Tamon Nakamura Wins U.S. Poker Open Event #6 for $239,700

Keegan McCann - March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Proving to be quite the mixed-game specialist, Japan's Tamon Nakamura captured his second title of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open, defeating Phil Hellmuth heads-up to take home $239,700 in Event #6: $15,000 8-Game. Nakamura now has four cashes at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open and sits atop the series leaderboard

Tamon Nakamura Wins Event #6: $15,000 8-Game for $239,700

Proving to be quite the mix game specialist, Japan's Tamon Nakamura captured his second title of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open, defeating Phil Hellmuth heads-up to take home $239,700 and the Event #6: $15,000 8-Game title. Start of day chip leader Ben Yu parlayed the chip lead into a third-place finish

Ben Yu Headlines $15k 8-Game Final Table; Phil Hellmuth, Jeremy Ausmus, and Bryan Micon in Contention

Tim Duckworth - March 22, 2022

Ben Yu used the final few levels of play to mount a climb up the leaderboard to end as the overwhelming chip leader heading into the Event #6: $15,000 8-Game final table at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open. Yu bagged 2,400,000 in chips to lead the final seven players that

Ben Yu Leads $15k 8-Game Final Table; Jeremy Ausmus Looks to Extend USPO Lead

Bryan Micon Doubles Through Damjan Radanov

Hold'em Bryan Micon was all-in for 230,000 from the button holding [Kc8c] against the [AsQh] of Damjan Radanov from the small blind. The board ran out [5cKd4s2h9h] and Micon doubled through.

Aces for Phil Hellmuth

Hold'em Phil Hellmuth raised under the gun and Bryan Micon three-bet the button. Hellmuth called and then checked the [Tc6s4s] flop. Micon bet and Hellmuth raised to 60,000. Micon made it 90,000 and Hellmuth made it four bets to go. Micon called, and when the turn landed the [8d], he called another bet

Bryan Micon Makes an 8 in Razz

Razz On fifth street, Phil Hellmuth bet and Bryan Micon called. On sixth, Hellmuth bet again and Micon called. Hellmuth: [XxXx] / [Ax3x7xJx] / [Xx] Micon: [XxXx] / [Ax8xJx9x] / [Xx] Both players checked seventh and Micon tabled his [7x5x2x] for an eight-low.

Flop Check-Raise for Damjan Radanov

No-Limit Hold'em Phil Hellmuth limped in from under the gun and Bryan Micon called the button as both Damjan Radanov and Scott Seiver came along from the blinds. The flop landed [Jc8dAc] and after the blinds checked, Hellmuth bet 20,000. Micon called before Radanov check-raised to 130,000 total. Seiver, Hellmuth, and Micon

Trips for Bryan Micon

Omaha Hi-Lo Scott Seiver raised to 50,000 on the button and Bryan Micon defended his big blind. The [QcTc3c4sTh] board checked through to the river where Micon tabled his [KhKcTs5s] and Seiver mucked.

Bryan Micon and Damjan Radanov Chop Nacho Barbero

Stud Hi-Lo Bryan Micon had the bring-in and Damjan Radanov called. Nacho Barbero completed and both Micon and Radanov called. Radanov led on fourth and Barbero and Micon both called, while fifth and sixth saw Micon take the betting lead with Radanov and Barbero both calling. Micon: [XxXx] / [3d7s7d8d] / [xx] Radanov: