Tag: USPO

Bryn Kenney Absolutely Crushes Final Table Wins Event #7

Event #7 of the 2019 U.S. Poker Open was won by Bryn Kenney who made quick work of his final table opponents, finishing the tournament in a little over an hour and taking home $450,000. Kenney jumps into fourth place on the U.S. Poker Open Championship standings with 240 points, which

Jake Schindler Eliminated in 2nd Place ($300,000)

Jake Schindler sat back and enjoyed the Bryn Kenney show as Kenney cruised through the other players at the final table and held a massive lead against Schindler. Schindler got his remaining chips in with [Ac7s] against the [KcJd] of Kenney. The board ran out [Kh9h2d2h8s], giving Kenney the pot and the

Ben Yu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($210,000)

Ben Yu came into the day as the chip leader but found himself heading to the rail in third place shortly after calling a huge river bet from Bryn Kenney to lose all but 150,000. He managed to hang around for a little, earning another double. Eventually, Yu got [Td6d] all in

Kenney Gets Max Value, Leaves Yu Short

Ben Yu limped the small blind with [Qh6h] and Bryn Kenney raised from the big blind with [8d3c] to 225,000. Yu called. The flop came [Qd8d3c] and Yu check-called 185,000. The turn was the [Kc] and Yu checked again. Kenney bet 545,000 and Yu called. The river was the [9h] and Yu checked

Keith Tilston Eliminated in 4th Place ($150,000)

Bryn Kenney shoved all in with two threes, [3c3s] and Keith Tilston called to put himself at risk with [AsJc]. The board ran out [KcTs2c7sTh] and Tilston hit the rail, as the first three players to be eliminated weren't at the table very long.

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 5th Place ($120,000)

Nick Schulman, who got two shoves through on the first two hands of the day, was eliminated in fifth place when he got all in against Keith Tilston. Schulman had [QhTd] against the [Ac8h] of Tilston. The board ran out [AhQs7hKd8s] and Schulman was eliminated in fifth place. He will take

Nick Petrangelo Eliminated in 6th Place ($90,000)

Nick Petrangelo raised from the small blind with [Jc6c], going all in for a little more than 400,000. Bryn Kenney called from the big blind with [Kh8c]. The board ran out [4s3d2hKh3c] and Petrangelo hit the rail in sixth place, unable to catch up to Kenney. Petrangelo will take home $90,000.

Through The Lens: Yu Already Know

Drew Amato -

Another day, another win for Stephen Chidwick. After a grueling heads up battle, Chidwick defeated Cary Katz yesterday to take down the $25K PLO event, putting himself back in front of the USPO standings. Event 7 also kicked off yesterday, and returns today with the final table of 6. Leading

Today at the Open: Chidwick’s Championship to Lose?

Will O'Connor -

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”