Player Spotlight: Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth proves that those who teach can also do.
The Colorado native has performed at a high level on the felt and as a poker coach. He founded the poker training site Chip Leader Coaching and hired some top-notch instructors, including Joe McKeehen, Daniel Strelitz, and Ryan Laplante.
Chip Leader Coaching’s main focus is to turn mid-stakes grinders into high-stakes crushers. It has quickly become one of the top poker training academies in the world. Kornuth’s site offers group coaching, personal attention, and videos to train students on how to become top-notch poker players.
He certainly has the proven poker talents to run such a business. On the felt, Chance has over $6.2 million in live tournament cashes. That includes two WSOP bracelets – one an online bracelet in $3,200 No Limit Hold’em in 2018 and the other $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha in 2010.
Kornuth, 32, is effectively tied with Pratyush Buddiga for second place on Colorado’s all-time winnings list, but far behind the leader, Steve O’Dwyer who has over $26 million in cashes.
Chance is one of the most upbeat poker players in the game. He’s active on social media and frequently engages in positive conversations with fellow poker players and fans.
Kornuth has found success in poker tournaments and cash games all over the world. He’s won World Series of Poker, Aussie Millions, and European Poker Tour events throughout his career.
Stephen Chidwick Doubles Through Cary Katz
Chance Kornuth limped from under the gun, Cary Katz limped from the cutoff, Sam Soverel completed the small blind and Stephen Chidwick checked his option from the big blind.
The flop came [7cTh8s] Soverel and Chidwick checked and Kornuth bet 25,000. Katz made the call, Soverel folded and Chidwick made the call closing the action.
The dealer burned and turned the [Jd] and Chidwick opened shoved his last 106,000 into the middle. Kornuth folded and Katz made the call.
Chidwick: [Qc9d8c4c]
Katz: [8s7s3c9c]
Katz had flopped two pair but Chidwick had turned the nut straight.
“I got outs,” Katz said, but when the [4h] hit the river Chidwick secured the double up.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 700,000 |
385,000  |
| Stephen Chidwick | 355,000 |
121,000 |
John Riordan Eliminated Erik Seidel; Eclipses One Million
Erik Seidel moved all-in for 62,000 on the turn with [7h2dKc3d]. John Riordan made the call and tabled [Ad8d] for a flush draw.
The [4d] on the river completed the flush and Seidel, who showed [AxJx5x4x] was eliminated from the tournament.
Riordan surpassed the 1 million chip mark by raking the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| John Riordan | 1,080,000 |
327,000 |
| Erik Seidel | Busted |
-146,000  |
Tom Marchese Triples Up Erik Seidel Wins Side Pot
Tom Marchese opened to 35,000 leaving himself 20,000 behind. Erik Seidel was next to act and moved all in for 128,000.
Action folded to Ben Lamb in the big blind and he made the call.
Lamb: [5h7h6s9c]
Marchese: [Ad7d6h4h]
Seidel: [AcKs2hJc]
The board ran out [2x3x5xAxTx] to give Marchese the nut straight and completed the triple up.
Seidel collected the side pot with two pair to stay alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Lamb | 470,000 |
95,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 190,000 |
65,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 146,000 |
-28,000 |
Jared Bleznick Rivers a Set
This hand picked up on the river with Anthony Zinno and Jared Bleznick, with Zinno having fired 35,000 into the pot with a board that read [Ah2s5s3hJs].
Bleznick put the call in on the soaking wet board and showed two red jacks. Hit set was good and he raked the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Bleznick | 590,000 |
95,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 250,000 |
-25,000 |
Stephen Chidwick Doubles Through Sam Soverel
Action folded to Sam Soverel who opened from the small blind. Stephen Chidwick moved all in over the top from the big blind and was snap called by Soverel.
Soverel: [KhKd7d2d]
Chidwick: [JsJhAdQd]
The flop came [9d4hTs] to keep Soverel’s kings in the lead but Chidwick flopped an open ender to add to his outs.
The turn was the [6h] but the river [8c] completed Chidwick’s straight for the double up.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 234,000 |
154,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 120,000 |
-110,000 |
Chance Kornuth vs. Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick raised the action from 4,000/8,000 to 20,000 pre-flop. Next to act was Chance Kornuth, who 3-bet to 72,000, isolating Chidwick who put in the additional 52,000 to call.
The flop was [3sQd8s] and Kornuth potted for 164,000. Chidwick used one time extension before deciding to fold his hand.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Chance Kornuth | 865,000 |
44,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 80,000 |
-92,000 |
Ben Yu Gets Some Back From Jerad Bleznick
With the board reading [3hTsKh2s] Jerad Bleznick bet 35,000 and Ben Yu called.
The river landed the [8h] and Yu checked. Bleznick announced a bet of 65,000 and Yu made the quick call.
Bleznick announced two pair but Yu tabled [Th9h5h9s] for the rivered flush to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Bleznick | 495,000 |
-135,000 |
| Ben Yu | 490,000 |
165,000 |
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