2019 U.S. Poker Open

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2019 U.S. Poker Open
VenuePokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
DatesFebruary 13–23, 2019
Champion
United States David Peters
(USPO Champion);
United States David Peters
(Main Event winner)
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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[edit]

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# Event Entrants Winner Prize Winning hand Runner-up Losing hand Results
1 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em 90 Stephen Chidwick $216,000 7 5 Sean Winter 8 8 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 Cary Katz A J J 3 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[edit]

Standings
Rank Name Points Earnings
1 United States David Peters 550 $1,584,000
2 United States Sean Winter 540 $747,900
3 United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick 540 $705,950
4 United States Nick Schulman 410 $390,000
5 United States Brandon Adams 365 $314,750

Results[edit]

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

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 2-Day Event: February 15–16
  • Number of Entries: 91
  • Total Prize Pool: $910,000
  • Number of Payouts: 13
  • Winning Hand: A 4
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Lauren Roberts $218,400
2nd Koray Aldemir $159,250
3rd Stephen Chidwick $113,750
4th Brandon Adams $91,000
5th Sean Winter $72,800
6th Ralph Wong $54,600

Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck[edit]

  • 2-Day Event: February 16–17
  • Number of Entries: 42
  • Total Prize Pool: $419,900
  • Number of Payouts: 6
  • Winning Hand: K 9
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Sean Winter $151,200
2nd David Peters $100,800
3rd Seth Davies $67,200
4th Ben Lamb $42,000
5th Ben Yu $33,600
6th Stephen Chidwick $25,200

Event #5: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em[edit]

  • 2-Day Event: February 17–18
  • Number of Entries: 59
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,475,000
  • Number of Payouts: 9
  • Winning Hand: 9 6
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Ali Imsirovic $442,500
2nd Cary Katz $295,000
3rd Dan Shak $206,500
4th Nick Petrangelo $147,500
5th Kristen Bicknell $118,000
6th Joseph Cappello $88,500

Event #6: $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha[edit]

  • 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
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Stephen Chidwick $351,000
2nd Cary Katz $234,000
3rd Tom Marchese $156,000
4th Ben Lamb $97,500
5th Sean Rafael $78,000
6th Anthony Zinno $58,500

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

  • 2-Day Event: February 19–20
  • Number of Entries: 60
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,500,000
  • Number of Payouts: 9
  • Winning Hand: K J
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Bryn Kenney $450,000
2nd Jake Schindler $300,000
3rd Ben Yu $210,000
4th Keith Tilston $150,000
5th Nick Schulman $120,000
6th Nick Petrangelo $90,000

Event #8: $25,000 Mixed Game[edit]

  • 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)
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Nick Schulman $270,000
2nd Brandon Adams $150,000
3rd Chris Vitch $80,000

Event #9: $50,000 No Limit Hold'em[edit]

  • 2-Day Event: February 21–22
  • Number of Entries: 41
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,050,000
  • Number of Payouts: 6
  • Winning Hand: K Q
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Koray Aldemir $738,000
2nd Ryan Riess $492,000
3rd Sean Winter $328,000
4th Alex Foxen $205,000
5th David Peters $164,000
6th Seth Davies $123,000

Event #10: $100,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ Rinkema, Remko (October 9, 2018). "U.S. POKER OPEN 2019 DATES AND ADDED CASH PRIZE ANNOUNCED". Poker Central. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Rinkema, Remko (February 24, 2019). "RELENTLESSLY DEDICATED AND COMPETITIVE: DAVID PETERS ADDS ANOTHER MARQUEE WIN TO HIS POKER RESUME". Poker Central. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Poker Open results". Hendon Mob. Retrieved February 19, 2019.

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