2018 U.S. Poker Open Venue Aria Resort and Casino Location Las Vegas, Nevada Dates February 1-11, 2018 Stephen Chidwick (USPO Champion); Keith Tilston (Main Event winner)
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 [ ]
[2]
#
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 [ ]
Standings
Rank
Name
Earnings
1
Stephen Chidwick
$1,256,600
2
Keith Tilston
$1,047,100
3
Jake Schindler
$693,400
4
Daniel Negreanu
$621,500
5
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: 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[ ]
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[ ]
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[ ]
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[ ]
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[ ]
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[ ]
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[ ]
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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