Elio Fox Finishes Top, Imsirovic Second Heading to Event #6 Final Table
After the first £25,000 NLHE event played deep into the structure on Day 1, the second £25,000 NLH event of the British Poker Open ended relatively early. That means there will be significantly deeper stacks at Sunday’s PokerGO streamed final table, with Elio Fox sitting the deepest.
The Event #3 podium finisher bagged the Event #6 chip lead, thanks to a big pot against Timothy Adams and some timely aggression at the final table. While Fox can’t catch BPO points leader Sam Soverel, he can work himself into contention with another podium finish.
The same can be said about Ali Imsirovic. The reigning Poker Masters champion recorded a 3rd place finish in Event #5 and he’ll look to close the gap on both the BPO and HROY leaderboards with another solid final table result.
Spain’s Sergi Reixach sits in the middle of the pack and he’ll try to fare better than his countryman, Vicent Bosca, who bubbled the money at Event #5’s final table. Timothy Adams and Michael Zhang round out the lineup and will return on the bubble under the most pressure, as only four players will cash in Event #6.
Watch the final five return to play to a winner live on PokerGO on Saturday, with play resuming at 12 PM local time. The PokerGO live stream will be on a one-hour delay and begins at 8:00 AM ET/5:00 AM PT.
A complete list of the final table chip counts is provided below:
| British Poker Open Event #6 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 323,000 |
| 2 | Michael Zhang | United Kingdom | 214,000 |
| 3 | Ali Imsirovic | United States | 771,000 |
| 4 | Elio Fox | United States | 871,000 |
| 5 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 571,000 |
Final Table Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Elio Fox | 871,000 |
-15,000  |
| Ali Imsirovic | 771,000 | - |
| Sergi Reixach | 571,000 |
-5,000 |
| Timothy Adams | 323,000 |
-22,000 |
| Michael Zhang | 214,000 |
9,000  |
Ali Imsirovic Eliminates Stephen Chidwick to End Day 1
Stephen Chidwick opened to 22,000 from the button and Ali Imsirovic re-raised all-in from the big blind.
Chidwick got confirmation and called – putting just over 20 big blinds at risk with [7c7h].
Imsirovic needed to hit with [As3s] and while he didn’t technically connect with the flop he did score the knockout.
The board ran out [Kd9d9cTcTs] and Chidwick’s pair was counterfeited giving Imsirovic the win with ace-high.
After the elimination, the remaining five players bagged up to end Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 771,000 |
316,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | Busted |
-310,000 |
Sergi Reixach Shoves River on Ali Imsirovic
Ali Imsirovic raised the button to 23,000 and Sergi Reixach three-bet the big blind to 100,000.
Imsirovic called, and on the [8d8s7h] flop, Reixach continued for 45,000. Imsirovic called, and then both players checked the [5s] on the turn.
The river landed the [8c] and Reixach moved all in for 271,000. Imsirovic used two time extension chips, and then opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sergi Reixach | 576,000 |
173,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 455,000 |
-150,000 |
Michael Zhang Drops Two
The short stack at this Event #6 final table just got shorter after losing two pots.
First, Timothy Adams raised to 20,000 from the button and Michael Zhang defended his big blind.
Both players checked the [Th6c5c] flop and Zhang checked again after the [Ts] paired the board on the turn. Adams bet 13,000 and Zhang quickly folded.
On the next hand, Zhang limped the small blind – but went no further after Ali Imsirovic shoved from the big.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 605,000 |
20,000 |
| Timothy Adams | 345,000 |
27,000 |
| Michael Zhang | 205,000 |
-20,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Elio Fox | 886,000 |
191,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 585,000 |
50,000 |
| Sergi Reixach | 403,000 |
-29,000 |
| Timothy Adams | 318,000 |
-26,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 310,000 |
-12,000 |
| Michael Zhang | 225,000 |
-42,000 |
Chidwick Doubles Through Imsirovic
In one of the first hands after Ali Imsirovic doubled, the Bosnian gave some of his new chips to Stephen Chidwick.
Chidwick was all-in for his final 156,000 with [JdJs] and he needed to hold against [As8s].
The board ran out [Td9h2hKh2c] and jacks held to move Chidwick over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 535,000 |
-190,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 322,000 |
50,000 |
Ali Imsirovic Doubles Through Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams opened to 17,000 in the cutoff and Michael Zhang called in the small blind. From the big blind, Ali Imsirovic moved all in for 350,000.
Adams responded by shoving all in for just under 700,000. Zhang folded.
Imsirovic: [8h8d]
Adams: [AhAd]
The dealers spread the [3dKh7h8s2h] board and Imsirovic collected the double after turning his two-outer.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 725,000 |
347,000 |
| Timothy Adams | 344,000 |
-290,000 |
Elio Fox vs. Ali Imsirovic
Ali Imsirovic limped the small blind and Elio Fox raised to 32,000 from the big blind.
Imsirovic called, and then checked the [AcAh2h] flop. Fox bet 18,000, and Imsirovic open-mucked his [Ts9s].
Fox showed his [Th], and then collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Elio Fox | 695,000 |
-150,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 378,000 |
-57,000 |
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