Chidwick Just Continues to Dominate; Leads Final Table of Event #6: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
It's been another impressive US Poker Open for Stephen Chidwick. After taking down the US Poker Open Championship in 2018, Chidwick has been unstoppable once again in this series. Over the course of the first six events, Chidwick has four cashes and four final tables.
His cashes so far total up to over $350,000 and with a cash in Event #6: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, he books another score of at least $58,500, bringing his total cashes to at least $400,000. Not only that, he'll be carrying the chip lead into the final table as well, being over a million chips ahead of his nearest competitor.
Among others to make it to the final table are Anthony Zinno, Tom Marchese, Sean Rafael, while Ben Lamb makes his second cash of the series and Cary Katz notches his third. Earlier in the day, Katz finished second to Ali Imsirovic in Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $295,000. Katz will come into the final day of play with 665,000 chips and sits fourth in the pack as he makes his third final table of the series. Here's a look at how the rest of the final table stacks up:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Lamb | 450,000 |
| 2 | Tom Marchese | 265,000 |
| 3 | Sean Rafael | 890,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | 2,375,000 |
| 5 | Cary Katz | 665,000 |
| 6 | Anthony Zinno | 1,225,000 |
But there were also plenty of players who fell today as well. Among those who entered but didn't make it through the day were Alex Foxen, Chance Kornuth, Erik Seidel, Dan Shak, Phil Galfond, David Sands, Justin Bonomo, and Brandom Adams. Event #2 winner Jordan Cristos also hopped in the action today but he wasn't able to survive to make back-to-back pot-limit Omaha final tables. Ben Yu also fell today, unable to make his second cash of the series. Yu ran into the buzzsaw of Chidwick when he ended up making the second nut full house, but Chidwick made quads and that would spell the end of Yu's day.
Players played down to the final six today and at the final table of seven, one more would walk away without a payday. In the end, it was Jared Bleznick who fell as the bubble boy. Bleznick got it in with middle set against Chidwick's three-card wrap, and Chidwick turned the nut straight to send Bleznick home as the last player to walk away without any money. Bleznicks elimination guaranteed the final 6 players at least $58,500.
Final Table Payouts:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $351,000 |
| 2 | $234,000 |
| 3 | $156,000 |
| 4 | $97,500 |
| 5 | $78,000 |
| 6 | $58,500 |
Players will return on Tuesday, February 19th at 1 p.m. local where they will play down to a winner. A live stream of the event will begin at 2 p.m. and will be available on PokerGo. Don't forget that you can watch US Poker Open final table action live streams exclusively on PokerGO. Click here to get access for just $10 a month or get an annual subscription for just $99.
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, Bleznick bet 195,000 and Chidwick potted.
and Bleznick turned over 
for a flopped set. 
on the turn completed a straight for Chidwick and Bleznick would need to pair the board to stay alive. A 
on the river sealed the deal for Chidwick with his straight, sending Bleznick out as the stone cold bubble.
and Yu checked again. Chidwick made it 100,000 and Yu decided to call. 
river, Yu checked for a third time. Chidwick now bet 200,000 which was enough to put Yu all in. Yu thought for a good while, thinking through his two final time extension chips and finally he landed on a call. 
for quad meaning that Yu's 
, for a full house, and Soverel's 
, also a full house, were both inferior. Chidwick took down the pot knocking out two players and he moved over 1.5 million in chips.
and Zinno's flopped straight took down the pot, eliminating Ladines from the tournament.
for the nut straight, Katz tabled 
for a lower straight with a flush draw. The 
peeled off on the river and Chidwick's straight took down the pot, doubling through Katz.
and Kornuth put out a bet of 60,000 when checked too. Katz dropped into the tank and after a few moments he announced a pot, making it 270,000. Chidwick folded and Kornuth moved all in. Katz called quickly for the remainder of his stack which was 336,000. 
and Kornuth checked. Adams made it 17,000 and Foxen folded quickly. Kornuth then check-raised, making it 44,000. Adams thought for a bit, then called. 
river, Marchese thought about it for a bit, before piling all in, putting out a stack that was enough to put Galfond at risk for his 71,500. Galfond dropped into the tank. He used a time extension and thought all the way through it before he eventually decided to call. 
