Series of poker tournaments
The 2023 U.S. Poker Open was the fifth edition of the U.S. Poker Open , an annual series of high stakes poker tournaments held inside the PokerGO Studio in the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada . The series was held from March 23 – April 5 and featured ten events, culminating in the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em main event.[ 1]
Martin Zamani won the main event and cashed four times to earn the series championship, winning the Golden Eagle trophy and $50,000 bonus prize.[ 2]
#
Event
Entrants
Winner
Prize
Winning hand
Runner-up
Losing hand
Results
1
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
105
Joey Weissman
$231,000
A ♠ Q ♣
Justin Young
A ♣ 7 ♦
Results
2
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
105
Ren Lin
$231,000
A ♠ 5 ♦
Nacho Barbero
K ♠ 7 ♠
Results
3
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
93
Sam Soverel
$213,900
K ♠ Q ♥
Chris Brewer
2 ♥ 2 ♦
Results
4
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
77
Allan Le
$200,200
J ♥ 8 ♦ 7 ♦ 7 ♥
Ronald Keijzer
K ♦ Q ♥ 9 ♦ 7 ♠
Results
5
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
88
Phil Hellmuth
$221,200
6 ♣ 2 ♣
Jeremy Ausmus
Q ♣ 10 ♦
Results
6
$15,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
62
Isaac Kempton
$279,000
Q ♠ 10 ♠ 9 ♥ 8 ♥
Gregory Shuda
K ♣ 7 ♥ 6 ♥ 2 ♣
Results
7
$15,000 No-Limit Hold'em
87
Darren Elias
$313,200
A ♦ K ♥
Sam Soverel
7 ♥ 7 ♦
Results
8
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
54
Isaac Haxton
$423,000
A ♥ 4 ♥
Joey Weissman
Q ♥ 10 ♦
Results
9
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
47
Dan Smith
$399,500
J ♣ 7 ♣
Ren Lin
A ♠ 9 ♦
Results
10
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
37
Martin Zamani
$666,000
K ♣ 6 ♥
Nick Petrangelo
Q ♠ 10 ♥
Results
Final Standings
Rank
Name
Points
Earnings
Wins
Cashes
1
Martin Zamani
570
$835,800
1
4
2
Ren Lin
465
$568,400
1
4
3
Sam Soverel
457
$456,750
1
3
4
Joey Weissman
442
$736,500
1
3
5
Darren Elias
429
$542,400
1
3
Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
2-Day Event: March 23–24
Number of Entries: 105
Total Prize Pool: $1,050,000
Number of Payouts: 15
Winning Hand: A ♠ Q ♣
Final Table [ 3]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Joey Weissman
$231,000
2
Justin Young
$168,000
3
Andrew Moreno
$126,000
4
Matthew McEwan
$99,750
5
Nacho Barbero
$78,750
6
Jonathan Little
$63,000
Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
2-Day Event: March 24–25
Number of Entries: 105
Total Prize Pool: $1,050,000
Number of Payouts: 15
Winning Hand: A ♠ 5 ♦
Final Table [ 4]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Ren Lin
$231,000
2
Nacho Barbero
$168,000
3
Robert Chorlian
$126,000
4
Nate Silver
$99,750
5
Aram Zobian
$78,750
6
Erik Seidel
$63,000
Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
Sam Soverel won his second USPO title in Event #3
2-Day Event: March 25–27
Number of Entries: 93
Total Prize Pool: $930,000
Number of Payouts: 14
Winning Hand: K ♠ Q ♥
Final Table [ 5]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Sam Soverel
$213,900
2
Chris Brewer
$148,800
3
Brandon Wilson
$111,600
4
Kristen Foxen
$93,000
5
Dan Colpoys
$74,400
6
Nacho Barbero
$55,800
Event #4: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: March 27–28
Number of Entries: 77
Total Prize Pool: $770,000
Number of Payouts: 11
Winning Hand: J ♥ 8 ♦ 7 ♦ 7 ♥
Final Table [ 6]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Allan Le
$200,200
2
Ronald Keijzer
$146,300
3
Dylan Weisman
$100,100
4
Daniel Negreanu
$77,000
5
Damjan Radanov
$61,600
6
Masashi Oya
$46,200
Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
Phil Hellmuth made a straight flush to win Event #5
2-Day Event: March 28–29
Number of Entries: 88
Total Prize Pool: $880,000
Number of Payouts: 13
Winning Hand: 6 ♣ 2 ♣
Final Table [ 7]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Phil Hellmuth
$211,200
2
Jeremy Ausmus
$149,600
3
Jesse Lonis
$105,600
4
George Wolff
$88,000
5
Aram Oganyan
$70,400
6
Allan Le
$52,800
Event #6: $15,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: March 29–30
Number of Entries: 62
Total Prize Pool: $930,000
Number of Payouts: 9
Winning Hand: Q ♠ 10 ♠ 9 ♥ 8 ♥
Final Table [ 8]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Isaac Kempton
$279,000
2
Gregory Shuda
$186,000
3
Martin Zamani
$130,200
4
Ben Lamb
$93,000
5
Roussos Koliakoudakis
$74,400
6
Erik Seidel
$55,800
Event #7: $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
Event #7 champion Darren Elias
2-Day Event: March 30–31
Number of Entries: 87
Total Prize Pool: $1,305,000
Number of Payouts: 13
Winning Hand: A ♦ K ♥
Final Table [ 9]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Darren Elias
$313,200
2
Sam Soverel
$221,850
3
Brandon Wilson
$156,600
4
Masashi Oya
$130,500
5
Sean Winter
$104,400
6
Chris Brewer
$78,300
Event #8: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
Event #8 champion Isaac Haxton
2-Day Event: March 31 – April 1
Number of Entries: 54
Total Prize Pool: $1,350,000
Number of Payouts: 8
Winning Hand: A ♥ 4 ♥
Event #9: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
Dan Smith won Event #9 and made the final table of the main event
2-Day Event: April 1–3
Number of Entries: 47
Total Prize Pool: $1,175,000
Number of Payouts: 7
Winning Hand: J ♣ 7 ♣
Event #10: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em[ edit ]
Nick Petrangelo finished runner-up to Martin Zamani in the main event
2-Day Event: April 3–4
Number of Entries: 37
Total Prize Pool: $1,850,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Winning Hand: K ♣ 6 ♥
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