USPO #8 - $25,000 8-Game Mix
Day 1 Completed
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #8 - $25,000 8-Game Mix
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 US Poker Open
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
20
Level
20
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Brandon Adams Heats Up and Finishes as Chip Leader of the $25,000 8-Game Mix Event with a Huge Bubble on the Horizon
Level 17
A total of 20 entrants made it out to Event #8: $25,000 8-Game Mix and action continued until only four were left standing at the end of the night. In the end, mix game regulars dominated the field, with Chris Vitch, Randy Ohel, and Nick Schulman all making it to the final table. But it was Brandon Adams who bagged the chip lead at the end of the day. Adams is not known specifically as a mixed-games specialist, but he's definitely a well-rounded player who can play all of the games with some degree of proficiency. Adams has multiple six-figure scores both in no-limit hold'em and mixed games.
Among those who showed up but failed to make it through the day were some of the mixed game elites, such as Erik Sagstrom, Eric Rodawig, Nicholas Seiken, John Monnette, and Minh Ly. Ly ran the deepest of the bunch but in the end he wasn't able to make it into the second day. Ly busted in fifth when he got it in with a pair and Randy Ohel went running straight to send Ly to the rail.
Another who failed to make it through the day was last year's champion, Stephen Chidwick. Chidwick's been running hot as of late and he even made it through to the final table, but he fell just short. He would fall after getting it in with a pair of jacks against Minh Ly, but Ly ended up making aces up to send Chidwick to the rail. With that, he won't be able to rack up any more points for the USPO leaderboard.
Here's a look at how the final four stack up:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Ohel | 239,000 |
| 2 | Brandon Adams | 1,217,000 |
| 3 | Chris Vitch | 280,000 |
| 4 | Nick Schulman | 765,000 |
Action will kick back off tomorrow for these players at 1 p.m. local time where they sit on a large money bubble. The next player to go out will miss out on $80,000. Of course the eventual winner of the event will walk away with $270,000 and all the players will be eyeing that.
| Pace | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $270,000 |
| 2 | $150,000 |
| 3 | $80,000 |
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,217,000 | -33,000 |
|
765,000 | 35,000 |
|
280,000 | -150,000 |
|
239,000 |
Ly Eliminated by Ohel on the Final Day Bubble
Level 17
Hold'em:
Randy Ohel opened to 60,000 from the cutoff, Minh Ly called and the flop came down 
. Ly moved all in for his remaining 24,000 and Ohel called.
Ly tabled 
for a pair of tens and Ohel showed 
for ace-high with some back door draws.
The 
fell on the turn and Ly was still ahead with his pair of dimes. A 
hit on the river, completing a straight for Ohel who took down the pot, sending Ly out the door in fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
239,000 | 24,000 |
|
Busted |
Schulman Bets Ly Off, Shows Dimes
Level 17
Hold'em:
Nick Schulman opened to 60,000, Minh Ly called and the flop came down 
. Ly bet, Schulman called and the turn was the 
. Ly bet again, Schulman this time raised and after a moment of thought, Ly folded his hand. Schulman tabled 
for a full house, as he scooped in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
730,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
84,000 | -71,000 |
Level: 17
Limits: 30,000 / 60,000 Big Bet Blinds: 8,000 / 16,000 / 16,000-big blind ante
Break Time
Level 16
The remaining five players will now be taking a 10-minute break.
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Adams Continues Mashing
Level 16
Razz:
Randy Ohel: 
/
/
Brandon Adams: /
/
Chris Vitch: /
— folded on fourth
Randy Ohel completed and was called by both Brandon Adams and Chris Vitch. On fourth street, Adams led out and Vitch called. Ohel raised making it to bets. Adams then made it three bets and Vitch ducked out of the way. Ohel called.
On fifth, Ohel led and Vitch called and on sixth, Adams led and Ohel called.
Adams bet once more on seventh and Ohel called again. Adams showed his 
for a seven-low and it was good to earn him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | |
|
|
215,000 |
Ly Getting Shorter and Shorter
Level 16
No-Limit Hold'em:
Nick Schulman opened to 25,000 under the gun and Minh Ly called in the cutoff.
When the flop came 
, Schulman continued with a bet of 20,000. Ly quickly released, cutting his stack down even more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
155,000 | -115,000 |
Adams Keeps Smashing Against Vitch
Level 16
No-Limit Hold'em:
Brandon Adams opened to 28,000 from the cutoff, Chris Vitch called on the button and the flop fell 
. Adams pushed in a bet of 55,000, Vitch called and the came on the turn.
Adams bet 135,000, Vitch thought for a moment, in the end called and the 
landed on the river. Adams again fired in another bet, this time for 175,000 and Vitch hit the tank, using a full time extension, ultimately he folded and sent the pot to Adams.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
908,000 | 408,000 |
|
|
430,000 | -160,000 |