USPO #02 – $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day 1 Completed
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #02 – $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 US Poker Open
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$640,000
Entries
64
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Richard Kirsch Holds Massive Lead as the $10,000 PLO Reaches Final Table
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Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
The final table of the 2018 US Poker Open #02 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha is set. Just six players remain after a 17 level Day 1 which saw 64 entries piled up. Leading the pack is American Richard Kirsch but an elite field stands in his way.
Final Table Line-Up:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 1,275,000 |
| 2 | Cary Katz | United States | 770,000 |
| 3 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 580,000 |
| 4 | Andjelko Andrejevic | Serbia | 1,405,000 |
| 5 | Richard Kirsch | United States | 2,530,000 |
| 6 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 1,440,000 |
Kirsch held the chip lead for the latter part of Day 1 but saw a huge spike in his stack on the final hand of the night. Kirsch collided with Dan Shak and the two found themselves in a ridiculous cooler spot. Kirsch called a big three-bet preflop from Shak with kings to Shak's aces. After a dry flop fell, Kirsch immediately bet pot and Shak inst-shoved getting a snap-call from Kirsch. A more than 2 million chip pot was formed, over 25% of the chips in play, and Kirsch spiked a straight on the turn to eliminate Shak on the official final table bubble.
Day 1 kicked off at 2 PM local time inside the Aria Resort & Casino. The likes of Daniel Negreanu, Bryn Kenney, Justin Bonomo, Stephen Chidwick, Brian Rast, and Erik Seidel all tested their luck but didn't have the right ingredients to make a deep run.
Just the top 10 spots made the money and after leading the field for most of the day, a cruel cooler left Sam Soverel in the danger zone and the man that iced him, Mike Gorodinsky, returned for the rest of Soverel's stack moments later.
Ben Yu (10th - $19,200), Joshua Ladines (9th - $19,200), and Benjamin Pollak (8th - $25,600) were the only players other than Shak to leave with some consolation, though with the re-entries, none of them would feel much better than the rest.
Here's what the finalists have left to fight for:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $179,200 |
| 2 | $128,000 |
| 3 | $83,200 |
| 4 | $64,000 |
| 5 | $51,200 |
| 6 | $38,400 |
The final table is set to kick off around noon local time on Saturday afternoon and the stream will begin on PokerGo at 1 PM (4 PM EST). Follow along with the action here on the blog as it plays out on stream all the way down until a champion is crowned.
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End of Day Chip Counts
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,530,000 | 30,000 |
|
1,440,000 | 90,000 |
|
1,405,000 | 5,000 |
|
1,275,000 | -225,000 |
|
770,000 | 40,000 |
|
580,000 | -50,000 |
Dan Shak Eliminated in 7th Place ($32,000)
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
A preflop three-bet by Dan Shak to 260,000 was called by the original opener Richard Kirsch. The flop came down 
and Kirsch announced "pot", making the bet 555,000. Shak quickly moved all-in for 190,000 more and Kirsch snap-called to put him at risk.
Dan Shak: 
Richard Kirsch: 
Shak was ahead with his aces but Kirsch had some big outs. The 
on the turn quickly turned the tables giving Kirsch a straight and the 
didn't improve Shak's hand as he bubbled the official final table, leaving with $32,000 and a bad beat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000 | 1,150,000 |
|
Busted |
Final Table Redraw
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Gorodinsky | 1,500,000 |
| 2 | Cary Katz | 730,000 |
| 3 | Anthony Zinno | 630,000 |
| 4 | Andjelko Andrejevic | 1,400,000 |
| 5 | Richard Kirsch | 1,350,000 |
| 6 | Rainer Kempe | 1,350,000 |
| 7 | Dan Shak | 1,020,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | |
|
|
1,350,000 | -350,000 |
|
|
1,350,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
1,020,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
730,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
630,000 | 80,000 |
Benjamin Pollak Eliminated in 8th place ($25,600)
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
While the dust was still in the air surrounding Joshua Ladines elimination, Benjamin Pollak saw his run come to an end as well.
We didn't catch the action but Pollak fell to Andjelko Andrejevic and Andrejevic filled us in on the hand.
Pollak had 
against Andrejevic's 
. The board ran out 
and Pollak fell in 8th place earning a score of $25,600.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000 | 380,000 |
|
Busted |
Joshua Ladines Eliminated in 9th Place ($19,200)
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Looking down at a 
flop, Joshua Ladines bet 30,000 into a pot of 50,000. Rainer Kempe raised to 85,000 and back-to-back pot bets between the two saw both player's cards on their backs with Ladines at risk.
Joshua Ladines: 
Rainer Kempe: 
Ladines was drawing slim and found no help from the 
run out. Ladines banked $19,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000 | 690,000 |
|
Busted |
Katz Doubles Through Andrejevic
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
There was 120,000 in the pot when Andjelko Andrejevic bet 100,000 on the turn of a 
board. Cary Katz had checked and announced he was all in for 305,000. Andrejevic obliged putting Katz at risk.
Cary Katz: 
Andjelko Andrejevic: 
The 
completed the board and Katz scored the double up with a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,020,000 | -180,000 |
|
|
725,000 | 300,000 |
Ben Yu Eliminated in 10th Place ($19,200)
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Ben Yu was all-in and at risk preflop against chipleader Richard Kirsch. Kirsch had 
and Yu was unable to best it when the board ran out 
.
Yu takes home $19,200 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000 | 50,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
920,000 | 290,000 |
|
|
550,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
510,000 | -130,000 |
|
|
500,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
425,000 | -77,000 |
|
|
300,000 | -185,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 55,000 |