some more cash to his already impressive overall earnings here at TCH Las Colinas and the final table at TCH Dallas.
Mauricio Solano was all in preflop from the cutoff, and both Michael Carter (UTG) and Stuart Wilkinson (big blind) had him covered. Here is a look at their smorgasbord of cards.
Wilkinson:
Carter:
Solano:
Board:
Solano was eliminated on the hand, and Wilkinson won the pot to stack up 112,500. Carter was at 40,000 after the hand.
Stuart Wilkinson – 112,500 (56 bb)
Michael Carter – 40,000 (20 bb)
Mauricio Solano – Eliminated
Notable players that have recently exited the tournament in the PLO High Roller include Kris Burchfield and Jason Fitzpatrick. The hand that took out Fitzpatrick saw him instantly muck his hand on the hijack when his opponent Arthur Morris held from the big blind on a board reading . Morris stacked up 103,000 after collecting the pot.
The chip leader at the second break in play is Lawrence Chang with 180,000. Other top stacks include Hirsto Bogdanov (164,500), David Sorrelis (152,500), Adam Grovenstein (138,500), and Michael Carter (136,000). Other notable stacks are held by Ray Henson (77,500), Jason Fitzpatrick (61,500), Mauricio Solano (72,500), Kris Burchfield (10,000), and Stuart Wilkinson (23,000). You can see the chip counts for every player in the field at the chip count tab above.
Registration will remain open until the start of Level 10 tonight around 8:30 pm with the field well on its way to the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
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Kris Burchfield is one of the more recent notable additions to the field in the PLO High Roller event. He holds more than $450,000 in career tournament earnings, and the Texas resident hails from Houston. His largest cash was good for $44,091, and he made a deep run in the 2022 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha championship to add another $41,985 to his earnings. Burchfield also has a pair of tournament wins on his poker resume.
Ray Henson arrived at the PokerAtlas Tour Dallas tournament series a few days ago from Houston, and he is currently in the PLO High Roller event. Henson has been a poker professional for many years now, and his total earnings are over $3.2 million. Henson has multiple six-figure scores to his credit, as well as five World Series of Poker Circuit gold rings on his poker resume.
He also has a dozen tournament victories booked in the course of his poker career.
We will keep a close eye on his progress in the PLO High Roller along with the other events he is planning to play during his time here in the Dallas area.
The board read when three players got involved with all of their chips on the line. Here is a look at their cards.
David Sorrelis (hijack):
Richard Alvarado (late position):
Bradley Coultas (button):
River:
Coultas was eliminated on the hand, while Sorrelis and Alvarado chopped up the pot thanks to simultaneous Broadway straights. Sorrelis was at 116,000 after the hand, and Alvarado held 74,500.
David Sorrelis: 116,000 (116 bb)
Richard Alvarado: 74,500 (74 bb)
Bradley Coultas: Eliminated
Bradley Coultas is another familiar face in today’s PLO High Roller field. Coultas was the runner-up in the Mystery Payday event that concluded just three days ago, and he took home $38,300 for second place. He also cored a nice consolation prize by pulling the $50,000 envelope from the bounty pool along the way to the final table (you can find the updates from the final day of that event right here). In addition to that five-figure pull, Coultas holds career tournament earnings of close to $170,000. Coultas also has a tournament victory on his poker resume, which gave him a World Series of Poker Circuit gold at St. Louis stop in 2015.
The chip leader at the first break in play is Lawrence Chang with 153,200. Other top stacks include Adam Grovenstein (98,000), Michael Carter (91,600), Mauricio Solano (84,500), and rounding out the top five is Stephen Brown (82,200). Other notable stacks are held by Stuart Wilkinson (79,700), Bradley Coultas (44,000), Jared Ingles (35,200), Ravee Sundara (35,100), and Jason Fitzpatrick (29,700). You can see the chip counts for every player in the field at the chip count tab above.
Registration will remain open until the start of Level 10 tonight around 8:30 pm with the field currently over halfway to the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
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Ravee Sundara has joined the field in the PLO High Roller event at the PokerAtlas Tour stop at TCH Las Colinas. He was one of the players who inspired the Master Blaster trophy at the Dallas stop after he fired a whole clip of rounds at the Houston stop in his hometown. He holds more than $140,000 in career tournament earnings, with a trio of five-figure cashes to his credit. Sundara has also claimed two tournament victories during his run of poker results.
Jared Ingles is a recent addition to the PLO High Roller field at TCH Las Colinas (he played the NLHE High yesterday as well), and he has been on quite the heater during 2023. He has 25 cashes recorded over eight months, and Ingles could add a few more here at the PokerAtlas Tour stop in Dallas. His career earnings are above $1.9 million, and he has a pair of tournament victories to his credit on both the World Series of Poker Circuit and the once and future North American Poker Tour.
There are currently 15 players in the field for the $2,500 buy-in PLO High Roller 8-Max event, and registration is open until the start of Level 10 at 8:30 pm. Notables in the field so far include Jared Ingles, Mauricio Solana, Stuart Wilkinson, and Jason Fitzpatrick, who all played in yesterday’s $2,500 no-limit hold’em High Roller event.
Poker Live Updates Founder Dan Ross with Chef Tiffany Derry at Roots Southern Table
Bag up and have a day off in the Dallas/Fort Worth area during the tournament series? Well here are some suggestions for you to enjoy that day off in the surrounding areas of TCH Dallas and Las Colinas. Your first and closest option would be the downtown Dallas area. A good first stop would be the observation deck atop Reunion Tower to get an overview of the city before you explore (there is a restaurant and bar at the top as well).
The Sixth Floor Museum chronicles the infamous assassination of President John F. Kennedy from the room where it happened. It chronicles his presidency, the assassination on that fateful November day, and the myriad conspiracy theories surrounding the event. You can also wander the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza after the museum visit. If you want some other museum options that touch on lighter material then the best stops would be the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, and Crow Collection.
If fine dining is your thing, then look no further than the restaurant at the Mansion on Turtle Creek, which is famous for its tortilla soup and lobster tacos.
The #FunTour2Point0 crew also highly recommends Roots Southern Table brought to you by chef Tiffany Derry. The duck fat fried chicken, crab fried rice, and the most interesting take on shrimp and grits we’ve ever seen were all fantastic, and the service was second to none as well, be sure to ask for Keanon to serve you. If you want some nightlife options in Dallas after dinner head towards the West End Historic District and Deep Ellum neighborhood.
If you have the time, a drive over to Fort Worth is well worth a day-trip if you want to take in the cowboy culture that made Texas famous. The sister city of Dallas used to be an epicenter of the cattle drives that have been featured in books and television shows like Lonesome Dove and 1883. The Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District still has daily cattle drives that come down the middle of the street.
And if the timing aligns you can catch a Texas Rangers or Dallas Cowboys game over at their massive stadiums in Arlington. Daily tours of both modern coliseums are available as well when the teams are on the road. Enjoy your bag up and chill day off, and we will see you back at the PokerAtlas Tour stop in Dallas when you’re done relaxing maxing and ready for more poker.
Cards are in the air for the $2,500 buy-in pot-limit Omaha High Roller event over at TCH Las Colinas as part of the PokerAtlas Tour Dallas stop. There is a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool for this event, and registration will remain open until 8:30 pm tonight. Players begin with 60,000 in chips with blinds kicking off at 200-400 with a big blind ante of 400 for the first 40-minute level of the day. There will be a 15-minute break every two hours, and the plan is that action won’t end until the final table is set later tonight.
In honor of the series of movies that have been playing in the game room over at the #FunTour2Point0 compound all week, today’s memes will be brought to your by Marvel and The Avengers. Get ready to assemble up and deal for live updates throughout the day from the PLO High Roller.
Garcia opens for 375,000, and Alvarado ponders his options before announcing all-in and Garcia calls. The stacks slide out and let me tell y’all, they look REALLY close to even.
for an overpair, a flush draw and a gutter to a wheel
for top pair
turn, now to count down the stacks.
flop misses Le and gives Garcia a few outs
turn increases the outs and the 
and Le immediately splashes 150,000. Yao quickly folds, Brown announces 270,000 – indicating he is all-in – and Le snap-calls.
and Brown’s draws are substantially reduced
on the big blind.
, and Yao doubled up to survive with 665,000 after collecting the pot. Garcia was down to 130,000 after the hand.
, and Garcia took out his opponent to stack up 395,000.
