Author: Drew Amato

Through The Lens: Yu Already Know

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Another day, another win for Stephen Chidwick. After a grueling heads up battle, Chidwick defeated Cary Katz yesterday to take down the $25K PLO event, putting himself back in front of the USPO standings. Event 7 also kicked off yesterday, and returns today with the final table of 6. Leading

Through the Lens: Imsirovic Arrives, Chidwick Thrives

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Heading into Day 7 of the 2019 US Poker Open and the headlines are all too similar to the 2018 USPO. Stephen Chidwick is doing what Stephen Chidwick does, making runs in everything and proving why he is one of the most elite players in the game today. Meanwhile, young

Through the Lens: History is Made, Short Deck is Played

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Lauren Roberts made history on Saturday night. She became the first woman to win a USPO event, taking down Event #3 for $218,400. Roberts beat a stacked final table and battled back from being one of the shortest stacks to earn her first career title and best live cash. On

Through the Lens: Winter Has Arrived, Cristos Strikes Gold

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Sean Winter, remember the name. Day 3 of the USPO was a Winter affair and the young pro has shined bright through the first few days in the PokerGO Studio. He opened the series with a 2nd place finish in Event #1 and then Winter final tabled Event #2. Winter

Through The Lens: Third Time’s a Charm for Chidwick

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Day 2 of the USPO brought a ton of excitement, as Stephen Chidwick took down an unprecedented third USPO title. We also saw action get underway in Event 2 $10,000 PLO. The second even of the series reached the final table late last night and will feature Jordan Cristos, Cary

Through the Lens: The U.S. Poker Open Begins

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The U.S. Poker Open is back, baby! Yesterday kicked off the first of 10 consecutive days of poker action live from the PokerGo Studio. The opening $10,000 NLH event drew a total of 90 entries, cruising right by last years total of 68 entries. Here's a look at a few

Through The Lens of Drew: First Timers, Politics, and Cyber Bullying

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Every time the PokerGO Studio brings you the hottest live poker action, Drew Amato will be there to tell the story of the night in photos. Next up, the second night of Dolly’s Game Mixed Game action as Stud, Badugi, Razz, and Omaha Eight-or-Better Split was being played at $1,000/$2,000

Through the Lens of Drew: Dolly’s Game Returns

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Through the Lens of Drew returns! Every time the PokerGO Studio brings you the hottest live poker action, Drew Amato will be there to tell the story of the night in photos. First up, the first night of Dolly's Game Mixed Game action as Stud, Badugi, Razz, and Omaha Eight-or-Better Split

Through the Lens of Drew: Super High Roller Bowl V Day 1

This is a shot of the incredible hand between Daniel Negreanu and Mikita Badziakouski. Check out the full hand here. https://www.pokercentral.com/live-reporting/super-high-roller-bowl-v/day-1/daniel-negreanu-makes-monster-river-fold/
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Day 1 of the 5th annual Super High Roller Bowl put 36 of the biggest names in poker on full display at the PokerGO studio. Below is a collection of my favorite images from Day 1, including this incredible fold from Daniel Negreanu (lead image), in a hand against Mikita