Level: 10
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #03 – $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 US Poker Open
Buy-in
$26,000
Prize Pool
$1,100,000
Entries
44
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Registration Closing
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The remaining 21 players are taking another 10-minute break. Registration will be officially closed once the cards get back in the air.
Schindler Puts Koon to the Test
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jason Koon opened to 9,000 from under the gun and Anthony Zinno called in the small blind. Jake Schindler was in the big blind re-raised to 40,000. Koon called while Zinno mucked his hand.
The flop came 
and Schindler led out for 18,000. Koon called and the 
landed on the turn. Schindler pushed in a stack of chips, enough to cover the 70,000 Koon had remaining in front of him. Koon thought for a bit, visibly in distress, and used up one of his time extensions before flying his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
468,000 | 289,000 |
|
70,000 | -55,000 |
Justin vs justin
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Bryn Kenney opened to 9,000 on the button and Justin Bonomo three-bet to 38,000 out of the small blind. Justin Young was in the big blind and quickly shipped all in for 159,000. Kenney's cards quickly hit the muck and Bonomo did some quick math in his head before calling.
Justin Young: 
Justin Bonomo: 
The flop came 
and Young took a stranglehold on the hand with three eights. The 
on the turn meant Bonomo was drawing dead to the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
353,000 | -168,000 |
|
331,000 | 232,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Negreanu Shows the Key Card
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
There was already around 50,000 in the middle and the Tom Marchese led out for 28,000 from the big blind on a board reading 
. Daniel Negreanu called on the button and the 
completed the board. Marchese fired another 42,000 and Negreanu felt as if he was paying off another big hand. He played with his chips and said, "I'm calling anyway, no sense in wasting time," as he put his chips in the pot. Marchese tossed his cards to the muck and Negreanu flashed the as his "key card".
Here is a look at some other chip counts around the room with Keith Tilston and Justin Bonomo leading the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
528,000 | -37,000 |
|
|
521,000 | 212,000 |
|
386,000 | 221,000 |
|
337,000 | 77,000 |
|
285,000 | 52,000 |
|
280,000 | -101,000 |
|
275,000 | 192,000 |
|
258,000 | 43,000 |
|
250,000 | -42,000 |
|
208,000 | 208,000 |
|
|
179,000 | 98,000 |
|
174,000 | 112,000 |
|
145,000 | -135,000 |
Peters Tangles with Mateos
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
The action folded around to David Peters who limped in from the small blind. Adrian Mateos raised to 12,000 in the big blind and Peters called. The flop came 
and Peters check-called a bet of 9,000 from Mateos.
The paired the board on the turn and Peters led out for 12,000. Mateos called and the 
landed on the river. Peters shoved all in for 80,000 and Mateos was sent to the tank. After going through two time extensions, Mateos finally made the call and Peters delivered the bad news. He rolled over for a full house and Mateos was left with a look of annoyance. He would go on to bust the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000 | 245,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 3,000
Rough Start for Koon, Marchese Marching
Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a board reading 
, Tom Marchese led out for 13,000 into a pot of around 17,000 from the small blind. Jason Koon called from the big blind and the 
completed the board. Marchese fired another 30,000 and Koon made the call. Marchese tabled 
and Koon was forced to send his cards to the muck.
In the next hand, David Peters got all of his chips in the middle from the cutoff and was up against Marchese on the button. Peters tabled 
and was racing with Marchese's 
. The flop came 
and Marchese took the lead with a pair of aces. The turn was the and the river brought the 
, sending Peters to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
381,000 | 221,000 |
|
|
21,000 | -104,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Schindler Flops a Straight
Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The action folded around to Sam Soverel in the small blind who shoved all in. Jake Schindler was in the big blind and made the call for his last 39,000 after some thought. Soverel tabled and Schindler showed 
.
The flop came 
and Schindler flopped a straight, leaving Soverel drawing nearly dead. The on the turn sealed the deal and the 
on the river completed the board.
Meanwhile, Jason Koon entered the Aria poker room for the first time this series and has taken a seat to the right of Brian Rast.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000 | |
|
|
81,000 | 27,000 |
|
52,000 | -66,000 |