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David Peters Eliminated in 5th Place ($164,000)
David Peters opened from under the gun with [8s8c], making it 60,000 to go. Alex Foxen three-bet to 255,000 with [AcKd] and Peters moved all in for his entire 810,000 chip stack.
The board ran out [Ah7s3cQcQd] and Peters hit the rail in fifth place for $164,000. Foxen moved into second place behind chip leader Sean Winter.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 1,970,000 |
830,000  |
| David Peters | Busted |
-665,000  |
Aldemir Rivers Best
Alex Foxen raised to 75,000 preflop with [Ad3h] and Koray Aldemir called on the button with [KdTh].
The flop came [AhTc5h] and Foxen led for 75,000. Aldemir called.
The turn was the [8c] and both players checked. The river was the [Ks] and Foxen checked. Aldemir bet 400,000 into the pot of 365,000 and Foxen called after using a time extension.
Foxen got a little back on the next hand when he four-bet shoved on Aldemir with pocket eights.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Koray Aldemir | 1,575,000 |
480,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 1,140,000 |
-350,000 |
A Couple 3-Bets Get Through
Alex Foxen opens to 70,000 under the gun with [QdJh] and Sean Winter reraised to 250,000 with [KsKd] and Foxen folded.
Then next hand, Koray Aldemir raised from under the gun with [KsQc] and David Peters shoved all in next to act with [AdQh] for 530,000. Aldemir folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 2,220,000 |
100,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 1,490,000 |
50,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 1,095,000 |
-135,000 |
| David Peters | 665,000 |
60,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 2,120,000 |
100,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 1,440,000 |
150,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 1,230,000 |
45,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 755,000 |
-430,000 |
| David Peters | 605,000 |
70,000 |
Seth Davies Eliminated in 6th Place ($123,000)
Seth Davies moved all in for 270,000 with [AdQd] and Alex Foxen called from the big blind with [AcQc].
The board ran out [KcTc6d5s2c], giving Foxen a shot at winning the whole pot when he flopped a flush draw. The river completed his flush draw and sent Davies to the rail in sixth place. He takes home $123,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 1,290,000 |
285,000 |
| Seth Davies | Busted |
-270,000 |
Cards In the Air
The final table of Event #9 – $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em is underway.
Sean Winter Leads Event #9 Final Table, Looks to Retake Top USPO Spot
Sean Winter is the chip leader at the final table for Event #9 – $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em. He enters the day with a big lead over his next closest opponents. Koray Aldemir, who already has a second place finish under his belt, and Ryan Riess, the 2013 WSOP Main Event Champion, are tied for second in chips.
| 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 |
David Peters and Seth Davies are making their second final table appearances of the series. Peters entered the day as the chip leader in the $10,000 Short Deck, an event Winter won. Davies finished third in that same event.
Alex Foxen is making his first final table appearance of the series. The last time he was at a final table in the PokerGO studio, he finished second to Isaac Haxton in Super High Roller Bowl V. If Foxen managed to close out the series with two wins, he would have enough points to win the overall title, assuming Stephen Chidwick doesn’t final table Event #10. Of course, if Winter wins today he will set the bar too high for anyone not currently in the top ten.
Winter has made five final tables in the 2019 USPO and is looking to be the second player to win two events, and take the overall lead back from reigning champ Stephen Chidwick. If previous final tables are any indication, the start of day chip leader has only won three of the events so far. Ali Imsirovic made quick work of the Event #6 final table, only to be outdone when Bryn Kenney tore through the Event #7 final table. Kenney entered the day fourth in chips.
Winter has made USPO final tables in Pot-Limit Omaha (6th place in Event #2), Short Deck (Winner Event #4), and No-Limit Hold’em (2nd in Event #1, 5th in Event #3). He took a few days off from final tables, but is now back and looking to cap take the USPO overall lead heading into the $100,000 Main Event.
Here are the current overall USPO standings (through Event #8). The winner of the USPO overall leaderboard will take home an additional $100,000.
| 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 |
Can Winter claim his second 2019 USPO win and take the lead for the overall title? Will Aldemir improve upon his previous second place finish? Follow the live updates on PokerCentral.com or watch the PokerGO live stream to find out. Subscribe right now!
The final table stream starts at 5 p.m. EST.
Sean Winter Makes 5th Final Table as 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 occurrence. 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-way 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.
Event #9 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 |
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 2,020,000 |
470,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 1,185,000 |
-15,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 1,185,000 |
385,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 1,005,000 |
60,000 |
| David Peters | 535,000 |
-490,000 |
| Seth Davies | 270,000 |
-30,000 |
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