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
$218,500
A ♠ 3 ♠ Dan Shak
K ♥ 7 ♣ Results
2
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
65
$175,500
10 ♥ 9 ♣ 7 ♦ 4 ♦ A ♣ J ♣ 4 ♠ 2 ♦ Results
3
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
77
Joe McKeehen
$200,200
J ♥ J ♦ 5 ♠ 5 ♦ Results
4
$10,000 Big Bet Mix
48
$163,200
9 ♣ 8 ♥ 7 ♣ 6 ♠ 6 ♦ J ♠ J ♥ 10 ♦ 7 ♦ 2 ♦ Results
5
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
85
$204,000
Q ♥ 2 ♥ 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 ♣ K ♠ 2 ♣ Results
8
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
63
$189,000
A ♠ 8 ♠ 8 ♥ 7 ♣ 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 ♦ 9 ♥ 9 ♣ Results
12
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
42
Sean Winter
$756,000
10 ♣ 6 ♣ Stephen Chidwick
Q ♠ 4 ♣ Results
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 3–4[ 4] Number of Entries: 95Total Prize Pool: $950,000Number of Payouts: 14Winning Hand: A ♠ 3 ♠
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
$218,500
2nd
Dan Shak $152,000
3rd
$114,000
4th
Stephen Chidwick $95,000
5th
Steve Zolotow $76,000
6th
$57,000
7th
$47,500
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 4–5[ 5] Number of Entries: 65Total Prize Pool: $650,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: 10 ♥ 9 ♣ 7 ♦ 4 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
$175,500
2nd
$130,000
3rd
$84,500
4th
$65,000
5th
$52,000
6th
$39,000
[ edit ] Joe McKeehen won Event #3 2-Day Event: June 5–6[ 6] Number of Entries: 77Total Prize Pool: $770,000Number of Payouts: 11Winning Hand: J ♥ J ♦ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 6–7[ 7] Number of Entries: 48Total Prize Pool: $480,000Number of Payouts: 7Winning Hand: 9 ♣ 8 ♥ 7 ♣ 6 ♠ 6 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
$163,200
2nd
$105,600
3rd
Alex Foxen $72,000
4th
$52,800
5th
$38,400
6th
$28,800
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 7–8[ 8] Number of Entries: 85Total Prize Pool: $850,000Number of Payouts: 13Winning Hand: Q ♥ 2 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
$204,000
2nd
$144,500
3rd
Joe McKeehen $102,000
4th
Cary Katz $85,000
5th
$68,000
6th
$51,000
7th
$42,500
[ edit ] Eli Elezra won Event #6 2-Day Event: June 8–9[ 9] Number of Entries: 68Total Prize Pool: $680,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: A ♦ 7 ♦ 3 ♥ 2 ♦ Q ♠ 7 ♠ 9 ♠ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 9–10[ 10] Number of Entries: 99Total Prize Pool: $990,000Number of Payouts: 15Winning Hand: A ♥ 8 ♣ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 10–11[ 11] Number of Entries: 63Total Prize Pool: $630,000Number of Payouts: 9Winning Hand: A ♠ 8 ♠ 8 ♥ 7 ♣
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
$189,000
2nd
$126,000
3rd
$88,200
4th
Ali Imsirovic $63,000
5th
$50,400
6th
$37,800
[ edit ] Ali Imsirovic won Event #9 2-Day Event: June 11–12[ 12] Number of Entries: 99Total Prize Pool: $990,000Number of Payouts: 15Winning Hand: J ♣ 6 ♦ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 12–13[ 13] Number of Entries: 27Total Prize Pool: $270,000Number of Payouts: 4Winning Hand: J ♣ 10 ♠ [ edit ] David Peters won three events 2-Day Event: June 13–14[ 14] Number of Entries: 69Total Prize Pool: $1,725,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: 10 ♠ 10 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
David Peters $465,750
2nd
$345,000
3rd
Dan Shak $224,250
4th
$172,500
5th
$138,000
6th
$103,500
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 14–15[ 15] Number of Entries: 42Total Prize Pool: $2,100,000Number of Payouts: 6Winning Hand: 10 ♣ 6 ♣
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David Peters
Eli Elezra
Ali Imsirovic
Ivan Zufic
Stephen Chidwick
Sergi Reixach
Daniel Negreanu
Erik Sagstrom
