Joe McKeehen Leads the Final 7 Players of Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’Em
2015 Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen heads into the final table of Event #3 $10,000 No-Limit Hold’Em with a slim chip lead and will be looking to parlay that into the first-place prize of $200,200 when play resumes. Joining McKeehen at the final table are Ali Imsirovic, Justin Saliba, Steve Zolotow, Jake Schindler, Ray Qartomy, and Barry Hutter.
Event #3 of the U.S. Poker Open drew 77 entrants for a total prize pool of $770,000 and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $38,500, but all eyes are on the first-place prize.
Zolotow and Hutter will be making their second appearance at the final table of the U.S. Poker Open after they both final-tabled Event #1 earlier in the week. Zolotow finished in fifth place, while Hutter finished in third.
The final table was reached quickly after the bubble burst, as in the span of 20 minutes, the field narrowed from eleven down to the final table. Getting to the money, however, proved to be a different story.
Hand for Hand play lasted just over an hour, and it took a classic cooler to burst the bubble as Johan Guilbert ran his pocket kings into the pocket aces of Imsirovic for over 1.5 million in chips.
Manig Loeser, who was down to just over two big blinds before the bubble burst, was the first player out in the money when he ran his pocket nines into the pocket kings of Schindler.
Cary Katz and Sergio Aido would follow shortly thereafter as they were knocked out almost simultaneously but at different tables. Katz would finish in tenth place while Aido held more chips to start the hand and finished in ninth.
Andrew Lichtenberger would be the final causality of the evening when he ran his ace-seven in the ace-jack of Saliba on the first hand of the unofficial final table. Saliba would flop a jack to eliminate Lichtenberger in eighth place and suspend play for the evening.
| Event #3 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Barry Hutter | United States | 710,000 |
| 2 | Justin Saliba | United States | 1,110,000 |
| 3 | Joe McKeehen | United States | 2,230,000 |
| 4 | Ray Qartomy | United States | 1,175,000 |
| 5 | Steve Zolotow | United States | 1,455,000 |
| 6 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,015,000 |
| 7 | Jake Schindler | United States | 930,000 |
When play resumes the button will be in seat 2 and with 28:09 remaining in Level 15 with the blinds at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante.
The final seven players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Sunday, June 6, at 12 p.m. PT with the final table airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT.
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End-of-Day Chip Counts for Event #3
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joe McKeehen | 2,230,000 |
5,000  |
| Ali Imsirovic | 2,015,000 |
-85,000  |
| Steve Zolotow | 1,455,000 |
-25,000 |
| Ray Qartomy | 1,175,000 |
10,000 |
| Justin Saliba | 1,110,000 | - |
| Jake Schindler | 930,000 |
5,000 |
| Barry Hutter | 710,000 |
30,000 |
Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 8th Place ($30,800)
On the first hand of the unofficial final table, Andrew Lichtenberger moved all-in for his last 265,000 from middle position.
Action folded to Justin Saliba in the small blind, and he re-shoved for 700,000. Joe McKeehen folded the big blind, and the cards were tabled.
Lichtenberger: [Ac7d]
Saliba: [AsJh]
The board ran out [Js2d5s6d9h], and Saliba flopped a pair of jacks to eliminate Lichtenberger in eighth place for $30,800.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Saliba | 1,110,000 |
410,000 |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | Busted |
-265,000 |
Unofficial Final Table Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joe McKeehen | 2,225,000 | - |
| Ali Imsirovic | 2,100,000 |
180,000 |
| Steve Zolotow | 1,480,000 |
460,000 |
| Ray Qartomy | 1,165,000 |
-75,000 |
| Jake Schindler | 925,000 |
-85,000 |
| Justin Saliba | 700,000 |
120,000 |
| Barry Hutter | 680,000 |
225,000 |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 265,000 |
-375,000 |
Sergio Adio Eliminated in 9th Place ($23,100)
With the cards already tabled, Sergio Aido was all-in for his last 450,000, and Joe McKeehen had called.
Adio: [Qd9d]
McKeehen: [AhTh]
The board ran out [AsAd4d2s5h], and McKeehen flopped trips to eliminate Adio in ninth place for $23,100.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joe McKeehen | 2,225,000 |
-25,000 |
| Sergio Aido | Busted |
-450,000 |
Cary Katz Eliminated in 10th Place ($23,100)
Justin Saliba opened to 310,000 from the button, leaving 5,000 behind.
Barry Hutter was in the small blind and folded. Cary Katz was in the big blind and called all-in for 270,000 total.
Katz: [QhJc]
Saliba: [Ac2d]
The board ran out [AsTd6h8cTc], and Saliba flopped a pair of aces to eliminate Katz on 10th place for $23,100.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Saliba | 580,000 |
210,000 |
| Cary Katz | Busted |
-465,000 |
Andrew Lichtenberger Doubles Through Barry Hutter
Andrew Lichtenberger moved all-in from early position for his last 290,000 and action folded to Barry Hutter in the big blind, and he called.
Lichtenberger: [Jc9c]
Hutter: [Ah2c]
The board ran out [JdJs9sKc2h], and Lichtenberger flopped a full house to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 640,000 |
270,000 |
| Barry Hutter | 455,000 |
-155,000 |
Manig Loeser Eliminated in 11th Place ($23,100)
We picked up the action with Manig Loeser already all-in, and the action was on Jake Schindler, who called.
Loeser: [9c9d]
Schindler: [KcKd]
The board ran out [AcKs3sJd3h], and Schindler made a full house to eliminate Loeser in 11th place for $23,100.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Schindler | 1,010,000 |
670,000 |
| Manig Loeser | Busted |
-420,000 |
Manig Loeser Doubles Through Sergio Aido
We picked up the action with Manig Loeser all-in for his last 200,000 and had been called by Sergio Aido.
Aido: [Ad9c]
Loeser: [TcTs]
The board ran out [Ks3cKcKhTd], and Loeser made a full house to double through Aido.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Aido | 450,000 |
-400,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 420,000 |
265,000 |
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