USPO #02 – $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2018 US Poker Open

02-02-2018 21:09 UTC-7

Kirsch Wins a Monster

[user270022]

Level 10 : 3,500/7,000, 0 ante

Gjergj Sinishtaj opened to 22,000 on the button and called a pot-bet of 95,000 by Richard Kirsch. The flop fanned out and Kirsch bet pot again. Sinishtaj moved all-in for slightly more and Kirsch put him at risk.

Gjergj Sinishtaj:
Richard Kirsch:

The board ran out and Kirsch eliminated Sinishtaj raking in a huge pot in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Kirsch	790,000 540,000	540,000
Gjergj Sinishtaj	Busted

Tags: Gjergj Sinishtaj Richard Kirsch

Level: 11

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

02-02-2018 21:34 UTC-7

Recent Departures

[user270022]

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

The following players have had their chips dispersed across the room and are no longer in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	Busted

David Moskowitz	Busted
Chun Law	Busted
Roger Teska	Busted

Steve Zolotow	Busted

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

02-02-2018 21:40 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Payout Structure Released

[user270022]

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

With registration offcially closed, the prize pool and payout details have been announced. Today's field gathered total of 64 entries creating a prize pool worth $640,000.

The top 10 players will earn a prize with anyone making the money guaranteed $19,200. Awaiting the eventual champion is a top prize worth $179,200.

Place	Prize
1	$179,200
2	$128,000
3	$83,200
4	$64,000
5	$51,200
6	$38,400
7	$32,000
8	$25,600
9-10	$19,200

02-02-2018 21:56 UTC-7

Pollak Doubles Through Seidel

[user270022]

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

With about 160,000 in the middle and a board reading , Erik Seidel bet 110,000 and Benjamin Pollak check-jammed for 190,000. Seidel needed a timebank chip while contemplating his decision and eventually made the call.

Pollak tabled the making a straight on the turn and Seidel mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Pollak	500,000 300,000	300,000
Erik Seidel	110,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Erik Seidel

Level: 12

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

02-02-2018 22:08 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts (full)

[user270022]

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	1,050,000 495,000	495,000

Richard Kirsch	850,000 60,000	60,000
Sam Soverel	840,000 70,000	70,000

Andjelko Andrejevic	700,000 575,000	575,000

Benjamin Pollak	645,000 145,000	145,000
Dantoni Brown	640,000 515,000	515,000
Mike Gorodinsky	635,000 210,000	210,000

Ben Yu	550,000 405,000	405,000

Isaac Haxton	340,000 50,000	50,000

Ian O'Hara	310,000 180,000	180,000
Richard Sklar	305,000 105,000	105,000
Dominqu Mosley	270,000 145,000	145,000
Joshua Ladines	241,000 -10,000	-10,000
Anthony Zinno	210,000 -20,000	-20,000

Cary Katz	170,000 -110,000	-110,000

Rainer Kempe	170,000 45,000	45,000
Erik Seidel	70,000 -40,000	-40,000