Sam Soverel Leads Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

Event #2 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha kicked off Day 2 of the U.S. Poker Open with a field of 65 entrants for a total prize pool of $650,000, with the winner receiving $175,500. Sam Soverel leads the final six players and will have a massive chip advantage as he holds 43%

Final 6 – Chip Counts

The play has been suspended for the night as the final six players will be back in the PokerGO Studio tomorrow, June 5, with cards in the air at 1 P.M. ET with the final table stream beginning at 4 P.M. ET on PokerGO.com.

Sam Soverel Moves to 3.5 Million

Sam Soverel raised to 45,000 on the button and Alex Foxen called in the big blind. The flop landed [9dQc3c] and Foxen check-called a bet of 55,000 from Soverel. The turn fell the [Js], and Foxen checked once more. Soverel bet out 140,000, and Foxen called as the river landed the [Td]. Foxen

Sam Soverel Closing in on 3 Million Chips

With a board reading [8c7hTh], the action was on Marc Brody, who fired for 20,000. Sam Soverel was the other player in the hand and called. The turn [Kh] saw the action check through. The river [9s] competed the board, and Soverel fired for 160,000. Brody used a time extension before tossing in

Sam Soverel vs. Ben Yu

Sam Soverel raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Ben Yu called in the big blind. The flop landed [QhThQd] and Yu checked. Soverel bet 50,000, and Yu folded.

Three in a Row for Ben Yu

Action folded to Ben Yu in middle position, and he made it 42,000, and Sam Soverel called next to act. The blinds folded, and we went heads up to the flop. The dealer spread [KcTd8s], and action checked through. The turn fell the [Kd], and action checked through a second time. The river

Jim Collopy Eliminated by Sam Soverel

With the cards already tabled, Jim Collopy was all in and had been called by Sam Soverel. Soverel: [AdAc8c8s] Collopy: [KcKdAh7d] The board ran out [Js8h4s9c6h], and Soverel flopped a set of eights to eliminate Collopy and move over the two million chip mark.

Sam Soverel Climbs to 1.6 Million

Sam Soverel raised to 30,000 in middle position as both Alex Foxen and Jordan Cristos called in the blinds. The flop landed [Ah6d3d] and action checked to Soverel who bet 30,000. Only Foxen called as the turn fell the [5h] and both players checked. The river was the [Tc], and after Foxen

Frank Crivello Eliminated by Sam Soverel

Action folded to Sam Soverel on the button, and he opened to 35,000. Alex Foxen folded the small blind, and Frank Crivello called from the big blind. The flop fell [AsKh9h], and Crivello checked. Soverel continued for 15,000, Crivello moved all-in for approximately 100,000 total, and Soverel called. Crivello: [Ad9d5d3s] Soverel: