2019 US Poker Open

USPO #4 - $10,000 Short Deck
Day: 2
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Event Info

2019 US Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣9♣
Prize
$151,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$420,000
Entries
42
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
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Level: 17

Ante: 25,000
Button Ante: 50,000

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 6th Place ($25,200)

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 16
Stephen Chidwick - 6th Place
Stephen Chidwick - 6th Place

After Seth Davies, Ben Yu, Sean Winter, and Ben Lamb all limped in that order, Stephen Chidwick moved all in for 725,000. Davies and Yu both folded, Winter jammed over the top, and Lamb got out of the way.

Chidwick: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Winter: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop gave Chidwick a gutshot to a king, but the {6-Spades} turn took it away. Chidwick was looking for an ace on the river but instead it was the {K-Diamonds} to improve Winter to a full house.

With that, Winter sent Chidwick packing and put himself in a position to make up some ground in the overall USPO points race.

Tags: Sean WinterStephen Chidwick

Lamb Doubles Again to Get Off Short Stack

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 16

Ben Lamb limped from the small blind position (remember there are no blinds in short deck) and Ben Lamb raised all in for 620,000 from the under-the-gun position. Yu called and the hands were turned up.

Lamb: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Yu: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Lamb was dominated and the {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop didn't do him any favors. The {8-Spades} turn gave him a gutshot, but it was the {J-Clubs} river that would give him a pair and the double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb 		1,340,000
720,000
 720,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Yu us
Ben Yu 		865,000
-1,135,000
 -1,135,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ben LambBen Yu

Level: 16

Ante: 20,000
Button Ante: 40,000

Who Will Take Down the USPO Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck Title? Live stream at at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET.

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
2019 US Poker Open
2019 US Poker Open

A new variant introduced to the US Poker Open will crown its first champion today as Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck Hold'em, a tournament that began with 42 entrants, will see the final six retun to play down to a winner.

David Peters leads the pack with a hefty 5.45 million, but he faces some stiff competition in the form of Sean Winter, who had made final tables in four straight USPO events, and Stephen Chidwick, who won the opener event and is making his third final table appearance of the series.

Right now, Winter has 240 leaderboard points in the USPO High Roller race, which ties him for second place with Event #2: 410K PLO champ Jordan Cristos. Meanwhile, Chidwick is in the lead with 300 points and is looking to go back-to-back after becoming the 2018 US Poker Open Champion.

Here's a look at how the Final Table Stacks Up:

SeatPlayerChip Count
1David Peters5,450,000
2Seth Davies3,250,000
3Ben Yu1,795,000
4Sean Winter1,135,000
5Ben Lamb325,000
6Stephen Chidwick645,000

A prize pool of $420,000 is up for grabs, and all those returning for Day 2 are guaranteed a payout of at least $25,200. Of course, they are all aiming for the top prize of $151,200.

Players will return at 1 p.m. local time and action will be live streamed on PokerGo from the start of the day starting at 2 p.m. Remember that you can subscribe to PokerGO for just $10 a month or $99 a year to watch nine straight days of U.S. Poker Open final table action plus PokerGO’s full catalog of programming.

PokerNews will return with coverage of Day 2 as well so make sure to tune back in to see who the next USPO champ will be!

Tags: David Peters

USPO #4 - $10,000 Short Deck

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