There's only one event left to be completed, but there are still plenty of big names in contention for the U.S. Poker Open Championship! After his big win, Koray Aldemir is now among the contenders while Sean Winter and Stephen Chidwick are tied for the lead. If none of the players
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Koray Aldemir Wins U.S. Poker Open $50,000 No Limit Hold’em Event #9 for $738,000
Koray Aldemir Wins Event #9 -$50,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Alex Foxen Eliminated in 4th Place ($205,000)
Aldemir Eclipses 3-Million the Doubles Riess
Koray Aldemir raised all in from the small blind, after bringing his chip stack over 3,000,000. He had [Td7s] and Ryan Riess had about 800,000 left in the big blind. He called with [Ksqc]. The board ran out [KhQd9cQsxx], giving Riess a full house on the turn.
Foxen Shoves Into Aldemir’s Queens
Sean Winter opened to 120,000 and Alex Foxen shoved all in for 1,400,000 with [3d3c]. Koray Aldemir called with [QdQc] and Winter folded. The board ran out [Th8c5h6d7h] and Aldemir earned a double through Foxen, now leaving Foxen as the shortest stack with four remaining.
Riess’s Turn To Double
Alex Foxen opened with [Tc9c] and Koray Aldemir three-bet with [8h8c], before Ryan Riess shoved his last 645,000 with [ThTd]. Sean Winter was next to act and folded pocket sevens before Foxen folded to leave Aldemir and Riess heads up with Riess at risk. The board ran out [AsKh4sAcTc] and Riess won
Another Double for Aldemir
Sean Winter shoved all in with [QcJd] on the button and Koray Aldemir called with [Ac9c]. The board ran out [8d8h5d4s7c] and Aldemir doubled again to climb back over 1,000,000.
Winter Doubles Through Aldemir, Leaves Aldemir the Short Stack
Koray Aldemir raised to 100,000 with [9s9h] and Sean Winter reraised all in with [KcQh] and Aldemir quickly called. The board ran out [Qc7c4sKd8d] and Aldemir was left with a little more than 200,000 after the hand. Winter took the chip lead after winning this hand. Aldemir doubled on the next hand,