Jake Daniels Wins US Poker Open Event # 1: $ 10,000 No Limit Hold’em ($ 218,500)
Jason glatzer
Jake daniels came from behind against Dan Shak heads-up to win the US Poker Open Event # 1: $ 10,000 No Limit Hold’em for $ 218,500 at Studio PokerGO at ARIA Resort & Casino.
It was Daniels’ second biggest live poker tournament win. According to The Hendon Crowd, Daniels racked up nearly $ 1.6 million in live tournament earnings with his biggest win over a year ago when he shipped the WPT LA Poker Classic Event # 65: $ 25,000 No Limit Hold’em – PokerGO High Roller for $ 281,390.
The event proves that live poker is alive and well in the gaming capital of the world by setting a new US Poker Open record with 95 participants competing in hopes of winning the festival’s first title.
Event # 1 final table results
| In law | Last name | Country | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake daniels | United States | $ 218,500 |
| 2 | Dan Shak | United States | $ 152,000 |
| 3 | Barry hutter | United States | $ 114,000 |
| 4 | Stephen chidwick | UK | $ 95,000 |
| 5 | Steve zolotow | United States | $ 76,000 |
| 6 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | $ 57,000 |
| 7 | Tim mcdermott | United States | $ 47,500 |
Final table action
The final table was broadcast on short notice exclusively on the subscription streaming service PokerGO. Shak started the action with the chip lead with Daniels and Barry hutter closest on its tail.
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Tim mcdermott was right behind this trio but quickly ran out of chips and was knocked out by Spain Sergi Reixach in seventh place for $ 47,500.
Reixach entered the final table with the smaller stack and eliminating McDermott didn’t increase his stack much. The Spaniard was the next player to move to sixth for $ 57,000 as his nine-five suited up against Hutter’s seven.
Hutter then went back to eliminating a short-stacked Zolotow in fifth place for $ 76,000 when his suited nine-seven came against his opponent’s big slick.
Stephen chidwick won the first US Poker Open in 2018, but couldn’t repeat that performance last night. Instead, he hit the rail in fourth place for $ 95,000 after his treys were topped by Daniels’ five.
Hutter was then only 13 big blinds after a long three-way battle. He did so with king-seven for mid pair on a flop seventeen-six against the five-four held by Shak with five-four. A three took the river up and Hutter was ousted in third place for $ 114,000.
Shak started the heads-up with a 3: 2 chip advantage over Daniels. Daniels quickly doubled up on a cooler hand where both players held a straight to gain the advantage. Shak then failed to win the title and instead claimed the second prize of $ 152,000 after his King-Seven failed to improve against Daniels’ as-trey.
Kudos to Jake Daniels on an incredible start to the 2021 US Poker Open with a win in the opening event for $ 218,500.
Sam Soverel leads Final 6 of USPO Event # 2: $ 10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Sam soverel will head to the six-man final table with a massive chip lead in the USPO Event # 2: $ 10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha at Studio PokerGO at ARIA Resort & Casino after pocketing a massive stack of 3,480,000 chips on opening day.
This will be the second US Poker Open cash of this festival in as many events for Soverel who has already taken 12th place in the USPO Event # 1: $ 10,000 No Limit Hold’em for $ 19,000.
His money in this event will be at least twice as much, with the last six having already pocketed $ 39,000 towards the top prize of $ 175,500.
Soverel was not only the only player with over 3 million in chips to start the final table, but will also be the only player with over 2 million with Dylan weisman (1,735,000) and Marc Brody (1,185,000) being the only other players to pocket more than a million chips.
Joining this trio at the final table will be Jordan cristo (645,000), Matthieu Plouf (640,000), and Maxx Coleman (440,000).
Event # 2 Draw for places at the final table
| Seat | Last name | Country | Number of tokens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Brody | United States | 1,185,000 |
| 2 | Sam soverel | United States | 3,480,000 |
| 3 | Dylan weisman | United States | 1,735,000 |
| 4 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 440,000 |
| 5 | Jordan cristo | United States | 645,000 |
| 6 | Matthieu Plouf | United States | 640,000 |
Event # 2 Day 1 Action
USPO Event # 2: $ 10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha drew 65 entries to generate a healthy prize pool of $ 650,000 with 10 players cashing out at least a minimum of $ 19,000.
The players were in the money after Joseph sanders sent Shawn daniels wrapping on the bubble in 11th place. Sanders hit the rail late in the day in eighth place for $ 26,000 with Ben yu (ninth – $ 26,000) and Johan guilbert (tenth – $ 19,000) already on the rail.
The action progressed to an unofficial seven-man final table before the end of the day with Alex foxen claiming the seventh prize of $ 32,500 when his 
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Where to watch the final table?
The final six players will return to PokerGo Studios on June 4, and action is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. EDT. PokerGO will be live streaming what promises to be one of the most exciting poker actions of the year starting at 4:00 PM EDT.
Remember that an annual subscription to PokerGO costs $ 99.99, but you can save $ 20 by using promo code “USPO21†at checkout. Register by going here.
Final table payouts
All returning players are guaranteed at least a payout of $ 39,000 and the eventual winner is expected to take home a whopping $ 175,500 prize.
| In law | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 | $ 175,500 |
| 2 | $ 130,000 |
| 3 | $ 84,500 |
| 4 | $ 65,000 |
| 5 | $ 52,000 |
| 6 | $ 39,000 |
* Images courtesy of Poker Central