Keep ‘Em Coming, Chidwick Wins First Three Hands
Stephen Chidwick entered the day as the chip leader and has won the first three hands of the day.
He raised the button with [AhTh7s2h] and Anthony Zinno called from the big blind with [KsQs6d4h].
The flop came [AsKh2c] and Zinno checked. Chidwick bet 45,000 and Zinno reraised to 265,000. Chidwick called with top and bottom pair.
Zinno checked when the [5d] came on the turn. Both players checked.
They both checked again when the [Jc] came on the river and Chidwick won the hand with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,880,000 |
505,000  |
| Anthony Zinno | 875,000 |
-350,000  |
Chidwick Looking to Retake USPO Lead at Event #6 Final Table
Stephen Chidwick is now the only player besides Sean Winter to make four final tables at the 2019 U.S. Poker Open. Chidwick is currently sitting 100 points behind Winter. He will tie Winter for the lead with a third-place finish. As for today, Chidwick enters as the chip leader with six players remaining. Cary Katz has a chance to jump into the top three as well, making his third final table after finishing second to Ali Imsirovic yesterday in Event #5.
Here is a look at the current standings.
| 2019 U.S. Poker Open Standings | |||
| Name | Points | Payout | |
| 1 | Sean Winter (4) | 440 | $419,900 |
| 2 | Stephen Chidwick (3) | 340 | $354,950 |
| 3 | Jordan Cristos (2) | 240 | $206,200 |
| 4 | Ali Imsirovic | 200 | $442,500 |
| 5 | Cary Katz (2) | 200 | $346,200 |
| 6 | Lauren Roberts | 200 | $218,400 |
| 7 | Manig Loeser (2) | 180 | $146,200 |
| 8 | Dan Shak (2) | 140 | $232,100 |
| 9 | Koray Aldemir | 140 | $159,200 |
| 10 | David Peters | 140 | $100,800 |
The case for Chidwick being able to defend his USPO title is only strengthened by his ability to play non-Hold’em games. He won the mixed game event in 2018 and has now final tabled the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament at this year’s USPO. Chidwick also final tabled the $10,000 Short Deck Hold’em.
The players standing between Chidwick and another USPO tournament win are Ben Lamb, making his second 2019 USPO final table appearance. Tom Marchese, Anthony Zinno, and Sean Rafael are all making their first 2019 USPO final table appearances. Zinno has a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $25,000 PLO event and Tom Marchese is widely considered one of the best players in the world. Rafael has only two recorded tournament cashes, but has navigated a difficult field to make this final table and seems more than able to make a splash in his final-table debut.
Here’s the seating chart for the start of play today.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
| 1 | Ben Lamb | 450,000 |
| 2 | Tom Marchese | 265,000 |
| 3 | Sean Rafael | 890,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | 2,375,000 |
| 5 | Cary Katz | 665,000 |
| 6 | Anthony Zinno | 1,225,000 |
As always you can follow the action here on PokerCentral.com. You can also watch all the action on PokerGO. Check out this final table and on-demand replays of all the PokerGO content like the World Series of Poker, Super High Roller Bowl, and Poker Masters.
Stephen Chidwick Leads Event #6 Final Table; Cary Katz Scores Third Cash
Stephen Chidwick is on his way to do it again! The No. 1 on the UK all-time money list has made his ninth U.S. Poker Open final table and on Tuesday he’ll look to win his fourth event. Chidwick is the reigning U.S. Poker Open champion and a big result at the Event #6 final table could put him in the driver’s seat for a title defense.
The $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha event drew a field of 39 entries creating a prize pool just shy of a million dollars. Right now, just six players remain to battle over the $351,000 first prize live on PokerGO at 5:00 pm ET. The six finalists are guaranteed at least $58,500.
The big stars were out in full force as Phil Galfond, Alex Foxen, Justin Bonomo, Brandon Adams, Ali Imsirovic, and Erik Seidel gave it their best shot. Meanwhile, the rivalry between Stephen Chidwick and Sean Winter’s intensified with the latter drawing the short straw.
Winter was eliminated by Chidwick in eighth-place with [QsQdAd8s] against [KhKcTdTc] on a board of [Ac5h5c5s6c]. Winter’s heater might’ve slowed down a tiny bit, he’s still a strong contender to become the U.S. Poker Open champion with 440 points and the standings lead.
Chidwick now has an opportunity to tie or overtake the lead with a top three finish at the final table. He currently has 340 points and is guaranteed at least 40 more.
Phil Galfond, a PLO master, was a surprise participant. He’s been a bit busy launching his online poker site Run it Once and hadn’t played live poker in six months. But he couldn’t turn down an opportunity to play his favorite game at the PokerGO Studio which is just a few miles from his house. “OMGClayAiken” hung tough for a few hours before bowing out long before the final table was achieved.
Ben Yu was among the early chip leaders but his heater didn’t last long. He lost on a failed bluff attempt to Jared Bleznick and was eventually eliminated by Chidwick.
Ali Imsirovic late registered for PLO after shipping the Event #5 title. He never built up a large stack and busted long before the money.
Watch the final table of that event live and exclusively on PokerGO starting at 5 p.m. EST or follow along with the coverage on PokerCentral.com.
John Riordan was the first to top the million-chip mark when he busted Erik Seidel well short of the money. Seidel moved all-in with his short stack for 62,000 on the turn with [AxJx5x4x] and was up against [Ad8dXxXx]. The board showed [7h2dKc3d], and then Riordan hit gin on the river when the [4d] appeared, giving him the stone-cold nuts.
Unfortunately, for Riordan, his run good didn’t last. He was eventually eliminated by Jared Bleznick.
Chance Kornuth was cruising through much of the session and was among the chip leaders at certain points of the day. But he was yet another casualty of Chidwick’s heater. Kornuth was all-in with [KdQd9s3s] against [As7s6c5c] and Chidwick hit a flush to send the Chip Leader Coaching founder to the rails.
At around 11:55 pm PST, Bleznick became the bubble boy. Like so many other players throughout this series, he was eliminated by Chidwick. On a flop of [5dThJs], Bleznick put his remaining 255,000 chips into the pot with [TcTd5c5h] and was called by [AdKhQd6h]. The turn was the [Ah] and the river was the [Ks], giving Chidwick the nut straight and Bleznick a trip home while simultaneously ensuring the final six players a Day 2 berth on the PokerGO live stream.
Joining Chidwick at the final are five renowned poker pros. Anthony Zinno, one of the most consistent players in the game is second in chips. Cary Katz is appearing at his third final table for the series, while Ben Lamb is at his second. Sean Rafael and Tom Marchese reached the final table in their first 2019 U.S. Poker Open event.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
| 1 | Ben Lamb | 450,000 |
| 2 | Tom Marchese | 265,000 |
| 3 | Sean Rafael | 890,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | 2,375,000 |
| 5 | Cary Katz | 665,000 |
| 6 | Anthony Zinno | 1,225,000 |
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Event #6 Final Table
Seat 1: Ben Lamb – 450,000
Seat 2: Tom Marchese – 265,000
Seat 3: Sean Rafael – 890,000
Seat 4: Stephen Chidwick – 2,375,000
Seat 5: Cary Katz – 665,000
Seat 6: Anthony Zinno – 1,225,000
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,375,000 |
100,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 1,225,000 |
-15,000 |
| Sean Rafael | 890,000 |
-60,000 |
| Cary Katz | 665,000 |
-60,000 |
| Ben Lamb | 450,000 |
30,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 265,000 |
-50,000 |
Jared Bleznick Eliminated by Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick raised to 55,000 from under the gun and Cary Katz called next to act. Jared Bleznick called from the big blind, and the flop landed [5dThJs].
Bleznick pushed his entire 255,000 in chips forward but was bound to a bet of 195,000. Chidwick announced a raise of pot for 780,000, and Katz immediately threw in one of his time extension banks.
Roughly 20 seconds passed, and Katz mucked. Although Bleznick still had 60,000 behind, both players then tabled their cards.
Bleznick: [TcTd5c4h]
Chidwick: [AdKhQd6h]
Bleznick held middle set but was drawing against Chidwick’s straight draw and backdoor flush draw.
The turn of the [Ah] thrust Chidwick into the lead, and when the [Ks] completed the board on the river, Bleznick was eliminated in seventh-place and on the Event #6 money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,275,000 |
450,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | Busted |
-325,000 |
Anthony Zinno Gets the Best of Stephen Chidwick, Cary Katz
In a battle of the tables three biggest stacks Stephen Chidwick opened to 55,000 from the high jack and found calls from Cary Katz in the cutoff and Anthony Zinno on the button.
The flop came [AdQhTh] Chidwick check and Katz knuckled as well.
Zinno used most of his shot clock before cutting out a bet of 125,000.
Chidwick quickly released his hand as did Katz and Zinno inched closer to the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,825,000 |
-130,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 1,240,000 |
155,000 |
| Cary Katz | 725,000 |
-50,000 |
Event #6 Final Table Line-Up
Following the elimination of Sean Winter in eighth-place, Event #6 is now down to the final table.
Players are currently on the money bubble, and once one more player is eliminated, play will end for the night.
Seat 1: Ben Lamb – 420,000
Seat 2: Tom Marchese – 315,000
Seat 3: Sean Rafael – 950,000
Seat 4: Jared Bleznick – 325,000
Seat 5: Stephen Chidwick – 1,955,000
Seat 6: Cary Katz – 775,000
Seat 7: Anthony Zinno – 1,085,000
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,955,000 | - |
| Anthony Zinno | 1,085,000 |
-340,000 |
| Sean Rafael | 950,000 |
400,000 |
| Cary Katz | 775,000 | - |
| Ben Lamb | 420,000 |
-105,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 325,000 |
15,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 315,000 |
5,000 |
Sean Winter Eliminated in 8th Place by Stephen Chidwick
It was bound to happen eventually. After cashing in the first five events of the US Poker Open, Sean Winter’s good fortune came to an end just short of the money in Event #6. Stephen Chidwick raised pre-flop to 70,000 on the button and was called by Winter who was seated in the big blind.
The flop came [Ac5h5c] and both players checked. The [5s] appeared on the turn and the small blind checked to Chidwick, who tossed in a bet of 55,000. Winter came along for the ride and they saw a river of [6c]. Winter again checked and Chidwick moved all-in and was snap-called by an inferior hand.
Chidwick: [KhKcTdTc]
Winter: [QsQdAd8s]
We are now officially on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,955,000 |
305,000 |
| Sean Winter | Busted |
-215,000 |
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