Sean Perry Gets the Best of Koray Aldemir
With the board reading [Tc2h5h7h] and the action heads up Sean Perry bet 20,000. Koray Aldemir made the call.
The river landed the [Ac] and Perry bet 51,000. Aldemir quickly made the call.
“Two pair,” Perry announced as he tabled [7c5s]. Aldemir mucked and Perry collected the pot to move over the 300,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Perry | 351,500 |
186,500  |
| Ali Imsirovic | 298,000 |
-32,000  |
| Stephen Chidwick | 232,500 |
-11,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 162,000 |
162,000 |
| Kristina Holst | 130,000 |
5,000 |
| Joseph Cappello | 68,500 |
-28,500 |
Ben Yu Arrives
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Yu | 125,000 | - |
David Peters Picks Off Seth Davies
Seth Davies opened to 6,500 from middle position and David Peters called on the button, as did Brandon Adams from the big blind.
The [4c8d2hQcAh] board checked through to the river where Davies bet 12,000.
Peters called, and Adams folded.
Peters tabled his [QsTs], and Davies mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Adams | 330,000 |
-30,000 |
| David Peters | 165,000 |
40,000 |
| Seth Davies | 106,000 |
-19,000 |
Tournament Entries and Re-Entries
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| David Peters | 125,000 |
125,000 |
| Kristina Holst | 125,000 |
13,500 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 125,000 |
-8,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 125,000 |
82,500 |
| Sean Winter | 125,000 | - |
| Seth Davies | 125,000 |
-75,000 |
Lazaro Hernandez Shoves on Chris Hunichen
With the the board reading [Ah6d7d5c6s] Chris Hunichen put our a raise to 91,000 after Lazaro Hernandez bet 14,000.
Hernandez didn’t think long before moving all in for 313,000 total.
“Man what do you have,” Hunichen asked. “You show if I fold?”
Hernandez replied simply, “Nope”
Hunichen tossed in a time extension and continued to banter with Hernandez before ultimately tossing his cards into the muck.
“I folded trip sixes Lazaro.” Hunichen said. “No way you folded trips,” Hernandez said as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Lazaro Hernandez | 425,000 |
100,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 355,000 |
-190,500 |
Jordan Cristos Enters
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Cristos | 125,000 | - |
David Peters Eliminated by Erik Seidel
David Peters raised to 12,000 from the small blind before Erik Seidel three-bet the big blind to 30,000. Peters shoved all in for 116,000, and Seidel quickly called.
Seidel: [QdQs]
Peters: [AdQc]
The board ran out [4d5dTc2sKh] and Peters was eliminated but immediately headed to the cage to re-enter.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Seidel | 360,000 |
-30,000 |
| Daniel Weinand | 270,000 |
145,000 |
| Seth Davies | 200,000 |
75,000 |
| Sean Perry | 165,000 |
40,000 |
| Elio Fox | 130,000 |
5,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 75,000 |
45,000 |
| David Peters | Busted |
-116,000
|
Player Spotlight: Rainer Kempe
No player in the 2019 U.S. Poker Open is coming in with more momentum than Rainer Kempe. The 29-year old German born pro has already racked up over $2 million in live cashes this year after dominating the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and then traveling to Melbourne to continue raking at the Aussie Millions in January.
As he trots the globe on the high roller circuit, Kempe admitted “it’s hard not to” acknowledge his results entering the USPO in Las Vegas.
“I’m traditionally on the side of not believing in momentum of streaks in poker,” he told PokerCentral last month after winning his third tournament of the year’s first month.
But what else would you call his month of January? Kempe has won three consecutive tournaments – a $50,000 PCA No Limit Hold’em Event for $908,100; a $10,200 PCA No Limit Hold’em Event for $177,280; and a $25,000 No Limit Hold’em event at the Aussie Millions for $590,814. Those three wins are sandwiched between two fourth place finishes that yielded a collective half million dollars.
To date, his largest career cash came for $5 million when he took down the 2016 Super High Roller Bowl and this year he will likely surpass $20 million in career live earnings.
“I believe that poker is about being consistent and getting yourself into good spots and then you’ll win some tournaments eventually,” he told Poker Central.
Winning consistently is something Kempe has done since breaking through in 2015 and the early returns on 2019 indicate he’ll be one of the game’s top earners this year and a Player of the Year favorite for the next twelve months.
At the U.S. Poker Open, Kempe’s lone cash came last year in Event #2, a $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha event that won him $83,200. He is yet to duplicate his PCA and Aussie Millions success at this year’s event; he headed to break in Event #5 inside the PokerGo Studio – a $25,000 No Limit Hold’em– nursing one of the tournament’s short stacks. But when you’ve won like he has lately, a double up is never far away.
As he told Poker Central last month, “there is a point to be made about confidence and people being intimidated when you’re on a heater like that.”
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rainer Kempe | 42,500 | - |
Justin Bonomo Takes a Small One from Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick opened the button to 7,000 and the action folded to Justin Bonomo in the big blind.
Bonomo cut out a three bet to 30,000 and Chidwick made the call.
The flop came [8hQsJd] and Bonomo announced a bet of 65,000 prompting Chidwick to snap muck his hand.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Bonomo | 441,500 |
167,500 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 243,500 |
-6,500 |
| Cary Katz | 167,000 |
4,500 |
| Byron Kaverman | 125,000 | - |
| Joseph Cappello | 97,000 |
-145,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 42,500 |
-6,000 |
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