2018 U.S. Poker Open

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.

Schedule

# Event Entrants Winner Prize Winning hand Runner-up Losing hand Results1$10,000 No Limit Hold'em68Justin Bonomo$190,400Boutros NaimResults2$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha64Mike Gorodinsky$179,200Richard KirschResults3$25,000 No Limit Hold'em44Stephen Chidwick$374,000Keith TilstonResults4$25,000 Mixed Game Championship45Stephen Chidwick$382,500Chris VitchResults5$10,000 No Limit Hold'em67Ben Tollerene$187,600Jake SchindlerResults6$25,000 No Limit Hold'em49Benjamin Pollak$416,500Jason KoonResults7$25,000 No Limit Hold'em50David Peters$400,000Stephen ChidwickResults8$50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event33Keith Tilston$660,000Jake SchindlerResults

Series leaderboard + Standings Rank Name Earnings1 Stephen Chidwick$1,256,6002 Keith Tilston$1,047,1003 Jake Schindler$693,4004 Daniel Negreanu$621,5005 Benjamin Pollak$554,600

Results

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

2-Day Event: February 1–2 Number of Entries: 68 Total Prize Pool: $680,000 Number of Payouts: 10 Winning Hand:

+ 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

2-Day Event: February 2–3 Number of Entries: 64 Total Prize Pool: $640,000 Number of Payouts: 10 Winning Hand:

+ 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

2-Day Event: February 3–4 Number of Entries: 44 Total Prize Pool: $1,100,000 Number of Payouts: 7 Winning Hand:

+ 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

2-Day Event: February 5–6 Number of Entries: 45 Total Prize Pool: $1,125,000 Number of Payouts: 7 Winning Hand: (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

2-Day Event: February 6–7 Number of Entries: 67 Total Prize Pool: $670,000 Number of Payouts: 10 Winning Hand:

+ 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

2-Day Event: February 7–8 Number of Entries: 49 Total Prize Pool: $1,225,000 Number of Payouts: 7 Winning Hand:

+ 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

2-Day Event: February 8–9 Number of Entries: 50 Total Prize Pool: $1,249,500 Number of Payouts: 8 Winning Hand:

+ 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

3-Day Event: February 9–11 Number of Entries: 33 Total Prize Pool: $1,650,000 Number of Payouts: 5 Winning Hand:

+ 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

References

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