Level: 19
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #9 - $50,000 NLH
Day: 2
Foxen Gets There to Leave Riess Short
Level 19
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Alex Foxen raised to 85,000 holding the 
on the button and 2013 WSOP Main Event champ Ryan Riess defended his big blind with the 
.
Riess took the lead on the 
flop and check-called a bet of 50,000. He then check-called one of 100,000 on the 
turn before the 
spiked on the river to give Foxen a bigger pair.
Both players checked and Foxen said, "Got there."
Indeed he did as Riess mucked after Foxen tabled his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,565,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
||
|
255,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
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From 97% Favorite on the Flop to a Loser on the River
Level 19
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Koray Aldemir raised to 100,000 under the gun with the 
and Alex Foxen defended the big blind with the 
.
The 
flop gave both players a flush draw but Aldemir, who also flopped a pair. In fact, he was a 97% favorite while Foxen would only win 3% of the time.
Foxen check-called a bet of 80,000 and then led out for 235,000 on the 
turn. Aldemir called and the 
peeled off on the river to give Foxen a straight.
He burned a time extension before moving all in and Aldemir, who had 970K, released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,990,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
||
|
970,000
-815,000
|
-815,000 |
|
|
||
Let's Have a Break
Level 19
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The final four players are now on a short break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,865,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,755,000
-395,000
|
-395,000 |
|
|
1,175,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
355,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 20
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Get to Know the Red-Hot Sean Winter
Level 20
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Prior to the 2019 US Poker Open, Sean Winter was squeezed in-between former World Series of Poker Main Event winners Greg Merson and Peter Eastgate ranking 59th on the all-time money list with $11.5 million in career earnings. Can we possibly describe him as an unknown player with all that he’s accomplished? It’s hard not to, but what do you really know about Sean Winter and the best poker face in the game?
Learn more about this mysterious poker pro over on Poker Central.
Riess Doubles Through Aldemir
Level 20
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Koray Aldemir moved all in from the small blind and put the pressure on the short-stacked Ryan Riess, who called off from the big.
Aldemir: 
Riess: 
Riess was behind but not after the flop gave him a straight. The 
turn left Aldemir drawing dead and he sent over the chips after the 
was run out on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
910,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
610,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
||
Foxen Picks the Wrong Time to Shove
Level 20
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
With a board reading , Alex Foxen bet 170,000 holding the 
in the small blind and Koray Aldemir called from the big with the 
flush.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Foxen moved all in and Aldemir snap-called off for 590,000 to ship the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,165,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,770,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
|
|
||
Big Flip for Nearly 3 Milly
Level 20
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Koray Aldemir raised to 100,000 from the button and then called when Sean Winter three-bet jammed for 1.505 million from the big blind.
Aldemir:
Winter:
Winter was at risk and in need of improvement, which he found on the flop. Thhe turn made it two pair for Winter, and he shipped the double after the 
was run out on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,985,000
1,230,000
|
1,230,000 |
|
|
205,000
-1,565,000
|
-1,565,000 |
|
|
||
Aldemir Doubles Through Foxen
Level 20
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Koray Aldemir raised to 160,000 under the gun and left himself just 45,000 behind, which he called off when Alex Foxen three-bet from the big blind.
Aldemir: 
Foxen: 
The board ran out 
and both players made straights. Fortunately for Aldemir, his was bigger and he shipped the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,910,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
485,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
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