Sean Winter Leads Event #12: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table: Sam Soverel Still in Contention for the USPO Championship
Sean Winter holds a slim chip lead over Bill Klein, and Jonathan Little as Event #12: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em is down to the final table. Sam Soverel heads into the final table the short stack but is the only player who can catch David Peters for the U.S. Poker Open Crown. Soverel will need to come from behind and win the event, or Peters will become the back-to-back USPO Champion.
The final event of the 2021 U.S. Poker Open saw a 42-entrant field to create a prize pool of $2,100,000, and the final six players are guaranteed at least $105,000, with the winner taking home $756,000 and, in Soverel’s case, the Golden Eagle Trophy.
Joining Winter, Klein, Little, and Soverel at the final table are Stephen Chidwick and Jason Koon. Soverel and Chidwick make their second appearance of the series at the final table while the other four members make their first.
Getting to the final six proved quite tedious as the players played seven-handed for just over two hours, and while there weren’t many flops to be seen during those two hours of play, chips were still changing hands at a somewhat rapid pace as Chidwick doubled twice, while Koon and Little doubled once.
However, the final three hands of the evening proved to be the turning point as Koon, who had been sitting with just over a ten big blind stack for thirty minutes, would find his second double of the final table after flopping top pair against the second pair of Klein.
The next shuffle, Little would find himself all-in for his last 620,000 after flopping the nut-flush draw against the king-high flush draw of Vicent Bosca. Both players would make their flush on the river, but Little secured the one million chip pot and left Bosca with just 125,000.
Bosca would be all in the next hand, holding ten-nine against the king-seven of Winter. The board ran out all low cards, and Winter’s king-high held to eliminate Bosca and burst the money bubble. Other notables to finish outside the money included Seth Davies, Sergio Aido, Joe McKeehen, and Andrew Lichtenberger.
| Event #12 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Jason Koon | United States | 1,110,000 |
| 2 | Jonathan Little | United States | 1,450,000 |
| 3 | Sean Winter | United States | 2,080,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,320,000 |
| 5 | Bill Klein | United States | 1,575,000 |
| 6 | Sam Soverel | United States | 860,000 |
When play resumes the remaining six players will have 8:53 remaining in level 14 and the button will be in seat two.
The final six players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Tuesday, June 15, at 12 p.m. PT with the final table airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT.
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End of Night Chip Counts
The play has suspended for the eveing as the final six players have all reached the money and will return to the PokerGO Studio, June 15, at 12 p.m. PT.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 2,080,000 | - |
| Bill Klein | 1,575,000 |
-50,000  |
| Jonathan Little | 1,450,000 |
90,000  |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,320,000 |
120,000 |
| Jason Koon | 1,110,000 |
40,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 860,000 |
95,000 |
Vicent Bosca Eliminated to Burst the Money Bubble
Vicent Bosca opened to 100,000 from early position with 25,000 behind, and action folded to Sean Winter in the big blind, and he called.
The dealer spread the [4c4d3c], and Winter bet 40,000. Bosca called.
Bosca: [Ts9c]
Winter: [Kc7s]
The board ran out [2h] on the turn, and when the [6d] hit the felt on the river, the king-high of Winter held to eliminate Bosca and burst the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 2,080,000 |
125,000 |
| Vicent Bosca | Busted |
-125,000 |
Jonathan Little Doubles Through Vicent Bosca
Vicent Bosca opened to 90,000 from early position and action folded to Jonathan Little in the big blind, and he called.
The flop fell [4c3c2s], and Little checked. Bosca fired for approximately 100,000, and Little moved all-in for 620,000. Bosca called.
Little: [Ac6c]
Bosca: [KcQc]
The board ran out [3h] on the turn, and when the [2c] landed on the river, Little made the nut flush to double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Little | 1,360,000 |
540,000 |
| Vicent Bosca | 125,000 |
-800,000 |
Jason Koon Doubles Through Bill Klein
Action folded to Vicent Bosca in the cutoff, and he opened to 90,000. Bill Klein was next to act on the button, and he called.
Jason Koon was in the big blind and called with 400,000 behind.
The dealer spread the [AhQh7d] and action checked to Klein, who fired for 125,000. Koon moved all-in for 400,000, and Bosca folded, Klein called.
Koon: [AcTs]
Klein: [KcQs]
The board ran out [8c] on the turn, and the [4d] on the river and Koon doubled.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Klein | 1,625,000 |
-550,000 |
| Jason Koon | 1,070,000 |
540,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
With the players on the Event #12, money bubble play has slowed considerably, and there has been one flop in the last 15 shuffles.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Klein | 2,175,000 |
25,000 |
| Sean Winter | 1,955,000 |
105,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,200,000 |
125,000 |
| Vicent Bosca | 925,000 |
-75,000 |
| Jonathan Little | 820,000 |
-205,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 765,000 |
165,000 |
| Jason Koon | 530,000 |
-20,000 |
Jonathan Little Doubles Through Jason Koon
Jason Koon raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Jonathan Little shoved all-in for 475,000 next to act. Action folded back to Koon, and he called.
Koon: [ThTs]
Little: [AsAc]
The board ran out [4d5c2hJd9d] and Little secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Little | 1,025,000 |
410,000 |
| Jason Koon | 550,000 |
-475,000 |
Sean Winter vs. Stephen Chidwick
Action folded to Sean Winter on the button, and he opened to 85,000. Stephen Chidwick was next to act in the small blind, and he called.
The dealer spread the [8c6c8h] on the flop, and Chidwick checked. Winter continued for 65,000, and Chidwick called.
The [Ad] fell on the turn, and Chidwick led for 70,000. Winter used most of his shot clock before raising to 320,000.
Chidwick folded, and Winter collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 1,850,000 |
415,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,075,000 |
-425,000 |
Vicent Bosca vs. Sean Winter
Sean Winter raised to 65,000 in the hijack and Vicent Bosca three-bet to 190,000 on the button.
Winter called, and then checked the [8hAh8c] flop as Bosca continued for 55,000. Winter folded, and Bosca reached the seven-figure club.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 1,435,000 |
-145,000 |
| Vicent Bosca | 1,000,000 |
155,000 |
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