USPO #08 – $50K NLH Main Event Day 1 | 2018 US Poker Open

02-09-2018 20:58 UTC-7

Seidel Shoves on Kempe

[user270022]

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Erik Seidel and Rainer Kempe went to a flop. Kempe kicked the action off with a bet of 9,000 only to see Erik Seidel raise all in having Kempe covered. After Kempe got a count realizing he had slightly less, the German high-roller boss slid his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	135,000 43,000	43,000

Rainer Kempe	85,000 -42,000	-42,000

Tags: Erik Seidel Rainer Kempe

02-09-2018 20:44 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

[user270022]

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Tilston	673,000

Daniel Negreanu	585,000 170,000	170,000

Ben Tollerene	535,000 43,000	43,000
Bryn Kenney	305,000 -25,000	-25,000

Dan Shak	300,000 25,000	25,000
Brian Green	290,000 -13,000	-13,000

Dan Smith	275,000 105,000	105,000

Justin Bonomo	260,000

Adrian Mateos	230,000 -95,000	-95,000

David Peters	205,000 70,000	70,000

Brian Rast	170,000 20,000	20,000

Rainer Kempe	127,000 -23,000	-23,000
Nick Schulman	115,000 -35,000	-35,000

Stephen Chidwick	70,000 15,000	15,000

Jake Schindler	56,000 -166,000	-166,000

02-09-2018 20:43 UTC-7

Bonomo Gets a Fold from Tilston

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Erik Seidel opened to 7,000 from under the gun and Justin Bonomo three-bet to 19,000 from the hijack. Keith Tilston flat-called on the button and the blinds both folded. Seidel also called to go three ways to a flop of .

Seidel started with a check and Bonomo continued for 22,000. Tilston made the call and Seidel let his hand go. The turn brought the and Bonomo led out for another 40,000. Tilston wasted little time before sending his cards to the muck and Bonomo raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Tilston	673,000 -57,000	-57,000

Justin Bonomo	260,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Erik Seidel Justin Bonomo Keith Tilston

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

02-09-2018 20:19 UTC-7

Break Time

[user270022]

Level 6 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The players have been sent on a 10-minute break.

02-09-2018 20:13 UTC-7

Tilston Puts Bonomo to the Test

[user270022]

Level 6 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With over 100,000 already piled up in the middle and a completed board reading , Keith Tilston led with a bet of 45,000 only to see Justin Bonomo raise it up to 140,000. Tilston took no time three-bet shoving, having Bonomo covered, and after a brief moment in the tank, Bonomo folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Tilston	730,000 420,000	420,000

Justin Bonomo	150,000 -180,000	-180,000

Tags: Justin Bonomo Keith Tilston

02-09-2018 20:07 UTC-7

Kicker Plays for Tollerene

Adam Lamers

Level 6 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With around 15,000 in the middle and the flop reading , the action was on Ben Tollerene in the cutoff. He bet 6,000 and was called by Bryn Kenney in the small blind.

The turn brought the and Kenney checked again as Tollerene fired in a bet of 22,000. Kenney continued to call and the completed the board. One more check from Kenney was followed by a tap of the table by Tollerene. Kenney tabled and Tollerene showed for the same pair but an ace-kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	492,000 -8,000	-8,000
Bryn Kenney	330,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Ben Tollerene Bryn Kenney

02-09-2018 19:47 UTC-7

Rast Grabs a Rack

[user270022]

Level 6 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Brian Rast is the latest player to grab a rack of chips and head for a seat here on Day 1. With Rast's entry, the field has climbed to 26 total with 14 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	150,000

Tags: Brian Rast

02-09-2018 19:36 UTC-7

Winter Finds the Unlucky Seat

Adam Lamers

Level 6 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Just moments after Rainer Kempe was eliminated, Sean Winter was moved into his seat. It didn't take long for Bryn Kenney to make short work of his new opponent. Within a couple of hands, Kenney gave Winter the same result as Kempe and another play was quickly eliminated from the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	385,000 120,000	120,000

Sean Winter	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney Rainer Kempe Sean Winter

02-09-2018 19:32 UTC-7

Kempe Can't Win a Race

Adam Lamers

Level 6 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

David Peters opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and Bryn Kenney just flatted on the button. Rainer Kempe pushed all in for his last 60,000 chips out of the small blind and the action was back on Peters. He elected to lay his hand down but Kempe's shove couldn't get through Kenney as he made the call.

Bryn Kenney:
Rainer Kempe:

It was a race with Kenney holding the pocket pair and Kempe with the two overcards. The board ran out and Kempe was unable to connect, being eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	265,000 60,000	60,000

Rainer Kempe	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney David Peters Rainer Kempe