Stephen Chidwick Eliminated by Sean Winter

On a board reading [6s6dKhJsQh] with roughly 140,000 in the middle, Stephen Chidwick bet out 45,000 from the big blind. From the button, Sean Winter went into the tank and used one of his time extension banks. As that additional 60 seconds was about to expire, he announced he was all

Stephen Chidwick Grabs Second 2019 U.S. Poker Open Title and Overall Lead

Stephen Chidwick wins Event #6 at the 2019 US Poker Open for $351,000.

Remko Rinkema - February 19, 2019

Defending U.S Poker Open champion Stephen Chidwick has taken the Championship lead with another incredible win, taking down the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha event for $351,000 after defeating Cary Katz heads up. This marks Chidwick's second win of the series, his fourth in total, after making nine of a possible fifteen final

Ben Yu Wins One Against Sean Winter

We caught the action on the turn where the board read [6s9hTsAc] and Yu bet out 25,000. Sean Winter went into the tank before releasing his hand.

Sean Winter’s River Bet Gets Alex Foxen to Fold

Alex Foxen raised to 4,500 pre-flop and Sean Winter made a three-bet to 15,000. Both players saw a flop of [9cAh8s]. They checked the flop and then checked the turn when the [Jh] came. On the river, which was the [2c], Winter bet out 26,000. Foxen used a time extension

Chidwick Now Tied for USPO Lead With Sean Winter

With at least a third-place finish locked up, Stephen Chidwick is now tied with Sean Winter in the number one spot on the U.S. Poker Open leaderboard. With one more elimination, Chidwick can once again claim the overall lead with four events to go.

David Peters Takes One Against Sean Winter

Action picked up on the flop with David Peters betting 4,000 on the button on a flop of [Qs9h5c]. Sean Winter, in the big blind, check-raised to 17,000 and his opponent called. The turn was the [2c]. Winters checked again. Peters bet 16,000 and Winters folded this time.

Sean Perry Eliminated by Sean Winter When Flush Doesn’t Come Home

Sean Perry opened under-the-gun to 2,000 and Sean Winter, in the big blind, three-bet to 8,000. Perry made the call. The flop came [KhKs6s] and Winter checked. Perry fired out 10,000 and his opponent looked him up. The turn came [3d] and Perry moved all-in for about the size of the

Sean Winter Eliminated in 8th Place by Stephen Chidwick

It was bound to happen eventually. After cashing in the first five events of the US Poker Open, Sean Winter's good fortune came to an end just short of the money in Event #6. Stephen Chidwick raised pre-flop to 70,000 on the button and was called by Winter who was

Updated Chip Counts

With eight players remaining, two away from the money, here is a list of chip counts as the players take a 10-minute break.

Sean Winter Bluffs Jared Bleznick?

On a board of [8hTd4cQs], Jared Bleznick led out for 15,000 and Sean Winter raised to 74,000. Bleznick paused for a few moments and then called as the river landed the [6d] and he checked. Winter used the full extension of his time, and then bet out 152,000. Bleznick folded, and Winter