Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Peters |
4,945,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
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Seth Davies |
3,345,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
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Sean Winter |
2,115,000
905,000
|
905,000 |
Ben Lamb |
1,330,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
Ben Yu | 865,000 | |
|
2019 US Poker Open
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Level: 17
Ante: 25,000
Button Ante: 50,000
After Seth Davies, Ben Yu, Sean Winter, and Ben Lamb all limped in that order, Stephen Chidwick moved all in for 725,000. Davies and Yu both folded, Winter jammed over the top, and Lamb got out of the way.
Chidwick:
Winter:
The flop gave Chidwick a gutshot to a king, but the turn took it away. Chidwick was looking for an ace on the river but instead it was the to improve Winter to a full house.
With that, Winter sent Chidwick packing and put himself in a position to make up some ground in the overall USPO points race.
Ben Lamb limped from the small blind position (remember there are no blinds in short deck) and Ben Lamb raised all in for 620,000 from the under-the-gun position. Yu called and the hands were turned up.
Lamb:
Yu:
Lamb was dominated and the flop didn't do him any favors. The turn gave him a gutshot, but it was the river that would give him a pair and the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Lamb |
1,340,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
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Ben Yu |
865,000
-1,135,000
|
-1,135,000 |
|
After three players limped, including Ben Lamb, David Peters raised to 300,000 holding the on the button. Two folds saw Lamb call off for 250,000 with the and he was at risk.
The board ran out and Lamb made a straight to stay alive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Peters |
5,200,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
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Ben Lamb |
620,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
Level: 16
Ante: 20,000
Button Ante: 40,000
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A new variant introduced to the US Poker Open will crown its first champion today as Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck Hold'em, a tournament that began with 42 entrants, will see the final six retun to play down to a winner.
David Peters leads the pack with a hefty 5.45 million, but he faces some stiff competition in the form of Sean Winter, who had made final tables in four straight USPO events, and Stephen Chidwick, who won the opener event and is making his third final table appearance of the series.
Right now, Winter has 240 leaderboard points in the USPO High Roller race, which ties him for second place with Event #2: 410K PLO champ Jordan Cristos. Meanwhile, Chidwick is in the lead with 300 points and is looking to go back-to-back after becoming the 2018 US Poker Open Champion.
Here's a look at how the Final Table Stacks Up:
Seat | Player | Chip Count |
---|---|---|
1 | David Peters | 5,450,000 |
2 | Seth Davies | 3,250,000 |
3 | Ben Yu | 1,795,000 |
4 | Sean Winter | 1,135,000 |
5 | Ben Lamb | 325,000 |
6 | Stephen Chidwick | 645,000 |
A prize pool of $420,000 is up for grabs, and all those returning for Day 2 are guaranteed a payout of at least $25,200. Of course, they are all aiming for the top prize of $151,200.
Players will return at 1 p.m. local time and action will be live streamed on PokerGo from the start of the day starting at 2 p.m. Remember that you can subscribe to PokerGO for just $10 a month or $99 a year to watch nine straight days of U.S. Poker Open final table action plus PokerGO’s full catalog of programming.
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USPO #4 - $10,000 Short Deck
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