John Riordan Claims Big Bet Mix Title at 2021 U.S. Poker open

John Riordan entered the U.S. Poker Open Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix with one of the shorter stacks in play before he came roaring back to elimina…

John Riordan Claims Big Bet Mix Title at 2021 U.S. Poker open

John Riordan entered the U.S. Poker Open Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix with one of the shorter stacks in play before he came roaring back to eliminate two-time Global Poker Index Player of the Year Alex Foxen and Sean Perry to claim the title for $163,200. The tournament featured a rotation of three games; No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and No Limit Deuce to Seven and had a 48-entrant field that also included power heavyweights Daniel Negreanu, Ali Imsirovic, and Stephen Chidwick.
 
During six-handed play at the final table, Jim Collopy was eliminated and Sean Perry saw his once-dominant chip lead disappear as Foxen took control. In the early goings of the PokerGO live-streamed action, Riordan chipped up while Okin waited for a chance to double up. This chance came during the Pot-Limit Omaha section of this mix, but Okin’s ace-queen-six-deuce was no match for Perry’s ace-ace-king-king. Adding insult to injury, Perry flopped top set and while Okin held hope by turning a gutshot straight draw, the river blanked and he was sent packing.

John Riordan Claims Big Bet Mix Title at 2021 U.S. Poker open

Four-handed play last several hours as no fewer than 11 all-in confrontations resulted in a double-up before Maxx Coleman ultimately got ousted. Coleman doubled up Foxen during No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw and was left with a little more than one big blind when Perry busted him. On Coleman’s final hand he was left to draw two cards against Perry’s pat queen-eight. Coleman tabled ten-nine-four and while his first card, a seven, kept his hopes alive, the nine of hearts paired his hand to seal his fate.
 
As the increasing blinds forced players into a shove-or-fold approach, Foxen put his final 11 big blinds into the middle with jack-nine offsuit from the small blind. Riordan gave it some thought before calling with king-eight suited and the board gave him a winning pair of kings. The final hand took place during Deuce as Riordan put Perry all-in holding nine-eight-seven-six-six. Perry called all-in with queen-ten-seven-seven-deuce, drawing two, while Riordan requested one new card. Perry received two jacks from the dealer and despite pairing his six, Riordan took down the event.

U.S. Poker Open Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix Results

Place Name Championship Points Prize
1st John Riordan 163 $163,200
2nd Sean Perry 106 $105,600
3rd Alex Foxen 72 $72,000
4th Maxx Coleman 53 $52,800
5th Brian Okin 38 $38,400
6th Jim Collopy 29 $28,800
7th Jeremy Ausmus 19 $19,200

2021 U.S. Poker Open Championship Standings

Rank Player Points Wins Cashes Earnings
1 Jake Daniels 219 1 1 $218,500
2 Joe McKeehen 200 1 1 $200,200
3 Sam Soverel 195 1 2 $194,500
4 John Riordan 182 1 2 $182,200
5 Steve Zolotow 153 0 2 $153,000
6 Barry Hutter 153 0 2 $152,500
7 Dan Shak 152 0 1 $152,000
8 Ray Qartomy 146 0 1 $146,300
9 Jordan Cristos 130 0 1 $130,000
10 Sean Perry 106 0 1 $105,600

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John Riordan Claims Big Bet Mix Title at 2021 U.S. Poker open

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