The 2023 U.S. Poker Open was the fifth edition of the U.S. Poker Open , an annual series of high stakes poker tournaments held inside the PokerGO Studio in the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada . The series was held from March 23 – April 5 and featured ten events, culminating in the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em main event.[ 1]
Martin Zamani won the main event and cashed four times to earn the series championship, winning the Golden Eagle trophy and $50,000 bonus prize.[ 2]
Schedule
#
Event
Entrants
Winner
Prize
Winning hand
Runner-up
Losing hand
Results
1
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
105
$231,000
A ♠ Q ♣ A ♣ 7 ♦ Results
2
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
105
$231,000
A ♠ 5 ♦ K ♠ 7 ♠ Results
3
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
93
$213,900
K ♠ Q ♥ 2 ♥ 2 ♦ Results
4
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
77
$200,200
J ♥ 8 ♦ 7 ♦ 7 ♥ K ♦ Q ♥ 9 ♦ 7 ♠ Results
5
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
88
Phil Hellmuth
$221,200
6 ♣ 2 ♣ Q ♣ 10 ♦ Results
6
$15,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
62
$279,000
Q ♠ 10 ♠ 9 ♥ 8 ♥ K ♣ 7 ♥ 6 ♥ 2 ♣ Results
7
$15,000 No-Limit Hold'em
87
Darren Elias
$313,200
A ♦ K ♥ 7 ♥ 7 ♦ Results
8
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
54
Isaac Haxton
$423,000
A ♥ 4 ♥ Q ♥ 10 ♦ Results
9
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
47
Dan Smith
$399,500
J ♣ 7 ♣ A ♠ 9 ♦ Results
10
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
37
$666,000
K ♣ 6 ♥ Nick Petrangelo
Q ♠ 10 ♥ Results
Series Leaderboard
Final Standings
Rank
Name
Points
Earnings
Wins
Cashes
1
570
$835,800
1
4
2
465
$568,400
1
4
3
457
$456,750
1
3
4
442
$736,500
1
3
5
Darren Elias
429
$542,400
1
3
Event Results
2-Day Event: March 23–24Number of Entries: 105Total Prize Pool: $1,050,000Number of Payouts: 15Winning Hand: A ♠ Q ♣
Final Table [ 3]
Place
Name
Prize
1
$231,000
2
$168,000
3
$126,000
4
$99,750
5
$78,750
6
Jonathan Little
$63,000
2-Day Event: March 24–25Number of Entries: 105Total Prize Pool: $1,050,000Number of Payouts: 15Winning Hand: A ♠ 5 ♦
Final Table [ 4]
Place
Name
Prize
1
$231,000
2
$168,000
3
$126,000
4
Nate Silver
$99,750
5
$78,750
6
Erik Seidel
$63,000
Sam Soverel won his second USPO title in Event #3 2-Day Event: March 25–27Number of Entries: 93Total Prize Pool: $930,000Number of Payouts: 14Winning Hand: K ♠ Q ♥
Final Table [ 5]
Place
Name
Prize
1
$213,900
2
$148,800
3
$111,600
4
Kristen Foxen
$93,000
5
$74,400
6
$55,800
2-Day Event: March 27–28Number of Entries: 77Total Prize Pool: $770,000Number of Payouts: 11Winning Hand: J ♥ 8 ♦ 7 ♦ 7 ♥
Final Table [ 6]
Place
Name
Prize
1
$200,200
2
$146,300
3
$100,100
4
Daniel Negreanu
$77,000
5
$61,600
6
$46,200
Phil Hellmuth made a straight flush to win Event #52-Day Event: March 28–29Number of Entries: 88Total Prize Pool: $880,000Number of Payouts: 13Winning Hand: 6 ♣ 2 ♣
Final Table [ 7]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Phil Hellmuth
$211,200
2
$149,600
3
$105,600
4
$88,000
5
$70,400
6
$52,800
2-Day Event: March 29–30Number of Entries: 62Total Prize Pool: $930,000Number of Payouts: 9Winning Hand: Q ♠ 10 ♠ 9 ♥ 8 ♥
Final Table [ 8]
Place
Name
Prize
1
$279,000
2
$186,000
3
$130,200
4
Ben Lamb
$93,000
5
$74,400
6
Erik Seidel
$55,800
Event #7 champion Darren Elias 2-Day Event: March 30–31Number of Entries: 87Total Prize Pool: $1,305,000Number of Payouts: 13Winning Hand: A ♦ K ♥
Final Table [ 9]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Darren Elias
$313,200
2
$221,850
3
$156,600
4
$130,500
5
Sean Winter
$104,400
6
$78,300
Event #8 champion Isaac Haxton 2-Day Event: March 31 – April 1Number of Entries: 54Total Prize Pool: $1,350,000Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: A ♥ 4 ♥
Dan Smith won Event #9 and made the final table of the main event2-Day Event: April 1–3Number of Entries: 47Total Prize Pool: $1,175,000Number of Payouts: 7Winning Hand: J ♣ 7 ♣
Nick Petrangelo finished runner-up to Martin Zamani in the main event2-Day Event: April 3–4Number of Entries: 37Total Prize Pool: $1,850,000Number of Payouts: 6Winning Hand: K ♣ 6 ♥
References
^ Duckworth, Tim (March 20, 2023). "U.S. Poker Open Schedule: March 23 - April 4" . PGT.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023 . ^ Richards, Connor (April 5, 2023). "Martin Zamani Wins U.S. Poker Open Finale for $666K, Named Overall Champ" . PokerNews.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023 . ^ Peters, Donnie (March 24, 2023). "Joey Weissman Wins 2023 U.S. Poker Open Event #1 for $231,000" . PGT.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023 . ^ Burnett, Andrew (March 27, 2023). "Ren Lin Continues 2023 Heater with US Poker Open Win worth $231,000" . HighstakesDB. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023 . ^ Richards, Connor (March 29, 2023). "Weissman, Lin & Soverel Early Winners at USPO; Negreanu Calls Shot" . PokerNews.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023 . ^ Cosby, Sam (March 28, 2023). "Allan Le Wins 2023 U.S. Poker Open Event #4 for $200,200" . PGT.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023 . ^ Sofen, Jon (March 29, 2023). "Phil Hellmuth Wins U.S. Poker Open Event #5: $10,000 NLH for $211K w/ Straight Flush" . PokerNews.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023 . ^ Cosby, Sam (March 30, 2023). "Isaac Kempton Wins 2023 U.S. Poker Open Event #6 ($279,000)" . PGT.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023 . ^ Fast, Erik (April 1, 2023). "Darren Elias Wins U.S. Poker Open $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em Title" . CardPlayer.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023 . ^ Cosby, Sam (April 1, 2023). "Isaac Haxton Wins 2023 U.S. Poker Open Event #8 ($423,000)" . PGT.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023 . ^ Burnett, Andrew (April 5, 2023). "Cowboy Dan Smith Rides His Luck to $399,500 US Poker Open Victory" . HighStakesDB. Retrieved May 27, 2023 . ^ Duckworth, Tim (April 5, 2023). "Martin Zamani Crowned U.S. Poker Open Champion, Wins Finale for $666,000" . PGT.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023 .
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