Tag: USPO

Sean Winter Eliminated in 2nd Place ($157,500)

Stephen Chidwick limped the small blind with [7d5d] and Sean Winter raised to 650,000 and two eights, [8d8c]. The flop was [Ks9s6c] and Winter bet 375,000. Chidwick called. The turn was the [8s], the key card for both players, giving Winter a set and Chidwick a straight. Winter bet 900,000 and Chidwick moved

Joseph Cheong Eliminated in 3rd Place ($112,500)

Stephen Chidwick raised to 350,000 on the button with [AsKd] and Joseph Cheong raised all in for 3,400,000 with [Ah2h]. Chidwick snap called. The board ran out [AdQh6c3c5c] and Cheong was eliminated in third place. After Sean Winter and Cheong took turns doubling through Chidwick and the stacked evened out, Cheong

Lazaro Hernandez Eliminated in 5th Place ($72,000)

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.

Chidwick Doubles Through Hernandez, Takes Huge Chip Lead With 5 Left

Lazaro Hernandez limped on the button with [Ad9d] and Stephen Chidwick raised to 325,000 with [Th9h]. Hernandez three-bet to 650,000 and Chidwick called. The flop gave Chidwick the nut straight. He checked the [8h7c6c] flop to Hernandez who moved all in. Chidwick called. The turn was the [Kc] and the river was the

Lazaro Hernandez Eliminated in 5th Place ($72,000)

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.

Joseph Orsino Eliminated in 6th Place ($54,000)

Joseph Orsino and Joseph Cheong were heads up with the board reading [AdQsTs] and Orsino checked. Cheong bet 150,000 and Orsino raised to 500,000. Cheong instantly shoved all in, putting the remaining 700,000 of Orsino at risk. He called quickly and was behind holding [QdTc] against the [AcTh] of Cheong. The turn

Today at the Open: Winter Is Coming

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The 2019 U.S. Poker Open is officially underway. From February 13-23, the world’s best will compete across ten high stakes events for the USPO Championship. The USPO trophy, $100,000, and the first High Roller Triple Crown title of 2019 is up for grabs and each day, “Today at the Open”

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

Player Spotlight: Daniel Weinand

Daniel Weinand’s poker journey has come a long way since he played his first World Series of Poker tournament during the summer of 2016. He didn’t cash in that event. In fact, he finished 375 out of 2,450 players, which just missed the bubble. But what he missed out on in