Ben Yu Leads $15k 8-Game Final Table; Jeremy Ausmus Looks to Extend USPO Lead
Ben Yu used the final few levels of play to mount a climb up the leaderboard to end as the overwhelming chip leader heading into the Event #6: $15,000 8-Game final table at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open. Yu bagged 2,400,000 in chips to lead the final seven players that include Damjan Radanov, Bryan Micon, Jeremy Ausmus, Scott Seiver, Phil Hellmuth, and Tamon Nakmamura.
The final table is set to air exclusively at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 22, on PokerGO.com and PokerGO’s YouTube channel. The final seven players have all locked up $28,200 in prize money, but all eyes are on the $239,700 first-place prize. Also on the line for Ausmus is extending his current lead on the U.S. Poker Open leaderboard where he sits on 305 points ahead of Shannon Shorr (302), Ren Lin (235), Adam Hendrix (234), and Nakamura (222). Ausmus is looking to become the second player to win back-to-back championships following Sam Soverel winning the Poker Masters and British Poker Open championships in 2019.
Event #6 of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open attracted a 47-entrant field that created a prize pool of $705,000. The change in game brought a plethora of new players into the PokerGO Studio for the first time this series and included high stakes mixed game players John Monnette, Eli Elezra, Jean-Robert Bellande, Richie Sklar, David “ODB” Baker, Marco Johnson, Craig Chait, Erik Sagstrom, and Nacho Barbero. Unfortunately for these players, they all fell short of reaching the final table, and after a long play down from the final two tables down to the final table, it would be Maxx Coleman eliminated on the money bubble by Yu when he made a superior flush against Coleman in a hand of Stud Hi-Lo.
Fresh off his 80th-place finish in the Wynn Millions Main Event, Yu was a late arrival in Event #6, and as the money began approaching, he soon begun accumulating chips. Yu won a big three-handed limit hold’em pot against Ausmus and Nakamura where he made a full house to surge to over 2.3 million before ending the day with 2.4 million. Trailing Yu are Radanov and Micon who witness their chip stacks go on a roller coaster of ups and downs as they played four-handed with Seiver and Hellmuth for several hours.
Sitting right in the middle is Ausmus who will be looking to capitalize on his position to extend his lead on the U.S. Poker Open leaderboard. Ausmus was in this position during the PokerGO Cup where he made four final tables on the way to being crowned the PokerGO Cup champion. Ausmus is fresh off his Event #5 win is now collecting his fourth cash of the series and is eyeing his third PokerGO-streamed final table.
Event #6: $15,000 8-Game Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Damjan Radanov | United States | 1,080,000 |
| 2 | Scott Seiver | United States | 780,000 |
| 3 | Ben Yu | United States | 2,400,000 |
| 4 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 910,000 |
| 5 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | 405,000 |
| 6 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 435,000 |
| 7 | Bryan Micon | United States | 1,040,000 |
When play resumes, there will be 24:00 remaining in Level 17 (60,000/120,000 limits) and the game and button will be randomly drawn.
The final seven players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Tuesday, March 22, at 12 p.m. PT with the final table airing on PokerGO.com and the PokerGO YouTube channel at 1 p.m. PT.
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End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Yu | 2,400,000 | - |
| Damjan Radanov | 1,080,000 |
-65,000  |
| Bryan Micon | 1,040,000 |
530,000  |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 910,000 |
360,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 780,000 |
-225,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 435,000 |
-465,000 |
| Tamon Nakamura | 405,000 |
-5,000 |
Maxx Coleman Eliminated on Event #6 Money Bubble
Stud Hi-Lo
Maxx Coleman was all-in on fifth street against Ben Yu with both players holding a flush draw.
Both Coleman and Yu made a flush, but Yu’s superior flush saw Coleman eliminated on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Yu | 2,400,000 |
35,000 |
| Maxx Coleman | Busted |
-270,000 |
Maxx Coleman Survives
Stud Hi-Lo
Tamon Nakamura had the bring-in and Maxx Coleman completed. Action folded back to Nakamura and he raised. Coleman called all-in for 110,000 and each player’s board ran out as follows:
Nakamura: [Jc3s] / [3cQsTs4h] / [Kh]
Coleman: [7d5d] / [6d3d8sJs] / [9c]
Coleman scooped with his nine-high straight and eight-low.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Tamon Nakamura | 410,000 |
125,000 |
| Maxx Coleman | 270,000 |
-275,000 |
Ben Yu Surges Ahead in Hold’em
Hold’em
Ben Yu raised the button and Jeremy Ausmus three-bet the small blind. Tamon Nakamura made it four bets from the big blind, and both Yu and Ausmus called.
The flop landed [Jc4s9d] and action checked to Yu who bet 60,000. Both Ausmus and Nakamura called as the turn fell the [5c].
Action checked to Yu once more, and he bet. Ausmus called and Nakamura folded.
The river landed the [Jh] and Ausmus checked. Yu bet, Ausmus called, and Yu showed his [9c9s] for a full house to prompt a muck from Ausmus.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Yu | 2,365,000 |
1,165,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 550,000 |
-235,000 |
| Tamon Nakamura | 285,000 |
-255,000 |
Scott Seiver vs. Damjan Radanov
2-7 Triple Draw
Damjan Radanov raised to 100,000 from the button and Scott Seiver called in the small blind. Both players drew two and checked the action.
Seiver stood pat and bet, Radanov drew two and called. Seiver stood pat again, and Radanov drew one.
Seiver bet, and Radanov folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Damjan Radanov | 1,145,000 |
445,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 1,005,000 |
-20,000 |
Philip Long Eliminated in 9th Place
No-Limit Hold’em
Philip Long moved all-in for 200,000 from the button with [QdJc] and Maxx Coleman called from the big blind with [Kd9s].
The board ran out [KcKsJs6h5c] and Long was eliminated in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Maxx Coleman | 545,000 |
305,000 |
| Philip Long | Busted |
-350,000 |
Maxx Coleman Triples with Set of Jacks
Omaha Hi-Lo
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Maxx Coleman called all-in for 80,000 from the small blind.
Ben Yu raised to 150,000 in the big blind and Ausmus called.
The [4c8cJc] flop checked through to reveal the [Qs] on the turn. Yu bet 100,000 and Ausmus folded.
Coleman: [QdJhJs7d]
Yu: [AsAd2s3s]
The river landed the [Td] and Coleman tripled up.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Yu | 1,200,000 |
-80,000
|
| Jeremy Ausmus | 785,000 |
-80,000
|
| Maxx Coleman | 240,000 |
160,000
|
Bryan Micon Doubles Through Damjan Radanov
Hold’em
Bryan Micon was all-in for 230,000 from the button holding [Kc8c] against the [AsQh] of Damjan Radanov from the small blind.
The board ran out [5cKd4s2h9h] and Micon doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Damjan Radanov | 700,000 |
-45,000 |
| Bryan Micon | 510,000 |
365,000 |
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