USPO #6 - $25,000 PLO
Day 2 Started
USPO #6 - $25,000 PLO
Day 2 Started
We hope you're not tired of Stephen Chidwick yet!
You saw plenty of him in the 2018 US Poker Open on his way to winning the overall series title, and thus far at the 2019 USPO he's made four final tables, including a victory in Event #1: $10,000 NLH. Over the course of the first six events, Chidwick has four cashes and four final tables for over $350,000, and that doesn't even count what he will win today.
With a cash in Event #6: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, he books another score of at least $58,500, bringing his total cashes to at least $400,000. Chances are he'll win even more than that as he carries the chip lead into today's final table, being over a million chips ahead of his nearest competitor. A top prize of $351,000 awaits the winner.
Among others to make it to the final table are Anthony Zinno, Tom Marchese, and Sean Rafael, while Ben Lamb makes his second cash of the series and Cary Katz notches his third. Yesterday, Katz finished second to Ali Imsirovic in Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $295,000. Katz enters the final table with 665,000 chips and sits fourth in the pack as he makes his third final table of the series.
Here's a look at how the rest of the final table stacks up:
Seat | Player | Chip Count |
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1 | Ben Lamb | 450,000 |
2 | Tom Marchese | 265,000 |
3 | Sean Rafael | 890,000 |
4 | Stephen Chidwick | 2,375,000 |
5 | Cary Katz | 665,000 |
6 | Anthony Zinno | 1,225,000 |
Players will return at 1 p.m. local time today and will play down to a winner. A live stream of the event will begin at 2 p.m. and will be available on PokerGo. Don't forget that you can watch US Poker Open final table action live streams exclusively on PokerGO. Click here to get access for just $10 a month or get an annual subscription for just $99.
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Level: 16
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Stephen Chidwick raised the button holding and Anthony Zinno defended the big blind with .
When the flop fell , Zinno checked and Chidwick bet 45,000. Zinno check-potted it to 265,000 and Chidwick called to see the turn, which both players checked.
The river saw both players check again and Chidwick dragged the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick |
2,880,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
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Anthony Zinno |
890,000
-335,000
|
-335,000 |
|
Stephen Chidwick limped the small blind with the and Cary Katz checked his option holding the .
The flop saw Chidwick bet 25,000 with trips and Katz, who had flopped a boat, just called.
Chidwick then check-called bets of 60,000 and 145,000 on the turn and respectively. Katz had the better full house and won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick |
2,640,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
||
Cary Katz |
810,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
Sean Rafael raised to 65,000 from the cutoff holding and Stephen Chidwick called from the button with . Both blinds folded and it was heads-up action to the flop.
Rafael checked his set and then called a bet of 60,000 from Chidwick, who flopped Broadway.
Rafael checked again on the turn and Chidwick bet 210,000. The call was made and the completed the board on the river.
Rafael checked for the third time and Chidwick bet enough to put his opponent all in. Rafael had 375,000 behind and used a time extension before laying it down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick |
3,040,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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Sean Rafael |
375,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Anthony Zinno raised the button to 90,000 and Tom Marchese three-bet the pot to 285,000. Zinno repopped it so Marchese could call off the 10K he had behind.
Marchese:
Zinno:
The board ran out and Marchese shipped the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Marchese |
630,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
||
Anthony Zinno |
450,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
Cary Katz limped the hijack with the and Ben Lamb raised to 115,000 from the button. Sean Rafael called out of the big blind with the and Katz got out of the way.
Rafael then jammed his last 265,000 on the flop and Lamb called.
The turn gave Rafael more outs but it was the on the river that gave him the flush and double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sean Rafael |
765,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
Ben Lamb |
420,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
Level: 18
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000