Seidel Fires on Every Street to Take Down Big Pot
Erik Seidel raked yet another massive pot, improving the likelihood that he will be among those seated at the final table of Event #1.
The action began pre-flop when Alex Foxen raised to 27,000. Seidel raised that total to 75,000 and Foxen called to see a flop. The flop produced [2dAc5h].
Foxen checked, but Seidel did not, betting 40,000. Foxen called and then checked the [2s] on the turn, but Seidel fired out 90,000. Once more, Foxen just called the bet. The river was [8h] and Seidel moved all in for his remaining 120,000.
Foxen did not make the call and gave up on his hand on the river.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Seidel | 600,000 |
270,000  |
| Alex Foxen | 390,000 |
390,000 |
Joseph Cappello Check Shoves on Brandon Adams
With the board reading [4h7h4c] and three players in the hand, Brandon Adams made a bet of 40,000. Joseph Cappello made the call and Jake Schindler folded.
The turn brought the [Tc] and Cappello checked. Adams bet 60,000 and Cappello quickly check-shoved all-in for Adams remaining 285,000.
Adams checked his cards one last time before throwing them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cappello | 980,000 |
100,000 |
| Brandon Adams | 285,000 |
-100,000  |
Player Spotlight: Seth Davies
Very few poker fans knew Seth Davies a little over a year ago, but now the kid from Bend, Oregon is a fixture on the high-roller tournament scene.
Davies was recently featured on INSIDERS: Super High Roller Bowl 2018 on PokerGO and talked about his journey into the high roller scene.
“I’ve just put in the time, the work, you know working on the game as seriously and professionally as possible,” Davies said during his appearance on INSIDERS.
After being featured on INSIDERS, Davies secured the first High Roller win of his career taking home the trophy in Event #28 at the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $341,920 in December.
He bested a final table that included some of the biggest names in the industry including Rainer Kempe, David Peters, Christoph Vogelsang, and Isaac Haxton.
Looking back on appearing on the PokerGO show INSIDERS, Davies admits that it brought a bit of extra pressure and exposure that he hadn’t previously anticipated.
“If nothing else, it let the people know that I was playing in the event and the casual fans might’ve had their eyes on me a bit more.”
With a full year of big events on the horizon, Davies will look to build on his strong finish to 2018 with some big results at the U.S. Poker Open. Up until recently, Davies was in strong contention in Event #1, but as of right now he’s no longer in contention. After a day off tomorrow due to the Pot Limit Omaha event, we expect to see Davies back in action during the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Event #3 on Friday.
Alex Foxen Eliminated by Sam Soverel
Sam Soverel opened under the gun to 26,000 and Alex Foxen three-bet next to act to 80,000.
Action folded back to Soverel and he shoved all in for roughly 600,000. Foxen called all in for 365,000 total.
Foxen: [TdTc]
Soverel: [QsQd]
The board ran out [JhKc4sKs5s] and Foxen was eliminated in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 951,000 |
351,000 |
| Alex Foxen | Busted |
-700,000 |
Bryn Kenney Shoves from the Big Blind
Stephen Chidwick opened to 26,000 in the hijack and Sam Soverel called on the button.
Alex Foxen called in the small blind, and with the action on Bryn Kenney in the big blind, he moved all in for 237,000.
Chidwick, Soverel, and Foxen all folded, and Kenney collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bryn Kenney | 326,000 |
66,000 |
Seidel Stays Aggressive
Erik Seidel continues to make aggressive moves as the 90-entrant field in the $10,000 buy-in of Event #1 of the 2019 U.S. Poker Open approaches a final table.
Reigning Open champion Stephen Chidwick found himself in the wrong spot when he raised to 22,000 pre-flop. Eli Berg four-bet the action to 65,000, which folded around to Seidel.
Seidel then moved all-in, forcing Chidwick to throw his hand into the muck with raisers on each side of him. Berg briefly thought about a call but ultimately folded his hand, allowing Seidel to rake in nearly 90,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 980,000 |
-40,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 330,000 |
90,000 |
| Eli Berg | 220,000 |
-40,000 |
Manig Loeser Bets Out Brandon Adams
Brandon Adams raised his button to 26,000 and Manig Loeser defended his big blind.
The flop landed [ThJs4h] and Loeser checked to Adams who continued for 30,000. Loeser called, and then both players checked the [Jc] on the turn.
The river landed the [Jd] and Loeser led out for 20,000 and Adams folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Adams | 385,000 |
-65,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 338,000 |
-77,000 |
James Romero Limp-Shoves on Brandon Adams
Action folded to James Romero in the small blind, and he called for 10,000.
From the big blind, Brandon Adams raised to 35,000. Romero used his full extension of time, and then announced he was all in for roughly 318,000.
Adams used one of his time extension banks, and when that 60-seconds was about to expire, Adams opted for a fold.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Adams | 450,000 |
40,000 |
| James Romero | 365,000 |
95,000 |
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