USPO #2 - $10,000 PLO
Day 2 Started
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #2 - $10,000 PLO
Day: 2
Who Will Take Down the USPO Event #2: $10,000 PLO Title? Live stream at at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET.
A total of 64 entrants came out for Event #2: $10,000 PLO at the US Poker Open, but today only six will return to the live streamed final table.
Leading the way is Jordan Cristos who begins today with 2,445,000 chips, almost a million more than his nearest competitor Cary Katz. Cristos is locking up his second cash of the series so far after taking 11th in Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
Others at the final table are Adam Hendrix, Martin Zamani, Manig Loeser and Sean Winter. Winter is making his second final table of the series after finishing runner-up to Stephen Chidwick last night in Event #1: $10,000 NLH. With a fourth-place finish or better, Winter will take over the points lead for the series, putting him in the prime position to collect the $100,000 prize. A fifth-place finish would tie him with Chidwick, though this early in the series it's still really anyone's game.
Currently, all players left alive are guaranteed at least $38,400 but everyone is fighting for the first place prize of $179,200. Action will kick back off at 1 p.m. local time with the live stream starting an hour after that. PokerNews will be offering updates off that stream right here, so be sure to stay tuned!
Here's a look at how the final six players stack up:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 1 | Sean Winter | 760,000 |
| Final | 2 | Manig Loeser | 1,295,000 |
| Final | 3 | Cary Katz | 1,525,000 |
| Final | 4 | Adam Hendrix | 900,000 |
| Final | 5 | Jordan Cristos | 2,445,000 |
| Final | 6 | Matin Zamani | 1,180,000 |
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Level: 20
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 20
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Cards are in the air here on Day 2 of the 2019 USPO Event #2: $10,000 PLO.
First Pot to Cristos
Level 20
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
In the first hand of the day, chip leader Jordan Cristos raised to 175,000 holding the 
on the button and Martin Zamani called from the small blind with the 
.
Both players then checked it down as the board ran out 
and Cristos took it down with aces and sevens.
Cristos then won the next hand with a simple raise and take it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,720,000 | 275,000 |
|
1,005,000 | -175,000 |
Loeser vs. Katz
Level 20
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
In the last hand of the level, Manig Loeser limped the cutoff with the 
and Cary Katz did the same from the button with 
. Jordan Cristos checked his option holding the 
in the big blind and it was three-way action to the 
flop.
Cristos checked, Loeser bet 170,000, and Katz called. Cristos got out of the way and then action went check-check on both the 
turn and 
river. Loeser tabled queens and jacks to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,640,000 | 345,000 |
|
1,180,000 | -345,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Sean Winter Eliminated in 6th Place ($38,400)
Level 21
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jordan Cristos raised to 200,000 on the button with the 
and Sean Winter defended his big blind with the 
.
When the flop fell , Winter bet 275,000 and then called off for 375,000 total when Cristos raised. The turn meant both players made Broadway, but both had redraws.
The river gave Cristos his as he made a flush and sent Winter to the rail in sixth place. It marked back-to-back cashes for Winter after he finished runner-up to Stephen Chidwick in Event #1: $10,000 NLH.
Katz Getting Short
Level 21
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Cary Katz limped the cutoff holding the 
and Jordan Cristos came along from the small blind with the 
. Martin Zamani checked his option with and three players saw a flop of , which they all checked.
When the 
appeared on the turn, Cristos led out for 175,000, Zamani folded, and Katz called to see the river. Both players checked and Cristos was pushed the pot with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,790,000 | 1,070,000 |
|
|
735,000 | -445,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000