2019 US Poker Open

USPO #6 - $25,000 PLO
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 US Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8104
Prize
$351,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$975,000
Entries
39
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

High Fives

Level 22 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick limped with the {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Cary Katz checked his option with {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

Katz check-called a bet of 80,000 on the {a-Spades}{j-Spades}{5-Spades} flop and then action went check-check on the {5-Diamonds} turn.

When the {3-Clubs} completed the board on the river, Katz bet 100,000 with his boat and Chidwick paid him off with his trip fives.

Player Chips Progress
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Cary Katz
3,355,000
85,000
85,000
$25K Fantasy
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Stephen Chidwick
2,495,000
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Chidwick Doubles Through Katz

Level 22 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 240,000 with the {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Cary Katz called him holding the {j-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs}.

Katz check-called a bet of 175,000 on the {9-Clubs}{k-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop and then both players checked the {7-Clubs} turn.

When the {4-Clubs} completed the board on the river, Katz bet pot and Chidwick wasted little time in calling off for 835,000 with his winning flush.

Player Chips Progress
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Cary Katz
3,270,000
-1,170,000
-1,170,000
$25K Fantasy
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Stephen Chidwick
2,580,000
1,170,000
1,170,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Katz Extending His Leadd

Level 22 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick limped holding the {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Cary Katz checked his option with the {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Both players checked the {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop and the dealer burned and turned the {3-Diamonds}.

Katz bet 80,000, Chidwick raised to 275,000, and Katz three-bet to 800,000. That did the trick as Chidwick released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Cary Katz
4,440,000
905,000
905,000
$25K Fantasy
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Stephen Chidwick
1,410,000
-905,000
-905,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 22

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Chidwick Gets River Value

Level 21 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 180,000 holding the {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} on the button and Cary Katz called with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}.

Both players proceeded to check the {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Spades} flop as well as the {5-Diamonds} turn.

When the {K-Clubs} completed the board on the river, Katz checked and then called a bet of 210,000. Chidwick tabled his fives full of eights and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Cary Katz
3,535,000
-270,000
-270,000
$25K Fantasy
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Stephen Chidwick
2,315,000
270,000
270,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Tom Marchese Eliminated in 3rd Place ($156,000)

Level 21 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Tom Marchese - 3rd Place
Tom Marchese - 3rd Place

Cary Katz, who recently took over the chip lead from Stephen Chidwick, limped with the {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{q-Spades}{6-Spades} and called when Tom Marchese raised to 240,000 holding {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Spades}{5-Spades} in the small blind.

When the flop fell {9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, Marchese bet he 600,000 pot and left himself 240,000 behind, which he called when Katz raised it.

The {2-Clubs} turn gave Katz a flush and left Marchese drawing dead. The meaningless {6-Clubs} was run out on the river and Marchese headed to the rail.

The final two players are now on a short break while the staff gets set up for heads-up play.

Player Chips Progress
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Cary Katz
3,805,000
1,170,000
1,170,000
$25K Fantasy
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Stephen Chidwick
2,045,000
120,000
120,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Tom Marchese
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 21

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Get to Know the Red-Hot Sean Winter

Level 20 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Sean Winter
Sean Winter

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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