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2018 U.S. Poker Open

2018 U.S. Poker Open
VenueAria Resort and Casino
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
DatesFebruary 1–11, 2018
Champion
United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick
(USPO Champion);
United States Keith Tilston
(Main Event winner)
2019 →

The 2018 U.S. Poker Open was the inaugural season of the U.S. Poker Open. It took place from February 1–11 at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Poker Central sponsored the event, with every final table streamed live on PokerGo. There were eight events, including Pot Limit Omaha and Mixed Game tournaments, with buy-ins ranging between $10,000 and $50,000. It culminated in the $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event.

Stephen Chidwick won the series championship, winning two events and making the final table of five out of eight events. Keith Tilston won the Main Event.[1]

Schedule

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# Event Entrants Winner Prize Winning hand Runner-up Losing hand Results
1 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em 68 Justin Bonomo $190,400 K♣ 7♥ Boutros Naim 8♣ 5♣ Results
2 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 64 Mike Gorodinsky $179,200 A♠ 10♣ 7♠ 7♥ Richard Kirsch A♣ K♠ 6♠ 4♣ Results
3 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em 44 Stephen Chidwick $374,000 A♦ 3♣ Keith Tilston K♠ 9♣ Results
4 $25,000 Mixed Game Championship 45 Stephen Chidwick $382,500 K♠ J♥ 7♦ 5♣ 3♦ Chris Vitch 6♠ 6♦ 5♥ 4♥ 2♠ Results
5 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em 67 Ben Tollerene $187,600 A♠ A♣ Jake Schindler Q♣ 9♣ Results
6 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em 49 Benjamin Pollak $416,500 A♠ 3♠ Jason Koon K♣ 5♣ Results
7 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em 50 David Peters $400,000 A♠ A♥ Stephen Chidwick Q♣ 2♠ Results
8 $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 33 Keith Tilston $660,000 K♥ 4♥ Jake Schindler 8♠ 7♥ Results

Series leaderboard

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Standings
Rank Name Earnings
1 United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick $1,256,600
2 United States Keith Tilston $1,047,100
3 United States Jake Schindler $693,400
4 Canada Daniel Negreanu $621,500
5 France Benjamin Pollak $554,600

Results

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Event #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: February 1–2
  • Number of Entries: 68
  • Total Prize Pool: $680,000
  • Number of Payouts: 10
  • Winning Hand: K♣ 7♥
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Justin Bonomo $190,400
2nd Boutros Naim $136,000
3rd David Peters $88,400
4th Justin Young $68,000
5th Stephen Chidwick $54,400
6th Sam Soverel $40,800

Event #2: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

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  • 2-Day Event: February 2–3
  • Number of Entries: 64
  • Total Prize Pool: $640,000
  • Number of Payouts: 10
  • Winning Hand: A♠ 10♣ 7♠ 7♥
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Mike Gorodinsky $179,200
2nd Richard Kirsch $128,000
3rd Rainer Kempe $83,200
4th Anthony Zinno $64,000
5th Andjelko Andrejevic $51,200
6th Cary Katz $38,400

Event #3: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: February 3–4
  • Number of Entries: 44
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,100,000
  • Number of Payouts: 7
  • Winning Hand: A♦ 3♣
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Stephen Chidwick $374,000
2nd Keith Tilston $242,000
3rd Daniel Negreanu $165,000
4th Jake Schindler $110,000
5th Brent Hanks $88,000
6th Seth Davies $66,000

Event #4: $25,000 Mixed Game Championship

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  • 2-Day Event: February 5–6
  • Number of Entries: 45
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,125,000
  • Number of Payouts: 7
  • Winning Hand: K♠ J♥ 7♦ 5♣ 3♦ (2-7 Triple Draw)
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Stephen Chidwick $382,500
2nd Chris Vitch $247,500
3rd Isaac Haxton $168,750
4th Benjamin Pollak $112,500
5th Dan Shak $90,000
6th Phil Hellmuth $67,500

Event #5: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: February 6–7
  • Number of Entries: 67
  • Total Prize Pool: $670,000
  • Number of Payouts: 10
  • Winning Hand: A♠ A♣
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Ben Tollerene $187,600
2nd Jake Schindler $134,000
3rd Ryan Riess $87,100
4th Cary Katz $67,000
5th Kristina Holst $53,600
6th Rodger Johnson $40,200

Event #6: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: February 7–8
  • Number of Entries: 49
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,225,000
  • Number of Payouts: 7
  • Winning Hand: A♠ 3♠
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Benjamin Pollak $416,500
2nd Jason Koon $269,500
3rd Stephen Chidwick $183,750
4th Isaac Haxton $122,500
5th Brian Green $98,000
6th Elijah Berg $73,500

Event #7: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: February 8–9
  • Number of Entries: 50
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,249,500
  • Number of Payouts: 8
  • Winning Hand: A♠ A♥
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st David Peters $400,000
2nd Stephen Chidwick $262,000
3rd Sean Winter $175,000
4th Keith Tilston $125,000
5th Ben Tollerene $100,000
6th Daniel Negreanu $75,000

Event #8: $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event

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  • 3-Day Event: February 9–11
  • Number of Entries: 33
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,650,000
  • Number of Payouts: 5
  • Winning Hand: K♥ 4♥
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Keith Tilston $660,000
2nd Jake Schindler $429,000
3rd Daniel Negreanu $264,000
4th Tom Marchese $165,000
5th Dan Smith $132,000

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