USPO #3 - $10,000 NLH
Day 1 Completed
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #3 - $10,000 NLH
Day: 1
Stephen Chidwick Leads Final 8 in Event #3: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Day 1 of Event #3 - $10,000 No Limit Hold'em has concluded from the U.S. Poker Open with Stephen Chidwick leading the remaining eight players once play was halted in the early hours of Saturday morning, inside the PokerGO Studio located just outside the ARIA Resort & Casino.
Chidwick will be coming into the final day of the tournament with 2,430,000 in chips and all the USPO experience needed to take down another event. He is the reigning 2018 USPO champion and has already taken down an event early in the 2019 series. Look for Chidwick to apply pressure on his opponents as he sets out to take down another tournament and collect even more points towards the championship.
Following close behind the chip leader is another familiar face in Sean Winter. He will be starting the day in second and is the only other person over the two million mark, having 2,045,000 in chips. This will be Winter's third final table, after playing just three events thus far. The Jacksonville native will be looking for revenge on Chidwick, after finishing runner-up to him in Event #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em.
A PokerGO studio regular will be coming into the final table third in chips - that being Brandon Adams (1,895,000). Adams joined the tournament late, but almost instantly spun up a stack, taking down a big pot from Koray Aldemir and lever looked back.
Coming in right behind Adams is Aldemir (1,835,000), who at the beginning of the day was running over his competition and suddenly was short-stacked, after losing a pot to Adams. The German pro did not give up, as he fought back and would ultimately be headed into the final day fourth in chips.
The other players to round out the final table include Ralph Wong (1,270,000), Lauren Roberts (815,000), Rodger Johnson (615,000) and Jerry Robinson (270,000).
Finale Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Roberts | USA | 815,000 |
| 2 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 1,835,000 |
| 3 | Ralph Wong | USA | 1,270,000 |
| 4 | Sean Winter | USA | 2,045,000 |
| 5 | Brandon Adams | USA | 1,895,000 |
| 6 | Rodger Johnson | USA | 615,000 |
| 7 | Jerry Robinson | USA | 270,000 |
| 8 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 2,430,000 |
Event #3 Day 1 Action
The third event of the series saw a return to No Limit Hold'em, and a total of 91 entrants would create a prize pool of $910,000 that saw the final 13 players in the money. However, it would be the $218,400 first-place prize that everyone would have their eyes set on, along with joining the likes of Jordan Cristos, Stephen Chidwick, and Sean Winter on top of the U.S. Poker Open points leaderboard.
Another staggering field filled every table inside the PokerGO Studio, with some of the best players in the world sitting down to take a shot in Event #3. The action started off quickly, never really slowing down until the last few levels of the night.
Seth Davies seemed to have a final table seat locked in, but Chidwick had other plans when the two would move all in for one of the biggest pots of the night. Davies lost the classic race, leaving Chidwick with his biggest stack of the day and all the momentum in the world, as he pushed to lock in at the top of the leaderboard by the end of the night.
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End of Day Chip Counts
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,430,000 | 505,000 |
|
2,250,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,895,000 | -50,000 |
|
1,835,000 | 260,000 |
|
1,270,000 | -180,000 |
|
815,000 | -285,000 |
|
615,000 | -325,000 |
|
570,000 | 200,000 |
Alex Foxen Eliminated in 9th Place ($27,300)
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Koray Aldemir opened to 80,000 from under the gun, Alex Foxen moved all in for 350,000 in middle position, Aldemir called and the two turned over their hands.
Koray Aldemir: 
Alex Foxen: 
The board ran out 
and Aldemir's flopped set of jacks took down the pot, eliminating Foxen from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,575,000 | 435,000 |
|
Busted |
Final Table Redraw and Chip Counts (full)
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 1 | Lauren Roberts | 1,100,000 |
| Final | 2 | Koray Aldemir | 1,140,000 |
| Final | 3 | Ralph Wong | 1,450,000 |
| Final | 4 | Alex Foxen | 485,000 |
| Final | 5 | Sean Winter | 2,200,000 |
| Final | 6 | Brandon Adams | 1,945,000 |
| Final | 7 | Rodger Johnson | 940,000 |
| Final | 8 | Jerry Robinson | 370,000 |
| Final | 9 | Stephen Chidwick | 1,925,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
1,945,000 | 525,000 |
|
|
1,925,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
1,450,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
1,140,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
940,000 | -110,000 |
|
|
485,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
370,000 | -305,000 |
Seth Davies Eliminated in 10th Place ($27,300)
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action folded to the cutoff where Seth Davies moved all in for 480,000. Koray Aldemir called in the big blind.
Seth Davies: 
Koray Aldemir: 
The board came down 
and Davies was unable to catch up, sending him home in 10th place. For his run he'll take down $27,300.
The final nine players are now redrawing for seats at the unofficial final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,205,000 | 395,000 |
|
Busted |
Erik Seidel Eliminated in 11th Place ($27,300)
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Sean Winter raised to 125,000 in the small blind, Erik Seidel moved all in for 695,000 from the big blind and Winter called.
Sean Winter: 
Erik Seidel: 
The board ran out 
and Winter took down the pot with his nines, eliminating Seidel from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,165,000 | 1,415,000 |
|
Busted |
Roberts Doubles Through Wong
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Lauren Roberts limped from the small blind, Ralph Wong moved all in in the big blind and Roberts called her 535,000 stack, players turned over their hands.
Lauren Roberts:
Ralph Wong: 
The board ran out 
and Roberts took down the pot with her flush, doubling through Wong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000 | -430,000 |
|
|
1,150,000 | 625,000 |
Davies Doubles Through Foxen
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Seth Davies moved all in under the gun for 305,000. Action folded to the big blind where Alex Foxen asked how much it was then called quickly.
Seth Davies: 
Alex Foxen: 
The board ran out 
and Davies paired his queen to take the lead and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
450,000 | -1,175,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000