USPO #07 – $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2018 US Poker Open

02-08-2018 21:56 UTC-7

Peters Doubles Through Pollak

[user270022]

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante

We didn't catch the action but arrived at the table to see Benjamin Pollak paying off David Peters. The board read and in front of Peters lay the for two pair. Pollak was bested with his failing to find a heart, trips, or make a better two pair on the river.

Pollak was left with just 9,500 and busted on the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	260,000	145,000
Benjamin Pollak	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Pollak David Peters

Level: 12

Blinds: 3,500/7,000

Ante: 7,000

02-08-2018 21:47 UTC-7

Hellmuth Nearly Traps Himself

Adam Lamers

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sean Winter raised to 14,000 from under the gun and Barry Woods three-bet to 38,000 from the cutoff. Phil Hellmuth just called out of the small blind, leaving himself with only 13,000 behind. Winter also made the call and they went three-ways to the flop of .

The action checked around to the on the turn and Hellmuth stuck in his last few chips. Winter called while Woods tossed his cards. Hellmuth tabled and Winter showed for a gut-shot straight draw. The river brought the and Hellmuth was able to nearly triple his stack.

"Should have bet the flop, he probably would have folded," Daniel Negreanu said to Winter as they both laughed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	510,000	255,000
Barry Woods	196,000	1,000
Phil Hellmuth	150,000	100,000

Tags: Barry Woods Daniel Negreanu Phil Hellmuth Sean Winter

02-08-2018 21:32 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

[user270022]

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	490,000	-70,000
Keith Tilston	375,000	130,000
Jake Schindler	370,000	80,000
Bryn Kenney	350,000	225,000
Dan Smith	280,000
Sean Winter	255,000	95,000
Erik Seidel	240,000	115,000
Larry Greenberg	235,000	-15,000
Barry Woods	195,000	115,000
Adrian Mateos	175,000	-60,000
Benjamin Pollak	125,000	40,000
Elijah Berg	120,000	-5,000
David Peters	115,000	1,000
Brent Hanks	65,000	-60,000
Tom Marchese	50,000	-75,000

02-08-2018 21:32 UTC-7

Smith Finds a Lucky Double Up

Adam Lamers

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

David Peters raised it up to 13,500 on the button and was called by Jake Schindler in the small blind. Dan Smith was in the big blind and shipped all in for 131,000. Peters re-shoved over the top, forcing Schindler to lay his hand down.

Dan Smith:
David Peters:

Peters was in a dominating position until the dealer spread the flop of . That left Smith in the driver's seat and with the on the turn and the on the river, Smith doubled up and left Peters with under 20 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	280,000	155,000
David Peters	114,000	-116,000

Tags: Dan Smith David Peters

02-08-2018 21:24 UTC-7

Chidwick Doubles Through Katz

[user270022]

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Cary Katz limped in from middle position and Stephen Chidwick bumped it up to 22,500 on the button. Action folded back around to Katz who set down a big stack of 5,000 chips totaling about 100,000 only to see Chidwick move all-in for 118,500. Katz put in the rest to put the US Poker Open money leader at risk.

Stephen Chidwick:
Cary Katz:

Unfortunately, for Katz, Chidwick woke up with a monster and scored an easy double with a run out.

Here's a look at how the table stacks up:

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Hyman	880,000	15,000
Danny Qutami	260,000	79,000
Stephen Chidwick	245,000	104,000
Ben Tollerene	195,000	4,000
Cary Katz	101,000	-124,000
Phil Hellmuth	50,000	-75,000

Tags: Cary Katz Stephen Chidwick

02-08-2018 21:20 UTC-7

Leathem Lays One Down

Adam Lamers

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With a little under 40,000 in the middle, the flop read and the action was checked to Daniel Negreanu on the button. He bet 10,000 and was called by Sean Winter in the small blind and Andrew Leathem in the big blind.

The turn brought the and both of the blinds checked again. Negreanu fired another 37,000 as he casually took a bite of his food. Winter quickly folded but Leathem stuck around to see the on the river.

Leathem checked for the third time and Negreanu pushed forward a bet of 60,000. Leathem went into the tank, using up a time extension, before finally mucking his hand.

"Did you fold a king? I have at least that," as Negreanu flashed the to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	684,000	107,000
Andrew Leathem	322,000	-60,000

Tags: Andy Leathem Daniel Negreanu Sean Winter

Level: 11

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

02-08-2018 21:13 UTC-7

Players Lost During the Level

[user270022]

Level 10 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	Busted
Brian Rast	Busted
Rainer Kempe	Busted

02-08-2018 21:04 UTC-7

Chidwick Shoves on Tollerene

Adam Lamers

Level 10 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Tollerene opened to 11,000 from the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick defended his big blind. The flop fell and Chidwick checked to Tollerene who continued for 10,000. Chidwick went for a check-raise to 27,000 but that didn't scare Tollerene off as he made the call.

The landed on the turn and Chidwick took a little over a minute before shoving all in. Tollerene wasted little time before sending his cards to the muck as Chidwick raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	191,000	66,000
Stephen Chidwick	141,000	56,000

Tags: Ben Tollerene Stephen Chidwick