Level: 12
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 7,000
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 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
With registration now closed, the official numbers have been posted. There were a total of 68 entries making up a prizepool of $680,000. There will be a total of 10 places paid with a min-cash worth $20,400 and the winner taking home $190,400. Here is a look at the full payouts.
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1st | $190,400 |
| 2nd | $136,000 |
| 3rd | $88,400 |
| 4th | $68,000 |
| 5th | $54,400 |
| 6th | $40,800 |
| 7th | $34,000 |
| 8th | $27,200 |
| 9-10th | $20,400 |
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Anthony Zinno opened to 17,000 on the button and Benjamin Pollak tanked for a minute before three-betting to 57,000 out of the big blind. Zinno just called and the flop came 
.
Both players checked to the 
on the turn and Pollak led out for 38,000. Zinno once again just called and the 
completed the board. Pollak shoved all in and Zinno called off his last 146,500 chips. Zinno tabled 
and Pollak sent his cards to the muck before they were revealed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
367,000
|
367,000 |
|
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189,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
The remaining 18 players are taking another 10-minute break while the tournament staff colors up the T500 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
827,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
755,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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|
670,000
257,000
|
257,000 |
|
||
|
483,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
482,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
|
370,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
|
354,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
||
|
220,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
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|
220,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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Level: 13
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 13
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Justin Young opened to 17,000 from the hijack and Anthony Zinno three-bet to 65,000 on the button. Rainer Kempe counted out his chips before shipping all in for 166,000 out of the small blind. Ryan Riess was in the big blind and asked for a count before moving all in over the top for about 220,000. Both Young and Zinno folded after messing around with each other and the remaining two hands were tabled.
Ryan Riess: 
Rainer Kempe: 
Kempe was drawing to just three aces left in the deck. The flop fell 
and Riess took a strangle-hold on the hand with a set of queens. The 
landed on the turn and Kempe was left drawing dead to the 
on the river.
"Nice life," Sam Soverel said to Riess after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
481,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
|
|
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|
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405,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Level 13
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak raised to 17,000 on the button and Jake Schindler pushed all in for 218,000 in the small blind. Boutros Naim folded his big blind and Pollak counted out his 147,000 chips before making the call for his tournament life.
Jake Schindler; 
Benjamin Pollak: 
Pollak was slightly ahead with his ace-high but Schindler held two live cards. One of those hit on the 
flop, pairing his nine to take the lead. The turn was the 
and the river landed the 
, securing the win for Schindler and Pollak headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
377,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
Level 13
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Andy Park just recently busted Brent Hanks with ace-queen after hitting a queen on the flop and another queen on the turn. He continues to push around his big stack as David Peters opened to 18,000 from the cutoff and Park just ripped all in for well over a million chips. Everyone folded and he continued to add to his stack, which is by far and away, the largest in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,380,000
553,000
|
553,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
David Peters raised to 23,000 on the button and Bryn Kenney shoved all in for a little over 200,000. Peters made the call and was well in front with . Kenney held one overcard with 
and would need to catch an ace to stay alive.
The board ran out 
and Peters held on with his pair of sevens to eliminate Kenney as the money bubble looms.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
625,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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