Lazaro Hernandez shoved on the button for 935,000 with [AdTs] and Stephen Chidwick called with [AcJd]. The board ran out [6h4s2cQd3c] and Hernandez quickly went from chip leader to the rail after losing two pots to Chidwick.
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Defending U.S. Poker Open Champion Stephen Chidwick Final Tables Event #1
Stephen Chidwick, the reigning US Poker Open champion, has final tabled Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em and will enter the day in third behind three-time WSOP circuit ring winner Joseph Cheong and Lazaro Hernandez, both making their first USPO final table appearance. Watch today's final table live and exclusively on PokerGO starting
Joseph Cheong Leads Group of Six at Event #1 Final Table; Stephen Chidwick Sits Third
Joseph Cheong Leads Event #1 Final Table; Stephen Chidwick Sits Third
Lazaro Hernandez Takes Chip Lead From Stephen Chidwick
Lazaro Hernandez is the new chip leader eight-handed at the final of Event #1. Hernandez won a pot off of Stephen Chidwick to give him a narrow 200,000 lead over Chidwick. Hernandez opened the action with a 100,000 raise from UTG+2 and got a call from Chidwick in the cutoff as
Joseph Orsino Takes from Stephen Chidwick
Joseph Orsino limped in from the small blind and Stephen Chidwick checked the big blind. The flop landed [ThTcAd] and Orsino bet 40,000 and Chidwick called. The turn fell the [9c] and Orsino bet 125,000 and Chidwick folded.
Chidwick Muscles Cappello Out of Pot on the Flop
Two of the biggest stacks clashed at the final table of Event #1 and it was the defending champ who came out on top in this battle. After Joseph Cappello called the 40,000 chip big blind from middle position, Stephen Chidwick rasied to 140,000 from the cutoff. That was enough to
Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 10th Place ($27,000)
Action folded to Stephen Chidwick in the cutoff who opened to 65,000. The action folded to Bryn Kenney in the big blind who shoved for his last 120,000 chips. Chidwick quickly made the call and the cards were tabled. Chidwick: [KcQs] Kenney: [Ah3s] The flop came [2c9c5d] and Kenney's ace high was still