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

02-09-2018 19:32 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	500,000 25,000	25,000
Daniel Negreanu	415,000 30,000	30,000

Justin Bonomo	330,000

Adrian Mateos	325,000 -155,000	-155,000

Keith Tilston	310,000 148,000	148,000

Brian Green	303,000 153,000	153,000

Dan Shak	275,000 15,000	15,000
Jake Schindler	222,000 32,000	32,000

Bryn Kenney	205,000 -20,000	-20,000

Dan Smith	170,000 -95,000	-95,000

Nick Schulman	150,000 10,000	10,000

David Peters	135,000 -75,000	-75,000

Sean Winter	115,000 -30,000	-30,000
Erik Seidel	92,000 -43,000	-43,000

Rainer Kempe	60,000 -55,000	-55,000
Stephen Chidwick	55,000 -65,000	-65,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

02-09-2018 19:15 UTC-7

Ace-High is Good for Bonomo

Adam Lamers

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Justin Bonomo raised to 5,500 on the button and was re-raised to 18,500 by Keith Tilston in the small blind. Bonomo made the call to go heads-up to a flop of .

Tilston led out for 22,000 and Bonomo stuck around to see the pair the board on the turn. Tilston checked this time and Bonomo did the same. The completed the board and both players knuckled the table again. Tilston tabled but it was no good as Bonomo showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	330,000 65,000	65,000

Keith Tilston	162,000 -28,000	-28,000

Tags: Justin Bonomo Keith Tilston

02-09-2018 19:07 UTC-7

Spades Rule the Board

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Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu bumped it up to 5,000 on the button and Sean WInter defended his big blind. A flop fanned out and WInter check-called a bet of 4,000 from Negreanu.

After the hit the turn, Winter decided to lead, making a bet worth 7,500 and Negreanu called. The completed the board and Winter tossed out a bet worth 18,500 getting Negreanu to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	385,000 -35,000	-35,000

Sean Winter	145,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Sean Winter Daniel Negreanu

02-09-2018 18:58 UTC-7

Pollak's Straight is No Good

Adam Lamers

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Peters opened to 5,000 from under the gun and was called by Benjamin Pollak in the small blind and Ben Tollerene in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked around to the on the turn.

Pollak led out for 9,000 only to have Tollerene raise to 35,000. Peters quickly stepped aside and the action was back on the Frenchman. He shipped all in for around 130,000 and Tollerene snapped him off.

Ben Tollerene:
Benjamin Pollak:

Tollerene flopped a flush but Pollak wasn't drawing dead as he held the nut flush draw to go with his straight. The river brought the and that was it for Pollak as his chips were sent to Tollerene.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	475,000 153,000	153,000
Benjamin Pollak	Busted

Tags: Ben Tollerene Benjamin Pollak David Peters

02-09-2018 18:40 UTC-7

Tollerene Finds a Flop He Likes

Adam Lamers

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ben Tollerene opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and was called by David Peters on the button. Anthony Zinno re-raised to 22,000 from the small blind and the action was back on Tollerene. Both he and Peters called to see the flop fall .

Zinno open-shipped all in for 63,000 and Tollerene made the call after using up a time extension. Peters instantly folded and the remaining two hands were tabled.

Ben Tollerene:
Anthony Zinno:

Tollerene out-flopped Zinno with trip jacks and was in great position to win the hand. The turn brought the and the river was the as Zinno was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	322,000 142,000	142,000
Anthony Zinno	Busted

Tags: Anthony Zinno Ben Tollerene David Peters

02-09-2018 18:32 UTC-7

Shots From Around the Room

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Courtesy of Drew Amato

02-09-2018 18:30 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

[user270022]

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	480,000 26,000	26,000

Daniel Negreanu	420,000 17,000	17,000

Dan Smith	265,000 -45,000	-45,000

Justin Bonomo	265,000 -75,000	-75,000

Dan Shak	260,000 120,000	120,000
Bryn Kenney	225,000 -105,000	-105,000

David Peters	210,000 60,000	60,000

Jake Schindler	190,000 5,000	5,000

Keith Tilston	190,000 90,000	90,000

Ben Tollerene	180,000 -140,000	-140,000
Brian Green	150,000 41,000	41,000

Nick Schulman	140,000

Erik Seidel	135,000 -70,000	-70,000

Stephen Chidwick	120,000 -30,000	-30,000

Rainer Kempe	115,000 -65,000	-65,000
Sean Winter	110,000 -20,000	-20,000
Benjamin Pollak	90,000 -57,000	-57,000
Anthony Zinno	88,000 -6,000	-6,000