U.S. Poker Open

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
U.S. Poker Open
Logo US Poker Open.png
SportPoker
FoundedFebruary 2018
Country United States
Venue(s)PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
Most recent
champion(s)		United States Sean Winter
(Main Event winner);
United States David Peters
(Series champion)
Sponsor(s)PokerGO
Official websiteUSPO.com

The U.S. Poker Open is a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. Created in 2018, it takes place at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and all final tables are streamed live on PokerGO. In addition to the Main Event, the player who accumulates the most points during the series wins $50,000.[1]

The debut season took place with eight events in February 2018. Keith Tilston won the $50,000 Main Event, while Stephen Chidwick earned series champion honors by winning two events and making five final tables.[2] For the second season in February 2019, the buy-in for the Main Event was increased to $100,000 and a Short Deck variant was added to the schedule.[3]

After not being held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series returned for its third edition in June 2021. In addition to the $50,000 prize, the series champion will now receive a Golden Eagle trophy.[4] David Peters won three events to earn the series championship for the second consecutive time.

Series champions[]

Stephen Chidwick won the inaugural series in 2018
Year Events Winner Wins Final tables Cashes Earnings (US$) Runner-up
2018 8 United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick 2 5 5 $1,256,650 United States Keith Tilston
2019 10 United States David Peters 1 3 3 $1,584,800 United States Sean Winter
2021 12 United States David Peters 3 3 4 $832,950 United States Sean Winter

Main Event winners[]

Year Entrants Winner Winning
hand 		Prize (US$) Runner-up Losing
hand
2018 33 United States Keith Tilston K♥ 4♥ $660,000 United States Jake Schindler 8♠ 7♥
2019 33 United States David Peters 9♦ 9♣ $1,320,000 United States Chris Hunichen A♥ 8♣
2021 42 United States Sean Winter 10♣ 6♣ $756,000 United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick Q♠ 4♣

Event wins[]

Wins Player
5 United States David Peters
4 United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ali Imsirovic
2 United States Sean Winter

References[]

  1. ^ "Event info". USPO.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Fast, Erik (February 12, 2018). "Stephen Chidwick Wins Inaugural US Poker Open". CardPlayer. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Rinkema, Remko (October 9, 2018). "U.S. POKER OPEN 2019 DATES AND ADDED CASH PRIZE ANNOUNCED". Poker Central. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Duckworth, Tim (May 12, 2021). "U.S. POKER OPEN 2021 SCHEDULE: JUNE 3-15". Poker Central. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""