USPO #08 – $50K NLH Main Event
Jour 3 a débuté
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #08 – $50K NLH Main Event
Jours 3
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 US Poker Open
Buy-in
$52,000
Prize Pool
$1,650,000
Entrants
33
Niveau
16
Blinds
7,000 / 14,000
Ante
14,000
US Poker Open Wraps Today as Main Event Champion to be Crowned
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For the second time during the 2018 US Poker Open, Keith Tilston will kick off a final table with a big chip lead. This time, his lead just happens to be in the $50,000 Main Event. Tilston returns to action this afternoon at noon local time at the Aria Resort & Casino seeking his first USPO title but a star-studded lineup that includes Daniel Negreanu, Jake Schindler, Tom Marchese, and Dan Smith stand in his way.
Final Table Lineup:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Tilston | United States | 2,273,000 | 227 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1,146,000 | 114 |
| 3 | Jake Schindler | United States | 669,000 | 67 |
| 4 | Dan Smith | United States | 299,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Tom Marchese | United States | 564,000 | 56 |
There is still a whole lot of play to go as the players return with an average stack of 100 big blinds. Tilston is in a familiar position as he brought the chip lead into his first final table in the USPO #03 - $25,000 NLHE. He'll be looking to one-up his previous result falling heads-up to the US Poker Open Champion, Stephen Chidwick.
Tilston has three cashes already during the series tallying $397,100, guaranteed his fourth later today. Sitting at just over $1.5 in career live-recorded tournament earnings, with a win, Tilston will climb over the $2 million mark.
The man sitting in the two-spot needs no introduction. Negreanu is the all-time winningest tournament player with over $36 million earned. Negreanu's notched cashes in five of the eight events but has not made it deeper than a third-place finish in the same $25,000 event Tilston finished runner-up in.
Like Tilston, Schindler is also banking his fourth cash of the festival. Schindler is a regular in the Aria high roller circuit and has career earnings in access of $14 million. Schindler also made the final table of USPO #03 finishing fourth and has more history with Tilston as the two final tabled a Bellagio $25,000 NLHE event in December during the WPT Five Diamond Poker Classic where Tilston prevailed in a heads-up battle between the two.
Impressively, Marchese was one of the three players who sat down with a fresh stack on Day 2 and made the most of his second bullet. Marchese is also an Aria high roller grinder and has racked up almost $17 million since his first cash in 2010.
Coming in with the short stack is Dan Smith, though, with 30 big blinds, there is lots of room for Smith to maneuver. Smith brings over $19 million dollars worth of experience to the table but this is his first cash of the US Poker Open.
There are still 38 minutes left in Level 14 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante.
Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1st | $660,000 |
| 2nd | $429,000 |
| 3rd | $264,000 |
| 4th | $165,000 |
| 5th | $132,000 |
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Niveau: 14
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Dan Smith Eliminated in 5th Place ($132,000)
Niveau 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Hand 1: Daniel Negreanu opened to 22,000 from the cutoff with 
and Tom Marchese defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Marchese check-called a bet of 15,000 from Negreanu. The 
paired the board on the turn and Marchese checked again. Negreanu fired another 55,000 and Marchese dumped his hand.
Hand 2: Dan Smith raised to 24,000 on the button with 
and Keith Tilston called with 
in the big blind. The flop fell 
and Tilston checked his straight draw. Smith flopped two pair and continued for 35,000. Tilston made the call and the 
rolled off on the turn.
Another check from Tilston and Smith pushed in a bet of 80,000. Tilston check-raised, putting enough chips in the middle to cover Smith's stack. Smith made the call after using two time extensions, putting his tournament life on the line. The river brought the 
and Tilston made a straight on the river. Smith was eliminated in fifth place and will pocket $132,000 for his efforts.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
2,567,000 | 294,000 |
|
1,178,000 | 32,000 |
|
694,000 | 25,000 |
|
512,000 | -52,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Hands #3-7: Tilston Takes From Everyone
Niveau 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Hand 3: Keith Tilston opened with the 
and Jake Schindler defended his big blind with the 
. Tilston continued on a 
flop and Schindler check-called.
Two checks when the 
hit the turn saw the 
fall on the river. Both players checked once more and Schindler's flush won the pot.
Hand 4: Tilston opened on the cutoff with the 
getting looked up by Daniel Negreanu on the button with the 
and Tom Marchese in the big blind holding the 
.
Tilston fired a bet of 40,000 and took it down.
Hand 5: Schindler raised it up on the button with the 
only to see Tilston re-pop to 55,000 and Schindler quickly mucked.
Hand 6: Tilston looked down at the 
in the small blind and limped in as Negreanu checked in the big blind with the . Negreanu bet 10,000 on a 
flop and Tilston check-called.
Both players checked when the 
fell on the turn and the 
completed the board. Tilston led with a bet of 30,000 and Negreanu folded.
Hand 7: Tilston bumped it up with the 
on the button and Schindler defended with the 
. Two checks on a [5d8s4h[ flop brought the 
on the turn.
Schindler took the betting lead sliding out 40,000 and Tilston just flatted with his trips. The 
[eeled off on the river and Schindler shut down, checking to Tilston. Tilston bet 175,000 and Schindler mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,725,000 | 158,000 |
|
|
1,113,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
641,000 | -53,000 |
|
|
472,000 | -40,000 |
Hands #8-12: Negreanu Can't Find Any Action
Niveau 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Hand 8: Keith Tilston raised to 25,000 from under the gun with 
and Jake Schindler called from the small blind holding 
. The flop fell 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Two more checked led to the 
on the river and the players decided to check it down. Tilston raked in the pot with ace-high.
Hand 9: Tilston limped in with from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu checked his option with 
. The flop came 
and Tilston led out for 15,000. Negreanu called with his straight draw and the hit the turn. Tilston checked this time and Negreanu fired 55,000. Tilston laid down his pair of tens and Negreanu scooped the pot.
Hand 10: Tom Marchese opened to 23,000 from under the gun with and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand 11: Tilston raised to 25,000 from under the gun with and Marchese defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Marchese check-folded to a bet of 20,000 from Tilston.
Hand 12: Daniel Negreanu opened to 25,000 under the gun with and was called by Keith Tilston in the big blind with . The flop fell and Negreanu was unable to get any action after flopping trip sevens.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,755,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
1,173,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
591,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
432,000 | -40,000 |
Hands #13-17: Tilston Still Climbing
Niveau 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Hand 13: Tom Marchese opened with the on the button and Daniel Negreanu defended with the . Negreanu checked a 
flop and raised a bet of 15,000 from Marchese to 55,000 and took down the pot.
Hand 14: Marchese opened again, this time with the and Negreanu looked him up once more, holding the . The flop came down and both players checked to see the on the turn.
Both checked once more and the hit the river. Two more checks sent the pot to Marchese with his fives.
Hand 15: Jake Schindler picked up the and limped from the small blind. Tom Marchese checked in the big blind and Schindler won the pot with a bet on the flop.
Hand 16: Negreanu raised it up with the on the button and Schindler called in the small blind with the 
. A flop was dealt and both players checked to see the on the turn.
Another two checks brought the on the river and Negreanu check-folded to a bet of 60,000 from Schindler.
Hand 17: Tilston bumped it up to 45,000 in the small blind with the and Negreanu defended holding the . A flop fanned out and Tilston check-called a bet of 25,000 from Negreanu.
Tilston checked again when the hit the turn and a check from Negreanu as well introduced the 
on the river. Both players checked again and Tilston's pair of fours was best.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,812,000 | 57,000 |
|
|
1,086,000 | -87,000 |
|
|
641,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
412,000 | -20,000 |
Niveau: 15
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Hands #18-22: Tilston a Runaway Train
Niveau 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Hand 18: Keith Tilston raised to 30,000 on the button with and both of the blinds folded.
Hand 19: The action folded to Jake Schindler in the small blind who just limped in with . Tom Marchese checked his option with and the flop fell . Schindler led out for 20,000 and Marchese called with middle pair. The landed on the turn and both players checked to the on the river. Schindler checked again and Marchese checked behind, allowing Schindler to take it down.
Hand 20: Marchese limped in with in the small blind Keith Tilston checked with . The flop came and Marchese took the pot with a single bet.
Hand 21: Marchese just called on the button with and Daniel Negreanu checked his in the big blind. The flop came and Negreanu check-folded to a bet of 12,000 from Marchese.
Hand 22: Tilston raised to 30,000 on the button with and Schindler defended his big blind with . On a flop of , Schindler checked to Tilston who continued for 55,000. Schindler called with a straight draw and the peeled off on the turn. Schindler checked again and Tilston tossed in another bet of 125,000. Schindler released his cards to the muck and Tilston continued to stack chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,915,000 | 103,000 |
|
|
1,050,000 | -36,000 |
|
|
564,000 | -77,000 |
|
|
422,000 | 10,000 |
Hands #23-27: Schindler Shoves on Negreanu
Niveau 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Hand 23: Keith Tilston opened with the to 30,000 and Daniel Negreanu called with the on the button. No continuation bet from Tilston on a 
flop allowed Negreanu to win the pot with a bet of 22,000.
Hand 24: Tom Marchese limped with the 
in the small blind and Tilston raised to 40,000 with the getting a swift fold from Marchese.
Hand 25: Jake Schindler opened with the and won the pot.
Hand 26: Tilston picked up the on the button and made it 30,000 to go. Schindler defended his big blind with the and saw a flop. Tilston continued for 25,000 and Schindler called.
The hit the turn leaving Schindler drawing dead but he called a bet of 55,000 from Tilston.
The board completed with the and Tilston's bet of 155,000 got a quick fold from Schindler.
Hand 27: Negreanu raised with the on the button and Schindler three-bet to 90,000 holding the . Getting a good price, Negreanu called bringing a flop.
Schindler led with a bet of 75,000 and Negreanu flatted to see the on the turn. Schindler shoved for 301,000 and Negreanu was forced to fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,019,000 | 104,000 |
|
|
915,000 | -135,000 |
|
|
655,000 | 91,000 |
|
|
362,000 | -60,000 |