2019 US Poker Open

USPO #9 - $50,000 NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 US Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Koray Aldemir
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$738,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
41
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

Winter Bombs the River and Tilston Pays Him Off

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Keith Tilston limped in from the small blind and Sean Winter checked his option in the big.

The flop was {k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Tilston led out for 2,500. Winter raised, making it 6,500 and Tilston called.

On the {7-Hearts} turn, Tilston checked and Winter made it 17,500. Tilston thought for a bit then called.

The river was the {j-Hearts} and Tilston checked again. Winter cut out a big bet of 40,000 and Tilston went into the tank. Tilston used a time extension and thought until his minute and thirty seconds were nearly over before calling. Winter showed his {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for the rivered nuts and that would earn him the pot allowing him to chip up over 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
210,000
60,000
60,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Keith Tilston us
Keith Tilston
77,000
-73,000
-73,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Keith TilstonSean Winter

Davies Sends Tilston Out

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop of {7-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, Keith Tilston was first to act and shipped it in a hand against Seth Davies. Davies snap-called and the two players showed their hands.

Tilston: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}
Davies: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Davies’ hand took down the pot with a higher kicker and Tilston was eliminated.

Coverage Delay

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

As a note on PokerNews coverage for this event, we will be reporting on a 45-minute delay to sync up with the PokerGo stream which begins at 5 p.m.

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
280,000
130,000
130,000
$25K Fantasy
WPT 1X Winner
StakeKings
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
275,000
-37,000
-37,000
WSOP 2X Winner
David Peters us
David Peters
225,000
-4,000
-4,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
StakeKings
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
210,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
202,000
52,000
52,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
190,000
40,000
40,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
165,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
165,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Keith Tilston us
Keith Tilston
155,000
78,000
78,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
115,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
StakeKings
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
80,000
-21,000
-21,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
31,000
-119,000
-119,000
$25K Fantasy

Imsirovic Bluffs the River and Schindler Catches Him

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was heads up on the river with the board of {9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts} showing and around 22,000 in the pot. Jake Schindler was first to act and he put out a bet of 5,500. Ali Imsirovic was on the button and he thought for a before deciding to raise, making it 31,000. Schindler dropped into the tank, using a time extension. As his time was about to expire after a minute and a half, he put in the chips to call.

Imsirovic turned up {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for a flush with ace high while Schindler was holding {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} for a straight. He would take down the pot and chip up to around 240,000 while Imsirovic dropped down back to starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
240,000
38,000
38,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
152,000
-38,000
-38,000

Foxen gets Counterfeited, Still Scoops

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Rainer Kempe opened to 4,500 from the hijack, Stephen Chidwick called on the button and Alex Foxen defended his big blind. The dealer fanned out {4-Spades}{10-Hearts}{q-Spades} on the flop and all three players checked to the {5-Clubs} on the turn.

Foxen took his entire shot clock before he pushed in a bet of 15,000 and both of his opponents called. A {10-Diamonds} came on the river, all three checked and Foxen tabled {5-Spades}{4-Clubs} for two pair. Both Kempe and Chidwick mucked, sending the pot to Foxen.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
205,000
47,000
47,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
129,000
-13,000
-13,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
125,000
-40,000
-40,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex FoxenRainer KempeStephen Chidwick

Katz Doubles Through Bonomo

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Cary Katz
Cary Katz

Isaac Haxton opened with a raise to 4,500 from the hijack and Cary Katz called on the button. Justin Bonomo then three-bet in the small blind to 22,000. Haxton called as did Katz.

The flop was {8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Bonomo thought for a bit before betting 15,000. Haxton thought for a few seconds then folded but Katz committed his final 9,500 chips putting himself all in and at risk.

Justin Bonomo: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Cary Katz: {7-Spades}{6-Spades}

The turn was the {q-Diamonds} which changed nothing, but the river was the {4-Spades} and with that, Katz made a straight allowing him to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
127,000
-38,000
-38,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
97,000
17,000
17,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
91,000
60,000
60,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Cary KatzIsaac HaxtonJustin Bonomo