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Ryan Riess Gets River Relief
Manig Loeser jammed from the small blind but Ryan Riess woke up with [9s9c] and snapped him off from the big. Loeser tabled [QsTs] and the two were racing for Riess’s 410,000 stack.
The flop was [4c5hAc]. Loeser jumped ahead on the turn with the [Qc]. But the [Tc] on the river came and completed Riess’s flush.
That river club scored Riess a pivotal double, and Loeser was shortened to less than 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Riess | 840,000 |
410,000  |
| Manig Loeser | 45,000 |
-410,000  |
Alex Foxen vs. Seth Davies
Everyone folded around to Seth Davies in the big blind who limped. Alex Foxen then raised it up to 70,000 in the big blind. Davies made the call.
Flop: [4h8sAd]
Davies checked, Foxen continuation bet to 40,000 and took down the pot when his opponent mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 850,000 |
50,000 |
| Seth Davies | 360,000 |
-95,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 1,210,000 |
10,000 |
| David Peters | 1,050,000 | - |
| Alex Foxen | 800,000 |
410,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 605,000 |
-100,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 530,000 | - |
| Seth Davies | 455,000 |
100,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 455,000 |
-135,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 430,000 |
-38,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 355,000 |
-215,000 |
| Cary Katz | 300,000 |
20,000 |
Sean Winter Makes Fifth Final Table as the Chip Leader
It’s snowing this week in Las Vegas and the way the 2019 U.S. Poker Open has gone so far, that shouldn’t be considered a random occurence. Winter is here.
The tournament started with 23 entries and by the close of registration had reached 41 entries, creating a prize pool of $2,050,000, with six players making the money and everyone chasing the top prize of $738,000.
After having a big chip stack most of the day, Sean Winter is the chip leader at the final table. Ryan Riess, Koray Aldemir, Alex Foxen, Seth Davies and David Peters round out the remaining five players for what should be a very tough and exciting final table.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Ryan Riess | 1,185,000 |
| 2 | Sean Winter | 2,020,000 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | 1,005,000 |
| 4 | Koray Aldemir | 1,185,000 |
| 5 | Seth Davies | 270,000 |
| 6 | David Peters | 535,000 |
As expected, 2019 US Poker Open champions Stephen Chidwick, Ali Ismirovic, Bryn Kenney, Nick Shulman were all in today’s field and looking to add more Player of the Year points, but unfortunately they all fell short.
However, the day had no shortage of action, which included blind versus blind coolers and three preflop all ins, which saw chip stacks rise and fall and players come and go.
After Manig Loeser was eliminated in 10th place, the remaining players combined for the final table and continued play.
Sam Soverel was the first player eliminated in 9th place, followed by Cary Katz in 8th, and when Sam Soverel went out in 7th place, play ended for the day.
Tomorrow’s runner-up will receive $492,000; 3rd place will receive $328,000; 4th place will receive $205,000; fifth place will receive $164,000; and sixth palce will get $123,000.
Heading into the tournament, Winter trailed Stephen Chidwick by 100 points in the USPO player standings. His showing in Event #9 has closed the gap and will make for an interesting Main Event as the two players vie for the overall title.
But before that happens, action resumes for Event #9 Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET.
Nick Schulman Jumps into U.S. Poker Open Contention with Mixed Game Win
There are two events remaining for players to earn points toward the overall USPO standings and the $100,000 added prize. Stephen Chidwick (540 points) has maintained his lead through eight events with Sean Winter (440 points) in second place.
With his win, Nick Schulman (410) now sits just behind the two leaders in third place. The $50,000 No Limit Hold’em event has 200 points up for grabs for the winner with six places getting paid. Sean Winter needs a second place to overtake Chidwick for the No.1 spot while Cary Katz can tie Chidwick with a win in this event.
Other players remaining in this event that could put themselves within striking distance with the $100k on the horizon are Bryn Kenney, Manig Loeser (180), and Koray Aldemir (140).
| 2019 U.S. Poker Open Championship Standings | |||
| Name | Points | Cash | |
| 1 | Stephen Chidwick (4) | 540 | $705,950 |
| 2 | Sean Winter (4) | 440 | $419,900 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman (2) | 410 | $390,000 |
| 4 | Brandon Adams (3) | 365 | $314,750 |
| 5 | Cary Katz (3) | 340 | $580,200 |
| 6 | Bryn Kenney (2) | 240 | $477,000 |
| 7 | Lauren Roberts (2) | 240 | $263,400 |
| 8 | Jordan Cristos (2) | 240 | $206,200 |
| 9 | Ali Imsirovic | 200 | $442,500 |
| 10 | Ben Yu (3) | 200 | $262,800 |
Kings-Up for David Peters
Koray Aldemir raised to 30,000 from the button and both David Peters and Nick Petrangelo called from the blinds.
The flop landed [Kh8dTh] and action checked to Aldemir who bet 35,000. Peters called, and Petrangelo folded as the turn landed the [3s].
Peters check-called a bet of 200,000 from Aldemir before the [3c] on the river checked through.
Peters tabled his [KcJd] for kings-up, and Aldemir mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| David Peters | 1,050,000 |
30,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 530,000 |
-115,000 |
Soft Hand-for-Hand Play Begins
With ten players remaining in Event #9, Tournament Director Paul Campbell has implemented soft hand-for-hand play.
If one of the tables gets two hands ahead of the other, they will pause and wait for the other table to catch up.
This will continue until at least one more player is eliminated and the remaining nine players combine for the Event #9 final table.
Bryn Kenney Eliminated by Sean Winter
“This might be the time you start to shift some of those chips to this side of the table,” Bryn Kenney said in response to Sean Winter’s button raise to 35,000. Then, Kenney shipped it only to discover Winter woke up with [AhAs].
Kenney tabled [AcTs] and was in deep trouble.
He got a little bit of help when the flop was [6dTh3s], causing Winter to squirm ever so slightly.
“I don’t know why I’m sweating this,” Winter said, questioning himself. There was no need to. The [5h9c] runout was safe for him and he scored the knockout, sending Kenney home in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 1,200,000 |
385,000 |
| Bryn Kenney | Busted |
-370,000 |
Cary Katz Shoves on Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney opened under-the-gun for 30,000. Action folded around to Cary Katz in the big blind who moved all-in for 225,000. Kenney decided on a fold.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bryn Kenney | 370,000 |
186,000 |
| Cary Katz | 280,000 |
24,000 |
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