Ali Imsirovic Wins Check Down
After David Peters was eliminated on the hand previously, Ali Imsirovic opened to 10,000 from middle position and both Cary Katz and Rodger Johnson from the hijack and big blind respectively.
The [5h2sJc4s2d] board is checked down to the river where Johnson tables his [As6c]. Imsirovic reveals his [Ad8d], and once Katz mucks, Imsirovic is pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Davies | 340,000 |
235,000  |
| Ali Imsirovic | 185,000 |
15,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 170,000 |
85,000 |
| Cary Katz | 95,000 |
-15,000  |
| Rodger Johnson | 70,000 |
-45,000 |
| David Peters | Busted |
-140,000 |
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 prize money he won in experience.
“I’m content,” he wrote on Twitter after that tournament. That small taste of success was all it took for Weinand to launch his poker career.
Weinand co-founded the Canadian e-commerce company Shopify which employs over 3,000 people, in 2004. When he picked up poker, he found his passion.
“Getting better at poker became a challenge to me,” Weinand told Poker Central in September.
The 2018 WSOP showed signs of that improvement. Weinand cashed in three tournaments for a combined $50,000. Shortly after that, he appeared on Poker After Dark with some of the biggest names in the poker universe including Phil Hellmuth, Jennifer Tilly, and Jean-Robert Bellande.
In his own words, Weinand is “masochistic” at the poker table. He doesn’t figure his game will get any better playing lesser opponents, so Weinand thrives on facing the game’s top competition.
This month that quest puts Weinand on the felt to kick off Event #1 of the 2019 U.S. Poker Open inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
The day could not have started off any better for the Canadian businessman. Weinand’s pocket aces toppled Sean Winter’s pocket kings in a pot that was worth over half a million chips, making his stack among the largest on Day One.
A win would be the highlight of Weinand’s young poker career. In a field that features multiple WSOP champions and some of the world’s best poker players, Weinand has prepared himself for the moment.
“It’s about challenging myself against the best players,” he said to Poker Central in September. “I’m not looking for a soft table draw.”
Registration Closed; 90 Players in Event #1
With level 10 now underway, registration for Event #1 is now closed.
Currently there are 48 players remaining from the 90-entrant field with Sam Simmons being the final entrant.
Prize pool and payout information will be made available shortly.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Simmons | 125,000 | - |
Larry Wright Doubles on Last Hand of the Level
With a board reading [9sAs5c6c] and the action heads-up, James Romero bet 24,000 and Larry Wright quickly raised all-in for 123,000 total. Romero made the call and the cards were tabled.
Wright [AcAd]
Romero [Tc7c]
The river brought the [9c] giving Romero his flush but it also paired the board giving Wright aces full.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Wright | 312,000 |
118,000 |
| James Romero | 250,000 |
-47,000 |
Rainer Kempe Triples
Dan Shak opened to 12,000 from the hijack and Rainer Kempe shoved all in from the button for 33,000. Stephen Chidwick made it 55,000 from the big blind and Shak shoved over the top for 202,000. Chidwick folded, and the cards were tabled.
Shak: [AhKs]
Kempe: [KdJs]
The board ran out [7hJhTc8d2c] and Kempe hit the flop and doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 295,000 |
215,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 200,000 |
-30,000 |
| Dan Shak | 190,000 |
-51,000 |
| Brandon Adams | 185,000 |
185,000 |
| Christian Soto | 140,000 |
-40,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 105,000 | - |
Joseph Cheong Doubles Again
The action folded to Joseph Cheong on the button and he opened to 10,000. Action folded to Elio Fox in the big blind who 3-bet to 36,000 and Cheong made the call
The flop came [8h4h2h] and both players checked.
The turn was the [5d] and Fox bet 45,000. Cheong used all of his 30-second shot clock before announcing all-in for 120,000. Fox made the call and the cards were tabled.
Fox [QdQc]
Cheong [7s6s]
Cheong held the nut straight and Fox was drawing dead before the [Kh] hit the river.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cheong | 312,000 |
127,000 |
| Elio Fox | 128,000 |
-182,000 |
Joseph Cappello Check-Raises Ricky Guan
Action folded to Ricky Guan on the button, and he raised to 9,000. Joseph Cappello and Jake Schindler both called from the blinds, and the flop landed [5sAd9c].
Cappello and Schindler checked to Guan, and he continued for 10,000.
Cappello check-raised to 27,000, and after Schindler folded, Guan folded too.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Schindler | 325,000 |
165,000 |
| Joseph Cappello | 290,000 |
-18,500 |
| Sam Soverel | 214,000 |
89,000 |
| Ricky Guan | 205,000 |
-25,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 105,000 |
-20,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 87,000 |
87,000 |
Jordan Cristos Finds Magic on the River
Lauren Roberts raised to 10,000 from the hijack and Jordan Cristos shoved all in for 158,000 from the cutoff. Daniel Weinand called in the small blind, and Roberts called all in for 108,000.
Roberts: [9s9c]
Cristos: [8c8d]
Weinand: [AcQc]
The dealer spread the [4s3h6hAs8h] board and Cristos spiked a set on the river to near-triple up.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Weinand | 595,000 |
-130,000 |
| Jordan Cristos | 432,000 |
284,000 |
| Lauren Roberts | Busted |
-113,000 |
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