Koray Aldemir Wins Event #9 -$50,000 No-Limit Hold’em

The Champ! Koray Aldemir wins Event #9 - $50,000 No Limit Hold'em at the 2019 US Poker Open.

Koray Aldemir, who finished runner-up to Lauren Roberts in Event #3, has won Event #9 - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em after beating 2013 Main Event Champion Ryan Riess heads up. Aldemir won $738,000 for his first-place finish and puts himself in contention for the overall USPO title with the Main Event

Alex Foxen Eliminated in 4th Place ($205,000)

Alex Foxen shoved all in for his remaining 880,000 with [Ac8c] and Ryan Riess called with [Ah9h]. The board ran out [As6s3h2hJc] and Foxen was eliminated. Foxen was the first elimination in almost 60 hands of four-handed play and 12 all in and calls.

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,