Imsirovic Jumps Into U.S. Poker Open Contention with Event #5 Win

Ali Imsirovic is a real contender at the 2019 U.S. Poker Open.

The U.S. Poker Open Championship battle is heating up after reigning Poker Masters champion Ali Imsirovic took down Event #5 - $25,000 No Limit Hold'em - today on PokerGO. Sean Winter has maintained his lead with Stephen Chidwick in second place while Jordan Cristos is the only other players to

Matthew Wantman’s Aggression Takes Down Back to Back Pots

Jared Bleznick limped from under the gun and action folded to Ben Lamb in the small blind who completed. Matthew Wantman made it 20,000 to go and was called in both places. The flop came [4h3h3d] and the action checked through. The dealer burned and turned the [Td] and Lamb checked before Wantman

Martin Zamani Eliminated by Sean Winter

With the flop reading [7hQs6c] Sean Winter moved all in over the top of Martin Zamani who snap called. Winter: [8dTc9hKc] Zamani: [KhJsQcQh] Winter flopped a wrap while Zamani flopped top set. The turn was the [4s] and when the river fell the [9c] Winter completed his straight sending Zamani to the rail.

Sean Winter vs. Chance Kornuth

Sean Winter limped in from the small blind and Chance Kornuth raised to 9,000 from the big blind. Winter announced pot and back-raised to 27,000, and Kornuth called. The flop landed [QdAh8h] and Winter bet out 25,000 and Kornuth folded.

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated by Sean Winter

We caught the action on the river that read [Tc4d4cQsAs] and Sean Winter bet out 30,000. Stephen Chidwick then announced "pot," putting him all-in. Winter, who clearly had a big hand but feared losing to a sick cooler asked, "are you kidding me? Is this real life?" He then announced, "I

Some Updated Chip Counts

Event #5 is currently on Level 5. Here is a list of updated chip counts for some of the remaining players.

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Twice, Then Eliminated by Alex Foxen

Down to his last 500 in chips, Stephen Chidwick was all in holding [KdTd7h3d] against Martin Zamani and Alex Foxen. The board ran out [5c3s7s7c4d] and Zamani bet out Foxen on the flop tabling his [KcTc6h4h]. Chidwick turned a full house and climbed to 5,500 in chips. The next hand, Chidwick chopped

Sean Winter Bluffs into Chance Kornuth’s Flush

Chance Kornuth raised to 8,000 pre-flop after Sean Winter limped. Winter then made the call and saw a flop of [2dTd6s]. Both players checked. The [7d] flipped over on the turn and this time Winter led for 5,000 and his opponent quickly called. Winter again led on the river which was