Level: 16
LIMIT FLOP / DRAW 0 30000 60000 60,000-120,000
STUD GAMES 15000 20000 60000 60,000-120,000
NO-LIMIT & POT-LIMIT 7000 15000 30000
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #04 – $25,000 Mixed Game Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 US Poker Open
Buy-in
$26,000
Entries
45
Level
20
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Pollak Turns a Flush
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Level 15
Omaha 8
Issac Haxton opened with the 
from under the gun and found calls from Benjamin Pollak holding the 
in the small blind and Chris Vitch with the 
in the big.
The flop came down 
and Vitch bet 50,000. Haxton called and Pollak bumped it up. Vitch folded and Haxton called bringing the 
on the turn.
Needing a timebank chip, Pollak check-called a bet from Haxton after hitting his flush and the 
completed the board.
Pollak checked once more and Haxton gave up, mucking when Pollak showed him the goods.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,104,000 | -300,000 |
|
1,091,000 | 450,000 |
Pollak Tank-Calls With Ace-High, Loses to Shak
Level 15
Omaha 8
Dan Shak raised from the small blind with 
and Benjamin Pollak defended 
. The 
flop gave Shak the nut-flush draw while Pollak had a gutshot along with a low draw. Shak continued and Pollak called.
Shak's dangler made trips on the 
turn and he fired again. Pollak called again.
The river saw Shak bet one more time. Pollak had only ace-high but he spent over 50 seconds thinking about his decision. He eventually threw in one chip, calling. He dropped to the bottom of the rankings as Shak leap-frogged into fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
826,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
641,000 | -350,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 15
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,751,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
1,404,000 | -13,000 |
|
1,128,000 | 48,000 |
|
|
991,000 | -130,000 |
|
|
476,000 | 25,000 |
Vitch Extracts Value from a Pair of Jacks
Level 15
Stud
Chris Vitch: / 
/ 
Dan Shak: 
/ 
/ 
Chris Vitch completed with pocket jacks in the hole and Dan Shak called with a pair of tens. Vitch continued betting on fourth, fifth and sixth street with an ace-high board. Shak kept calling, picking up a gutshot straight draw on fifth. Neither player improved their hand and the river went check-check. Vitch claimed another pot and increased his lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,801,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
451,000 | -475,000 |
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 6th Place ($67,500)
Level 15
Stud
Phil Hellmuth: 
//
Chris Vitch: 
/
/
Chris Vitch completed to 50,000 and Phil Hellmuth called. Hellmuth bet on fourth street and Vitch asked for a count, popping it up to when he discovered Hellmuth had less than a bet behind. Hellmuth obliged sliding his stack forward.
Vitch was ahead with his pair of eights but Hellmuth had outs to a flush, straight, and better pairs.
Both players bricked seventh street and Hellmuth was eliminated in sixth place earning $67,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,501,000 | 427,000 |
|
Busted |
Pollak Picks Up Eight-Perfect
Level 15
2-7 Triple Draw
Isaac Haxton was the most active player in the round of 2-7 Triple Draw and he opened the last hand again, holding two deuces and two other wheel cards. Benjamin Pollak defended his big blind and both players took two.
Pollak had a jack-high and led out, earning a call from Haxton who didn't improve.
Pollak drew one on the second draw while Haxton remained drawing two. Pollak hit a deuce to complete eight-perfect while Haxton now had four wheel cards in addition to an ace. Haxton called one more bet.
The final draw saw Pollak pat while Haxton still could outdraw his opponent, should he peel a five or a six. He paired his four instead and laid his hand down after Pollak fired one more bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,417,000 | -250,000 |
|
|
1,121,000 | 465,000 |
Vitch takes the Chip lead
Level 15
2-7 Triple Draw
Chris Vitch opened and Isaac Haxton defended, drawing three while Vitch drew two. Vitch checked and Haxton checked back both drawing two. Vitch checked again and Haxton bet. Vitch check-raised and Haxton called.
Vitch stood pat with a 
and Haxton drew one to a 
, folding when Vitch fired a bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,074,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
1,667,000 | -300,000 |
Vitch Makes Eighty-Six on the Third Draw
Level 15
2-7 Triple Draw
Isaac Haxton looked down at three wheel cards and raised from under the gun. Big blind Chris Vitch had six-three-deuce combo and called.
Both took two with Vitch picking eight while Haxton had a ten-high hand with a wheel draw. Vitch led out and Haxton called before both drew one on the second draw. Vitch paired his eight and Haxton paired his deuce.
Vitch opted for a check-call before catching eighty-six on the river. Haxton made 
and paid one more bet to see Vitch turn over his winning 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,967,000 | -350,000 |
|
|
1,774,000 | 375,000 |
Level: 15
LIMIT FLOP / DRAW 0 25000 50000 50,000-100,000
STUD GAMES 10000 15000 50000 50,000-100,000
NO-LIMIT & POT-LIMIT 6000 12000 24000