2019 U.S. Poker Open
Series of poker tournaments
The 2019 U.S. Poker Open was the second season of the U.S. Poker Open, a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. It took place from February 13–23 at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. There were ten scheduled events with buy-ins ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. A short deck tournament was added to the schedule, while the buy-in for the Main Event was increased from $50,000 to $100,000.[1]
Like the first season, the series was sponsored by Poker Central and all events were streamed live on PokerGO.
David Peters won both the Main Event for $1,320,000 and the $100,000 series championship with a total of one win and three final tables.[2]
Schedule
[3]
#
|
Event
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Entrants
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Winner
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Prize
|
Winning hand
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Runner-up
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Losing hand
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Results
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1
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$10,000 No Limit Hold'em
|
90
|
Stephen Chidwick
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$216,000
|
7♦ 5♦
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Sean Winter
|
8♦ 8♣
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Results
|
2
|
$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
|
64
|
Jordan Cristos
|
$179,200
|
K♣ 9♠ 6♥ 5♣
|
Manig Löser
|
Q♦ 10♣ 7♦ 4♣
|
Results
|
3
|
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em
|
91
|
Lauren Roberts
|
$218,400
|
A♣ 4♦
|
Koray Aldemir
|
Q♣ 3♥
|
Results
|
4
|
$10,000 Short Deck
|
42
|
Sean Winter
|
$151,200
|
K♣ 9♣
|
David Peters
|
J♦ 9♠
|
Results
|
5
|
$25,000 No Limit Hold'em
|
59
|
Ali Imsirovic
|
$442,500
|
9♣ 6♠
|
Cary Katz
|
K♣ 5♣
|
Results
|
6
|
$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha
|
39
|
Stephen Chidwick
|
$351,000
|
A♠ 10♣ 8♠ 4♥
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Cary Katz
|
A♣ J♠ J♦ 3♦
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Results
|
7
|
$25,000 No Limit Hold'em
|
60
|
Bryn Kenney
|
$450,000
|
K♦ J♣
|
Jake Schindler
|
A♣ 7♦
|
Results
|
8
|
$25,000 Eight-Game Mix
|
20
|
Nick Schulman
|
$270,000
|
K♥ 10♣
|
Brandon Adams
|
9♦ 2♠
|
Results
|
9
|
$50,000 No Limit Hold'em
|
41
|
Koray Aldemir
|
$738,000
|
K♣ Q♥
|
Ryan Riess
|
K♥ 7♠
|
Results
|
10
|
$100,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
|
33
|
David Peters
|
$1,320,000
|
9♦ 9♣
|
Chris Hunichen
|
A♥ 8♣
|
Results
|
Series leaderboard
Results
Event #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: February 13–14
- Number of Entries: 90
- Total Prize Pool: $900,000
- Number of Payouts: 13
- Winning Hand: 7♦ 5♦
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st |
Stephen Chidwick |
$216,000
|
2nd |
Sean Winter |
$157,000
|
3rd |
Joseph Cheong |
$112,500
|
4th |
Joseph Cappello |
$90,000
|
5th |
Lazaro Hernandez |
$72,000
|
6th |
Joseph Orsino |
$54,000
|
Event #2: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
- 2-Day Event: February 14–15
- Number of Entries: 64
- Total Prize Pool: $640,000
- Number of Payouts: 10
- Winning Hand: K♣ 9♠ 6♥ 5♣
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st |
Jordan Cristos |
$179,200
|
2nd |
Manig Löser |
$128,000
|
3rd |
Martin Zamani |
$83,200
|
4th |
Adam Hendrix |
$64,000
|
5th |
Cary Katz |
$51,200
|
6th |
Sean Winter |
$38,400
|
Event #3: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: February 15–16
- Number of Entries: 91
- Total Prize Pool: $910,000
- Number of Payouts: 13
- Winning Hand: A♣ 4♦
Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck
- 2-Day Event: February 16–17
- Number of Entries: 42
- Total Prize Pool: $419,900
- Number of Payouts: 6
- Winning Hand: K♣ 9♣
Event #5: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: February 17–18
- Number of Entries: 59
- Total Prize Pool: $1,475,000
- Number of Payouts: 9
- Winning Hand: 9♣ 6♠
Event #6: $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha
- 2-Day Event: February 18–19
- Number of Entries: 39
- Total Prize Pool: $975,000
- Number of Payouts: 6
- Winning Hand: A♠ 10♣ 8♠ 4♥
Event #7: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: February 19–20
- Number of Entries: 60
- Total Prize Pool: $1,500,000
- Number of Payouts: 9
- Winning Hand: K♦ J♣
Event #8: $25,000 Mixed Game
- 2-Day Event: February 20–21
- Number of Entries: 20
- Total Prize Pool: $500,000
- Number of Payouts: 3
- Winning Hand: K♥ 10♣ (Limit Hold'em)
Event #9: $50,000 No Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: February 21–22
- Number of Entries: 41
- Total Prize Pool: $2,050,000
- Number of Payouts: 6
- Winning Hand: K♣ Q♥
Event #10: $100,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
- 2-Day Event: February 22–23
- Number of Entries: 33
- Total Prize Pool: $3,300,000
- Number of Payouts: 5
- Winning Hand: 9♦ 9♣
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st |
David Peters |
$1,320,000
|
2nd |
Chris Hunichen |
$858,000
|
3rd |
Keith Tilston |
$528,000
|
4th |
Martin Zamani |
$330,000
|
5th |
Ryan Riess |
$264,000
|
References
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