Jordan Cristos is now on top of the U.S. Poker Open leaderboard after winning Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, defeating Manig Loeser heads up and earning $179,200. Cristos came into the day as the chip leader with six left and knocked out every other player at the final table to win the
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George Wolff’s Check Raise Gets the Job Done
Ankush Mandavia opened to 4,500 and both Cary Katz and George Wolff made the call from middle position and the small blind, respectively. The flop came [6c5s8s] and Wolff checked it over to Mandavia who put out a bet of 6,000. Katz folded and the action was back on Wolff. Wolff cut
Cary Katz Gets Max Value from James Romero
With a board reading [4sTc5h] Cary Katz checked it over to James Romero who bet 3,000. Katz cut out a check raise to 12,000 and Romero made the call. The turn brought the [Ad] and Katz checked. Romero mulled it over before announcing a bet of 20,000. Katz didn't take long before
Cary Katz Eliminated in 5th Place ($51,200)
Table 4
Loeser Rivers Katz
Manig Loeser limped from the cutoff with [KcQcJsTc] and Cary Katz called on the button with [AsAh5h4d]. Jordan Cristos checked his option from the big blind with [9s4c3h3c]. The flop came [Jh8s4s] and Cristos checked. Loeser bet 170,000 and Katz was the lone caller. The turn was the [5c] and both players
Jordan Cristos Leads, Sean Winter Makes Back to Back Final Tables
Jordan Cristos Leads Event #2; Sean Winter Eyes Points Lead
Cary Katz Takes from Brent Roberts
Cary Katz raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Brent Roberts defended his big blind. The flop landed [5h3s2s] and Roberts checked to Katz who announced a bet of pot totaling 325,000. Roberts instantly mucked, and Katz collected the pot.
Trips for Jordan Cristos
Cary Katz limped for 50,000 under the gun, and Jordan Cristos called in the hijack. Sean Winter and Manig Loeser called from the blinds, and the dealer spread a [9sAh8s] flop that was checked through. The turn landed the [9h] and action checked to Cristos who bet 125,000. Winter and Loeser