Manig Loeser Rivers Kings-Up
Manig Loeser raised to 6,500 from the cutoff and Dan Smith calls on the button, while Nick Schulman comes along from the big blind.
The [2d2sAs] flop is checked through to reveal the [4c] on the turn.
Schulman checked, Loeser bet 8,000, and Smith called as Schulman folded.
The river landed the [Kc] and both players checked.
Loeser tabled his [KdTh], and Smith mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Davies | 378,000 |
88,000  |
| Sean Winter | 335,000 |
84,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 180,000 |
30,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 170,000 |
20,000 |
| Dan Smith | 153,000 |
-37,000  |
| Martin Zamani | 130,000 |
-15,000 |
| Elio Fox | 88,500 |
-166,500 |
Isaac Haxton and Ali Imsirovic Chop Pot
Action folded to Ali Imsirovic in the small blind who limped. Isaac Haxton then checked his option in the big blind. The flop came [KdQsJd] and both players checked. The turn was the [3h] and Ali bet 3,000. Haxton made the call.
The river was the [Th]. Imsirovic bet out 10,000. Haxton min-raised to 20,000. Imsirovic then min-raised to 30,000. And then Haxton shoved all-in and was snap-called. They both had the nut-straight for a chop.
Haxton: [As4s]
Imsirovic: [Ac5c]
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 335,000 |
100,000 |
| Isaac Haxton | 85,000 |
-5,000 |
Ali Imsirovic Wins 5-Way Pot
Ali Imsirovic opened to 7,000 in the hijack and Isaac Haxton called in the cutoff, as did Jake Schindler on the button. Cary Katz and Justin Bonomo came along from the blinds, and the dealer spread the [5sJh9h] flop.
Action checked through to reveal the [Ah] on the turn, and Imsirovic fired out a delayed continuation-bet of 13,000. Haxton and Schindler folded, while Katz and Bonomo called.
The river landed the [4c] and and a bet of 38,000 from Imsirovic was enough for him to produce folds from Katz and Bonomo.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 235,000 |
1,000 |
| Keith Tilston | 180,000 |
95,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 175,000 |
-10,000 |
| Cary Katz | 175,000 |
-55,000 |
| Jake Schindler | 170,000 |
-2,000 |
| Isaac Haxton | 90,000 |
-15,000 |
Nick Petrangelo Makes Big River Bet Versus Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir raised to 6,500 pre-flop and Nick Petrangelo called in the small blind. The flop came [4c5sTh] and Aldemir bet out 10,500. His opponent called.
The turn was the [6s] and this time Petrangelo led out for 13,000. Aldemir called. The river was the [3s] and Petrangelo sized his bet up big – 45,000. The aggressive move made Aldemir fold.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Koray Aldemir | 270,000 |
-34,500 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 181,000 |
181,000 |
Nick Petrangelo is All-in and Out First Hand Back From Break
Action folded around to Nick Petrangelo in middle position who shoved his last 22,500, which was followed by a three-bet to 43,500 from Jake Schindler in the small blind and a four-bet shove from Cary Katz in the big.
Schindler released his hand and Petrangelo and Katz were headsup. Both players tabled their hands.
Petrangelo: [Ah4c]
Katz: [JcJs]
The board ran out [5cQs8s2d9c], which was no help to Petrangelo who was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 230,000 |
65,000 |
| Jake Schindler | 172,000 |
-58,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | Busted |
-22,500 |
Dan Smith 4-Bet Shoves Pre-Flop to Take Down Pot
At the 1,500/3,000 level, Martin Zamani opened for 6,500 from middle position. When it got to Seth Davies in the cutoff, he three-bet to 17,000.
The action got to Dan Smith in the small blind.
“Seventeen?” he asked the dealer, before jamming all-in. Both Zamani and Davies surrendered their hands and Smith collected the pre-flop pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Davies | 290,000 |
20,000 |
| Dan Smith | 190,000 |
12,000 |
| Martin Zamani | 145,000 |
-5,000 |
Bryn Kenney vs. Erik Seidel
Action folded to Bryn Kenney in the small blind, and he limped in as Erik Seidel checked his option.
The flop landed [Kd3c9s] and after Kenney checked, Seidel bet 3,000.
Kenney called, and both players checked the [3s] on the turn.
The river landed the [5c] and Kenney bet out 15,000 and Seidel folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Seidel | 170,000 |
-10,000 |
| Bryn Kenney | 145,000 |
16,000 |
Ben Yu and Larry Greenberg Looking for Double Up
Ben Yu moved all-in from under-the-gun for 50,000 and everyone folded. On the ensuing hand, Erik Seidel raised on the button to 7,000 and Larry Greenberg shoved all-in. Seidel folded.
The very next hand, Greenberg raised to 7,000 and Yu again moved all-in but wasn’t called.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Seidel | 180,000 |
-20,000 |
| Larry Greenberg | 98,000 |
37,500 |
| Ben Yu | 60,000 |
5,000 |
Attention All Players: ARIA to Host $10k Satellite for U.S. Poker Open $100,000 Main Event
The 2019 U.S. Poker Open is rapidly approaching its epic finale with the $50,000 No Limit Holdem event kicking off today followed by the $100,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event on Friday. Tonight at 8:00 pm local Las Vegas, ARIA is putting on a $10,000+$200 satellite for this event inside the PokerGO Studio, and here’s all you need to know.
Hosted inside the PokerGO Studio, this satellite will award one seat for every 10 entries and prize money that doesn’t result in a seat will be paid as one sum to the highest finisher that didn’t get a $100,000 seat. Seats won are non-transferrable, non-refundable and have no cash value.
Players that win their way into the U.S. Poker Open Event #10 $100,000 Main Event will be automatically registered and their chips will be in play from the start of the event at 2:00 pm PT on Friday.
This event will be played with a big-blind ante and players start with 125,000 chips. Unlimited re-entries are available through the first eight 20-minute levels after which there will be a 10-minute break. This event has a 20-second shot clock along with two 60-second time extensions.
The blind structure for this event is as follows.
| U.S. Poker Open $100k Satellite Structure | |||
| Level | BB Ante | Small Blind | Big Blind |
| 1 | 1,000 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 1,500 |
| 3 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| 4 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| 5 | 3,000 | 1,500 | 3,000 |
| 6 | 3,000 | 1,500 | 3,000 |
| 7 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| 8 | 5,000 | 2,500 | 5,000 |
| 9 | 6,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 |
| 10 | 8,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 |
| 11 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| 12 | 12,000 | 6,000 | 12,000 |
| 13 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 |
| 14 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 15 | 25,000 | 15,000 | 25,000 |
| 16 | 30,000 | 15,000 | 30,000 |
| 17 | 40,000 | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| 18 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 50,000 |
| 19 | 60,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 |
| 20 | 80,000 | 40,000 | 80,000 |
| 21 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| 22 | 120,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| 23 | 150,000 | 75,000 | 150,000 |
Coverage of the U.S. Poker Open continues on Poker Central and PokerGO today. Event #9 – $50,000 No Limit Hold’em event can be followed in the Live Reporting as well as on the Early Action PokerGO stream at 8:00 pm ET.
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