2018 US Poker Open

USPO #05 – $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 US Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$187,600
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
67
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000

Imsirovic Four-Bets from the Big Blind

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Kristina Holst raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and Cary Katz three-bet to 8,000 on the button. Ben Yu flat-called from the small blind and Almedin Imsirovic four-bet to 22,000 out of the big blind. Holst and Katz quickly released their hands while Yu stuck around to see the flop.

The flop fell {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Yu checked to Imsirovic who continued for 15,000. After a brief moment of thought, Yu tossed his cards to the muck, sending the pot to Imsirovic.

Player Chips Progress
Almedin Imsirovic us
Almedin Imsirovic
140,000
40,000
40,000
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
85,000
-15,000
-15,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Benjamin YuCary KatzAlmedin Imsirovic

Pollak Spins It Up Early

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Benjamin Pollak barely had time to feel out his table after taking a seat to Jake Schindler's left. The two players collided in a big pot already and the friendly banter ensued.

With around 30,000 in the pot, the full board read {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Jake Schindler made a bet of 50,000 from the big blind. Pollak shipped all in for 79,500 and Schindler was put in a predicament. It was less than 30,000 more to call, but it was hard to believe Pollak was bluffing in this spot.

"Maybe it's a bluff," Pollak said with a grin on his face.

"No. I don't think so," Schindler replied.

After going through two of his time extensions, Schindler finally made up his mind. "You want it?" he asked. "Here, take the money," he said as he splashed in the chips.

Pollak tabled {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for a full house and Schindler quickly disposed of his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
190,000
90,000
90,000
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
104,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Benjamin PollakJacob Schindler

Level: 3

Blinds: 500/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Katz Coolers Holst

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

Cary Katz raised to 4,000 from under the gun and Rainer Kempe three-bet to 17,000 on the button. Kristina Holst was in the big blind and bumped it up to 40,000. With the action back on Katz, he five-bet shoved all in for just under 100,000. Kempe thought for his 30 seconds but elected to fold. Holst, on the other hand, had too much committed already and made the call.

Cary Katz: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Kristina Holst: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Holst was left drawing to the two remaining queens in the deck. The board ran out {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and the pocket kings of Katz held on to win the pot. After the stacks were counted, Holst was barely covered and headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
210,000
110,000
110,000
$25K Fantasy
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
68,000
-32,000
-32,000
Kristina Holst us
Kristina Holst
Busted

Tags: Cary KatzRainer KempeKristina Holst

Winter Shoves on Peters

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

Seth Davies raised to 3,500 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 13,500 by David Peters in the small blind. Sean Winter flatted from the big blind and Davies called to go three ways to the flop.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Peters led out for 14,000. Winter called and Davies got out of the way. The turn brought the {7-Hearts} and Peters fired another 30,000. Winter announced all in for around 130,000. Peters thought for a moment but then slid his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
230,000
130,000
130,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
David Peters us
David Peters
96,000
-4,000
-4,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: David PetersSean WinterSeth Davies

First Break of the Day

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
260,000
30,000
30,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
255,000
45,000
45,000
$25K Fantasy
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
223,000
17,000
17,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
198,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
StakeKings
Brian Wilson us
Brian Wilson
172,000
72,000
72,000
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
162,000
62,000
62,000
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
102,000
86,000
86,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
100,000
100,000
100,000
Justin Young us
Justin Young
100,000
100,000
100,000
WPT 1X Winner
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
100,000
100,000
100,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
StakeKings
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
65,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Tollerene on Crumbs Again

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The board read {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Ben Tollerene led out from the small blind for 20,000 into a pot of around 45,000. Nick Schulman, who just took his seat during the break, used up a time extension before calling from the cutoff.

The {9-Diamonds} on the river paired the board and Tollerene shipped all in. Schulman burned through another time extension before sticking in the last of his 57,000 chips. Tollerene turned over {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} while Schulman tabled {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs} to rake in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
202,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
16,000
-86,000
-86,000

Tags: Ben TollereneNick Schulman

Bonomo's Set is No Good

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop of {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, Justin Bonomo and Rainer Kempe got all of their chips in the middle with Bonomo being the player at risk. He did flop a set of fours with {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} but was up against Kempe's flush draw with {10-Spades}{8-Spades}.

The turn brought the {7-Spades} and Kempe completed his flush. Bonomo would need the board to pair but the {8-Diamonds} on the river was of no help. Bonomo was eliminated but will surely be finding a new seat somewhere shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
157,000
57,000
57,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Justin BonomoRainer Kempe

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000