USPO #5 - $25,000 NLH
Day 2 Started
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #5 - $25,000 NLH
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 US Poker Open
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,475,000
Entries
59
Level
21
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Who Will Take Down the USPO Event #5: $25,000 NLH Title? Live stream at at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET.
Purple jacket winner Ali Imsirovic is looking to compliment last year's Poker Masters win with a US Poker Open victory, and he's in position to do it as chip leader at the Event #5: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em final table.
However, the star-studded final table is highlighted by two high roller specialist in Nick Petrangelo and Cary Katz. Both will be coming in today with vastly more experience in high-stakes tournament play than their competitors and will be looking to add another cash to their already stacked resumes at the PokerGO studio just outside of the ARIA Resort & Casino.
Somewhat surprisingly, for the first time this series, Sean Winter is not at the final table. Nor is Stephen Chidwick for that matter. Instead, there are four newcomers to 2019 USPO final tables, with Katz and Joe Cappello being the exceptions.
Event #5: $25,000 NLH Final Table
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cary Katz | 260,000 |
| 2 | Nick Petrangelo | 1,415,000 |
| 3 | Kristen Bicknell | 1,545,000 |
| 4 | Dan Shak | 1,560,000 |
| 5 | Ali Imsirovic | 2,505,000 |
| 6 | Joseph Cappello | 95,000 |
There was a total of 59 entry slips sold for the tournament, creating a prize pool of $1,475,000. The nine remaining players are guaranteed at least a min-cash of $88,500, however, they all have their sights set on the $442,500 first-place prize.
A start time of 1 p.m. PST is scheduled for the final table and the remaining six will play until a winner is crowned. The action will be live streamed on PokerGo from the start of the day which will begin at 2 p.m. PST. Remember that you can subscribe to PokerGO for just $10 a month or $99 a year to watch nine straight days of U.S. Poker Open final table action plus PokerGO’s full catalog of programming.
Level: 18
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Katz Doubles in First Hand
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
In the first hand of the final table, Ali Imsirovic moved all in from the button and put the pressure on the short stacks in the blinds. Cary Katz, who was in the big, looked down at his hand and called off for 260,000.
Imsirovic: 
Katz: 
Katz was way out in front and stayed there as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,275,000 | -230,000 |
|
490,000 | 230,000 |
Cappello's Turn to Double
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Joseph Cappello moved all in for his last 95,000 from the hijack, and while he didn't seem excited about it, Dan Shak called out of the big blind.
Shak: 
Cappello: 
Cappello got it in good and was rewarded with a double after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,435,000 | -125,000 |
|
235,000 | 140,000 |
Joseph Cappello Eliminated in 6th Place ($88,500)
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo raised to 60,000 under the gun and Joseph Cappello three-bet all in for 175,000 from the small blind. Petrangelo called and Cappello was primed to double.
Cappello:
Petrangelo: 
The 
flop gave Petrangelo an open-ended straight draw, and while he didn't hit it on the 
turn, he did when the 
spiked on the river.
Cappello made two pair but it was no good as Petrangelo made Broadway to score the first elimination of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000 | 235,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
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Level 19
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
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Updated Chip Counts
Level 19
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,980,000 | 705,000 |
|
|
1,430,000 | -5,000 |
|
1,170,000 | -375,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -550,000 |
|
|
700,000 | 210,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000