Sam Soverel Wins Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for $175,500
Sam Soverel was unstoppable today going wire-to-wire at the final table, claiming the win in Event #2 of the 2021 U.S. Poker Open at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Soverel bested a field of 65 entrants, defeating former U.S. Poker Open PLO event winner Jordan Cristos heads up vaulting him into second place on the championship standings.
Soverel started the final table with a massive chip lead, sitting on 3.5 million of the roughly 8 million chips in play with Dylan Weisman and Marc Brody being his nearest competitors sitting on fewer than half of that. Jordan Cristos, Maxx Coleman, and Matthew Ploof had roughly 15 big blinds each to start the day and it was Ploof who busted out first. On Ploof’s final hand, Soverel raised holding ace-jack-seven-deuce rainbow before Cristos made it 700,000 to go with single-suited aces. Ploof, who was next to act, moved all-in with single-suited kings, for 645,000. Cristos called and his aces held up to bring the field down to five.
Coleman, sitting on 12 big blinds, found himself a double up away from getting back in contention but things weren’t meant to be for him. On his final hand, Soverel raised with king-king-ten-nine and Coleman called with jack-ten-nine-three with one suit. The flop brought jack-eight-four and Coleman bet pot before Soverel put him all in. Coleman called but neither a second pair nor straight hit and he departed in fifth.
Soverel continued his dominance by busting Weisman in fourth place a whopping two hours later as chips moved slowly throughout the day. After a raise to 240,000 by the chip leader, Weisman made it 720,000 to go holding ace-king-nine-eight with three spades. Soverel gave it some thought before calling with jack-ten-ten-seven with two spades, and the flop brought out queen-six-four with two clubs. Weisman moved all in and Soverel called for the 290,000 chips that his opponent had left. Soverel’s tens held up reducing the field to just three players.
Brody was next to go in third place as he ended up all in with ace-ten-nine-seven for his last four big blinds versus the king-nine-eight-four of Cristos. The board gave Cristos a full house and heads up, putting him in a 2:1 underdog spot heading into heads-up play. Cristos was unable to close the gap with Soverel as he chipped down to 17 big blinds versus the 63 of his opponent. On the final hand of the tournament, Cristos raised holding ace-jack-four-deuce with two clubs and Soverel defended his big blind with ten-nine-seven-four with two diamonds. The flop brought out ace-nine-seven and Soverel check-called a bet of 400,000.
The turn brought a seven, giving Soverel trips, and Cristos moved all in for a two-thirds the size of the pot. Soverel made the call and he had Cristos drawing dead to claim the victory in this event.
| Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Payouts | |||
| Place | Name | Championship Points | Payouts |
| 1st | Sam Soverel | 176 | $175,500 |
| 2nd | Jordan Cristos | 130 | $130,000 |
| 3rd | Marc Brody | 85 | $84,500 |
| 4th | Dylan Weisman | 65 | $65,000 |
| 5th | Maxx Coleman | 52 | $52,000 |
| 6th | Matthew Ploof | 39 | $39,000 |
| 7th | Alex Foxen | 33 | $32,500 |
| 8th | Joseph Sanders | 26 | $26,000 |
| 9th | Ben Yu | 26 | $26,000 |
| 10th | Johan Guilbert | 20 | $19,500 |
The 2021 U.S. Poker Open continues right now as Event #3: $10,000 No Limit Hold’em is in full swing. Follow the coverage of this event via our Live Reporting or tune into the live stream at 1:00 p.m. PT. The current championship standings are as follows.
| 2021 U.S. Poker Open Championship Standings | |||||
| Rank | Player | Points | Wins | Cashes | Earnings |
| 1 | Jake Daniels | 219 | 1 | 1 | $218,500 |
| 2 | Sam Soverel | 195 | 1 | 2 | $194,500 |
| 3 | Dan Shak | 152 | 0 | 1 | $152,000 |
| 4 | Jordan Cristos | 130 | 0 | 1 | $130,000 |
| 5 | Barry Hutter | 114 | 0 | 1 | $114,000 |
| 6 | Stephen Chidwick | 95 | 0 | 1 | $95,000 |
| 7 | Marc Brody | 85 | 0 | 1 | $84,500 |
| 8 | Steve Zolotow | 76 | 0 | 1 | $76,000 |
| 9 | Dylan Weisman | 65 | 0 | 1 | $65,000 |
| 10 | Sergi Reixach | 57 | 0 | 1 | $57,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 8,125,000 |
2,585,000  |
| Jordan Cristos | Busted |
-2,585,000  |
Watch the Event #2 Final Table on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT
The final table of Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha of the 2021 U.S. Poker Open is set and will be airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. ET.
Watch the Event #2 final table on PokerGO.com here!
Sam Soverel finished Day 1 as the overwhelming chip leader with 3,480,000 in chips ahead of Dylan Weisman, Marc Brody, Jordan Cristos, Matthew Ploof, and Maxx Coleman. The final six players are currently guaranteed $39,000, but all eyes are locked on the title and $175,500 first-place prize.
| Event #2 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Marc Brody | United States | 1,185,000 |
| 2 | Sam Soverel | United States | 3,480,000 |
| 3 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 1,735,000 |
| 4 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 440,000 |
| 5 | Jordan Cristos | United States | 645,000 |
| 6 | Matthew Ploof | United States | 640,000 |
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Sam Soverel Leads Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Event #2 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha kicked off Day 2 of the U.S. Poker Open with a field of 65 entrants for a total prize pool of $650,000, with the winner receiving $175,500. Sam Soverel leads the final six players and will have a massive chip advantage as he holds 43% of the chips in play. Joining Soverel at the final table are Jordan Cristos, Maxx Coleman, Dylan Weisman, Marc Brody, and Matthew Ploof. The final six players are guaranteed at least $39,000 but everyone has their eyes on the first-place prize.
Soverel was the first player to cross one million in chips when he flopped a set of kings to eliminate Frank Crivello early in level 10 and never gave the chip lead up the remainder of the day, running it all the way up to 3.480 million by nights end.
Weisman is second in chips sitting with 1.735 million after being one of the short stacks when the money bubble burst. Weisman sat with just under 400,000 after doubling up Ploof but then scored back-to-back-to-back knockouts of Johan Guilbert, Ben Yu, and Joseph Sanders to take us from ten players down to the final table.
Brody is the only other player with over a million in chips after his pocket aces took down the pocket kings of Alex Foxen to send the final six players home for the night.
Shawn Daniels was eliminated to burst the money bubble when he got his last 100,000 chips into the middle after flopping a straight draw against Sanders’s pair of treys. The turn and river failed to complete Daniels straight and he was eliminated in 11th place. Other notables to finish just outside the money included Daniel Negreanu, Anthony Zinno, and Jeremy Ausmus.
| Event #2 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Marc Brody | United States | 1,185,000 |
| 2 | Sam Soverel | United States | 3,480,000 |
| 3 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 1,735,000 |
| 4 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 440,000 |
| 5 | Jordan Cristos | United States | 645,000 |
| 6 | Matthew Ploof | United States | 640,000 |
The final six players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Saturday, June 5, at 12 p.m. PT with the final table airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT. When play resumes the button will be in seat 1 and there is 38:51 left in level 13 with the blinds at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.
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Final 6 – Chip Counts
The play has been suspended for the night as the final six players will be back in the PokerGO Studio tomorrow, June 5, with cards in the air at 1 P.M. ET with the final table stream beginning at 4 P.M. ET on PokerGO.com.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 3,480,000 |
-95,000 |
| Dylan Weisman | 1,735,000 | - |
| Marc Brody | 1,185,000 | - |
| Jordan Cristos | 645,000 |
100,000 |
| Matthew Ploof | 640,000 |
120,000 |
| Maxx Coleman | 440,000 | - |
Alex Foxen Eliminated in 7th Place ($32,500)
We picked up the action with Alex Foxen already all-in, and Marc Brody was the other player in the hand, and he called.
Foxen: [KcKh4h9d]
Brody: [AcAs6s4d]
Foxen was at risk for his tournament life with pocket kings, but Brody held pocket aces for a commanding lead.
The board ran out [2c6d3s9sTd], and Foxen was eliminated in seventh place for $32,500.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Brody | 1,185,000 |
435,000 |
| Alex Foxen | Busted |
-415,000 |
Final Table Chip Counts and Seat Draw
Seat 1 – Marc Brody
Seat 2 – Alex Foxen
Seat 3 – Sam Soverel
Seat 4 – Dylan Weisman
Seat 5 – Maxx Coleman
Seat 6 – Jordan Cristos
Seat 7 – Matthew Ploof
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 3,575,000 |
95,000 |
| Dylan Weisman | 1,735,000 | - |
| Marc Brody | 750,000 |
-30,000 |
| Jordan Cristos | 545,000 |
-395,000 |
| Matthew Ploof | 520,000 |
45,000 |
| Maxx Coleman | 440,000 |
-186,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 415,000 |
155,000 |
Joseph Sanders Eliminated in 8th Place ($26,000)
With a board reading [6c5h9c], Joesph Sanders moved all in for his last 220,000, and Dylan Wiesman was the other player in the hand and called.
Sanders: [9s7c4s8c]
Weisman: [Qh5s5dTc]
Weisman had flopped a set of fives, but Sanders had flopped a straight and was in a great position to double.
The turn [Js] helped neither player, but when the [Jc] hit the river, Wiesman went runner-runner full house to eliminate Sanders in eighth place for $26,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Weisman | 1,735,000 |
785,000 |
| Joseph Sanders | Busted |
-550,000 |
Ben Yu Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,000)
Ben Yu was all in for his last 285,000 and had been called by Dylan Weisman with the cards already tabled.
Weisman: [KhKdAcQd]
Yu: [9h9s8s7h]
The board ran out [Jc8d6cKsKc], and Weisman went runner-runner quads to eliminate Yu in ninth place for $26,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Weisman | 950,000 |
205,000 |
| Ben Yu | Busted |
-450,000 |
Ben Yu Picks Off Joseph Sanders
Action folded to Joseph Sanders in the small blind, and he completed. Ben Yu was in the big blind and checked.
The flop fell [JdTc6c], and Sanders checked. Yu fired for 40,000, and Sanders called.
The dealer burned and turned [Ad], and action checked through.
The river [Qd] completed the board, and Sanders fired for 45,000.
Yu called and tabled [Kh9s] for the rivered straight, and Sanders mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Sanders | 550,000 |
-15,000 |
| Ben Yu | 450,000 |
-240,000 |
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