Level: 7
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #01 – $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2018 US Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,500
Entries
68
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Left 1 / 68
Filter
(1)
Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Rainer Kempe opened from the cutoff and Barry Hutter shipped all in for around 85,000 on the button. The action folded back to Kempe who quickly made the call and the cards were tabled.
Rainer Kempe: 
Barry Hutter: 
The 
board ran out clean for Kempe as his kings held up to be the best hand. Hutter was sent to the rail for the second time today, and with just one re-entry remaining, it appears as though he will be choosing to pass on that as he was seen leaving the tournament area completely.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth got his last 21,500 chips in the middle and was up against Richard Kirsch in the big blind. Hellmuth held the best hand with 
against Kirsch's 
.
However, the flop came 
and Hellmuth was left drawing to an ace or runner-runner outs. The 
landed on the turn and the 
hit the river. Hellmuth was unable to catch up after the flop and looked as though he will not be returning for another bullet in Event #1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
141,000 | |
|
Busted | |
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Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
After Andy Park limped in from the cutoff, Bryn Kenney raised to 11,000 on the button. The action folded back to Park who called to see the flop of 
. Park checked and Kenney continued for 13,000. Park made the call and the 
peeled off on the turn.
Park checked again and Kenney pushed in a larger bet of 41,000. Park thought for a brief moment and then sent his cards to the muck and the pot to Kenney.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
319,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
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|
222,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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|
254,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
236,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
235,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
235,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
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|
230,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
212,000 | |
|
174,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
165,000 | |
|
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Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick opened to 9,000 from the cutoff and Sean Winter three-bet to 34,000 from the small blind. Justin Young folded his big blind and with the action back on Chidwick, he announced all in. Winter called off his last 140,000 and it was a race scenario.
Stephen Chidwick: 
Sean Winter: 
When the flop fell 
, Winter was already drawing dead to Chidwick's set of nines. To make things worse, the 
landed on the turn and Chidwick improved to quads. The 
on the river was just a formality and Winter headed to the registration desk while Chidwick climbed to nearly 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
398,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
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|
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Busted | |
Level: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Andy Park opened to 12,000 from the hijack and Erik Seidel three-bet to 42,000 out of the small blind. With the action back on Park, he four-bet shoved all in for 271,500 which prompted a snap-call from Seidel.
Andy Park:
Erik Seidel:
It was a massive chip-leading pot early and Park was in prime position to take it down. The board ran out 
and Park's aces held up to soar to the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
545,000
323,000
|
323,000 |
|
|
118,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
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Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With the blinds increasingly getting bigger and time running out to re-enter, the chips are continuing to fly at a rapid pace. Players are trying to build a stack, or re-enter and try again!
Sean Perry raised to 10,000 from the cutoff and Lauren Roberts re-raised to 37,000 from the small blind. Perry moved all in for roughly 85,000 and Roberts quickly made the call.
It was an easy call for Roberts as she tabled and was up against the of Perry. The board ran out 
and Perry was drawing dead by the river. Roberts climbed over 200,000 for the first time today while Perry hinted that it's unlikely for him to be returning.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
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Busted |
