Matt Hyman opened to 10,500 under the gun getting called by Larry Greenberg in middle position, Danny Qutami on the button, and Ben Tollerene in the big blind.
A flop fanned out and Hyman continued for 23,000 being looked up by just Qutami. The hit the turn and Hyman checked. Qutami gathered some chips sliding forth a bet worth 34,000 only to see Hyman push a raise worth 125,000 forward.
Qutami thought briefly before laying his hand down.
Keith Tilston has run up a stack after firing his third bullet on the day and he was showing no signs of taking it easy. After making it 9,000 on the button, Andrew Leathem made a three-bet to 34,000 from the big blind. Tilston four-bet shoved all in and Leathem called off his last 189,500.
Andrew Leathem:
Keith Tilston:
The flop came and Tilston was still in the lead although Leathem picked up a straight draw. The turn card brought the and Leathem grabbed the lead with a pair of queens. The paired the board on the river and Leathem scored a big double up.
Daniel Negreanu has the pen and paper out as six players have started a side bet on the $50,000 Main Event finale of the US Poker Open. Along with himself, Adrian Mateos, Rainer Kempe, Benjamin Pollak, Bryn Kenney, and Jake Schindler are in the middle of picking a three-player fantasy team.
In a snake drafting order, they will each pick three players. It will be a winner-take-all format with each player putting up $15,000. The winner will be decided by whichever team collects the most money in Event #8, kicking off tomorrow. Pollak got the action started by picking himself with another 15 players yet to be determined.
Ben Tollerene opened to 9,000 on the button and called a three-bet to 40,000 from Justin Bonomo out of the big blind. A flop was dealt and Tollerene called a bet of 20,000 from Bonomo.
Both players checked the on the turn bringing the on the river. Bonomo checked and Tollerene moved all-in for 55,000. Bonomo took his time contemplating his two options. A timebank chip was needed and Bonomo would eventually make the call.
Tollerene tabled the for a full house and Bonomo mucked.
Level nine has come to an end and the remaining 22 players are headed on another 10-minute break. Late registration will officially be closed when the cards are back in the air.
With registration now closed, the official numbers are in. Today's event received a total of 50 entries creating the largest prize pool of the US Poker Open thus far, sitting at $1250,000.
The top eight spots will be paid, with anyone making the money taking home at least $50,000. Awaiting the champion is a top prize worth $400,000.
Ben Tollerene opened to 11,000 from the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick defended his big blind. The flop fell and Chidwick checked to Tollerene who continued for 10,000. Chidwick went for a check-raise to 27,000 but that didn't scare Tollerene off as he made the call.
The landed on the turn and Chidwick took a little over a minute before shoving all in. Tollerene wasted little time before sending his cards to the muck as Chidwick raked in the pot.
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flop fanned out and Hyman continued for 23,000 being looked up by just Qutami. The 
hit the turn and Hyman checked. Qutami gathered some chips sliding forth a bet worth 34,000 only to see Hyman push a raise worth 125,000 forward.
and Tilston was still in the lead although Leathem picked up a straight draw. The turn card brought the 
and Leathem grabbed the lead with a pair of queens. The 
paired the board on the river and Leathem scored a big double up.
on the turn bringing the 
on the river. Bonomo checked and Tollerene moved all-in for 55,000. Bonomo took his time contemplating his two options. A timebank chip was needed and Bonomo would eventually make the call.
for a full house and Bonomo mucked.
and Chidwick checked to Tollerene who continued for 10,000. Chidwick went for a check-raise to 27,000 but that didn't scare Tollerene off as he made the call. 
landed on the turn and Chidwick took a little over a minute before shoving all in. Tollerene wasted little time before sending his cards to the muck as Chidwick raked in the pot.
