Welcome to Event #9 – $50,000 No Limit Hold’em
Welcome to the ARIA Resort & Casino and the PokerGO Studio for the 2019 U.S. Poker Open and Event #9 – $50,000 No Limit Hold’em.
In 2018, the U.S. Poker Open was a new event added to the string of Poker Central high roller tournaments and the eight events on the schedule saw the likes of Justin Bonomo, Mike Gorodinsky, Stephen Chidwick, Ben Tollerene, Benjamin Pollak, David Peters, and Keith Tilston capture victories over the course of 11 days. Tilston won the final event of the series – the $50,000 Main Event – when he overcame the 33 entrant field and defeated Jake Schindler heads-up to capture the $660,000 first-place prize. Also reaching the final table was Daniel Negreanu, Tom Marchese, and Dan Smith.
For the 2019 U.S. Poker Open, the $50,000 Main Event has been replaced with a $100,000 buy-in version, but with popularity of high roller events being at an all time high, the $50,000 buy-in is now the penultimate event of the series. The previous event that played down to the final four was Event #8 – $25,000 Mixed Game. Brandon Adams holds a commanding chip lead over Nick Schulman, Randy Ohel, and Chris Vitch. Those four players will be returning today to play through the bubble before the eventual Event #8 winner collects the $270,000 first-place prize.
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.
The U.S. Poker Open points race is winding down to the final few events, and it is defending champion Stephen Chidwick still out in front. Chidwick has collected victories in Event #1 and Event #6 and currently holds the overall points lead ahead of Sean Winter and Cary Katz. Winter has secured one win and four final table appearances, while Katz has two back-to-back runner-up finishes. The player that accumulates the most High Roller of the Year points during the series will be crowned the U.S. Poker Open Champion and be awarded a $100,000 first-place prize.
“It would be very special to win it again. This, in my eyes, is the most prestigious thing you can win. To me, this is kind of like the $50,000 Poker Players Championship but stretched out over a week-long series. Competing with the best in the world in a variety of games would definitely be a career highlight to come out on top again.”
| 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 | Cary Katz (3) | 340 | $580,200 |
| 4 | Bryn Kenney (2) | 240 | $477,000 |
| 5 | Lauren Roberts (2) | 240 | $263,400 |
| 6 | Jordan Cristos (2) | 240 | $206,200 |
| 7 | Ali Imsirovic | 200 | $442,500 |
| 8 | Ben Yu (3) | 200 | $262,800 |
| 9 | Jake Schindler (2) | 180 | $327,000 |
| 10 | Dan Shak (3) | 180 | $307,100 |
Today will see the penultimate event of the U.S. Poker Open with Event #9 – $50,000 No Limit Hold’em. Players will begin with 150,000 in starting chips and be playing 30-minute levels with play ending once the final table is down to six players. There are no tournament fees for players who register by 2 p.m. and each player is allowed two re-entries through the first nine levels (ending approximately 7 p.m. local time). There is also a 30-second shot clock in play for the duration of the tournament and each player will receive three 60-second time banks each day.
The cards are expected to be in the air for Event #9 of the 2019 U.S. Poker Open at 5 p.m. (EST) with the Poker Central Live Reporting team providing continuous live updates until just six players remain.
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