USPO #6 - $25,000 PLO Day 1 | 2019 US Poker Open

02-18-2019 21:55 UTC-7

Bleznick Finds Value on the River Against Yu

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Level 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The board read , Ben Yu bet 45,000 from the cutoff and Jared Bleznick called on the button. A came on the river, Yu checked to Bleznick who bet 35,000.

Yu called the river bet and Bleznick tabled for the nut straight, Yu mucked and Bleznick pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	480,000 40,000	40,000

Jared Bleznick	430,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Ben Yu Jared Bleznick

Level: 12

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

02-18-2019 21:40 UTC-7

Rafael Spinning Up a Stack After Break

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Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sean Rafael opened to 15,000, Tom Marchese called on the button and the flop came down . Action checked to Marchese, he bet 15,000 and was snap-raised to 45,000 by Rafael.

Marchese just as quickly folded and Rafael took down the pot, scooping another pot and adding even more chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Rafael	480,000 40,000	40,000
Tom Marchese	180,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Sean Rafael Tom Marchese

02-18-2019 21:27 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	735,000 5,000	5,000

John Riordan	455,000 70,000	70,000

Ben Yu	440,000 55,000	55,000

Sean Rafael	440,000 120,000	120,000
Ben Lamb	388,000 78,000	78,000

Sean Winter	335,000 -140,000	-140,000

Cary Katz	330,000 80,000	80,000

Dan Shak	270,000 152,000	152,000

Jared Bleznick	270,000 85,000	85,000
Matthew Wantman	248,000 73,000	73,000

Sam Soverel	245,000 215,000	215,000

Tom Marchese	210,000 90,000	90,000

Anthony Zinno	185,000 25,000	25,000

Jordan Cristos	180,000 25,000	25,000

Martin Zamani	155,000 155,000	155,000

George Wolff	150,000 -100,000	-100,000
Erik Seidel	105,000 -45,000	-45,000

Ali Imsirovic	100,000 100,000	100,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

02-18-2019 21:14 UTC-7

Ladines Eliminates Foxen from the Tournament

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Level 10 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Alex Foxen moved all in and Joshua Ladines called, players turned over their hands with Foxen at risk.

Joshua Ladines:
Alex Foxen:

The board ran out and Foxen was sent packing to the three kings of Ladines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Ladines	330,000 150,000	150,000
Alex Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Joshua Ladines

02-18-2019 21:05 UTC-7

Late Registration Closed, Prize Pool information Announced

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Level 10 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The tournament's late registration period has ended and a total of 39 slips were sold, accumulating a prize pool of $975,000. The 23 players remaining will not see the money until the final six are left, with a min-cash getting $58,500 and first place taking home $351,000.

Full information on the prize pool and payouts will be posted above shortly.

02-18-2019 21:03 UTC-7

Cristos Doubles Through Foxen

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Level 10 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The flop showed when Jordan Cristos got his last 63,000 all in and with a caller in Alex Foxen. Players turned over their hands and Cristos would be at risk.