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 |
Johan Guilbert Eliminated in 10th Place ($19,500)
Action folded to Dylan Weisman on the button, and he limped. Johan Guilbert was next to act, and he announced pot to 60,000.
Joseph Sanders was next to act in the big blind and folded, Weisman called.
The flop fell [Js4d3h], and Guilbert moved all in for 150,000. Weisman called.
Weisman: [Qc7c7h6h]
Guilbert: [As4sAd2d]
The [Tc] fell on the turn, which was no help to either player, but when the [5s] hit the river, both players made a straight, but it was Weisman that held the higher end to eliminate Guilbert in 10th place for $19,500
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Weisman | 745,000 |
350,000 |
| Johan Guilbert | Busted |
-375,000 |
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