Ben Yu Raises Cary Katz Out of the Pot

With the action folded to Ben Yu in the small blind, he raised it up to 6,000 and Cary Katz came along in the big blind. The flop came [Jc6h8s] and Yu made a continuation bet of 10,000 and his opponent then raised to 33,000. Yu pondered his next move for

Ben Yu’s Full House Bests Anthony Zinno’s Flush

Anthony Zinno raised to 4,000 in the cutoff and both Ben Yu and Cary Katz called in the blinds. The flop landed [9cJd6d] and Yu and Katz checked to Zinno who bet 6,000. Yu check-raised to 30,000, and after Katz folded, Zinno called. The turn fell the [4d] and Yu checked to

Cary Katz Eliminated in 2nd Place ($295,000)

Cary Katz was eliminated in second place after battling all the way with no more than about 15 big blinds. He made it to heads up and after a few hands and a limp preflop, he check-raised the [Qs6c2c] flop with [Kc5c] and Ali Imsirovic called with [9c6s]. The turn was

Alex Foxen Wins on the Flop

Ben Yu raised to 5,500 from the cutoff and Cary Katz called on the button. From the big blind, Alex Foxen three-bet to 22,500 and both Yu and Katz called. The flop landed [3dAd6h] and Foxen continued for 21,000. Yu and Katz folded, and Foxen collected the pot.

Dan Shak Eliminated in 3rd Place ($206,500)

Ali Imsirovic continued to press his advantage and raised under the gun with [Ks3d] and Dan Shak defended the big blind with [9d8s]. The flop came [9s3s2s], giving Shak top pair and a flush draw. Imsirovic had middle pair with a better flush draw. The action got a bit wild on the turn

Katz Shoves the River With 6 High

Cary Katz limped [6s5s] and Nick Petrangelo raised to 120,000 next to act. Katz called. The flop came [QsQh7h] and Katz checked. Petrangelo bet 40,000 and Katz called. Both players checked the turn when the [Kd] came. The river was the [Qd], putting three queens on the board. Katz used a time extension and eventually shoved

Katz Doubles Through Imsirovic On the First Hand

Cary Katz correctly predicted that chip leader Ali Imsirovic would put him and Joseph Cappello all in on the first hand, and Imsirovic raised enough to cover both of them with [Kd8s]. Cappello folded and Katz called with [Ac8d]. The board ran out [Tc9s6s8c5c] and Katz earned a quick double, leaving

Through the Lens: Day 6 Arrives

We have officially reached the halfway point of the 2019 US Poker Open. Today we have an exciting and stacked final table with Event #5, the $25K NL playing out to a winner. Leading the way is no other than 2018 Poker Masters Champion, Ali Imsirovic. Imsirovic will have his

Ali Imsirovic Leads Event #5 Final Table

Covering up like a true pro, Ali Imsirovic is gunning for his first U.S. Poker Open title today on PokerGO.

Event #5 - $25,000 No Limit Hold'em kicked off inside the PokerGO studios and saw a field of 59 entrants generating a prize pool of 1.475 million with a first place prize of $442,500. Ali Imsirovic leads the final six players with 2,505,000 in chips. Imsirovic is all to familiar with the