Alex Foxen Wins One Just Before the Break
After everyone folded around to Erik Seidel, he raised to 19,000 from the button, getting called by Alex Foxen in his big blind.
After Foxen checked the [AcKsTh] flop, Seidel continued for 14,000 and Foxen called.
Both players then checked the [Jd] turn, and when the dealer put out the [Kc] on the river, Foxen led out for 30,000.
Seidel re-checked his cards and then mucked, which sent Foxen a nice pot just before the break.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Seidel | 272,000 |
19,000  |
| Alex Foxen | 245,000 | - |
Koray Aldemir Wins Pot Off Justin Bonomo Before Break
We caught the action on the turn with the board reading [Kd6h6s2h] and over 70,000 chips in the pot. Koray Aldemir bet 65,000 and his opponent, Justin Bonomo laid his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Blieden | 706,000 |
-52,000  |
| Sam Soverel | 560,000 |
237,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 430,000 |
95,000 |
| David Peters | 372,000 |
2,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 351,000 |
86,000 |
| Keith Tilston | 106,000 |
-319,000 |
Sam Soverel Gets Almost a Full Double Up
We caught the heads up action between Sam Soverel and Justin Bonomo on a board reading [9d8hAc5sJs] and about 105,000 in the pot.
After Soverel put out a bet of 95,000 and leaving himself very few chips behind, Justin Bonomo used one of his time extensions.
He made the call but then folded when Soverel tabled the [AdQh].
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 323,000 |
174,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 265,000 |
-165,000 |
Bill Klein Eliminated by Sean Winter
Sean Winter opened to 16,000 from under the gun and Bill Klein moved all in from the small blind for 75,000. Erik Seidel folded the big, and Winter called.
Winter: [AhKd]
Klein: [AsTh]
The dealer spread the [Qh4s4c5dKh] board and Klein was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 690,000 |
81,000 |
| Bill Klein | Busted |
-109,000 |
Manig Loeser Makes Big River Shove Against Elio Fox
Manig Loeser raised to 18,000 pre-flop and was called by Elio Fox. The flop came [KcKs8c] and the pre-flop raiser bet 15,000. Fox called.
The turn was the [4s]. Loeser bet 37,000 and Fox again called. After the river [9d] appeared, Loeser moved all-in and this time his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Manig Loeser | 348,000 |
264,000 |
| Elio Fox | 117,000 |
-12,000 |
Cary Katz Doubles Through Ben Yu
Alex Foxen opened to 17,000 from the hijack and Ben Yu moved all in from the button for 179,000. Cary Katz used one of his time extension banks, and then moved all in for 86,000 from the small blind. Foxen folded, and the cards were revealed.
Katz: [9d9c]
Yu: [8d8c]
The board ran out [QdKd4c2h4h] and Katz doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 245,000 |
66,000 |
| Cary Katz | 205,000 |
55,000 |
| Ben Yu | 93,000 |
-85,000 |
Ben Yu vs. Erik Seidel
Action folded to Ben Yu and he raised to 18,000 from the cutoff. Erik Seidel made the call from his big blind.
After both players checked the [5h3c6c] flop, Seidel led out on the [Qs] turn with a bet of 20,000, which was called by Yu.
Seidel then checked the [Ks] river, and Yu took advantage of this by betting 40,000, which was enough to get a fold from Seidel.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Seidel | 253,000 |
58,000 |
| Ben Yu | 178,000 |
10,000 |
Sam Soverel Moves All-In, Wins Pot
Dennis Blieden opened from the cutoff to 18,000 and Sam Soverel shoved all-in for 112,000. Blieden contemplated his move for about 15 seconds before folding his hand. Soverel took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Blieden | 758,000 |
126,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 149,000 |
-21,000 |
Player Spotlight: Dan Smith
You can find Dan Smith at the poker table by looking for the dude in the cowboy hat. He wears it well, but even if he didn’t, he’s has $26 million in live earnings, so who cares?
When you’ve achieved that much success in poker before the age of 30, you do what you want. And what Dan Smith wants to do is play poker and help people out.
For the past five years, he’s organized the Double Up Drive. The drive accepts donations to numerous charitable causes and matches contributions dollar-for-dollar. This year Smith – along with fellow poker pros Matt Ashton and Stephen Chidwick as well as daily fantasy sports pro Aaron Merchak – matched donations of more than $2.4 million. The drive also received an anonymous $125,000 donation from a poker pro.
He documents his charitable causes on his personal blog, www.dansmithholla.com, and for someone so dedicated it’s fitting that his largest career cash came in last year’s Big One For One Drop. Smith scored a $4 million payout for finishing in 3rd place. It was an appropriate addition to his resume, which includes being ranked the top player in the world by Global Poker Index in 2014.
But there’s still one thing that eludes him.
“Dan Smith is the best player in the world without a World Series of Poker bracelet,” Daniel Negreanu said of Smith.
He has several top-three finishes at the WSOP, but has yet to break through for his own signature moment. It seems like a matter of when, not if, he adds that accolade, because Smith will be among the game’s best for as long as he chooses.
He turns 30 on Saturday, the final day of the U.S. Poker Open, when the winner of the $100,000 Main Event will be crowned.
It’s pretty easy to guess what he might be wishing for.
Sean Winter’s Massive River Bet Wins Pot Against Rainer Kempe
Sean Winter raised on the button to 13,000 and was called by Rainer Kempe in the big blind. The flop showed [JdQc8c] and both players checked.
The turn was the [8h]. Winter bet out 18,000 and Kempe looked him up. The river was the [7c]. Kempe checked it to Winter who fired a huge bet of 75,000. Kempe thought for a few seconds before releasing his hand.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 609,000 |
64,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 223,000 |
-52,000 |
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