The action folded around to Ben Tollerene in the small blind who just limped in. Justin Bonomo was in the big blind and raised it up to 6,000. Tollerene put in a re-raise to 22,500 and Bonomo called.
The flop fell and Tollerene led out for 15,000. Bonomo called and the landed on the turn. Tollerene checked this time and Bonomo put in a bet of 30,000. Tollerene quickly released his hand to the muck and Bonomo raked in the pot.
Sean Winter has also taken a seat to the left of Jake Schindler after making a third-place finish in Event #7.
Erik Seidel raised to 3,500 from the hijack and Isaac Haxton re-raised to 9,000 in the cutoff. Adrian Mateos made a four-bet to 28,000 from the small blind and that got rid of Seidel. Haxton, however, only had around 50,000 to start the hand and pushed all in. Mateos instantly called and tabled . Haxton was in trouble with and would need some help to stay alive.
The flop came and Mateos was still out front with his pocket kings. The on the turn gave Haxton some life as he picked up a flush draw, but the on the river only improved Mateos' hand to a full house.
Dan Shak is the latest entry to hop in the mix here on Day 1. Shak has two cashes in the series so far including a final table in the $25,000 Mixed-Game Championship.
The cards were all dealt out but it was soon realized that Sean Winter actually had three cards. A misdeal was determined and a few players tabled their hand. Winter turned over two kings in his hand, Tilston tabled pocket queens and it was Negreanu who jumped out of his seat after flipping over pocket aces.
"Look at this!" Negreanu shouted from his seat. "I have aces, he has kings, and he has queens. But it's a misdeal," Negreanu explained to the other two tables and the poker world.
David Peters has just made his way into the poker room of the Aria Resort and Casino after finishing off the final table in Event #7. Peters defeated overall leader, Stephen Chidwick, in a heads-up battle to pocket $400,000.
However, with his second-place finish, Chidwick has moved to over $1.2 million in total money earned throughout the series. It is not confirmed yet, but it is nearly a lock for Chidwick to take home the US Poker Open trophy come Sunday. Chidwick has not entered the field yet but is likely to make an appearance shortly.
There was about 30,000 in the pot and a board reading when Isaac Haxton check-raised a bet of 21,000 from Bryn Kenney to 47,000 total. Kenney flatted bringing the on the river.
Haxton took off 1,000 from his stack and slid the rest forward, a bet valued at 71,000. Kenney thought briefly before cutting out a call and dropped it in the middle.
Haxton tabled the missing a straight draw and Kenney quickly turned over the for a full house and dragged in the pot.