2025 Spring Super Stack – Event #13: $800 PLO Megastack

After about 13 hours of play, Aidan Klingbeil emerged the winner of the PLO Megastack. It was a pretty stacked final table that included Klingbeil, runner-up Dylan Payne, Andy Truong, Chris Clisby, and Garett Maybery.

Klingbeil had the lead for most of the way, though Payne also held it a few times throughout the final table. Klingbeil took a big lead early in heads up when he flopped the nut straight against top two for Payne, and the straight held with a bricky runout.

That left Payne on the ropes, but he bounced back into it with an aces-over-queens cooler. Klingbeil chipped back up through small pots to about 3:2 ahead when they went for the final break of the night. Once they came back, Klingbeil found a great spot with a set of fours to leave Payne on fumes, but Payne wasn’t going gently.

He survived for several hands with premiums, managing to double back up to about 300k after being forced all in from the big blind. The miracle comeback wasn’t in the cards, however, as Klingbeil finally found a spot with queens while Payne woke up with sevens. With less than 10 bigs in front of him, that was plenty, and the money was in again.

No help came for Payne on the board, so he hit the cage for second-place money after a hard-fought battle while Klingbeil bagged the win. This was Klingbeil’s second win on the live felt, and will slot in as his second biggest score after a fourth place in the 2022 Summer Super Stack $550 Megastack (NLH).

It was a swingy heads-up match between Dylan Payne and Aidan Klingbeil. Both players had the lead at points during HU play, and they both had the chance to end it with their opponent all in at risk.

It took a few tries before one of those actually stuck, however. The big hand happened when Klingbeil flopped a set of fours that topped two pair for Payne, leaving him on fumes. He managed to claw his way back into it with a couple of very strong hands for doubles, getting back up to a couple of hundred thousand before the cooler hit.

The final money went in with pair over pair as Klingbeil had K♠Q♠Q♥2♥ to 8♠7♠7♣4♠ for Payne. The queens held and Payne was out in 2nd place tonight.

The final two players are on a break with Aidan Klingbeil in the lead with 1.25 million to 740k for Dylan Payne.

Dylan Payne just doubled back to even with A♠A♣K♣3♠ against A♦Q♠Q♣6♦ for Aidan Klingbeil. The aces held and the stacks are roughly even again.

Dylan Payne managed to chip up to a slight lead early in heads up, but he was just nearly felted back to about 350k to Aidan Klingbeil’s 1.6 million.

Klingbeil limped, then called when Payne raised to 60k. Payne checked the 9♦K♦10♠ flop, then potted when Klingbeil made it 60k. Klingbeil shoved and Payne called.

Payne was on two pair with A♠K♠10♣3♣, but Klingbeil had the nut straight with Q♣J♣6♦5♣. A♣5♠ on the runout didn’t improve Payne enough, and he sent a big double to Klingbeil.

The went from 5 to 2 in just a couple of hands as Garett Maybery has also hit the payout desk while I was writing the previous hand.

Aidan Klingbeil is the leader with about 1.2 million to about 700k for Dylan Payne.

They are three-handed now after Arnulfo Alontave followed John Hansmeyer to the payout desk in the next hand. I missed the action while writing the previous bust.

It was a brutal spot on the river for John Hansmeyer tonight. He limped the small blind, then called when big blind Aidan Klingbeil potted to 48k.

They both checked the monochrome K♥8♥3♥ flop and Hansmeyer led for 40k on the 5♠ turn. He checked the 2♠ river, then faced a pot bet that put him all in.

He hit the tank for several minutes before sliding in the call with the second nut hearts, but Klingbeil was playing the nut hearts and Hansmeyer was out in 5th place.

They are down to five now after Chris Clisby hit the rail for 6th place. Aidan Klinbeil raised to 40k under the gun and Clisby called from the big blind. They both checked the K♠5♥8♥ flop and Clisby led for 50k on the [invalid notations] river and Clisby shoved for 130k. Klingbeil hit the tank for a while and finally put in the call. He had a king for trips, taking down the queens and eights two pair for Clisby and sending him home in 6th place.

Garett Maybery raised to 30k, then called when Chris Clisby shoved for 104k. Clisby had aces double-suited, and he flopped a set of aces to take it down.

Andy Truong was the first player to cash out from the PLO Megastack tonight, though I missed the action while writing the previous hand.

Dylan Payne jumped into the lead with a hand over Aidan Klingbeil. Klingbeil opened the hijack to 25k and Payne called from the cutoff.

Klingneil fired 30k on the J♥2♣Q♣ flop and Payne called to the 8♦ turn. Both players checked to the 2♠ river, where Klingbeil bet 60k. Paybe put in the call quickly.

“Good call,” Klinbeil said, showing 7♣6♠6♦3♦ against Payne’s A♦Q♥10♦6♥, and Payne took the pot. That puts him up to nearly 600k, while Klingbeil is down to about 300k now. I’ll grab a full round of counts at the next break in about 20 minutes.

They are in the money now with 7 players left. James Cruikshank was first off the final table in 9th place, with PLO ring and bracelet winner Jerry Li bubbling the money in 8th place.

Andy Truong just chipped up to about 65k after Aidan Klingbeil raised to 15 and got 5 callers before Andy Truong got his short stack in for a call. There was a bit of a side pot and all remaining players checked the Q♥Q♣5♠ flop. It checked to Arnel Alontav on the A♦ turn, and he bet 25k, pushing everyone else off the hand.

Truong has Q♠10♠9♣3♣ for the flopped trips, cracking the king-king-ace-seven for Alontav.

Garett Maybery raised to 13k early and got three caller to a flop of 2♠4♠K♣. It checked to Maybery, and he fired 30k. Only James Cruikshank called to see the 4♥ turn.

Maybery checked, then shoved over a bet of 70k from Cruikshank. Cruikshank called with J♠10♠10♣4♣ for a spade draw and teip fours, but Maybery was on K♠K♦2♠2♦ for two sets on the flop. The A♦ river was inconsequential, and Maybery’s kings-full took it down for a full double.

The PLO Megastack is at the final table now with 9 players left and 7 paid spots. Aidan Klingbeil is the leader with 430k while James Cruikshank is second with 353k.

I’ll get pictures of the final table shortly.

Entries are closed for the PLO Megastack now with 66 entries for the final tally. That puts $45,144 into the prize pool with 7 players sharing a piece of it later tonight.

Entries for the PLO game are nearly closed with about 5 minutes left in the final break of registration. The field is now at 64 entries for prizes of $43,776.

The PLO MegaStack has just about 45 minutes remaining to get into the game, and the current field is 56 entries for prizes of $38,304. There are about 5 minutes to play in Level 9 and entries are set to close after the break following Level 10.

The PLO Megastack is up to 32 entries with the action in Level 5 and a bit more than three hours left to enter the game. That puts the prizes at $21,888.

The PLO field is now at 29 entries for prizes of just shy of $20k. There are about 5 minutes left in Level 4 with entries open for a bit less than four hours.

The PLO side game is up and running with the action in Level 2 and blinds at 100/200/200. There are 23 entries on the board with 18 players at the felt including PLO ring and bracelet winner Jerry Li, Chris Clisby, Chris Klementis, Glenn Tarasoof, Skyler Yorke, Ty Adams, Ryan Smith, Dave Howat, Don McCall, Devel Lane, and Tyler Thomas.

Thursday’s main game (aside from Day 2 of the Megastack) is the PLO Megastack. The action gets going at 2 pm with 30k in chips to start and 30-minute blind levels throughout the game.

Entries are open for 10 levels in this one and the final chance to enter will be at about 7:45 pm. After that, they’ll play it down to a winner before the end of the night.

I’ll be watching the final day of play in the NLH Megastack for most of the early part of this one, but once that game finishes I’ll finish my night over here in the four-card Mega.

After about 13 hours of play, Aidan Klingbeil emerged the winner of the PLO Megastack. It was a pretty stacked final table that included Klingbeil, runner-up Dylan Payne, Andy Truong, Chris Clisby, and Garett Maybery.

Klingbeil had the lead for most of the way, though Payne also held it a few times throughout the final table. Klingbeil took a big lead early in heads up when he flopped the nut straight against top two for Payne, and the straight held with a bricky runout.

That left Payne on the ropes, but he bounced back into it with an aces-over-queens cooler. Klingbeil chipped back up through small pots to about 3:2 ahead when they went for the final break of the night. Once they came back, Klingbeil found a great spot with a set of fours to leave Payne on fumes, but Payne wasn’t going gently.

He survived for several hands with premiums, managing to double back up to about 300k after being forced all in from the big blind. The miracle comeback wasn’t in the cards, however, as Klingbeil finally found a spot with queens while Payne woke up with sevens. With less than 10 bigs in front of him, that was plenty, and the money was in again.

No help came for Payne on the board, so he hit the cage for second-place money after a hard-fought battle while Klingbeil bagged the win. This was Klingbeil’s second win on the live felt, and will slot in as his second biggest score after a fourth place in the 2022 Summer Super Stack $550 Megastack (NLH).

It was a swingy heads-up match between Dylan Payne and Aidan Klingbeil. Both players had the lead at points during HU play, and they both had the chance to end it with their opponent all in at risk.

It took a few tries before one of those actually stuck, however. The big hand happened when Klingbeil flopped a set of fours that topped two pair for Payne, leaving him on fumes. He managed to claw his way back into it with a couple of very strong hands for doubles, getting back up to a couple of hundred thousand before the cooler hit.

The final money went in with pair over pair as Klingbeil had K♠Q♠Q♥2♥ to 8♠7♠7♣4♠ for Payne. The queens held and Payne was out in 2nd place tonight.

The final two players are on a break with Aidan Klingbeil in the lead with 1.25 million to 740k for Dylan Payne.

Dylan Payne just doubled back to even with A♠A♣K♣3♠ against A♦Q♠Q♣6♦ for Aidan Klingbeil. The aces held and the stacks are roughly even again.

Dylan Payne managed to chip up to a slight lead early in heads up, but he was just nearly felted back to about 350k to Aidan Klingbeil’s 1.6 million.

Klingbeil limped, then called when Payne raised to 60k. Payne checked the 9♦K♦10♠ flop, then potted when Klingbeil made it 60k. Klingbeil shoved and Payne called.

Payne was on two pair with A♠K♠10♣3♣, but Klingbeil had the nut straight with Q♣J♣6♦5♣. A♣5♠ on the runout didn’t improve Payne enough, and he sent a big double to Klingbeil.

The went from 5 to 2 in just a couple of hands as Garett Maybery has also hit the payout desk while I was writing the previous hand.

Aidan Klingbeil is the leader with about 1.2 million to about 700k for Dylan Payne.

They are three-handed now after Arnulfo Alontave followed John Hansmeyer to the payout desk in the next hand. I missed the action while writing the previous bust.

It was a brutal spot on the river for John Hansmeyer tonight. He limped the small blind, then called when big blind Aidan Klingbeil potted to 48k.

They both checked the monochrome K♥8♥3♥ flop and Hansmeyer led for 40k on the 5♠ turn. He checked the 2♠ river, then faced a pot bet that put him all in.

He hit the tank for several minutes before sliding in the call with the second nut hearts, but Klingbeil was playing the nut hearts and Hansmeyer was out in 5th place.

They are down to five now after Chris Clisby hit the rail for 6th place. Aidan Klinbeil raised to 40k under the gun and Clisby called from the big blind. They both checked the K♠5♥8♥ flop and Clisby led for 50k on the [invalid notations] river and Clisby shoved for 130k. Klingbeil hit the tank for a while and finally put in the call. He had a king for trips, taking down the queens and eights two pair for Clisby and sending him home in 6th place.

Garett Maybery raised to 30k, then called when Chris Clisby shoved for 104k. Clisby had aces double-suited, and he flopped a set of aces to take it down.

Andy Truong was the first player to cash out from the PLO Megastack tonight, though I missed the action while writing the previous hand.

Dylan Payne jumped into the lead with a hand over Aidan Klingbeil. Klingbeil opened the hijack to 25k and Payne called from the cutoff.

Klingneil fired 30k on the J♥2♣Q♣ flop and Payne called to the 8♦ turn. Both players checked to the 2♠ river, where Klingbeil bet 60k. Paybe put in the call quickly.

“Good call,” Klinbeil said, showing 7♣6♠6♦3♦ against Payne’s A♦Q♥10♦6♥, and Payne took the pot. That puts him up to nearly 600k, while Klingbeil is down to about 300k now. I’ll grab a full round of counts at the next break in about 20 minutes.

They are in the money now with 7 players left. James Cruikshank was first off the final table in 9th place, with PLO ring and bracelet winner Jerry Li bubbling the money in 8th place.

Andy Truong just chipped up to about 65k after Aidan Klingbeil raised to 15 and got 5 callers before Andy Truong got his short stack in for a call. There was a bit of a side pot and all remaining players checked the Q♥Q♣5♠ flop. It checked to Arnel Alontav on the A♦ turn, and he bet 25k, pushing everyone else off the hand.

Truong has Q♠10♠9♣3♣ for the flopped trips, cracking the king-king-ace-seven for Alontav.

Garett Maybery raised to 13k early and got three caller to a flop of 2♠4♠K♣. It checked to Maybery, and he fired 30k. Only James Cruikshank called to see the 4♥ turn.

Maybery checked, then shoved over a bet of 70k from Cruikshank. Cruikshank called with J♠10♠10♣4♣ for a spade draw and teip fours, but Maybery was on K♠K♦2♠2♦ for two sets on the flop. The A♦ river was inconsequential, and Maybery’s kings-full took it down for a full double.

The PLO Megastack is at the final table now with 9 players left and 7 paid spots. Aidan Klingbeil is the leader with 430k while James Cruikshank is second with 353k.

I’ll get pictures of the final table shortly.

Entries are closed for the PLO Megastack now with 66 entries for the final tally. That puts $45,144 into the prize pool with 7 players sharing a piece of it later tonight.

Entries for the PLO game are nearly closed with about 5 minutes left in the final break of registration. The field is now at 64 entries for prizes of $43,776.

The PLO MegaStack has just about 45 minutes remaining to get into the game, and the current field is 56 entries for prizes of $38,304. There are about 5 minutes to play in Level 9 and entries are set to close after the break following Level 10.

The PLO Megastack is up to 32 entries with the action in Level 5 and a bit more than three hours left to enter the game. That puts the prizes at $21,888.

The PLO field is now at 29 entries for prizes of just shy of $20k. There are about 5 minutes left in Level 4 with entries open for a bit less than four hours.

The PLO side game is up and running with the action in Level 2 and blinds at 100/200/200. There are 23 entries on the board with 18 players at the felt including PLO ring and bracelet winner Jerry Li, Chris Clisby, Chris Klementis, Glenn Tarasoof, Skyler Yorke, Ty Adams, Ryan Smith, Dave Howat, Don McCall, Devel Lane, and Tyler Thomas.

Thursday’s main game (aside from Day 2 of the Megastack) is the PLO Megastack. The action gets going at 2 pm with 30k in chips to start and 30-minute blind levels throughout the game.

Entries are open for 10 levels in this one and the final chance to enter will be at about 7:45 pm. After that, they’ll play it down to a winner before the end of the night.

I’ll be watching the final day of play in the NLH Megastack for most of the early part of this one, but once that game finishes I’ll finish my night over here in the four-card Mega.