2019 U.S. Poker Open

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]

2019 U.S. Poker Open
LocationAria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesFebruary 13-23, 2019
Champion
David Peters

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

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

Results

Event #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
  • 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
1stStephen Chidwick$216,000
2ndSean Winter$157,000
3rdJoseph Cheong$112,500
4thJoseph Cappello$90,000
5thLazaro Hernandez$72,000
6thJoseph Orsino$54,000

Event #2: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
  • 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
1stJordan Cristos$179,200
2ndManig Loeser$128,000
3rdMartin Zamani$83,200
4thAdam Hendrix$64,000
5thCary Katz$51,200
6thSean Winter$38,400

Event #3: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
  • 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
1stLauren Roberts$218,400
2ndKoray Aldemir$159,250
3rdStephen Chidwick$113,750
4thBrandon Adams$91,000
5thSean Winter$72,800
6thRalph Wong$54,600

Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck
  • 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
1stSean Winter$151,200
2ndDavid Peters$100,800
3rdSeth Davies$67,200
4thBen Lamb$42,000
5thBen Yu$33,600
6thStephen Chidwick$25,200

Event #5: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
  • 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
1stAli Imsirovic$442,500
2ndCary Katz$295,000
3rdDan Shak$206,500
4thNick Petrangelo$147,500
5thKristen Bicknell$118,000
6thJoseph Cappello$88,500

Event #6: $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha
  • 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
1stStephen Chidwick$351,000
2ndCary Katz$234,000
3rdTom Marchese$156,000
4thBen Lamb$97,500
5thSean Rafael$78,000
6thAnthony Zinno$58,500

Event #7: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
  • 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
1stBryn Kenney$450,000
2ndJake Schindler$300,000
3rdBen Yu$210,000
4thKeith Tilston$150,000
5thNick Schulman$120,000
6thNick Petrangelo$90,000

Event #8: $25,000 Mixed Game
  • 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
1stNick Schulman$270,000
2ndBrandon Adams$150,000
3rdChris Vitch$80,000

Event #9: $50,000 No Limit Hold'em
  • 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
1stKoray Aldemir$738,000
2ndRyan Riess$492,000
3rdSean Winter$328,000
4thAlex Foxen$205,000
5thDavid Peters$164,000
6thSeth Davies$123,000

Event #10: $100,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
  • 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
1stDavid Peters$1,320,000
2ndChris Hunichen$858,000
3rdKeith Tilston$528,000
4thMartin Zamani$330,000
5thRyan Riess$264,000

References
  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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