USPO #9 - $50,000 NLH Jour 1 | 2019 US Poker Open

2019-02-21 23:44 UTC-7

Yu is the Next to Feel the Cold of Winter

MrCleverFox

Niveau 13 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sean Winter raised in the cutoff to 28,000. Alex Foxen called on the button. Ben Yu then moved all in from the big blind for 83,000. Winter instantly moved all in over the top and Foxen got out of the way.

Sean Winter:
Ben Yu:

The board ran out and Yu paired his six, but it wasn't enough to catch up and he would be eliminated from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sean Winter	740,000 50,000	50,000
Ben Yu	Eliminé

Tags: Alex Foxen Ben Yu Sean Winter

2019-02-21 23:15 UTC-7

Klein Feels the Cold of Winter

MrCleverFox

Niveau 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sean Winter opened with a raise to 16,000 and action folded to Ben Yu in the cutoff. With right around 90,000 he tanked a bit before folding. Action folded to Bill Klein in the small blind and he moved all in for 75,000. Winter called quickly and the hands were tabled.

Sean Winter:
Bill Klein:

"Pleasure playing with you Bill," Winter said upon seeing Klein's hand.

The board ran out and Winter paired his king to send Klein to the rail.

"Good fold, Ben Yu," Winter said to Yu after the hand.

"I think I made a bad fold actually," Yu said in response.

"That's when you call it a deck read," Winter responded with a smile, joking that Yu knew what cards would come on the board.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sean Winter	690,000 95,000	95,000
Bill Klein	Eliminé

Tags: Ben Yu Bill Klein Sean Winter

2019-02-21 23:00 UTC-7

Kenny Doubles Through Smith

MrCleverFox

Niveau 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dan Smith opened under the gun with a raise to 16,000. Action folded to the button where Bryn Kenney moved all in for 119,000. Action folded back to Smith who thought for a bit before calling.

Dan Smith:
Bryn Kenney:

The board ran out and Kenney caught a queen and held on for a full double.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Bryn Kenney	258,000 104,000	104,000

Dan Smith	150,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Dan Smith Bryn Kenney

2019-02-21 22:40 UTC-7

Bonomo and Tilston Take Turns with the Lead

Niveau 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

David Peters opened to 15,000 from the button, Justin Bonomo moved all in for 170,000 in the small blind, Keith Tilston called from the small blind and Peters folded.

Justin Bonomo:
Keith Tilston:

The flop came down and Bonomo took the lead with his tens. An fell on the turn, giving Tilston a commanding lead in the hand with his flush. A very fortuitous card hit on the river for Bonomo, when the dealer turned over an , giving him a full house and the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Keith Tilston	455,000 -130,000	-130,000

Justin Bonomo	360,000 158,000	158,000

Tags: David Peters Justin Bonomo Keith Tilston

2019-02-21 22:38 UTC-7

Imsirovic Notches Out Adams For an Essential Double

MrCleverFox

Niveau 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded to the blinds where Brandon Adams moved all in for 65,000. Ali Imsirovic was in the big blind with 66,000 and he called, putting Adams at risk.

Brandon Adams:
Ali Imsirovic:

The board ran out and Imsirovic's eight stayed playing to earn him the pot and near double up and Adams was sent to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ali Imsirovic	145,000 55,000	55,000
Brandon Adams	Eliminé

Tags: Ali Imsirovic Brandon Adams

2019-02-21 22:12 UTC-7

Blieden Runs a Big-Time Bluff on Winter

MrCleverFox

Niveau 10 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sean Winter opened under the gun with a raise to 11,000. Koray Aldemir called in the hijack before Dennis Blieden three-bet to 39,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Winter who called. Aldemir called as well creating three-way action.

The flop was and Winter and Aldemir both checked to Blieden who continued for 36,000. Winter called and Aldemir got out of the way.

The turn was the and Winter checked again. Blieden made it 91,000 this time. Winter tanked for a bit, then called.

On the river, Winter checked for a third time. Blieden tanked and used a time extension before making it 213,000. Winter thought for about 15 seconds before letting go.

Blieden then showed his for a stone bluff.

"Holy shit," Winter said, throwing his hands behind his head. "Why didn't I just go with my read? Holy shit, I scare myself sometimes. Oh my god."

"I had to show it," Blieden said.

"No, nice hand," Winter said. "I just didn't have the heart. At least my read was right. I just thought maybe you hit that river."

Blieden raked in the massive pot becoming what is likely the chip leader in the tournament and let out a laugh at Winter's exasperation.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dennis Blieden	670,000 255,000	255,000

Sean Winter	570,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Dennis Blieden Koray Aldemir Sean Winter

2019-02-21 21:52 UTC-7

Tilston Sends Haxton To the Rail

MrCleverFox

Niveau 10 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Under the Gun, Isaac Haxton moved all in for 33,000. Action folded to the button where Keith Tilston asked for an exact count before moving all in over the top for about 250,000. Action folded and it was on to a showdown.

Keith Tilston:
Isaac Haxton:

The board ran out and Tilston's queens held as the best hand, eliminating Haxton from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Keith Tilston	290,000 45,000	45,000

Isaac Haxton	Eliminé

2019-02-21 21:18 UTC-7

Winter Fishhooks Foxen

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 9 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Sean Winter raised the button to 10,000 and Alex Foxen, who was in the small blind, three-bet to 40,000. Winter responded by moving all in and Foxen called off for 214,000.

Foxen:
Winter:

Foxen was a big favorite and maintained his lead when both players paired on the flop. Unfortunately for Foxen, the dealer burned and turned the to give Winter trips. The river was a brick and Winter got lucky to send Foxen to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sean Winter	768,000 222,000	222,000
Alex Foxen	Eliminé

Tags: Alex Foxen Sean Winter

2019-02-21 21:00 UTC-7

Winter Continues Heater, Sends Fox Out

Niveau 9 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Elio Fox opened to 8,000, Sean Winter three-bet to 38,000 and Fox moved all in for 126,000. Winter called and the players turned over their hands with Fox at risk.

Sean Winter:
Elio Fox:

The board ran out and Winter's pair of kings took down the pot, eliminating Fox from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sean Winter	620,000 155,000	155,000
Elio Fox	Eliminé

Tags: Elio Fox Sean Winter

2019-02-21 21:00 UTC-7

Peters Triples; Bonomo Bust Katz

MrCleverFox

Niveau 9 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Cary Katz limped in from the hijack seat and action folded to the blinds where David Peters moved all in from the small for 61,000. Justin Bonomo was in the big blind and he moved all in over the top with a covering stack on both Peters and Katz. Katz dropped into the tank, using a time extension, but eventually called, putting himself at risk for about 150,000.

Justin Bonomo:
Cary Katz:
David Peters:

The board ran out which gave Peters the main pot with top set. Bonomo was entitled to the rest of Katz's stack with ace-high as Katz failed to improve. With that, Peters tripled to over 180,000 while Bonomo earned a few chips in the side pot by eliminating Katz.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Justin Bonomo	335,000 -20,000	-20,000

David Peters	187,000 -38,000	-38,000

Cary Katz	Eliminé