USPO #7 - $25,000 NLH
Day 2 Started
USPO #7 - $25,000 NLH
Day 2 Started
The 2019 US Poker Open continues today with the final table of Event #7: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em, a tournament that began with 60 runners but is now down to the final six. Leading the pack is well-known pro Ben Yu with an overwhelming 3.05 million. Yu has already cashed two of the events thus far in the series, with a best finish of fifth in Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck.
Jake Schindler, Keith Tilston, and Bryn Kenney are the only players besides Yu that will be going into Day 2 with over a million in chips, it will also be the first time any of them have made the final six yet during the 2019 USPO. Nick Petrangelo and Nick Schulman will be coming into the final day on the shorter side of things, but have over $27 million in tournament cashes between them, with all the experience and skill needed to take down the event live at the PokerGO studio just outside of the ARIA Resort & Casino.
The remaining players are guaranteed $90,000 in prize money while the winner will walk away with a $450,000 first-place prize.
Here's a look at how the rest of the final table stacks up:
Seat | Player | Chip Count |
---|---|---|
1 | Jake Schindler | 1,215,000 |
2 | Nick Schulman | 515,000 |
3 | Keith Tilston | 1,055,000 |
4 | Ben Yu | 3,055,000 |
5 | Nick Petrangelo | 620,000 |
6 | Bryn Kenney | 1,045,000 |
Players will return today at 1 p.m. PST 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.
The PokerNews live reporting team will also be returning with coverage on the event as well, so make sure to tune in later today so you don't miss a thing.
Level: 19
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The race to determine the overall 2019 US Poker Open champion has been tight between Stephen Chidwick and Sean Winter, while players like Cary Katz, Jordan Cristos, and Ali Imsirovic are right there in contention. Whoever wins the title at the end of 10 events will walk away with a $100,000 prize courtesy of PokerGO.
Here's a look at the standings after the first six events:
Place | Player | Cashes | Points | Money Won |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephen Chidwick | 4 | 540 | $705,950 |
2 | Sean Winter | 4 | 440 | $419,900 |
3 | Cary Katz | 3 | 340 | $580,200 |
4 | Jordan Cristos | 2 | 240 | $206,200 |
5 | Ali Imsirovic | 1 | 200 | $442,500 |
6 | Lauren Roberts | 1 | 200 | $218,400 |
7 | Manig Loeser | 2 | 180 | $146,200 |
8 | Ben Lamb | 2 | 160 | $139,500 |
9 | Dan Shak | 2 | 140 | $232,100 |
10 | Koray Aldemir | 1 | 140 | $159,200 |
In just the third hand of the final table, action folded to Nick Petrangelo in the small blind and he jammed for around 520,000. Bryn Kenney was in the big and pondered for a bit before making the call.
Petrangelo:
Kenney:
Petrangelo was behind and looking for some help. The flop gave him a gutshot, which he would need to hit after the turn gave Kenney a pair of kings. The dealer burned one last time and put out the on the river, a brick for Petrangelo.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney
|
1,565,000 | 520,000 |
Nick Petrangelo
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Action folded to the short-stacked Nick Schulman on the button and he moved all in for 630,000. Keith Tilston, who was also on the shorter side of things, then moved in over the top from the small blind and Ben Yu folded from the big.
Schulman:
Tilston:
The flop paired both players but Tilston remained out in front. The turn gave Schulman a gutshot Broadway draw, but the river as a blank.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Keith Tilston
|
1,615,000 | 560,000 |
Nick Schulman
|
Busted |
Bryn Kenney looked down at a pocket pair and simply moved all in from the button to put the pressure on the two small stacks in the blinds. Jake Schindler folded from the small but Keith Tilston called off for around 1.5 million from the big.
Kenney:
Tilston:
It was a flip but Tilston had to improve to stay alive. That proved easier said than done as the board ran out to give Kenney tens and threes.
Just like that, less than 30 minutes into play, a trio of players are gone and Kenney has taken the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney
|
4,080,000 | 2,515,000 |
Keith Tilston
|
Busted |
With 500,000 in the middle and a flop of , Ben Yu checked from the small blind holding the and Bryn Kenney, who had in the big, bet 185,000. Yu called and then check-called a bet of 545,000 on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Yu checked for the third time and Kenney bet 1.15 million. Yu, who had around 1.3 million, burned through all three time extensions before making the call and being left with just 150,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney
|
6,335,000 | 2,255,000 |
Ben Yu
|
150,000 | -2,905,000 |
They met during Poker Masters and have continued to battle ever since! Check out Ali Imsirovic's analysis of this throwback hand against USPO winner Stephen Chidwick on the latest "Run It Back with Remko" exclusive from the PokerGO Studio.