Niveau: 21
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 30,000
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #06 – $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
Jours 2
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 US Poker Open
Buy-in
$26,000
Prize Pool
$1,225,000
Entrants
49
Niveau
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Hands #41-45: Chidwick Crippled by Koon in a Cooler
Niveau 21
: 20,000/40,000, 30,000 ante
Hand 41: Jason Koon made it 90,000 on the button with 
and Stephen Chidwick called from the big blind with 
. The low 
flop missed them both but Chidwick and Koon both had a heart for a backdoor flush draw. Koon continued with a c-bet and Chidwick laid down.
Hand 42: Benjamin Pollak opened the button to 85,000 with 
and Koon found 
in the big blind. Koon three-bet shoved for almost 50 big blinds effective and Pollak let it go, asking Koon if he saw his big-value chips.
Hand 43: Chidwick now had the button and he raised it up to 90,000 with 
. Pollak asked Chidwick how much did he have and then shoved from the big blind with 
for about 1.3 million. Chidwick folded.
Hand 44: Pollak made it 135,000 out of the small blind, holding 
. Chidwick called with a dominating 
. Neither player connected to the 
flop and Pollak took it down with a continuation bet.
Hand 45: Chidwick completed the small blind with 
and Koon checked his options with 
. A disastrous flop hit the felt for Chidwick as he had top pair top kicker on the 
texture while Koon hit the top two. Chidwick tried to trick Koon with a check-raise, making it 175,000 from 55,000. Koon called.
The turn gave Chidwick a Broadway draw but Koon still had the best hand. Chidwick checked and Koon checked back as they were both trying to hide their strength.
The 
river card changed nothing whatsoever and Chidwick bet almost all of his chips, 745,000. Koon instantly called to cripple Chidwick who was left with fewer than three big blinds. He's been good at bouncing back from the nub during US Poker Open and now has another opportunity to rise from the ashes.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
3,960,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |
|
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|
2,105,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
105,000
-1,355,000
|
-1,355,000 |
|
|
||
Hands #46-47: Chidwick Chops to Stay Alive
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Niveau 21
: 20,000/40,000, 30,000 ante
Hand 46: Jason Koon opened from the small blind with the 
and Benjamin Pollak folded in the big.
Hand 47: Koon raised it up with the 
making it 80,000 and Stephen Chidwick moved all in from the big blind for 105,000 with the 
. Koon put the rest in.
A 
flop gave Chidwick some chop outs which kept him alive through the on the turn and the on the river.
Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 3rd Place ($183,750)
Niveau 21
: 20,000/40,000, 30,000 ante
Hand 48: Stephen Chidwick shoved his last 100,000 in the middle from the small blind with the and Jason Koon snapped him off in the big blind turning over the .
A flop left Chidwick drawing slim but the on the turn opened a backdoor flush draw. The 
completed the board and sent Chidwick to the rail in third place earning $183,750.
With the cash, Chidwick sits just under $1,000,000 in cashes during the US Poker Open, adding some more distance between him and the rest of the leaderboard.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,225,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
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|
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Eliminé | |
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Hands #49-53: Slow Start into the Final Match
Niveau 21
: 20,000/40,000, 30,000 ante
Hand 49: Jason Koon raised to 90,000 with king-high and Benjamin Pollak folded his rags in the big blind.
Hand 50: Pollak made it 90,000 
and Koon defended with 
. Both players quickly checked the 
flop and Pollak took it down with a bet on the 
turn.
Hand 51: Koon opened to 90,000 again with 
and Pollak had a bad hand again, leaving the pot to Koon preflop.
Hand 52: This time Pollak raised and took it with .
Hand 53: Koon limped in with 
and Pollak checked his options with 
. The 
gave Koon the bottom pair and Pollak check-folded to his min-bet.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,175,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,995,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Hands #54-58: Pollak Gets Some Back
Niveau 21
: 20,000/40,000, 30,000 ante
Hand 54: Benjamin Pollak raised to 90,000 with the and Jason Koon three-bet to 260,000 with the . Pollak four-bet shoved all in and Koon let it go.
Hand 55: Koon opened with the and Pollak folded his big blind.
Hand 56: Pollak opened with the and Koon mucked.
Hand 57: Koon limped with the 
and folded when Pollak made it 160,000 with his
Hand 58: Pollak limped with the and Koon raised to 175,000 with the getting Pollak to fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,885,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,285,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Hands #59-60: Pollak Folds to Save His Tournament Life
Niveau 21
: 20,000/40,000, 30,000 ante
Hand 59: Jason Koon peeled 
and raised to 90,000. Benjamin Pollak looked down at a defendable 
and called.
Pollak flopped well on the flop but he was still trailing Koon's pocket pair. Pollak let Koon bet 55,000 and then check-raised to 170,000. Koon, however, fired back with a 400,000 three-bet. Pollak matched the price.
The turn was checked by both and the 
river double-paired the board. Pollak checked to Koon who overshoved for 1.77 million effective. Pollak counted his own stack and took over a minute before making a correct laydown which saved his tournament life.
Hand 60: Pollak limped in with 
but Koon had other plans, raising up with to force Pollak out of his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,445,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,725,000
-560,000
|
-560,000 |
Niveau: 22
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Hands #61-65: Pollak's Bluff Gets Through
Niveau 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Hand 61: Jason Koon raised to 90,000 with 
but folded after Benjamin Pollak three-bet to 340,000 with 
.
Hand 62: Koon received a walk.
Hand 63: Koon just called with and Pollak checked with . Koon hit the top pair on the flop but, unfortunately for him, Pollak open-folded before Koon had a chance to get for any kind of value.
Hand 64: Pollak limped in with and this time it was Koon who checked his 
. They checked the flop and Pollak scooped the pot with a bet on the turn.
Hand 65: Koon made it 90,000 to go, holding and Pollak flatted a dominated . After both checked the flop, Pollak went for it on the turn, leading 60,000. Koon, however, called and the completed the board. Pollak fired another 300,000 but Koon was tempted. He studied the board and took 90 seconds before making his decision, which ultimately happened to be a fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,225,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,945,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Hands #66-70: Koon Picks up a Few Pots
Niveau 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Hand 66: Benjamin Pollak gave Jason Koon a walk.
Hand 67: Koon limped in with the and Pollak checked holding the 
. Both players checked a flop bringing the on the turn. Two more checks saw the hit the river and Pollak took a shot making a small bet that Koon picked off and took down the pot.
Hand 68: Pollak flatted with the and Koon checked with the . Koon check-called abet of 55,000 when the flop hit the board.
The fell on the turn and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Koon bet 160,000 and Pollak folded.
Hand 69: Koon limped with the and Pollak looked down at the checking his option to a flop. No bets were made and the hit the turn. Pollak bet 55,000 and Koon made the call.
The landed on the river and Pollak check-folded to a bet of 150,000.
Hand 70: Pollak limped with the and Koon checked with his qc7d]. A 
board was checked all the way down and Pollak took it with his ace-high.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,535,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,635,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |