Sean Winter limped in from the small blind and Koray Aldemir raised in the big blind, making it 21,000. Winter called.
The flop was 
and both players checked to see the 
on the turn. There, Winter led out with an overbet of 64,000. Aldemir thought it over for a bit, then folded, so Winter was able to take down the pot.
David Peters opened to 15,000 from the button, Justin Bonomo moved all in for 170,000 in the small blind, Keith Tilston called from the small blind and Peters folded.
Justin Bonomo: 
Keith Tilston: 
The flop came down 
and Bonomo took the lead with his tens. An 
fell on the turn, giving Tilston a commanding lead in the hand with his flush. A very fortuitous card hit on the river for Bonomo, when the dealer turned over an 
, giving him a full house and the pot.
Action folded to the blinds where Brandon Adams moved all in for 65,000. Ali Imsirovic was in the big blind with 66,000 and he called, putting Adams at risk.
Brandon Adams: 
Ali Imsirovic: 
The board ran out 
and Imsirovic's eight stayed playing to earn him the pot and near double up and Adams was sent to the rail.
The prizepool for Event #9: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em has been finalized. With 41 entries, the total prizepool for the event is $2,050,000. With that, 6 players will walk away with a payday of at least $123,000. The eventual winner of the event will receive $738,000 and 200 points towards the points standing leaderboard in the race to become US Poker Open Champion.
Level: 11
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Sam Soverel moved all in for his last 96,000 and David Peters called, players turned over their hands and Soverel would be at risk.
Sam Soverel: 
David Peters: 
The board ran out with an ace in the window, as the dealer fanned out 
. The ace gave Peters the lead, but the second card was a duck, giving Soverel a set and the lead. Peters failed to fill up after flopping two pair and Soverel took down the pot.
There are two events remaining for players to earn points toward the overall USPO standings and the $100,000 added prize. Here's a look at how things stand after Event #8: $25,000 8-Game Mix Championship, which was won by Nick Schulman.
| Place | Player | Cashes | Points | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Chidwick | 4 | 540 | $705,950 |
| 2 | Sean Winter | 4 | 440 | $419,900 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | 2 | 410 | $390,000 |
| 4 | Brandon Adams | 3 | 365 | $314,750 |
| 5 | Cary Katz | 3 | 340 | $580,200 |
| 6 | Bryn Kenney | 2 | 240 | $477,000 |
| 7 | Lauren Roberts | 2 | 240 | $263,400 |
| 8 | Jordan Cristos | 2 | 240 | $206,200 |
| 9 | Ali Imsirovic | 1 | 200 | $442,500 |
| 10 | Ben Yu | 3 | 200 | $262,800 |
Sean Winter opened under the gun with a raise to 11,000. Koray Aldemir called in the hijack before Dennis Blieden three-bet to 39,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Winter who called. Aldemir called as well creating three-way action.
The flop was 
and Winter and Aldemir both checked to Blieden who continued for 36,000. Winter called and Aldemir got out of the way.
The turn was the and Winter checked again. Blieden made it 91,000 this time. Winter tanked for a bit, then called.
On the river, Winter checked for a third time. Blieden tanked and used a time extension before making it 213,000. Winter thought for about 15 seconds before letting go.
Blieden then showed his for a stone bluff.
"Holy shit," Winter said, throwing his hands behind his head. "Why didn't I just go with my read? Holy shit, I scare myself sometimes. Oh my god."
"I had to show it," Blieden said.
"No, nice hand," Winter said. "I just didn't have the heart. At least my read was right. I just thought maybe you hit that river."
Blieden raked in the massive pot becoming what is likely the chip leader in the tournament and let out a laugh at Winter's exasperation.
Justin Bonomo opened to 9,000 from the cutoff, Keith Tilston three-bet to 35,000 on the button and Bonomo moved all in for more than enough to cover Tilston's 273,000 stack. Tilston took almost his entire shot clock, but in the end called for his tournament life and the players turned over their hands.
Keith Tilston: 
Justin Bonomo:
The board ran out 
and Tilston's dimes held on for the pot, doubling through Bonomo.
Seth Davies opened and Manig Loeser moved all in over the top for 72,000. Davies called and the two players turned over their hands.
Manig Loeser:
Seth Davies: 
The board ran out 
and Loeser took down the pot with two two pair, doubling through Davies.
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