Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Cristos | 3,140,000 |
-160,000  |
| Manig Loeser | 1,460,000 |
-180,000 |
| Martin Zamani | 1,285,000 |
105,000  |
| Cary Katz | 970,000 |
-210,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | 908,000 |
8,000 |
Sean Winter Eliminated in 6th Place ($38,400)
Sean Winter got all in on the [AsJsTc] flop against chip leader Jordan Cristos for his remaining stack.
Cristos had [KcTs8d7s] against the [KhJcTd7h] of Winter.
The turn was the [Qc], giving both players a straight, but the river was the [Qs] and Cristos won the pot with a ten-high flush to eliminate Winter in sixth place.
Winter’s finish was good for $38,400 and gave him enough event points to put him in second place in the USPO overall standings behind defending Champion Steven Chidwick.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Cristos | 3,300,000 |
855,000 |
| Sean Winter | Busted |
-760,000 |
Loeser Rivers Katz
Manig Loeser limped from the cutoff with [KcQcJsTc] and Cary Katz called on the button with [AsAh5h4d]. Jordan Cristos checked his option from the big blind with [9s4c3h3c].
The flop came [Jh8s4s] and Cristos checked. Loeser bet 170,000 and Katz was the lone caller.
The turn was the [5c] and both players checked with Katz in the lead.
The river was the [Qs] which gave Loeser the best hand. Both players checked again and Loeser won the hand with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Manig Loeser | 1,640,000 |
345,000 |
| Cary Katz | 1,180,000 |
-345,000 |
Cards in the Air
The final table is underway on PokerGO. You can follow the updates on PokerCentral.com or watch the stream here.
Jordan Cristos Leads, Sean Winter Makes Back to Back Final Tables
Jordan Cristos leads the final six players in Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Play resumes on the PokerGO live stream at 5 p.m. EST.
Cristos is almost a million chips in front of the next closest player, Cary Katz. Katz is looking for his first-ever PLO tournament win. His best previous finish in a PLO tournament is fourth.
Sean Winter enters as the short stack, but with back-to-back final tables, he will at least tie U.S. Poker Open leader and defending champion Stephen Chidwick for first place in the overall standings. If he manages to ladder to fifth or better, Winter will take the first place spot. Winter finished second in Event #1 to Chidwick and both players jumped into Event #2. Chidwick finished 18th.
Manig Loeser, Adam Hendrix, and Martin Zamani are all making their first U.S. Poker Open final table.
Here’s a look at the seating chart for the final table.
Event #2 Final Table Line-Up
Seat 1: Sean Winter – 760,000
Seat 2: Manig Loeser – 1,295,000
Seat 3: Cary Katz – 1,525,000
Seat 4: Adam Hendrix – 900,000
Seat 5: Jordan Cristos – 2,445,000
Seat 6: Martin Zamani – 1,180,000
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