USPO #06 – $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #06 – $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
$1,225,000
Entries
49
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Stephen Chidwick Leads Final 6; Goes For Third US Poker Open Win
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Level 16
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
To say that Stephen Chidwick is crushing the 2018 US Poker Open would be an understatement. The 28-year old pro has made his fourth final table of the festival and leads the final six players into Day 2 of the USPO #06 - $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em event, gunning for his third title.
After spiking a queen on the river to double through Isaac Haxton with just 10 players remaining, the short-stacked Chidwick went on a tear finding another miracle river against Larry Greenberg moments later. The two double ups propelled Chidwick all the way to the seven-handed final table where he eliminated Daniel Negreanu to take the chip lead and end play for the night.
Final Table Lineup:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,348,000 | 84 |
| 2 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,132,000 | 71 |
| 3 | Brian Green | United States | 876,000 | 55 |
| 4 | Elijah Berg | United States | 566,000 | 35 |
| 5 | Jason Koon | United States | 1,055,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 1,197,000 | 75 |
The sixth event of the 2018 USPO drew a total of 49 entries by the time registration came to a close; building a prize pool of $1,225,000, the largest of the festival thus far. Some of the best No-Limit Hold'em players in the world took a seat but only seven of them would walk away richer than they entered.
The likes of Adrian Mateos, Antonio Esfandiari, David Peters, Brandon Adams, Bryn Kenney, Erik Seidel, and Phil Hellmuth all tested their luck on the felt this afternoon but none had any on their side, all falling well before the money.
Brian Rast, Justin Bonomo, and Rodger Johnson were the last players to exit before Greenberg busted on the bubble. Greenberg three-bet jammed on Daniel Negreanu's small-blind open with king-queen and Negreanu put him at risk with ace-nine. Negreanu found an ace on the flop and consolidated the field to a single table.
The battle at the final table lasted the better part of two levels before a "misstep" by Negreanu ended play for the night. Negreanu limped from the small blind with ace-nine and three-bet jammed over Chidwick's big blind raise running right into Chidwick's ace-king. Chidwick would hold, busting Negreanu in seventh place, and taking over the chip lead at the same time.
Chidwick is the overwhelming leader in the US Poker Open money race and will undoubtedly take a stranglehold on the trophy wherever he may end up cashing on Thursday's final table. Benjamin Pollak and Isaac Haxton are each making their second final tables after meeting Chidwick in the $25,000 Mixed Game Championship Finale earlier this week. The rest of the finalists are making their first cash of the series.
Here's what the players will battle for at the final table:
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $416,500 |
| 2 | $269,500 |
| 3 | $183,750 |
| 4 | $122,500 |
| 5 | $98,000 |
| 6 | $73,500 |
Blinds will continue in the level 8,000/16,000 with a big blind ante of 16,000.
Some of the game's best are clashing at the $25,000 No-limit Hold'em final table at the US Poker Open, starting at 4pm ET on PokerGO. Live updates will be provided by PokerNews in case you can't watch it all, but if you have the time, sign up for PokerGO and see if Stephen Chidwick can capture his third USPO title!
End of Day Chip Counts
Level 16
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,348,000 | |
|
1,197,000 | -80,000 |
|
1,132,000 | -18,000 |
|
1,055,000 | -45,000 |
|
876,000 | -19,000 |
|
566,000 | 142,000 |
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in 7th Place ($61,250)
Level 16
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu limped in from the small blind, Stephen Chidwick raised in the big blind and called off a three-bet shove from Negreanu.
Daniel Negreanu: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
Negreanu was in trouble and at risk of bubbling yet another major USPO final table. Needing some help from the board, he would get nothing as the dealer issued a 
board and once again, Negreanu fell in seventh place.
Negreanu gets some consolation in his $61,250 prize but not likely enough to heal the sting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,348,000 | 678,000 |
|
Busted |
Haxton and Koon Clash
Level 16
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
Isaac Haxton opened to 33,000 under the gun and called a three-bet from Jason Koon in the cutoff for 100,000. Haxton check-called a bet of 60,000 from Koon on a 
flop and both players checked the 
on the turn.
When the hot the river, Haxton led with a bet of 60,000 and Koon folded, both having used one of their timebank chips on their final action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000 | 277,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -237,000 |
Chidwick Takes From Negreanu
Level 16
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak opened to 32,000 from late position finding callers in Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick on the button. Both Pollak and Negreanu checked a 
flop but Chidwick was not going to give them a free card, betting 35,000. Pollak folded to see Negreanu raise it up to 115,000. Chidwick called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and again when the 
hit the river. Negreanu tabled 
and mucked when Chidwick turned over the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
720,000 | -140,000 |
|
|
670,000 | 307,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 14,000
Chip Counts on the Break
Level 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The players have been sent on a 10-minute break. Here's how they stack up:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,337,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
1,277,000 | 177,000 |
|
|
895,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
873,000 | -42,000 |
|
|
860,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
424,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
363,000 | -252,000 |
Koon Shoves on Chidwick
Level 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With about 350,000 already piled up in the middle on the river of a 
board, Stephen Chidwick checked and Jason Koon shoved all in. A call would be for Chidwick's tournament life and after using a timebank chip, Chidwick released awarding the pot to Koon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,340,000 | 310,000 |
|
|
615,000 | -145,000 |
Final Table Redraw
Level 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Negreanu | 900,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Chidwick | 760,000 |
| 3 | Isaac Haxton | 915,000 |
| 4 | Brian Green | 925,000 |
| 5 | Elijah Berg | 425,000 |
| 6 | Jason Koon | 1,030,000 |
| 7 | Benjamin Pollak | 1,100,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
1,030,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
925,000 | -55,000 |
|
|
915,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
900,000 | |
|
|
760,000 | 390,000 |
|
|
425,000 | -40,000 |