2018 US Poker Open

USPO #03 – $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 US Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$374,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$26,000
Prize Pool
$1,100,000
Entries
44
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Young and Leathem Eliminated

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Justin Young shoved all in for 115,000 from the small blind and Seth Davies made the quick call from the big blind. Young tabled {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and held two live cards against Davies' {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. The board ran out {k-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{a-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Davies made a pair of aces to send Young home in 10th place.

At the other table, Andy Leathem pushed all in for 170,000 and Keith Tilston called in position. Leathem tabled {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts} but ran into the {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} of Tilston. The flop brought an {a-Diamonds} but was followed by the {k-Hearts} and {8-Clubs}. Leathem was left drawing slim but was given hope on the {q-Diamonds} turn card. However, the {7-Diamonds} on the river secured his fate as he became the ninth-place finisher.

With just eight players remaining, the two tables are now hand-for-hand on the money bubble. With one more elimination, everyone will gather on one table and be guaranteed at least $55,000.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Tilston us
Keith Tilston
1,560,000
170,000
170,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
447,000
137,000
137,000
WPT 1X Winner
Justin Young us
Justin Young
Busted
WPT 1X Winner
Andy Leathem us
Andy Leathem
Busted

Tags: Justin YoungKeith TilstonSeth DaviesAndy Leathem

Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Katz Runs Out of Blinds

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There was a preflop raise from Justin Young on the button and he was called by Seth Davies in the small blind along with Cary Katz in the big blind. The flop came {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and the action checked to Young who bet 25,000. Davies called and Katz was all in for his last 10,000 chips.

The turn brought the {j-Diamonds} and Davies checked again. Young announced all in and it was now Davies who called off his last 102,000 chips.

Seth Davies: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Justin Young: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
Cary Katz: {10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}

Davies had a wrap on the hand with both of his opponents drawing dead to the {4-Diamonds} on the river. Katz was eliminated while Davies received a double up at the hands of Young.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
310,000
138,000
138,000
WPT 1X Winner
Justin Young us
Justin Young
110,000
-125,000
-125,000
WPT 1X Winner
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
Busted

Tags: Cary KatzJustin YoungSeth Davies

Negreanu Rivers a Bigger Full House

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

It was a blind vs blind hand with Benjamin Pollak sitting in the small blind against Daniel Negreanu in the big. The board read {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Pollak led out for 49,000 into a pot of around 100,000. Negreanu stuck in a stack of T25,000 chips and Pollak was put to the test for his remaining 80,000 or so chips.

He thought for a minute as he got out of his chair, unsure of what he was going to do. After a minute or so, Pollak made the call and Negreanu tabled {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for a full house. Pollak flashed the {2-Diamonds} as he made a full house as well, just of the smaller version.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
990,000
177,000
177,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakDaniel Negreanu

Updated Counts (full)

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Keith Tilston us
Keith Tilston
1,390,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
814,000
351,000
351,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
813,000
40,000
40,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
669,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
515,000
302,000
302,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
287,000
-106,000
-106,000
Brent Hanks us
Brent Hanks
240,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Justin Young us
Justin Young
235,000
68,000
68,000
WPT 1X Winner
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
172,000
-113,000
-113,000
WPT 1X Winner
Andy Leathem us
Andy Leathem
133,000
-268,000
-268,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
132,000
-42,000
-42,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
67,000
-35,000
-35,000

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Seidel's Elimination Bring it to Two Tables

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel got the last of his chips in the middle holding {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and was staring down the barrel at Nick Schulman's {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. The board ran out jack-high and missed Seidel altogether, bringing the tournament down to just 12 players and the final two tables.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
665,000
457,000
457,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
Busted
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelNick Schulman

Level: 13

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Bonomo Ousted Before the Break

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Keith Tilston
Keith Tilston

As the players were about to head on another 10-minute break, Justin Bonomo was sliding all of his chips to the red-hot Keith Tilston. The two players clashed in another massive pot and Bonomo's hot streak finally came to an end.

Tilston heads into the break as the only player over 1,000,000 chips and is by far the runaway chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Tilston us
Keith Tilston
1,420,000
430,000
430,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Justin BonomoKeith Tilston

Tilston Wins Another Massive Flip

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante

Andy Leathem started the action with a raise to 16,000 which was followed by a three-bet to 50,000 by Keith Tilston. Jake Schindler was sitting in the blinds and announced a four-bet all in, holding the largest stack on the table. Leathem quickly got out of the way and Tilston wasted little time before calling.

Kieth Tilston: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Jake Schindler: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The flop came {6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Spades} and Tilston remained in the lead with a pair of queens. The {q-Spades} on the turn gave Tilston a set of queens, but Schindler wasn't dead yet as he held the nut flush draw. The river landed the {4-Diamonds} and Tilston held on to win a chip-leading pot. When the chips were counted, it was nearly a million chip pot, leaving Schindler with just over 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Tilston us
Keith Tilston
990,000
295,000
295,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
213,000
-374,000
-374,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jacob SchindlerKeith Tilston

Chidwick Back from the Dead

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Erik Seidel opened to 17,000 from under the gun and was called by Stephen Chidwick in the cutoff along with Tom Marchese in the big blind. The flop came {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Marchese checked to Seidel who continued for 20,000. Chidwick called and Marchese folded.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and Seidel checked this time, which prompted a bet of 30,000 from Chidwick. Seidel stuck around to see the {6-Hearts} on the river and both players checked. Seidel tabled {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} but was no good against Chidwick's {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

Less than an hour ago, Chidwick was down to just seven big blinds and has now brought his stack above average.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
463,000
295,000
295,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
186,000
-54,000
-54,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelStephen Chidwick