Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix
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Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix
Day 1 Completed
The first USPO was held in February 2018 at Aria Casino and Resort prior to the opening of PokerGO Studios. The made-for-PokerGO tournament series offered eight events, with buy-ins of $10,000 and $25,000 for the preliminary events and $50,000 for the Main Event. Every final table was broadcast on PokerGO and the series handed out over $8 million in prize money.
Keith Tilston beat 33 entrants to win the inaugural $50,000 Main Event and Daniel Negreanu finished in third, but the results had no effect on the race for the series championship. That’s because Stephen Chidwick had earned enough money from the previous seven events to prevent any other player from catching him.
Chidwick dominated the 2018 series with five final tables and two victories, which came back-to-back in the $25,000 NLH and $25,000 Mixed Games Championships. His winning money total of $1,256,600 was good enough to claim the first USPO Championship trophy without much of a sweat from the rest of the field. Other 2018 side event winners included David Peters and Justin Bonomo.
Event | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize |
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USPO #1: $10,000 NLH | 68 | Justin Bonomo | USA | $190,400 |
USPO #2: $10,000 PLO | 64 | Mike Gorodinsky | USA | $179,200 |
USPO #3: $25,000 NLH | 44 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | $374,000 |
USPO #4: $25,000 Mixed Game Championship | 45 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | $382,500 |
USPO #5: $10,000 NLH | 67 | Ben Tollerene | USA | $187,600 |
USPO #6: $25,000 NLH | 49 | Benjamin Pollak | France | $416,500 |
USPO #7: $25,000 NLH | 50 | David Peters | USA | $400,000 |
USPO #8: $50,000 NLH Main Event | 33 | Keith Tilston | USA | $660,000 |
The USPO Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix is one of the more unique events to take place during the 2021 U.S. Poker Open at the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino as it features a rotation of games between no-limit hold'em, pot-limit Omaha, and no-limit 2-7 single-draw.
Stephen Chidwick won the inaugural USPO Big Bet Mix in 2018 before David Peters claimed the title in 2019.
Neither Chidwick, who finished in 11th place, nor Peters, who didn't enter, will become this year's champion. Instead, its Sean Perry in the driver's seat heading into Monday's final table of six player with a chip-leading stack of 2,055,000.
The table status for Perry is even more impressive when taking into account Poker Central reporting that Perry chattered all day about how he had no clue how to play 2-7 single-draw.
Maxx Coleman (1,715,000) and Alex Foxen (1,075,000) were the only two other players to bag seven-figure stacks with Jim Collopy (495,000), John Riordan (365,000), and Brian Okin (295,000) advancing as the short stacks.
Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
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1 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,075,000 | 54 |
2 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,715,000 | 86 |
3 | Brian Okin | United States | 295,000 | 15 |
4 | John Riordan | United States | 365,000 | 18 |
5 | Sean Perry | United States | 2,055,000 | 103 |
6 | Jim Collopy | United States | 495,000 | 25 |
Total | 6,000,000 | 300 | ||
Average | 1,000,000 | 50 |
Event #3 attracted 48 entries to generate a $480,000 prize pool with seven players getting paid at least a min-cash of $19,200.
Ali Imsirovic finished in third place in Event #3 and quickly entered the action in Event #4. He ran out of gas near the end of the day in ninth place to the hands of Riordan after his draw in 2-7 single draw paired up his hand.
The money bubble burst after Majid Yahyaei unsuccessfully jammed his short stack with king-jack and didn't hold against Perry's eight-seven during a round of no-limit hold'em. Instead of advancing to the final day, Yahyaei collected a $19,200 min-cash.
The unofficial final table was set-up and Perry was at it once again to send Jeremy Ausmus to the rail in seventh place for $19,200. Ausmus was ahead before the draw with seven-high to Perry's nine-high. However, Perry drew better than Ausmus and the official final table was set.
The final six players will return to the PokerGo Studios on June 7 with the action expected to begin at 3 p.m. EDT. PokerGO will live stream what promises to be some of the most exciting poker action of the year beginning at 4 p.m. EDT.
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The six players are guaranteed at least a $28,800 payout with the eventual winner slated to take home a whopping $163,200 top prize.
Place | Prize |
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1 | $163,200 |
2 | $105,600 |
3 | $72,000 |
4 | $52,800 |
5 | $38,400 |
6 | $28,800 |
*Images courtesy of Poker Central
Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix
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