Sam Soverel Eliminated by Ray Qartomy

Action folded to Ray Qartomy on the button, and he opened for 30,000. Sam Soverel was next to act in the small blind, and he moved all-in for 239,000 total. David Peters folded his big blind, and the action was back on Qartomy, who called. Qartomy: [AdJd] Soverel: [TsTd] The board

Allen Pock Eliminated by Sam Soverel

Sam Soverel opened to 20,000 from under the gun, and action folded to Allen Pock, who moved all-in for his last 140,000. The blinds folded, and Soverel snap-called. Soverel: [AsKs] Pock: [QsQh] The board ran out [8d8h3cKd2c], and Soverel spiked a king on the turn to eliminate Pock.

Ray Qartomy Shoves Flop on Sam Soverel

Ray Qartomy raised to 25,000 from under the gun, and Sam Soverel three-bet next to act to 62,000. Action folded back to Qartomy, and he called as the flop landed [Kh8h9s]. Qartomy moved all-in for 167,000 and Soverel thought for a little before he opted to fold.

Sam Soverel Shoves the River on Cary Katz

Sam Soverel opened to 20,000 from early position and action folded to Cary Katz in the small blind, and he called. The flop fell [Qs8s6h], and Katz checked. Soverel fired for 20,000, and Katz called. The [Ac] hit the felt on the turn, and action checked through. The river [3h]

Cary Katz Over 500K

Chris Brewer limped in from under the gun, and Sam Soverel called next to act. Allen Pock completed from the small blind, and Cary Katz checked his option. The [9c8cJc] flop checked through to reveal the [Ad] on the turn. Brewer bet 15,000, and after Soverel and Pock folded, Katz check-raised

Bin Duan’s Shove Goes Uncalled

Sam Soverel opened to 12,000 from early position and action folded to Allen Pock in the cutoff, and he called. Cary Katz was on the button, and he called. Bin Duan was next to act in the small blind, and he moved all-in for 62,000 total. Soverel and Pock folded,

Sam Soverel Wins Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for $175,500

Sam Soverel

Sam Soverel was unstoppable today going wire-to-wire at the final table, claiming the win in Event #2 of the 2021 U.S. Poker Open at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Soverel bested a field of 65 entrants, defeating former U.S. Poker Open PLO event winner Jordan Cristos heads up vaulting

Sam Soverel vs. Allen Pock

Action folded to Sam Soverel in late position, and he made it 10,000 to go. It folded to Allen Pock in the small blind, and he called. Ali Imsirovic was in the big blind and folded. The dealer spread the [Ad8c3h] on the flop, and Pock checked. Soverel fired for

Watch the Event #2 Final Table on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT

The final table of Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha of the 2021 U.S. Poker Open is set and will be airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. ET. Watch the Event #2 final table on PokerGO.com here! Sam Soverel finished Day 1 as the overwhelming chip leader with 3,480,000 in chips ahead of