USPO #08 – $50K NLH Main Event Jour 1 | 2018 US Poker Open

USPO #08 – $50K NLH Main Event

Jour 1 a débuté

2018-02-09 11:53 UTC-7

The US Poker Open $50,000 Main Event Set to Kick Off at Noon

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After eight days of poker at the 2018 US Poker Open, it has come down to the USPO #08 - $50,000 Main Event. The final event of the festival kicks off at noon local time this afternoon with Day 1 of three at the Aria Resort & Casino.

Over the last week, poker fans around the world have been awarded live-streamed final tables featuring the best minds in poker. Stephen Chidwick is the overwhelming leader in the USPO money race and has his sights set on the USPO trophy as the Main Event gets underway.

Current US Poker Open Championship Standings:

Place	Player	Country	Earnings
1	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	$994,650
2	Benjamin Pollak	France	$554,600
3	Isaac Haxton	United States	$341,250
4	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	$282,500
5	Jason Koon	United States	$269,500

Through the first six completed events, Chidwick has made four of the final tables capturing two titles, winning the first $25,000 NLHE event followed by the $25,000 Mixed-Game Championship just one day later. Justin Bonomo, Mike Gorodinsky, Ben Tollerene, and Benjamin Pollak have also notched wins throughout the festival.

The seventh event of the festival concludes today which will give Daniel Negreanu, Keith Tilston, and Tollerene all the chance to gain some ground in hopes of knocking Chidwick off the top spot on the leaderboard. Unfortunately, for them, Chidwick is also at that final table and currently has the chip lead as well.

As with every event of the USPO, any player who registers before the first card hits the air will not have to pay rake and all tables will play six-handed. Players will start with 150,000 in chips and blinds will increase every 60-minutes. Registration will close at the end of Level 10 on Day 1 with one re-entry permitted during that time.

PokerNews will be on the floor throughout play on Day 1 providing live coverage and updates. Follow @pokernews on Twitter, on Facebook, and Instagram.

Tags: Ben Tollerene Benjamin Pollak Daniel Negreanu Isaac Haxton Jason Koon Justin Bonomo Stephen Chidwick Mike Gorodinsky

Niveau: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

2018-02-09 13:34 UTC-7

Cards in the Air

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Niveau 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After a slight delay, while the first batch of players registered, the first card has come off the deck. The field is currently at seven entries with all them playing at one table until the next player enters. Here is the starting lineup:

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tom Marchese	150,000 150,000	150,000

Rainer Kempe	150,000 150,000	150,000
Justin Bonomo	150,000 150,000	150,000

Erik Seidel	150,000 150,000	150,000

Nick Schulman	150,000 150,000	150,000

Jake Schindler	150,000 150,000	150,000

Dan Smith	150,000 150,000	150,000

2018-02-09 13:41 UTC-7

Seidel Takes First Pot

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Niveau 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On the flop of a board, Erik Seidel led with a bet of 6,500 and called a raise to 18,000 from jake Schindler. The hit the turn and both players checked bringing the on the river.

Seidel bet 38,000 putting Schindler in the tank. A timebank chip was needed but Schindler ended up folding as his time ran out.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Erik Seidel	173,000 23,000	23,000

Jake Schindler	127,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Erik Seidel Jake Schindler

2018-02-09 14:09 UTC-7

Lil' Four-Bet Pre Action

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Niveau 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action folded around to jake Schindler on the button and he made it 2,500 to go. Juston Bonomo folded his small blind but Tom Marchese decided to bump it up to 12,000 from the big. Schindler didn't take much time firing out a four-bet worth 30,000 and Marchese quickly mucked.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tom Marchese	127,000 -23,000	-23,000

Jake Schindler	120,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Jake Schindler Justin Bonomo Tom Marchese

2018-02-09 14:11 UTC-7

Negreanu Enters the Mix

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Niveau 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu has just late reg'd separating the action on to two tables.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Negreanu	150,000 150,000	150,000

2018-02-09 14:17 UTC-7

Two More Additions to the Field

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Niveau 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jason Koon	150,000

Isaac Haxton	150,000

2018-02-09 14:34 UTC-7

Negreanu Busts Bonomo in Huge Pot

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Niveau 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

We picked up the action on the turn of a board. Justin Bonomo and Daniel Negreanu were involved in a pot that looked to be 100,000 strong. Bonomo had checked the action over to Negreanu sho moved all in for 105,000, slightly more than Bonomo.