USPO #10 - $100,000 Main Event | 2019 US Poker Open

02-23-2019 15:10 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	2,120,000 235,000	235,000

Keith Tilston	1,420,000

Jason Koon	690,000 50,000	50,000

Ryan Riess	640,000 5,000	5,000

David Peters	635,000 300,000	300,000

Martin Zamani	610,000 300,000	300,000
Justin Bonomo	535,000 25,000	25,000

02-23-2019 15:06 UTC-8

Big Slick Does the Trick for Koon

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Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In the hand after Sean Winter busted, Jason Koon moved all in for 300,000 on the button and Keith Tilston called from the small blind. Chris Hunichen then folded pocket fives face up from the big.

Tilston:
Koon:

It was a flip but Koon needed to improve to stay alive. He didn't do it on the flop nor turn, a card that would've given Hunichen a full house.

Fortunately for Koon, the spiked on the river to give him the winner and new life.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Tilston	1,420,000 300,000	300,000

Jason Koon	640,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Jason Koon Keith Tilston

02-23-2019 15:03 UTC-8

Winter's USPO Fate is Now Out of His Hands

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Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sean Winter moved all in for 255,000 from early position and Keith Tilston looked him up from the big blind.

Winter:
Tilston:

The flop gave Tilston an open-ended straight draw, which he hit when the dealer burned and turned the . However, the same card gave Winter a flush draw. The dealer burned one last time and put out the .

Winter missed to bust in eighth place, and that means his fate is now in the hands if David Peters. If Peters wins the Main Event, he will take down the overall 2019 USPO championship, if not, then it belongs to Winter. The sweat is on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Tilston	1,720,000 265,000	265,000

Sean Winter	Busted

Tags: David Peters Keith Tilston Sean Winter

02-23-2019 14:55 UTC-8

Get to Know the Red-Hot Sean Winter

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Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 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.

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02-23-2019 14:54 UTC-8

Sixes Aplenty

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Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded to Martin Zamani in the small blind and he limped with the . David Peters checked his option holding the and then both players checked the flop.

The case spiked on the turn and Zamani bet 40,000. Peters just called and the completed the board on the river.

Zamani bet again, this time 145,000, and Peters burned a time extension before raising to 395,000, which left him just 5,000 back. Zamani called and discovered he had a kicker problem.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	935,000 455,000	455,000

Martin Zamani	310,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: David Peters Martin Zamani

02-23-2019 14:45 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	1,885,000 5,000	5,000

Keith Tilston	1,455,000 155,000	155,000

Martin Zamani	960,000 25,000	25,000
Ryan Riess	645,000 80,000	80,000

Justin Bonomo	560,000 35,000	35,000

David Peters	480,000 90,000	90,000

Jason Koon	350,000 280,000	280,000

Sean Winter	265,000 30,000	30,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

02-23-2019 14:30 UTC-8

Run It Back with Remko - Can Stephen Chidwick Make The Correct Fold?

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

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.

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02-23-2019 14:29 UTC-8

Schulman's USPO Comes to an Unceremonious End

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Chris Hunichen raised to 35,000 from the hijack and Nick Schulman defended his big blind to see a flop.

Schulman checked, Hunichen bet 25,000, and Schulman check-raised all in for 115,000. Hunichen called and the hands were turned up.

Hunichen:
Schulman:

Schulman went with his flush draw but missed it as the bricked the turn followed by the on the river.

With that, Sean Winter just needs to cash to lock up the 2019 USPO Championship regardless of where David Peters finishes. If Winter doesn't cash then Peters can take it with a win in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	1,890,000 100,000	100,000

Nick Schulman	Busted

Tags: Chris Hunichen Nick Schulman

02-23-2019 14:23 UTC-8

The Ladies Love Riess

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Justin Bonomo opened for 35,000 from middle position with the and Sean Winter three-bet to 105,000 holding the on the button. Ryan Riess then four-bet jammed for 250,000 from the small blind with the , Bonomo got out of the way and Riess was looking to hold.