Series of poker tournaments
The 2021 U.S. Poker Open was the third edition of the U.S. Poker Open , a series of high-stakes poker tournaments held at Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada . The series was held from June 3–15, with 12 scheduled events culminating in a $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament. The player who earned the most points throughout the series was crowned the champion, earning $50,000 and the Golden Eagle trophy.[1]
David Peters won three events and cashed four times to win the series championship for the second consecutive time. Sean Winter won the Main Event and finished second in the overall standings, also for the second straight time.[2]
[3]
#
Event
Entrants
Winner
Prize
Winning hand
Runner-up
Losing hand
Results
1
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
95
Jake Daniels
$218,500
A ♠ 3 ♠
Dan Shak
K ♥ 7 ♣
Results
2
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
65
Sam Soverel
$175,500
10 ♥ 9 ♣ 7 ♦ 4 ♦
Jordan Cristos
A ♣ J ♣ 4 ♠ 2 ♦
Results
3
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
77
Joe McKeehen
$200,200
J ♥ J ♦
Ray Qartomy
5 ♠ 5 ♦
Results
4
$10,000 Big Bet Mix
48
John Riordan
$163,200
9 ♣ 8 ♥ 7 ♣ 6 ♠ 6 ♦
Sean Perry
J ♠ J ♥ 10 ♦ 7 ♦ 2 ♦
Results
5
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
85
Joey Weissman
$204,000
Q ♥ 2 ♥
Adam Hendrix
A ♣ J ♣
Results
6
$10,000 8-Game
68
Eli Elezra
$183,600
A ♦ 7 ♦ /3 ♥ 2 ♦ Q ♠ 7 ♠ /9 ♠
Steve Zolotow
K ♥ 5 ♠ /5 ♦ 10 ♣ 4 ♣ 8 ♦ /J ♣
Results
7
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
99
David Peters
$217,800
A ♥ 8 ♣
Jared Jaffee
K ♠ 2 ♣
Results
8
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
63
Jared Bleznick
$189,000
A ♠ 8 ♠ 8 ♥ 7 ♣
Maxx Coleman
9 ♦ 7 ♦ 6 ♣ 2 ♣
Results
9
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
99
Ali Imsirovic
$217,800
J ♣ 6 ♦
Andrew Lichtenberger
K ♥ J ♠
Results
10
$10,000 Short Deck
27
David Peters
$124,200
J ♣ 10 ♠
Ali Imsirovic
Q ♦ 8 ♣
Results
11
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
69
David Peters
$465,750
10 ♠ 10 ♦
Ivan Zufic
9 ♥ 9 ♣
Results
12
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
42
Sean Winter
$756,000
10 ♣ 6 ♣
Stephen Chidwick
Q ♠ 4 ♣
Results
Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 3–4[4]
Number of Entries: 95
Total Prize Pool: $950,000
Number of Payouts: 14
Winning Hand: A ♠ 3 ♠
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jake Daniels
$218,500
2nd
Dan Shak
$152,000
3rd
Barry Hutter
$114,000
4th
Stephen Chidwick
$95,000
5th
Steve Zolotow
$76,000
6th
Sergi Reixach
$57,000
7th
Tim McDermott
$47,500
Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 4–5[5]
Number of Entries: 65
Total Prize Pool: $650,000
Number of Payouts: 10
Winning Hand: 10 ♥ 9 ♣ 7 ♦ 4 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Sam Soverel
$175,500
2nd
Jordan Cristos
$130,000
3rd
Marc Brody
$84,500
4th
Dylan Weisman
$65,000
5th
Maxx Coleman
$52,000
6th
Matthew Ploof
$39,000
Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
Joe McKeehen won Event #3
2-Day Event: June 5–6[6]
Number of Entries: 77
Total Prize Pool: $770,000
Number of Payouts: 11
Winning Hand: J ♥ J ♦
Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 6–7[7]
Number of Entries: 48
Total Prize Pool: $480,000
Number of Payouts: 7
Winning Hand: 9 ♣ 8 ♥ 7 ♣ 6 ♠ 6 ♦ (2-7 Single Draw)
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
John Riordan
$163,200
2nd
Sean Perry
$105,600
3rd
Alex Foxen
$72,000
4th
Maxx Coleman
$52,800
5th
Brian Okin
$38,400
6th
Jim Collopy
$28,800
Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 7–8[8]
Number of Entries: 85
Total Prize Pool: $850,000
Number of Payouts: 13
Winning Hand: Q ♥ 2 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Joey Weissman
$204,000
2nd
Adam Hendrix
$144,500
3rd
Joe McKeehen
$102,000
4th
Cary Katz
$85,000
5th
Frank Funaro
$68,000
6th
Brock Wilson
$51,000
7th
Vicent Bosca
$42,500
Event #6: $10,000 8-Game[ edit ]
Eli Elezra won Event #6
2-Day Event: June 8–9[9]
Number of Entries: 68
Total Prize Pool: $680,000
Number of Payouts: 10
Winning Hand: A ♦ 7 ♦ / 3 ♥ 2 ♦ Q ♠ 7 ♠ / 9 ♠ (Stud 8)
Event #7: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 9–10[10]
Number of Entries: 99
Total Prize Pool: $990,000
Number of Payouts: 15
Winning Hand: A ♥ 8 ♣
Event #8: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 10–11[11]
Number of Entries: 63
Total Prize Pool: $630,000
Number of Payouts: 9
Winning Hand: A ♠ 8 ♠ 8 ♥ 7 ♣
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jared Bleznick
$189,000
2nd
Maxx Coleman
$126,000
3rd
Christopher Usude
$88,200
4th
Ali Imsirovic
$63,000
5th
Joseph Sanders
$50,400
6th
Frank Crivello
$37,800
Event #9: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
Ali Imsirovic won Event #9
2-Day Event: June 11–12[12]
Number of Entries: 99
Total Prize Pool: $990,000
Number of Payouts: 15
Winning Hand: J ♣ 6 ♦
Event #10: $10,000 Short Deck[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 12–13[13]
Number of Entries: 27
Total Prize Pool: $270,000
Number of Payouts: 4
Winning Hand: J ♣ 10 ♠
Event #11: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
David Peters won three events
2-Day Event: June 13–14[14]
Number of Entries: 69
Total Prize Pool: $1,725,000
Number of Payouts: 10
Winning Hand: 10 ♠ 10 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
David Peters
$465,750
2nd
Ivan Zufic
$345,000
3rd
Dan Shak
$224,250
4th
Jake Daniels
$172,500
5th
Vanessa Kade
$138,000
6th
Frank Funaro
$103,500
Event #12: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 14–15[15]
Number of Entries: 42
Total Prize Pool: $2,100,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Winning Hand: 10 ♣ 6 ♣
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