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.
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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