BK vs. BK in Blind vs. Blind Action
We picked up the action on a board reading [Qd3s3c7d] and 9,500 in the pot.
Bill Klein, in the small blind, check-called the 6,000 bet from Bryn Kenney in the big blind.
He then led out on the [2d] river for 15,000, which was enough to get Kenney to fold.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Klein | 196,000 |
51,000  |
| Bryn Kenney | 51,500 |
-12,500  |
Cary Katz Doubles with Rivered Straight
Isaac Haxton raised to 4,500 in middle position and Cary Katz called on the button. From the small blind, Justin Bonomo three-bet to 22,000, and after Haxton called, Katz called also.
The flop landed [8s5c3d] and Bonomo continued for 15,000. Haxton folded, and Katz called all in for 9,500.
Bonomo: [AhKd]
Katz: [7s6s]
Katz was at-risk and needing to find a nine, seven, six, or four to stay alive.
The turn landed the [Qd], and when the river fell the [4s], Katz would complete his straight and double through.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Bonomo | 120,000 |
-34,000 |
| Isaac Haxton | 100,000 |
25,000 |
| Cary Katz | 89,000 |
-31,000 |
Erik Seidel vs. Bryn Kenney
On a board of [9s4d6hAd] with 10,500 in the middle, Bryn Kenney bet out 7,000 from the small blind and Erik Seidel called in the big.
The river landed the [9h] and Kenney now checked to Seidel who opted to bet 20,000.
Kenney folded, and Seidel collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Seidel | 170,000 |
-10,000 |
| Bryn Kenney | 64,000 |
-46,000 |
Keith Tilston vs. Justin Bonomo
Preflop action folded to Justin Bonomo on the button and he raised to 5,500.
Keith Tilston then put out a quick 3-bet of 23,000, which was enough to get Ali Ismirovic to fold his big blind and Bonomo to fold his hand.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Bonomo | 154,000 |
7,000 |
| Keith Tilston | 142,999 |
142,999 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 15,500 |
-194,500 |
Player Spotlight: Bryn Kenney
It’s been a good month for Bryn Kenney.
In late January, just before the start of the 2019 U.S. Poker Open, Kenney took down the Aussie Millions Main Event for a $914,617 payday. Then at the USPO, Kenney took $450,000 by winning a No-Limit Hold’em event.
He’s now among the top ten all-time earners in live tournament winnings, having taken in over $27 million in his career. But if you ask him, he’s just happy to be playing good poker.
“This feels good,” Kenney told Poker Central after winning Event #7 at this year’s USPO. “Last year was the only losing year I’ve ever had in my poker career and I felt as though I needed to follow it up with a home run year like I did in 2017.”
That’s the year Kenney notched the largest cash of his career, a $1.9 million payout when he won the Super High Roller 8-Max at the PokerStars Championship. For the year, he registered over $8.5 million in live cashes. But Kenney isn’t a late bloomer. The 32-year old poker pro from New York has been crushing tournaments all across the world since 2007.
The 2014 World Series of Poker Bracelet winner in the 10-Game Mix Six Handed Event is currently in 4th place (tied with Lauren Roberts and Jordan Cristos) in the USPO player standings. A win in either of the series’ final two events could bring with it a USPO championship.
Kenney has been judicious about choosing his events at this year’s USPO. The series closes with $50k and $100k No-Limit Hold’em buy-ins and Kenney he wants to be ready for the late push.
“I’ve learned to know and understand myself,” he said. “Playing 11 days straight is not good for me, I get burnt out easily. I skipped both PLO events and bought in late for the last $25k event because when I play for long days in a row I do a lot of thinking and get burnt out easily.”
Whatever he’s doing, it’s working. Kenney, the 13th ranked player on the Global Poker Index, is one of the hottest players in the game right now and has shown why at the 2019 U.S. Poker Open.
Player Spotight: Isaac Haxton
Prior to winning the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller V in December 2018, Isaac Haxton had $20 million in tournament cashes. But it wasn’t until that fateful day until he finally won a major poker tournament.
“This is my biggest score ever and easily the best accomplishment. This is the highlight of my tournament career,” Ike told Poker Central upon winning $3,672,000.
It was almost hard to believe a player as accomplished as Haxton had never shipped a major trophy. After all the blood, sweat, and tears he’s put into this game, he was as deserving as anyone to win that title.
Now that he got the monkey off his back, he doesn’t have much left to prove as a poker player. Maybe a World Series of Poker bracelet or a World Poker Tour championship. But that’s about it.
He now has $23 million in career cashes, good for 13th all-time and third in his home state of New York behind Bryn Kenney ($26.6 million) and Erik Seidel ($34.8 million).
Haxton formerly represented the world’s largest online poker site as a PokerStars Team Pro member before resigning in 2016. He then moved on to sporting the partypoker patch.
“Hollywood” has also been successful as an online poker player. He turned more than a $700,000 profit under the moniker “philivey2694” on PokerStars since 2011.
Haxton appeared on the popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast in 2014. He shared insight into the life and mind of a high-stakes poker player.
Delayed Updates
With Day 1 of Event #9 – $50,000 No Limit Hold’em now being streamed on PokerGO, the live updates will now be posted on a 45-minute delay to run in accordance with the PokerGO live stream.
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. The final table of the $25,000 Mixed Game event will be live on PokerGO at 5:00 pm ET while the $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.
Keith Tilston Eliminated by Seth Davies
On a flop of [7cQh9c] Keith Tilston was first to act and shipped it in a hand against Seth Davies. Davies insta-called and the two players showed their hands.
Tilston: [QsJs]
Davies: [KdQd]
Davies’ hand held up and Tilston was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Davies | 280,000 |
60,000 |
| Keith Tilston | Busted |
-150,000 |
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