Nick Petrangelo Leads Stacked U.S. Poker Open Event #5 Final Table

The fifth event of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open was a hotly contested affair at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas with Nick Petrangelo snagging the overnight chip lead, narrowly edging out fan-favorite Ren 'No Gamble, No Future' Lin. Two-time defending U.S. Poker Open champion David Peters entered his first

Alex Livingston Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,400)

Chris Brewer raised from the button after which Alex Livingston moved all in for 280,000. Brewer called right away. Brewer: [AhKs] Livingston: [AcTs] The board ran out [As6d9c3cJd] and Livingston was knocked out in ninth place while Brewer grabbed the chip lead.

Two for Brewer

Chris Brewer just took down the final two hands of the level to get ever closer to David Peters who remains the chip leader for now. Ren Lin raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and Brewer called from the button. The flop brought out [6c9sJd] and Lin check-called 80,000. On the

Chris Brewer Fires Into Jeremy Ausmus

From the small blind, Jeremy Ausmus called. Chris Brewer raised to 48,000 from the big blind, and Ausmus called. The flop was [Qd9c2d] and Ausmus checked. Brewer bet 35,000. Ausmus called. The [Js] came on the turn. Ausmus checked, Brewer bet 175,000, and Ausmus folded.

Alex Foxen and Masashi Oya Eliminated

Alex Foxen and Masashi Oya were just eliminated from Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em, with the bustouts happening in quick succession. Chris Brewer took out Foxen on one table when his pocket aces bested the pocket queens of Foxen. Ren Lin opened the action with a raise from under the gun

Erik Seidel Gets a Good Deal

Ali Imsirovic just raised from the button and Chris Brewer wasted no time three-betting to 40,000 from the small blind. Erik Seidel folded his big blind before Imsirovic made it 105,000 to go. Brewer called creating heads-up action once again between the two. The flop brought out [4d7sKh] and Brewer check-called

Jared Bleznick Doubles Through Chris Brewer

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Jared Bleznick was all-in for his last 85,500 against Chris Brewer in the big blind as both players drew one. Brewer: [9x6x4x2x] Bleznick: [8x7x5x3x] Brewer drew a [Qx], but Bleznick caught a [Tx] and doubled through.