Niveau: 8
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 3,000
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #05 – $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
Jours 1
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 US Poker Open
Buy-in
$10,000
Entrants
67
Niveau
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Kempe Turns the Best Hand
Niveau 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
Rainer Kempe opened to 8,000 on the button and was called by Cary Katz in the small blind along with Ben Tollerene in the big blind. The flop came 
and the action was checked to Kempe who continued for 12,000. Katz folded and Tollerene stuck around to see the 
on the turn.
Tollerene checked again and Kempe fired another 17,500. Tollerene called as his time was running out and the 
completed the board. The action slowed down as both players checked. Tollerene tabled 
but could not beat the 
of Kempe.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
48,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
Dan Smith Makes His Debut
Niveau 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
Keith Tilston recently took his seat, coming off a second-place finish in Event #3: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em and was joined by Dan Smith who is making his US Poker Open debut.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
||
|
100,000 | |
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
Yu Catching Fire
Niveau 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
After sending Jake Schindler to the rail twice, Ben Yu just recently found another victim to vault up the leaderboard. Yu raised to 10,000 from the hijack and Dan Shak three-bet to 35,000 on the button. The action folded back to Yu who four-bet shoved all in and Shak called off his last 170,000 chips.
Ben Yu: 
Dan Shak: 
It was a race situation and Shak was looking good to double up on the flop of 
. The 
on the turn was also a safe card, but the 
on the river paired Yu's ace and Shak was eliminated.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
602,000
337,000
|
337,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
How One of Poker's Top Earners in 2017 Almost Had a Losing Year
Niveau 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
Poker is a numbers game. Winning, losing, breaking even and ROI are just a small selection of words that relate back to those numbers. While the numbers all make sense for the players competing at the highest level, they are easily misinterpreted for the outside world.
So, seeing the eye-popping $4.5 million behind Bonomo’s name in 2017 might make you think that it was the best year of his career, but in truth, it’s a bit more complicated.
Read about it at Poker Central.
Niveau: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Re-Entries and Haxton
Niveau 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Isaac Haxton has just taken his seat after finishing in third place of Event #4: $25,000 Mixed Game Championship. Benjamin Pollak, Dan Shak, and Dan Smith have all started with a fresh 100,000 stack as well.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Pollak Exits, Tollerene Doubles
Niveau 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On a board reading 
, Benjamin Pollak led out for 10,000 into a pot of 22,000 from the big blind. Isaac Haxton was in the cutoff and made the call.
The river paired the board with the 
and Pollak checked this time. Haxton shoved all in and Pollak instantly called for his last 45,000 chips. Haxton tabled 
for a nine-high straight and Pollak was left with the bottom end of the straight, holding 
.
Meanwhile, on the table next door, Ben Tollerene got all 57,000 of his chips in the middle against Cary Katz. Tollerene held the superior pocket pair with 
and Katz showed 
. The board ran out clean for Tollerene as he earned himself a double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
|
170,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
120,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
Eliminé | |
Riess Wins Massive Hand Before the Break
Niveau 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The action folded to Ryan Riess on the button who raised to 12,000. Almedin Imsirovic three-bet to 42,000 in the small blind and Riess called to see a flop.
The flop came 
and Imsirovic led out for 30,000. Riess just called and the landed on the turn. Imsirovic checked this time and Riess fired out a bet of 65,000. Imsirovic called and the 
paired the board on the river.
One more check from Imsirovic and Riess jammed all in. Imsirovic counted out his 140,000 chip stack and realized this was the last hand before the break. He called it off and Riess tabled 
for a full house.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
||
|
|
568,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
435,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |
|
||
|
|
285,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
235,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
235,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
|
220,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
62,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000