Final Six Players to Battle for $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Title Today at US Poker Open
The second US Poker Open final table unfolds Saturday, February 3 at Aria Resort and Casino as the last six players come back for Day 2 of the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Event which attracted 64 entries.
It will be a star-studded competition returning at 12:00 P.M. local time to fight for the handsome $179,200 first-place prize. Poker fans around the globe have an opportunity to watch the contest from 1:00 P.M. PST on PokerGO. The broadcast will feature hole cards of all players.
Leading the pack is Richard Kirsch who dominated the stage between the end of late registration and the end of Day 1. It was Kirsch himself who ended the day, knocking out Dan Shak in seventh place in a massive pot with aces against kings. Both players made a straight with their danglers but Kirsch held the superior one. He increased his stack to 2,530,000, bagging a huge lead over his nearest rivals. Kirsch has won $1.8 million in live tournaments through his career. Remarkably, none of his 77 reported results came in PLO.
US Poker Open - $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha final table:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 1,275,000 | 51 |
| 2 | Cary Katz | United States | 770,000 | 31 |
| 3 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 580,000 | 23 |
| 4 | Andjelko Andrejevic | Serbia | 1,405,000 | 56 |
| 5 | Richard Kirsch | United States | 2,530,000 | 101 |
| 6 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 1,440,000 | 58 |
Kirsch will face off against some of the world's most prolific players such as German high roller Rainer Kempe who boasts nearly $12 million in live cashes. Kempe entered the tournament right in the last minute and he finished with 1,440,000, the second biggest stack among the finalists. Kempe will be sitting directly to the left of Kirsch, which might bring some interesting dynamics to the play on the final table.
Andjelko Andrejevic's path to the final table was almost identical as he also checked in with the 125,000 starting stack at the end of the late reg. He made the final table with 1,405,000, trailing Kempe by less than two big blinds.
The final table will also feature Mike Gorodinsky, one of the most accomplished mixed games players on the planet. Gorodinsky is a former WSOP Poker Players Championship winner and 2015 WSOP Player of the Year. "Gordo" will have a plenty of room to utilize his strengths as he returns to 1,275,000 (51 big blinds).
Poker Central founder Cary Katz is also in contention, sitting in fifth place with 770,000. Fresh off his triumph in the PCA Super High Roller, Katz has kicked off his US Poker Open campaign with a seventh place in the opening $10,000 No Limit Hold'em event. He will notch his second cash today and a potential victory would move him to the top of the USPO leaderboard.
Short stack Anthony Zinno is the only other player with a two-for-two record at the US Poker Open. He's already min-cashed the Event #1, taking $20,400 for a tenth place finish. Zinno, whose showcase includes a bracelet from the 25,000 Pot Limit Omaha, will enter the PLO finale with 580,000 chips.
The action resumes with seven minutes left to play in level 17 with the blinds of 10,000/25,000. The PokerNews live reporting team will bring you the hand coverage following the PokerGO cards-up broadcast. Come back at 1:00 P.M. PST to find out who will emerge as the US Poker Open Pot Limit Omaha champion.
Payouts and results so far:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $179,200 | ||
| 2 | $128,000 | ||
| 3 | $83,200 | ||
| 4 | $64,000 | ||
| 5 | $51,200 | ||
| 6 | $38,400 | ||
| 7 | Dan Shak | United States | $32,000 |
| 8 | Benjamin Pollak | France | $25,600 |
| 9 | Josua Ladines | United States | $19,200 |
| 10 | Ben Yu | United States | $19,200 |