Cary Katz Leads the Final Seven in Event #5 $10,000 No-Limit Hold’Em

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Poker Central and PokerGO founder Cary Katz leads the final seven players in the U.S. Poker Open Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em after bagging a chip leading stack of 2,230,000 in chips on Saturday at the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino.

While Katz is well-known as a businessman, he is also well-known in the poker world as one of the most successful players with more than $31 million in live poker earnings as tracked by The Hendon Mob placing him in 11th place on the All Time Money List.

Meanwhile, Event #2 winner Joe McKeehen, could become the first two-time winner in the 2021 U.S. Poker Open as he will kick off the action with the second biggest stack of 1,905,000.

Adam Hendrix (1,905,000) and Joey Weissman (1,860,000) are both just inches behind McKeehen, while Frank Funaro (1,105,000), Brock Wilson (1,070,000), and Vicent Bosca (560,000) will aim to spin up their shorter stacks.

Event #5 Final Table Seat Draw

Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count
1	Frank Funaro	United States	1,105,000
2	Joey Weissman	United States	1,860,000
3	Joe McKeehen	United States	1,905,000
4	Cary Katz	United States	2,230,000
5	Adam Hendrix	United States	1,900,000
6	Vicent Bosca	Spain	560,000
7	Brock Wilson	United States	1,070,000

Action of the Day

Event #5 attracted 85 entries to generate a $850,000 prize pool with 13 players getting paid at least a min-cash of $17,000.

Vanessa Kade was not only the last woman standing but also the final player to leave the tournament empty-handed. Kade jammed her short stack with queen-jack and didn't improve against Hendrix's ace-nine to finish in 14th place.

Jordan Cristos and Shannon Shorr were the first players eliminated in the money for a min-cash of $17,000 while GGPoker Ambassador and six-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu and Ali Imsirovic laddered up to a payout of $25,500.

Dan Shak then hit the rail in ninth place for $34,000 after his king-ten suited proved to be no good against McKeehen's ace-jack before Weissman eliminated three-time WSOP bracelet winner and poker commentator Nick Schulman in eighth place for the same payout.

Where to Watch the Final Table?

The final seven players will return to the PokerGo Studios on June 8 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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