Rainer Kempe Eliminated by Joseph Cappello
Joseph Cappello raised to 9,000 in middle position and Kristina Holst called from the button. From the big blind, Rainer Kempe moved all in for 113,000, and Cappello iso-shoved over the top for 145,000 and Holst folded.
Cappello: [AhKh]
Kempe: [6h6s]
The board ran out [Ts4sKc9h3d] and Kempe was outdrawn on the flop and eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cappello | 275,000 |
45,000  |
| Rainer Kempe | Busted |
-140,000  |
Joseph Cheong Eliminated by Lazaro Hernandez
On a flop of [Jd6d3h] Joseph Cheong moved all in for his last 55,000 chips. Lazaro Hernandez was next to act and snap called. Justin Young released his hand and the cards were tabled.
Cheong: [9d8d]
Hernandez: [KcJs]
The board ran out the [2c] on the turn and the [As] on the river as Cheong was unable to complete his flush and Hernandez collected another stack to pad his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Lazaro Hernandez | 600,000 |
108,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | Busted |
-153,000 |
Koray Aldemir Doubles Through Ricky Guan
Koray Aldemir opened the cutoff to 8,000 and Ricky Guan moved all in from the big blind. Aldemir called all in for 100,000 total.
Aldemir: [JcJd]
Guan: [6c6s]
The board ran out [2d5d9c2cQs] and Aldemir secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Byron Kaverman | 290,000 |
249,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 206,000 |
12,000 |
| Rodger Johnson | 121,000 |
121,000 |
| Danny Qutami | 96,000 |
-39,000 |
| Barry Hutter | 55,000 |
23,500 |
| Ricky Guan | 39,000 |
-156,000 |
Lazaro Hernandez Wins Flip to Become One of the Top Stacks
Preflop action folded to Hernandez who shoved all in for 241000 from middle position and Seth Davies was next to act and called. The blinds folded and the cards were tabled.
Hernandez: [3h3s]
Davies: [AhKh]
The board runout of [Td9h4c7c9c] gave Hernandez the big double up while leaving Davies very short stacked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Lazaro Hernandez | 492,000 |
322,000 |
| Seth Davies | 35,000 |
-164,000 |
Event #2 Winner Jordan Cristos Entered Late but Got Busy Early
Jordan Cristos, the newest US Poker Open champion, may have just entered the tourney but he wasted no time getting started.
In the first hand Seth Davies raised it to 16000 in the small blind, Cristos made it 42,000. After Davies called the three-bet, he checked the [Js6h7s] flop.
Cristos moved all in and Davies folded.
The very next hand Lazaro Hernandez limped from middle position and Davies limped the button. Cristos raised to 60,000 in the small blind followed by an all in shove from Justin Young in the big blind.
Hernandez and Davies quickly released their hands and after a brief moment Cristos also sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Young | 305,000 |
210,000 |
| Seth Davies | 199,000 |
69,000 |
| Lazaro Hernandez | 170,000 |
5,000 |
| Jordan Cristos | 123,000 |
-2,000 |
Cary Katz Doubles Through Martin Zamani
Cary Katz opened to 11,000 from under the gun and Martin Zamani called on the button, along with Alex Foxen from the big blind.
The flop landed [4d4hTh] and after Foxen checked, Katz bet his last 78,000 all in. Zamani called, and Foxen folded.
Zamani: [KsTd]
Katz: [AhTs]
The turn and river landed the [6d] and [Jh] and Katz doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 195,000 |
106,000 |
| Martin Zamani | 110,000 |
-90,000 |
Nick Petrangelo vs. Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth raised to 9,000 in the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo called from the big blind.
Both players checked the [6dJh8s] flop to reveal the [Tc] on the turn.
Petrangelo bet out 12,000 and Hellmuth called as the river landed the [4d].
Petrangelo bet 40,000 and Hellmuth folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 235,000 |
9,000 |
| Martin Zamani | 200,000 |
-10,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 105,000 |
-30,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 95,000 |
35,000 |
| Cary Katz | 89,000 |
-66,000 |
| Craig Mason | 65,000 |
23,000 |
Larry Wright Eliminated by Alex Foxen
Action folded to Alex Foxen in the cutoff who opened to 10,000. Larry Wright was next to act on the button and called for his last 6,000 chips.
The blinds folded and the cards were tabled.
Wright: [6c6s]
Foxen: [AsTh]
The board ran out [2sTsJcAc7c] and Wright was eliminated.
“Man I can’t beat an ace today,” Wright remarked as he collected his belongings and exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 226,000 |
16,000 |
| Larry Wright | Busted |
-8,000 |
Nick Petrangelo Doubles Through Larry Wright
Action folded to Nick Petrangelo on the button and he moved all in for his last 28,000. Larry Wright was next to act in the small blind and re-shoved for 36,000 and the action moved to Phil Hellmuth in the big blind.
“How much more is it, cause I have a pair,” Hellmuth said. After the dealer counted out the chips Hellmuth folded and the cards were tabled.
Petrangelo: [Ac5c]
Wright: [9d9c]
The flop came [6d3sKd] and Wright’s nines were still ahead.
The turn fell the [Ah] to give Petrangelo to lead and the river came the [Qd] to secure the double up for Petrangelo.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 210,000 |
-50,000 |
| Martin Zamani | 210,000 |
10,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 135,000 |
10,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 60,000 |
-90,000 |
| Craig Mason | 42,000 |
-4,500 |
| Larry Wright | 8,000 |
-117,000 |
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