2018 US Poker Open

USPO #04 – $25,000 Mixed Game Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 US Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj753
Prize
$382,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$26,000
Entries
45
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Level: 16

LIMIT FLOP / DRAW 0 30000 60000 60,000-120,000
STUD GAMES 15000 20000 60000 60,000-120,000
NO-LIMIT & POT-LIMIT 7000 15000 30000

Pollak Turns a Flush

Level 15

Omaha 8

Issac Haxton opened with the {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades} from under the gun and found calls from Benjamin Pollak holding the {a-Spades}{k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} in the small blind and Chris Vitch with the {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} in the big.

The flop came down {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Vitch bet 50,000. Haxton called and Pollak bumped it up. Vitch folded and Haxton called bringing the {4-Clubs} on the turn.

Needing a timebank chip, Pollak check-called a bet from Haxton after hitting his flush and the {k-Diamonds} completed the board.

Pollak checked once more and Haxton gave up, mucking when Pollak showed him the goods.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Haxton
1,104,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Benjamin Pollak
1,091,000
450,000
450,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakChris VitchIsaac Haxton

Pollak Tank-Calls With Ace-High, Loses to Shak

Level 15

Omaha 8

Dan Shak raised from the small blind with {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and Benjamin Pollak defended {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. The {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} flop gave Shak the nut-flush draw while Pollak had a gutshot along with a low draw. Shak continued and Pollak called.

Shak's dangler made trips on the {7-Hearts} turn and he fired again. Pollak called again.

The {8-Diamonds} river saw Shak bet one more time. Pollak had only ace-high but he spent over 50 seconds thinking about his decision. He eventually threw in one chip, calling. He dropped to the bottom of the rankings as Shak leap-frogged into fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Shak
826,000
350,000
350,000
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Benjamin Pollak
641,000
-350,000
-350,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakDan Shak

Vitch Extracts Value from a Pair of Jacks

Level 15

Stud

Chris Vitch: {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} / {4-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} / {3-Hearts}
Dan Shak: {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} / {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} / {5-Diamonds}

Chris Vitch completed with pocket jacks in the hole and Dan Shak called with a pair of tens. Vitch continued betting on fourth, fifth and sixth street with an ace-high board. Shak kept calling, picking up a gutshot straight draw on fifth. Neither player improved their hand and the river went check-check. Vitch claimed another pot and increased his lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Vitch
2,801,000
300,000
300,000
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Dan Shak
451,000
-475,000
-475,000

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Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 6th Place ($67,500)

Level 15
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Stud

Phil Hellmuth: {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}/{8-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}/{x-}
Chris Vitch: {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}/{8-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Spades}{7-Clubs}/{x-}

Chris Vitch completed to 50,000 and Phil Hellmuth called. Hellmuth bet on fourth street and Vitch asked for a count, popping it up to when he discovered Hellmuth had less than a bet behind. Hellmuth obliged sliding his stack forward.

Vitch was ahead with his pair of eights but Hellmuth had outs to a flush, straight, and better pairs.

Both players bricked seventh street and Hellmuth was eliminated in sixth place earning $67,500.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Vitch
2,501,000
427,000
427,000
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Phil Hellmuth
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings

Tags: Chris VitchPhil Hellmuth

Pollak Picks Up Eight-Perfect

Level 15

2-7 Triple Draw

Isaac Haxton was the most active player in the round of 2-7 Triple Draw and he opened the last hand again, holding two deuces and two other wheel cards. Benjamin Pollak defended his big blind and both players took two.

Pollak had a jack-high and led out, earning a call from Haxton who didn't improve.

Pollak drew one on the second draw while Haxton remained drawing two. Pollak hit a deuce to complete eight-perfect while Haxton now had four wheel cards in addition to an ace. Haxton called one more bet.

The final draw saw Pollak pat while Haxton still could outdraw his opponent, should he peel a five or a six. He paired his four instead and laid his hand down after Pollak fired one more bet.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Haxton
1,417,000
-250,000
-250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Benjamin Pollak
1,121,000
465,000
465,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakIsaac Haxton

Vitch takes the Chip lead

Level 15

2-7 Triple Draw

Chris Vitch opened and Isaac Haxton defended, drawing three while Vitch drew two. Vitch checked and Haxton checked back both drawing two. Vitch checked again and Haxton bet. Vitch check-raised and Haxton called.

Vitch stood pat with a {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Haxton drew one to a {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}, folding when Vitch fired a bet.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Vitch
2,074,000
300,000
300,000
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Isaac Haxton
1,667,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris VitchIsaac Haxton

Vitch Makes Eighty-Six on the Third Draw

Level 15

2-7 Triple Draw

Isaac Haxton looked down at three wheel cards and raised from under the gun. Big blind Chris Vitch had six-three-deuce combo and called.

Both took two with Vitch picking eight while Haxton had a ten-high hand with a wheel draw. Vitch led out and Haxton called before both drew one on the second draw. Vitch paired his eight and Haxton paired his deuce.

Vitch opted for a check-call before catching eighty-six on the river. Haxton made {10-}{7-}{4-}{3-}{2-} and paid one more bet to see Vitch turn over his winning {8-}{6-}{5-}{3-}{2-}.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Haxton
1,967,000
-350,000
-350,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Chris Vitch
1,774,000
375,000
375,000

Tags: Chris VitchIsaac Haxton

Level: 15

LIMIT FLOP / DRAW 0 25000 50000 50,000-100,000
STUD GAMES 10000 15000 50000 50,000-100,000
NO-LIMIT & POT-LIMIT 6000 12000 24000